Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1974, George Clark, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Clark, George
R 1974
CONTENTS
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We the heirs of George Clark Decicesd (deceased], who was a Lieutenant of the fourth batalion [battalion] of Lancaster County do request & petition & desired & request Congress & War Department to give us a reward for our afflicted fathers Labours who is now deceased for we are Needy of Some Support & would be glad if Congress and war Department would remember & give the Heirs of George Clark deceased something now for our father never Got any Reward nor no other person for him which we trust that there is no record. Neither Congress or War Department that he received pay for his sufferings & Labours for in the year of seventeen hundred and seventy seven on the fifteenth Day of November General Ervin gave Command to meet the british [British] on Chesnut Hill Where they had an engagement our father being a Lieutenant and Having a detachment of the Militia being under command of Cournal [Colonel] John Rogers who returned our father thanks for his brave performance & Soldiership who gave from under his hand at Head Quarters near to white mash the Second Day of January Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Eight under the Militia General Ervins Brigade
which paper we send with the within with John Rogers Cornals [Colonels] Signature to it wherein my father received a flish [flesh] wound in his left arm & in the time of the battle a field officer by the Name of Bull Said George Clark Lieutenant you are wounded your shoe is full of blood See how the Blood Gushes out of your Shoe who also
said Clark watch behind yanders Logg a Heshion [Hessian] is aiming to Shute [shoot] you our father who was in danger turned & shot the top of his head off the Heshion [Hessian] Had a singular good Gun or riffle [rifle] they wanted my father to take his gun but my father Refusd [refused] to take his Gun also in a battle a Bullet when he had his Hair pinnd [pinned] up with a silver wire above his ear penenet [penetrated] his eye the bullet took the pin and courld [Queued] Hair away & it Causd his right eye to run water & was weak untill [until] the Day of Death also in a Battle our father said when fighting with the English a Canon Ball fell just at his feet & Splasht [splashed] the black mud on his stockings that the stain never came out till they were wore out when on a retreat he said he stoopt [stooped] Down as he run & lifted up a hand
full of Mud & water & oh how good it tasted he said they were at one time three days & three nights without any thing to eat on Centery [sentry] at another time He got behind a tree the Hesshions [Hessions] tryed [tried] to kill him the tree he was behind Next to them was cut to peices [pieces] from the Roots higher then [than] a man's head with the bullets also Elizabeths Hubley's Description of Hearing my father say he was glad to see her a widow of Captain Barnard Hubley for he was well
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acquainted with him in the american Revolution War of which
Certificate with her signature to it Given under her hand dated the
twenty fourth of December 1841 - these things we can affirm and testify
on our quallification Given under our Hands and seals this
twenty fifth day of December one thousand eight hundred and 
forty one 1841 -
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George Clark his mark X ~seal
Isabella Farmer her mark X ~seal
Eliza Simpson her mark X ~seal
James Clark his mark X ~ seal
Sarah Collins her mark X ~seal
Elenor Love her mark X ~seal

I authorise [authorize] George Green to try & git [get] our 
Reward or pay for us congress or
war Department may see proper to
give for our afflicted fathers services
and Labours in the time of the Revolution
War who was a publick [pulic] officer for his
Country after the war was over Given
under our Hands & seals this twenty
fifth day of December A.D. 1841
George Clark his mark X ~seal
Isalla Farmer her mark X ~sal
Eliza Simpson her mark ~ seal
James Clark his mark X ~seal
Sarah Collins her mark X ~ seal
Elenor Love mark X ~ seal
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CLARK
GEORGE (PA.)
R 1974
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These is to certify that on the fifteenth day of November in the
year 1777 by orders of Genral Ervin Lieutenant George Clark of
the fourth Batalion of Lancaster County Militia with a detachment
was put under my command to meet the British on
Chesnut hill where we had an ingagement [engagement] and in said engagement
Lieutenant Clark Received a flesh wound in his left arm
and I Return him my Cincere [sincere] thanks for Valure [valore] and conduct that Day During the engagement Given under my hand at headquarters near to white Mash [marsh] this second Day of January 1776 
John Rodgers Col. of the third Batalion [battalion] of Lancaster County Militia General E[illegible]
Breagade
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[circular stamp in lower left corner] The National Archives of the United States
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Clark, George of Pa-heirs of-- Petition for
reimbursement for Rev. services
Private claims H of R.
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Honord Mr. 
Edwards
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Honord [Honored] Mr Edwards sir after My Respects to you I just say that Honord [Honored] Judge Henry My Representative
from Lever & Mercer County told me yesterday
Evening to call on you and Git [Get] Clarks Heirs petition & power of attorney they gave me and John Rogers Recommend in favour [favor] of Clark which papers you retained after I gave you a number He wants to spend his judgement on them to see what he can do with them in that mans  favour [favor] if you can please to give me an answer to Day about the paper I gave  you yesterday Concerning  John Phillips as my time up here is presious [precious] to me I am yours Respectfully
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George Green
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George Clark decd
Pennsylvania

Act June 7 1832
Rejected
See letter to G Green
copies of paper set to Hon
T Henry H.R. Jan 28. 1843.
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this instrument of Writing goes to testify that on the death bed of Ge [illegible text missing] 
Clark that I went to see him & when he saw me He seemd [seemed] to be much and shed tears and said he was glad he saw the widow of Captain B [illegible text missing] Hubley for he was well acquainted with him in the time of the [illegible text missing] the American Revolution which I can testify on my quallification [qualification]
Given under my hand & seal this 24 Day of December 1841-
Elizabeth Hubley
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[hand stamped upper right corner] REJECTED 
1974
P O
George Clark
Service:
Enlisted: __,18
Discharged: __, 18
Application filed: __, 18
[illegible] eges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney:
P. O. 
Recognized. 
Contract. 
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _, 18
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Jan 21 1843
Clark's heirs
Hon T. Henry
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
1974
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Hon J L Edwards
Dr Sir
Please send me a copy of the papers 
on file in the case of 
Clerk, Heirs, left by Mr
Green, who calls himself a Military agent.
I have the honor to be
your Obt Servt
Thos. Henry
20th Jany 1843
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George Clark decd
Pennsylvania 
Clerks Heirs
for pay and pension