Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2044, Jesse Clement, N.H.
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3--1776

Service N.H. 
Clement, Jesse  
Number R2044

Contents
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____________Ex'r.      OLD WAR
No 2044 (stamp "rejected")
Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873
Jesse Clement
P.O._________
Service:________
Enlisted:__________, 18
Discharged:____________,18
Application filed:________,18
Alleges:_____
Re-enlisted:_________________
Attorney:_____________
P.O.________________
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33732
New Hampshire
Jesse Clement
disallowed
ans.'  Hon H. Hubbard
June 1st 1836
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Jesse Clement 

age 75 no officers    Cambridge

Dec 75 Jos'a Martin, Stark   Winter Hill 6 weeks -- vol 15 days

1 July 77  Philbrick

last June 78 Quimby Peabody    R.I. (rolls 26 days)  2 mo 15

not on Rolls

1.
1.12
--15
   21
2 15
___________
6.3
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Hon H Hubbard
Senate US
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The undersigned having for a
long time been particularly acquainted
with Mr Jesse Clement of Unity do
hereby cheerfully recommend him to
the public to have ever sustained
a good moral character and whose
integrity so far as we know, is unquestionable
Unity  March 7th 1836
Amos Perkins }
James Neal }Selectmen of Unity N.H.
Nathan Hunton }
Daniel Huntoon} Town Clerk of Unity
Bradbury Bailey -- Jus. Peace
Harvey Huntoon. - do.
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Hon. H. Hubbard

Hon. H. Hubbard
Senate US
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Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose the declaration
of my Father for a pension together
with a certificate of his character which
I wish you to present to the pension department
your acquaintance with those who have certified
and your indefatigable exertions to have justice
done to the revolutionary soldiers, is the reason
that I shall now offer for troubling you at
this time.  I must beg your pardon for no
answering your letter of last December about
a Senator in no. 10  The reason I did not as
soon as I saw Burke named it occured to
me that Burke was not constitutionally
eligible and mentioned the same to him
and refered him to the constitution.  Burke
said he would write to you upon the subject

I consider it very doubtful about geting a bank
chartered in C
Claremont this year. I have 
fears that Mr Hill will come out against
Banks in his message to the Legislature
I am of the opinion that we shall be
more likely to get a bill through to
prohibit the circulation of all bills of a 
less denomination than five dollars in
the charter, will you write me when the subject
I am Sir your friend and obedient sevt
Zenas Clemont
Claremont  May 19th 1836
Hon. H. Hubbard
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33,732

N.H.

not on Quimby's roll
this term of service was
26 days which reduces
the claim to less than 6 mo.

Hon. H. Hubbard
Senate US
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire, }
County of Sullivan. }

On this Eightteenth day of May 1836, personally appeared in open Court,
before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Jesse Clement a resident of
Unity in the County of Sullivan and State of N.H. aged 81 years, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
On the 23 or 24 of April in the year 1775 I volunteered in the service
of the United States in company with William Ayer, Mark Stead & Saml.
Worthing and others and went to Concord Massachusetts, then to Lexington 
from there to Cambridge where I remained untill men were enlisted for
eight months, when I returned home the last of May being absent from [??]
one month.
The first of December following I enlisted into Capt Joshua Martins Company
Lieut Wm Ayer & Col John Starks Regiment, Genl  Sullivans Brigade for
Six weeks, & was stationed at Winter Hill in Charlestown Massachusetts.  I remained
there untill my enlistment was out, I then by request of Gen. Sullivan continued
in the service half a month longer, I was then discharged and returned
home at Weare in the county of Hillsboro N.H. ---- on the first of July 1777 soon
after Genl Burgoyne took possession of Ticondaroga, I volunteered under Capt
Samuel Philbrick to go to Ticondaroga, I went as far as Charlestown N.H. here
Capt Philbrick met with officers returning home, he dismissed his men and
I returned home to Weare after being absent three weeks -- on the last of June
as near as I can recollect 1778 I volunteered under Capt Aaron Quimby Ensign
Thomas Worthing we marched through 
Concord Mass. to Rhodisland and there
joined Col Peabodys Regiment in Genl Wipples Brigade, where I reamined
in the service [of the United States] two monts and a half  I was then discharged
and returned home to Weare NH, having served in the [??]
[??] six months -- The reason that I have not made application
before was that I did not know that volunteers were entitled to pay for
their services under the act of 1832 -- 

I have not documentary evidence, nor no man now living
to my knowledge by whom I can make proof --
I was born in Plaistow in the County of Rockingham
N.H.  and moved from there to Weare in the County of Hillsboro
[and?] I removed to Unity in the County of Sullivan in
the year 1805 where I have since resided ----
At the time of my first enlistment i resided in Weare N.H.
Jesse Clement

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Francis Chase
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Town of Unity and that
Ezra J. Glidden, who has also signed same is a resident in the Town of Unity --
and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
John L. Putnam  Judge of Probate 

I JJ Gilchrist Register of the Court of Probate do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jesse Clement
for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this 18th day of May A.D. 1836.
JJ Gilchrist  Reg. Prob,
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire, }
County of Sullivan. }

On this Eightteenth day of May 1836, personally appeared in open Court,
before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Jesse Clement a resident of
Unity in the County of Sullivan and State of N.H. aged 81 years, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
On the 23 or 24 of April in the year 1775 I volunteered in the service
of the United States in company with William Ayer, Mark Stead & Saml.
Worthing and others and went to Concord Massachusetts, then to Lexington 
from there to Cambridge where I remained untill men were enlisted for
eight months, when I returned home the last of May being absent from [??]
one month.
The first of December following I enlisted into Capt Joshua Martins Company
Lieut Wm Ayer & Col John Starks Regiment, Genl  Sullivans Brigade for
Six weeks, & was stationed at Winter Hill in Charlestown Massachusetts.  I remained
there untill my enlistment was out, I then by request of Gen. Sullivan continued
in the service half a month longer, I was then discharged and returned
home at Weare in the county of Hillsboro N.H. ---- on the first of July 1777 soon
after Genl Burgoyne took possession of Ticondaroga, I volunteered under Capt
Samuel Philbrick to go to Ticondaroga, I went as far as Charlestown N.H. here
Capt Philbrick met with officers returning home, he dismissed his men and
I returned home to Weare after being absent three weeks -- on the last of June
as near as I can recollect 1778 I volunteered under Capt Aaron Quimby Ensign
Thomas Worthing we marched through 
Concord Mass. to Rhodisland and there
joined Col Peabodys Regiment in Genl Wipples Brigade, where I reamined
in the service [of the United States] two monts and a half  I was then discharged
and returned home to Weare NH, having served in the [??]
[??] six months -- The reason that I have not made application
before was that I did not know that volunteers were entitled to pay for
their services under the act of 1832 -- 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,
Sworn to and subscribed, the 18th day of May 1836 --
John Clement
John L. Putnam Judge of Probate

We, Francis Chase residing in Unity and Ezra J. Glidden
residing in Unity hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the
above named Jess Clement, who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 81
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the
Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 18th day of May 1836 --
Francis Chase
Ezra J. Glidden
John L Putman  Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Francis Chase
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Town of Unity and that
Ezra J. Glidden, who has also signed same is a resident in the Town of Unity --
and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
John L. Putnam  Judge of Probate 

I JJ Gilchrist Register of the Court of Probate do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jesse Clement
for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this 18th day of May A.D. 1836.
JJ Gilchrist  Reg. Prob,