Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,508, Jonathan Clark, N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                       NUMBER
N.H.          Clark, Jonathan          S. 12,508
                  or Clarke
                                                 carded
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CONTENTS
See claim of Hannah Clark, former widow of Richard Clement, N.H. W 6682
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                             10278
                  New Hampshire
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Jonathan Clarke * 
of Grafton in the State of N. Hamp (shire)
who was a Private in the Compay  commanded by Captain Richardson of the Regt commanded by Col Bedel in the N Hamp(shire) line for 1 year



                  Jonathan Clark*
                    Records corrected, Sept 19/05.aforesaid.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 40 Dollars--Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 1833 and [illegible] Moody
[illegible] Bath  N.Hamp
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Arears to the 4th of March 1833         $80.00
Semianl. allowance ending Sept 4th      20,00
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                                                            $100,00
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                           {Revolutionary Claim,  ]
                           { Act June 7, 1832.       }
recorded by D D Addison, Clerk,
Book #  Vo. 151 Page 16
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                                               [illegible sign]
Declarations of 
Jonathan Clark-
No.11                       4886.
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                                       DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832, 
State of New-Hampshire  }  SS. Bath 14 August 1832
County of Grafton            }

On this 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County Jonathan Clark a resident of Landaff in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, aged Seventy years , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 with Capt. Luther Richardson and served in the regiment of the United States or Continental line, under the following named officers:
Timothy Bedel Col, John Wheelock Lieut Col, Josiah Stow Major, Luther Richardson Capt, Benjamin Sawyer 1st Lieut,, John Clark 2nd Lieut. The Regiment was raised as he understood by a relative of the Continental Congress and ordered to be raised as Continental, by the Honorable Major General the Marquis De Lafayette to Commence the 4th of April 1778 to Continue for One Year.  Ending the 4th of April 1779  he Enlisted in the Town of Landaff where he then resided and has resided ever since  he thinks that he Enlisted in the Month of April 1778 and Served till the Month of April 1779 on the Frontiers on and Adjacent to Connecticut River, the Place for which said Regiment was raised to Defend which Services he Performed in the Company and Regiment aforesaid in Guarding the Stores, Building Storehouses, Barracks and Guard houses, Patroling, and a Scouting Toward Canada in which Services some of our Troops were Killed and Scalped by the Inhuman British Soldiers the inhuman Tories and their Savage Allies and when his Term of Service had Expired for which he Engaged he was Honorably Discharged and received his Pay of James Lewis Paymaster of said Regiment in [illegible] Final Settlement notes as they were called which he sold for about Twelve Dollars being the Highest Price he could obtain and whither he had a Written Discharge or not he does not recollect.
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I John Clark of Landaff in the County of Grafton and state of New Hampshire of  Age being in my Seventyfourth Year Testify and say that I am well acquainted with my Brother Jonathan Clark of the Town, County and State aforesaid and have been ever since he was Born that he is the same Jonathan Clark that Served with me in the revolutionary War in a Company Commanded by Luther Richardson Capt and in a Regiment which Timothy Bedel Esqu was Col we Enlisted I think in the Month of April 1778
 Together or Nearly so for the Term of One Year ending in April 1778 and when our Term of service was out for which we Enlisted we were Discharged Honorably for further Particulars in my statement in my Application for a Pention [pension]  my Brother having served the same as I did for the year 1778.
                                                         John Clark

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton per Bath 15th August 1832  Then the said John Clark who is well known by me to be a Person of Strict Truth and Veracity and I think Perfectly Disinterested appeared Personally and made Solemn Oath that the above Affidavit by him Subscribed is true before me
                                  Moody Bedel  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
 Grafton Co  I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that Moody Bedel Esqr is a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid county duly qualitied to take affidavits and that I  believe the above to be his genuine signature
   Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 9th day of February 1833.
              Geo Woodward  Clerk
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No. 4686

Jonathan Clark of Landaff
                                 N. H.

Private
1 year

Must prove his service in Col Bedel's Regt.
                        
                      lett [letter] 25 Oct 1832
  



Bath N. H.
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BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Clark of the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire
       (Act 7 June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he? 70 years
 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period  |    Duration of Service.          |   Rank. |  Names of General and 
            |                                              |             |  Field Officers under
            |                                              |             |    whom he served.
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In 1778 |  Years, Months, Day.            | As a     | Gen.
Apr.1    |   1         ----       ---              | Private | Col. Timothy Bedel
             | Paid in Pieces final              |             | Capt. [name crossed out
             | settlement notes                 |             |  Luther Richardson
             | which he sold for $12         |             |

5. In what battles was he engaged?  none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Landaff

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  nothing but the opinion of the Court--does not recollect that  he ever had a written discharge

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?    No certificate of a Clergyman or others--

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

                                                     Levin Belt
                                                       Examining Clerk.
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Rev War             12508      OWN [Old War and 
                                                     Navy]
                    INVALID

File No.  12, 508
Jonathan Clark
Pr. Rev. War
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Act June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. A. Page 10

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Official seal]                                TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR                              Washington,  February 9, 1911.
INTERIOR DEPARMENT

The Commissioner of Pensions,
   Sir:
        In reply to your letter of 7th instant (Record Division), you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Concord, N. H., the records of this office show last payment to have been made to Jonathan Clark, War of the Revolution, certificate No. 10278, at $40.00 per [month is crossed out] annum to September 4,1837 to Chester C. Hutchins, attorney for the pensioner, who was alive and resided in Landoff for twenty years, and previous thereto in Bath, N.H. No record of his death appears.


   Letter herewith returned,
               Respectfully
                     H. C. Shober 
                                      Auditor,
                  by James B Belt
                           Deputy Auditor,
                                     C R 


Form 3577.
Ed. Nov. 25-06--2,500.
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Deposition Caleb Young
             for
Jonathan Clark
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I Caleb Young of Franconia in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of Lawful Age being in my Seventy fifth Year Testify and say that I am and have been ever since the Year 1777 well acquainted with Jonathan Clark of Landaff in the County and State aforesaid  the Person now in my presence and that he is the same Person that served with me in the Revolutionary War, in a Company Commanded by Capt. Luther Richardson and in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Timothy Bedel which Regiment was Principally trained in the Month of April 1778 and served untill the Month of April 1779 and were Stationed on the Frontier on and adjacent to Connecticut River and when his the said Clark's time of service was out for which he enlisted he was Honorably Discharged and in which Company and Regiment I was appointed and acted as orderly Sargent, said Regiment was trained (as I understood) by order of the General Government and were Called Continentals and were paid off in Pieces Final Settlement Notes as they were called.  
                                                                      Caleb Young

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton  aforesaid Bath 29 June 1832 Then the said Caleb Young signer of the above Affidavit who is well known by me to be a Person of undoubted Veracity and I think Perfectly Disinterested appeared Personally and made Solemn Oath that the above Affidavit by him Subscribed is true before me
                                       Moody Bedel  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton aforesaid
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that Moody Bedel Esqu is a Justice of the Peace for said county duly qualified to take affidavits and that I believe the above to be his genuine signature
     Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 9th day of February 1833
                           Geo. Woodward  Clerk