Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10451, Thomas Clarke, S.C.
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( 3- 1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Clarke, Thomas Clark NUMBER S 10451 B.L.Wt. 45711-160-55
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( left page ) To Mobile from 4 March 1842 . 3rd  Nov. 1842 Notification to Pensioner Tuscaloosa Ala. Letter to Pensioner 3rd Nov. 1842 . ( right page ) Alabama 19.933 Thomas Clark of Tuscaloosa in the State of Ala.  who was a private in the Compy.  commanded by  Captain  McClure of the Regt. commanded by Colo.  Pickens in the * North Carolina line for 18 mos.  $ 60  * S.C. Line Febr 24/05 Record corrected . Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama  at the rate of $ 60  Dollars 00 Cents per annum , to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of September 1833 and sent to E. Shortridge Tuscaloosa . Ala  Arrears to the 4th Sept. 1833  $ 150  Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 34 $ 30 ( total $ 180 ) { Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 , 1832. } Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk Book E. Vol. 8 Page 44.
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45711 Iss Oct 22 / 56

239. 584                       Act mar. 3.  '81
                                               Mar. 27. '56
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 Thomas Clark.   pri.
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Capt.   Robert Carrithers
S. C.  Ma
cid; 160 ac, Oct: 13/56
Boynton
Revolutionary War.
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Pen?  Act 2 June 1832

Ala  June '32 - 19933
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No rolls

2d A.O            }
O ct 1. 1856  }

P  Clayton
2d Auditor
___________________________
John G. Barr,
Tuscaloosa
Ala
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State of Alabama ⎬
Tuscaloosa County Sct     1
On this 10th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Marmaduke Williams Judge of the County Court for the County
aforesaid now sitting Thomas Clark a resident
of the
State of Alabama Tuscaloosa County aged
67 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 7th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers & served as here
in after stated.
He was born in the State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County when about 5 years old, he being
& orphan and bound out to one McGhee, he removed with
him to South Carolina Chester District at which place
he resided untill he is first performed duty. He first volunteered under Capt John McClure, Lieutenant Hughen
McClure Ensign not recollected, the Superior officers
not recollected, in truth he was then so young that thou
Matters 
of names
have in a great degree escaped his
memory
he does not recollect how long he was to serve
the expedition was intended to join General Sumpter
in their march to join him, at Rocky Mount
or rather in the neighberhood of it, he was taken
a prison by the Tories and immediately carried to
British lines commanded by Col Turnbull
he was often solicited to join
which
he resolutely refused & was kept as
prisoner
upon parol, untill an oppertunity presented itself for an escape
which he effected, he
then joined as a volunteers
Captain Francis Carlisle
company for three months as a malitia man, & he 
shortly afterwards joined Col Pickens at Whitehall,
during that three months he was not engaged in any battle, but
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was mostly at head quarters at Bacons Bridge 2.0
miles above Charleston. At the expiration
of this three months he returned home, but very
shortly after volunteered for three months more
under Captain Moses Liddle - Lieutenant & Ensign
forgot. Major Noble commanded the Battalion, he
thinks there was no Colonel untill they joined General Greenes army at Bacons Bridge, the whole
three months he spent at Bacons Bridge & being
discharged he returned home; shortly after his
return home last mentioned there was a call
for men to guard the frontiers against the
Indians, & he enlisted for nine months in
Captain Robert Carrothers, & was marched
to and stationed at Fort Independence on
Rocky River-- & there he resided untill the whole
nine months had expired & then discharged . 
very soon after this, he volunteered
for three months as a malitia man under John
Norwood still to protect the frontiers, & this
service he also performed
staying the most of
the time at the house of said Norwood as the
was the point, thought most necessary to be protected, some of this last service was performed
the peace was made between Great Britian &
America though not much of it.
Ater the war he settled in Abbeville District S.C.
from there he removed to Georgia Elbert County, from
them to Tennessee Ray county from Tennessee to this 
State, Jefferson County about 16 years ago from that he removed to that of Tuscaloosa for two years &
in this latter County he yet resides. At the expirations of service at this time when 
he had performed them, he does not remember that 
his discharged were  given in writing, he thinks
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they were not though in this he may be mistaken-
at any rate he is incapable of shewing one for if he ever had one it is lost.
He has no Register of his age, the way he ascertains
his age is by the insertion of it in his Indentures
& from the time of his
becoming free he hath kept
in mind each successive year, so that he thinks
he cannot be well mistaken in saying that he
is 67 years old and will be 68 in January next.
He has no documentary evidence, & he knows
of no person except
Jeremiah Files who
can prove any part of his services-- His statement annexed hereto, he refers
to as proof of some
portion of what he
has performed in the revolution for his country.
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
Ths Clarke

sworn to & subscribed the
10th day of December 1832
John A Hodges clerk of the County Court
Mr. Thomas A Smith
a clergyman residing in
the County of Tuscaloosa and John Fortson
residing in the same county hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Thomas Clark
who has inscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 67 years of
age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & that we concur in that
opinion.
Thos A Smith
[illegible]
sworn to & subscribed the
10th day of December 1832
John A Hodges Clerk
of the County Court
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And the said Court does hereby declare its opinion
at the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, and having perused the Deposition
of Jeremiah Files (which accompanies this declaration) that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
and the court further certifies that it appears to
them that Thomas A Smith who has signed the
preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in
the County of Tuscaloosa and that John Fortson
who has also signed the same is a resident of the same
County and is a credible person, & that their statements
are entitled to credit
M D Williams Judge C court

I John A Hodges Clerk of of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court
the matter of the application of Thomas Clark
for a
Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office the 28th day 
of December 1832
John A Hodges Clerk

Thomas Clark
Declaration
for Pension 
22489
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No 22489 19.933
Thomas Clark
Tuscaloosa County
State of Alabama

Adm 1 year & 6 months
$60.00
E. Shortridge Agent
Tuscaloosa Alabama
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WAR DEPARTMENT                                                8
Pension Office

22d April  1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. 

The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. 

On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. 

The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. 

Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). 

You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
____________________________________________________________
A STATEMENT, showing the service of  Thomas Clark Tusculosa Co Alabama
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Period when the   service was  rendered.   
Vol not stated 
Vol     ditto
Vol         "
Enlis      "
 Vol        "                                                                                                                                                  
 Duration of the claimant's service Year Months Days 
Vol not stated not stated 
Vol     ditto       3 months
Vol         "          3 months
Enlis      "          4months       
Vol         "          3 months

Rank of   the   Claimant 
Private
"
"
"
"

Names and rank of the  Company Officers under whom he served.  
Vol not stated 
Capt John McClure
Lieut Hough

Vol     ditto
McClure

Vol         "
Capt Francis Carlisle

Enlis      "
Capt Mose

 Vol        "       
Liddle
Capt Robert Currather
Robert Currather.


 Names and rank of the General and Field officers. 
Vol not stated 
Col Pickens
Maj Noble

Vol     ditto
General Greene

Battles in which the applicant was engaged
None stated

Country through which he marched. 
From Chest District to Rocky Mount
Whitehall
Bacon's Lodge
Fort [illegible]
[illegible]
Rocky River

Place of abode  when he entered the service, and age at present period
67 years
Chester District 
So Carolina

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Living Witness
& Traditionary         

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATION UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

                                                                  DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of} ss.
County of                                 }

On this______day of_____personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of______in the county of _______and State, Territory or District
of_____aged_______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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)____, with  and
served in the_____ (e) regiment of the_____ line, under the following named officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. ☞This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid._______________A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.

I _____________of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of__________________ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
________ day of _____________& c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out ___________

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:______________

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____________ and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we   _____________      are well acquainted with ___________ , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___________
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 days and year aforesaid.
[
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the___________
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __________
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ____________-Clerk of the Court of ____________ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ____________
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ______ day of      ____________ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are  know at the Department.  A very full account of  the service of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, 
and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. 
To a Solder.     } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, 
and what has become of it?
To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has be come of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months----, and ------------days  , I served as a --------- For -----------months and------- days, I served as a ------; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent 
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i ] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                                                     
                                                                                          Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
                                                                                        
                                                                                                    Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the 
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is insepensible in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

I. Files
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No. 239.884
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Bounty Land Claim
Thomas Clark
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Act of March 3d 1855.
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Revolutionary War.
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Filed by
John G. Barr
Tuskaloosa Alabama
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State of Alabama,
Tuskaloosa County ⎬ ss.
On this 20th day of March
AD 1836, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the
Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly
commissioned and sworn, Thomas Clark, aged 91 years
a resident of Tuskaloosa County, in the State of Alabama
who being duly sworn, according to law, under oath, declares, that he is the identical Thomas Clark, who was a
private in the company commanded by Captain Robert
Caruthers in which John Caldwell was
Frist Lieutenant,
in a regiment of South Carolina Militia, attached to the
Brigade commanded by General Pickens in the War of the Revolution; that he enlisted at Abbeville District
South Carolina, sometime in the spring of 1781 or 1782, for the
term of Nine months and continued in actual service in
said war for nine months, and was honorably discharged
at Abbeville District South Carolina in the fall
of 1782 or 1783; that he served a tour of duty also as a
private in Captain Norrards or Norwoods Company,
South Carolina Militia in Revolutionary War.
That he has once made proof of his military services
in said War, and is now in receipt of a pension under the
Act of the 7th of June 1832, recorded, as the back
of the certificate of Pension shows, in the Pension office, in Book E, Vol. 8, Page 44 by W. R. Palmer, Clerk
That he was in the army at the close of the Revo-
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olutionary War and was honorably discharged after peace was made.
That he makes this Declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled, under the Act passed March 3d 1835. He also
declares that he has not received a Warrant for Bounty
Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made
any other application therefore and appoints Jno. G. Barr of Tuskaloosa
his agent to procure said Warrant.
Thomas Clark Seal
We, . Monroe Donoho and John A. Perkins
the undersigned, residents of the County of Tuskaloosa, State of
Alabama upon our oaths declare that the foregoing Declaration
was signed and acknowledged by Thomas Clark
in our presence; that we have seen his certificate of Pension; that from the appearance and statements of the
applicant, we believe him to be the identical person he represents himself to be; and that we have no interest in
this claim
Monroe Donoho seal
John A Perkins Seal

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed
before me on the day and year therein written; and I certify that I know affiants to be credible persons; that the Claimant is the identical person he represents himself
to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
James C. Spencer Seal
Justice of the Peace
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State of Alabama,
Tuskaloosa County ⎬
I Moses McGuin Judge of
the Court of Probate within and for the County and State
aforesaid, and ex officio Clerk of said Court, do hereby
Certify that James C. Spencer Esq. whose genuine signature appear within, is and was at the time of
signing the same, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the
County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and
qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of office, at office, in the City of
Tuskaloosa,, State of Alabama, this 20th
day of March AD. 1856
Moses McGuin
Judge of Probate
[seal]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.             3-525
23:670
                                                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. F.  10.451                                                            BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
                                                                                    Washington, D. C.,        19....


In reply to your request of..., received....
for a statement of the military history of....Thomas Clarke or Clark
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired 
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for
pension on file in this Bureau.
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DATES OF  ENLISTMENT OR  APPOINTMENT.                                                               
√

√
√
√
√
√
LENGTH OF  SERVICE.  
√
Was taken prisoner while Marching to join Gen Sumter
was Rocky Mount carried to the British line where was 
kept on  made his escape, no dating  
√ 3 mos.
√ 3 mos
√ 9 mos
√ 3mos      

RANK.  
Prt.       

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM   SERVICE WAS RENDERED.             
          CAPTAIN.               COLONEL

√  John McClure                       √
       [prisoner]
√  Francis Carlisle                  Pickens 
√  Moses Lidell               at Bacon's Bridge 
√  Robert Carruthers    at Fort Independance 
√  John Norwood

STATE.
S.C.
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Battles engaged in,

Residence of soldier at enlistment,... Chester Dist S. C.
Date of application for pension,... Dec 10. 1832i  His cl. was al
Residence at date of application,...Tuscaloosa Co. Ala
Age at date of application,... 67 born in Lancaster Co. Penn in Feb

Remarks: When about 5 years old he was an orphan and was 
taken to South Carolinato live   No other family data

Respectfully,
Commissioner.


6-2856
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⎬
45.711
⎬
[illegible]
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[illegible] Evans
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write letter similar to those
you wrote to Hon A.P. Bagby, and
others, the day before yesterday

[illegible]
J D W
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[stamp]
PENSION
D
JUN
29
1914
OFFICE.
U. S.
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Cordele Ga
Commissioner of Pensions June 27, 1914
Washington D.C
My dear Sir:
Will you 
kindly send me at your
earliest convenience the record
of service in the Revolutionary
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War of the pensioners
"Benjamin Thompson
of Hancock Co Ga in 1834"
and "Thomas Clarke of Tuscaloosa
Co. Ala. in 1833", with all family
data contained in
these papers.
These parties are ancestor
of
mine and I am anxious to
get their war service and all
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data possible concerning them
and their families
Trusting to
hear from you at an early date
Very truly
Mrs Anne Thompson Espy
(Mrs E.M. Espy)
116 - Twelth Ave.
Cordele Ga.
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Rev War
√
10451.
INVALID.
________
File No.10,451
Thomas Clark

Pri. Rev War
__________
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[left side]
1914 July 3 Hist to Annie T.
Espy      V. L.M.
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Oct 29. 184[illegbile]
[stamp illegible]
Mr. Every
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Tuskaloosa  Oct. 20th 1842.
Sir,
In consequence of the death of Dr Redmond
late Pension Agent at this place you under the
necessity of asking for a draft for the [illegible]
due me on the Agent at Mobile. The [illegible]
payment fell one on the 4th Sep lost and the
amount due is $30. Please send the draft by mail
as early as possible.
I have the honor to be sir
yr Nev. Obt srvt.
Thos Clark

J. L. Edward Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
The above letter was written by me and signed
in my presence by Wm Clark who is of perfectly
sound mind
P.V. Bagby
Hon. J. L. Edward
Washington
                  ⎬
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Thomas Clarke. Alabama. Tuskaloosa Agency.

Act 7th June 1832.
$60. per Annum

To what time last paid ?
Pd to 4 March 1842 - 3d qu not in
J H

Pension Office}
2d Nov. 1842   }
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Files Affidavit
in favor of Clark
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The State of Alabama
Blount County SS
Before me Ira E McMillion a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Jeremiah Files Senior who being first duly Sworn deposeth & saith That of his own Knowledge Thomas Clark now here present - was a private Soldier of the American Revolution of Service with this Deponent under the following named officers - that they were Together & belonged to the Company of Capt Franses Carlisle in the Battalion or regiment commanded by Major Noble in the Brigade of General Andrew Pickens of the South Carolina Militia that in the month of May 1782 after the Battle at the Cowpens & whilst the British Army lay in Charleston they rendevoused in Said Company in Abbyville District & march from thence to Gen Grans Army encamped at Bacons Bridge about Twenty miles from Charleston on the waters of Cooper River - Served in the same company together three months - & I was then discharged & left from in the Service & I returned home and again enrolled myself in the Company of Capt Robert Caruthers & under Gen Andrew Pickens of the Militia aforesaid & served with Said Clark under Gen Pickins until peace was made with the Indians & British & Belonged to the mounted Militia - this Deponent to the Best of recollection
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believes that Said Clark at his own knowledge Served under Gen Pickens about fifteen or eighteen months - about three months under Gen Green near Charlston & from thence upon the Northwestern frontier & South Carolina until peace was proclaimed & further this Deponent saith not
Jeremiah Files
Subscribed & Sworn
before me this 16th day of 
November 1832
Ira E McMillion {hand-drawn Seal]
A Justice of the Peace at Blount County

The State of Alabama
Blount County SS.
I, Mace T.P. Brindley, Clerk of the County Court of Blount County certify that Ira. E. McMillion before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & subscribed & who signed his name thereto officially as a Justice of the Peace is & was on the day & year of the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly qualified & commissioned to act as such & to administer oaths & certify the same. & that due faith & credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In Testimony  whereof I herewith set my name & affix the private (having no public or official) seal of said County Court, at office in Blountsville County, aforesaid this Seventeenth day of November in the Year of our Lord 1832
Mace T. P. Brindley, Clerk C.C.
[hand-drawn seal inscribed with M.B., B.C., A.]
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The State of Alabama ⎬ 
Blount County  ss}
I, Ira E. McMillion a Justice of the peace of Blount County in the State of
Alabama do hereby certify that
Jeremiah Files (who subscribed and was by me sworn to the foregoing affidavit on the 16th day of November 1832 in relation to the revolutionary services of Thomas Clark) is a resident Citizen of the County of Blount in the State of Alabama and the said Jeremiah Files is a credible person and that his
statement is entitled to Credit given under
my hand and Seal 12th day of July in
the year of our Lord 1833

Ira E. McMillion  {Seal}
A Justice of the peace of Blount County

The State of Alabama }
Blount County }
I, Mace H. Brindley Clerk of
the Court of the County of Blount
aforesaid, do hereby certify that
Ira E. McMillion, who as a Justice of the Peace, signed his name & affixed his seal to the forgoing certificate is
& was on the day & year of the date of said above certificate, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the aforesaid County of Blount. duly commissioned &
qualified to act as such (& to administer oaths) & that due faith & credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
name & affix the seal of said County Court at my office in Blountsville in said County this the thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three of
American Independence the fifty eighth
Mace H. Brindley Clerk, C.C.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Clarke, Thomas  GRADE Private
LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12044
ACREAGE  100
ISSUED January 31, 1794 to
John Stockdale, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.