Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15379, Jacob N Clark, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Clark, Jacob N.

NUMBER
S.16379

carded

CONTENTS
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13.495
Ohio      Pittsburgh
Jacob N. Clark
Jefferson Cty. in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Co. commanded
    Captain S. Smith of the Regt commanded
            A. Smallwood in the Maryland
                for 11 months
                                           36.67/100
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[Sub]scribed on the Roll of Ohio [illegible]
the rate of 36.Dollars 67.cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
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[Certi]ficate of Pension issued the 7th day of Aug.
1833 and sent to James Meon, J D
Collier, Steubenville, Ohio
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[arr]ears to the 4th of March 1811          73.34
[se]mi-anl. allowance ending last of           18.33
                                                                     _____
                                                                   $91.67
                                                 {Revolutionary Claim}
                                                 {As of June 7, 1832  }
corded by Wm. R. Palmer       Clerk.
Ck.  S                    Vol. 8               Page 108.

         not found
Send letter 9 January 1835 to J. K.
Clark.
       The pension applied 
       for an increase of pension from Maryland
       in Feb. 1835
          The
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State of Ohio, Jefferson County Ss

On this thirteenth day of May in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three 
personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas 
for the County of Jefferson aforesaid, & State aforesaid 
Jacob N. Clarke, a resident of Smithfield in said County of Jefferson, 
aged seventy-eight years on the 13th of October last, 
who being 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 
under a Captain Samuel Smith, of the first regiment 
of the Maryland line, in the month of January 1776 
in the City of Baltimore, for the term of three years 
unless sooner discharged.   This regiment was 
commanded by Colonel Smallwood.  This Deponent 
continued in said regiment until some time 
in the winter of 1778, when he enlisted in the 
Continental army, in the company commanded 
by Captain Yates, during the war.  This regiment 
was commanded by Colonel Stone.  There was 
attached to this regiment Captains Lewis and 
Holt.  In the summer after his first enlistment 
Deponent marched from Baltimore, through Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, to the City of New York, 
then the head quarters of the American army.  This 
Deponent further states, that during that summer 
(he thinks in the month of August) he was at the 
battle of Long Island, under Lord Sterling. 
After the retreat from Long Island, Deponent 
went to Fort Washington, on York Island.
This Deponent further states that was present when
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the attack was made on Fort Washington by the enemy. 
Deponent escaped with many others from Fort Washington 
and then [illegible] to Fort Lee, near the City of 
New York.  From Fort Lee, the troops marched 
to the State of New Jersey, and in the winter of 
the same year (1776) this Deponent was present 
at the battle of Trenton, under the command of 
General Washington.  During the winter of 1777, this 
Deponent remained with the army.  Early in the 
summer of 1777, Deponent marched to the head 
of Elk.  He was not in the battle of the Iron 
Hills, having been detached on duty to guard 
the baggage.  The army were then engaged in 
watching the movements of the enemy, until the 
battle of Brandywine in which this Deponent was engaged which was fought in the 
month of September, as Deponent believes.  From 
Brandywine he marched to Valley Forge, and from 
thence to Germantown.  This Deponent was also engaged 
in the battle of Germantown, which was fought 
in the month of October.  In this battle Deponent 
received a severe wound from a musket ball, 
in the forehead.  After this battle, the army 
marched to a creek called, as Deponent believes
Pickaoming, though he is not positive as to the 
name.  In the winter of that year, Deponent 
accompanied Lieutenant Jacob Norris to Harford 
County Maryland, on the recruiting service. 
In the following spring [struck out: of the] when the recruiting parties were 
ordered in, Deponent joined the troops, then 
assembled, as he thinks at Germantown.  Deponent 
continued with the army, until the battle of Mon
mouth, in which he was engaged, fought in the 
month of June (1778.  Deponent continued 
with the army during the whole that year.
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and also during the years 1779, 1780, & 1781.  He cannot 
detail the various movements of the army during that 
period.  At one time, however, he thinks in 1780,
he was at Hudson on the North River.  In 1781, 
when the troops marched to Virginia, Deponent 
was left, with a number of others, sick at Hol
lins Ferry. After his health was partially restored 
he made application for a pass to join the 
army in Virginia.  He was told however, that 
a detachment of between thirty and forty men 
under the command of a Captain, whose name 
he has forgotten, were about proceeding to the 
State of New York for the purpose of watching the 
movements of the enemy, sent out from the 
City of New York, and who were then plunder
ing and collecting provisions in the country.  
The detachments [illegible] to the east side of the 
Hudson and on the third day of their march 
they were surprised and taken prisoners, by a 
party of the enemy, consisting of about four or 
five hundred men, British & Hessians.  The 
same night after they were taken, Deponent 
attempted to make his escape from the enemy 
& after proceeding about three or four miles 
he was retaken, and received a severe wound 
in the right side from a bayonet.  The 
next day he was conveyed to the City of New 
York and was confined on board the prison ship, 
where he remained until the close of the war.  
He was sent by [illegible] to Baltimore but being 
[illegible] & destitute he went immediately into 
the employment of a person in Baltimore, & 
never received a discharge.  This Depo
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nent further states, that he was a Seargant [Sergeant]
in Captain Yates' company for two years previous 
to his being taken prisoner.  And this 
Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension or an annuity, except the present 
& he declares that his name is not on the 
pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn & subscribed in open 
Court May 1833  Jacob N his X mark Clark
James Ross Wells Clk }

State of Ohio Jefferson County Ss

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 
that the above named applicant was a revo
lutionary soldier & served as he states  I James Ross
Wells Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas 
for said County of Jefferson do certify that the 
foregoing contains the original proceeding 
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob N Clark for 
a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
& seal of office this 20th day of May AD 1833 
James Ross Wells Clk
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13.[illegible]5
Jacob N. Clarke
Jefferson County 
Ohio

Adm 11. Months

James Collier 
Steubenville
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18th July 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 [words illegible] 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 Jacob N Clarke
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Period when the | Duration of the | Rank of | | Age at present, | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
service was | claimant's service. | the | Names and rank of the Field of | and place of abode 
rendered. | Years. | Months. | Days. | claimant. | ficers under whom he served. | when he entered |
the service. | 
____________________________________________________________________________________
Enlisted 1776 | [blank] | prv| Capt. Saml Smith | 78 years | Living Witness
[blank] | [blank ] | [blank] | Col Smallwood | Baltimore | Hon S. Smith
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | City. | Baltimore
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | Md.

I am, respectfully, 
10.25  |Your obedient servant,

33.33 | J. L. EDWARDS,
  2.22  56.66 | Commissioner of Pensions.
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36.10
+   57
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REGULATIONS 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 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 [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
[blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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) [blank], with [blank] and 
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 serv
ed 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 per
sons 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 [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] , 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 revolu
tionary solider, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank] day of [blank] &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 [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be [blank]
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 Revo
lutionary 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 [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commis
sion ; 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 ser
vices 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one on the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at
tempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex
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.
 {To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv
6. {en, 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 become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes
tify 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
inquiry 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 pro
cure, 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.

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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity ; in which case the declarant will fol
low 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 places where the service was performed ; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au
thority ; 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 pub
lic 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 con
tains 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 the 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 wit
nesses, 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 indispensable 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
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April 13,  1938.
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BA-J/ady [illegible initials]
Jacob N. Clark
S.15379

Mrs. J. D. Sugg
1203-B West 13" Street 
Amarillo, Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Jacob 
Clark, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the 
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, 
S.15379, based upon the military service of Jacob N. Clark 
in that war.

Jacob N. Clark, the name is also shown as Clarke, was 
born October 13, 1754, place, and the names of his parents 
are not stated.

Jacob N. Clark enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland, in 
January 1776, and served as private in Captain Samuel 
Smith's Company, Colonel Smallwood's Maryland Regiment, and 
as sergeant in Captain Yates' Company, Colonel Stone's Mary
land Regiment.  He was in the battles of Long Island, Fort 
Washington, Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, where he received 
a wound in his forehead by a musket ball, and Monmouth.  In 
1781 he was taken prisoner by the British and Hessians, he 
attempted to escape the same night, but was retaken and 
received a wound in his right side by a bayonet, was then 
conveyed to New York City, confined on the prison ship where 
he remained until the close of the war.

He was allowed pension on his application executed 
May 13, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Smithfield, 
Jefferson County, Ohio.

There are no family data.

Very truly yours   

[Note in right margin]
Date of death 
not on
AB.

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Amarillo, Texas

March 24, 1938

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Revolutionary War Department
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:

I would like a copy of the pension of my ances
tor, Jacob Clark, 1747-1833.  He enlisted in 1776 in
the Captain Samuel Smith's First Regiment, Maryland 
line.  He was born in London, England, and died in 
Pittsburg, Pa. [Note in right margin: Rev 1812]

Am enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope 
for your reply.  Thanking you for your prompt atten
tion to this matter.  [Note in right margin: ret Mch 29]

Yours very truly,

Mrs. J. D. Sugg
1203-B West 13th St.
Amarillo, Texas.

[Circular time and mail receipt stamp]
Arrow pointing to 3:15
RECEIVED 
MAR [illegible] 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
[illegible]
READER #7
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[Half of a rectangular mail stamp]
& N. DIVISION
N 19 1901
ECEI

Washington D.C.
June 17. 1901

Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir:

I am very 
desirous of learning of the service 
of my ancestor Jacob Clark 
in assisting in the establishment 
of American Independence in 
the War of the Revolution.  I 
do not know much of him.  He 
was the son of ([struck out: John]) Jacob Clark,
Senior who emigrated from England 
between 1734 and 1750.
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He is supposed to have come 
from Virginia.  He fought in 
the Battle of Trenton and was 
captured by the enemy at or [illegible]
time.  He did not receive a pension 
directly after the close of the war, 
owing to the destruction of his 
discharge.  But before his death 
[word struck out] in or about 1835 
he received his pension.  Hoping 
that you are able to furnish 
me with the information I remain 
Yours Respectfully,

Roy C. Heflebower
915 N. H. Av. N.W.
Wash. D.D.
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[Left panel]

15,379
√INVALID.

File No. 15,379
Jacob N Clark 
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32

Index:--Vol. 1, Page 78

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

[Right panel]

June-19-1901
Roy C. Heflebower - City
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Nov. 20-1902
Mr. Clark (Eastrn Div) Prison
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1938 Apr. 13. Hist to Mrs. J.D.
Sugg, A.D.Y.
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To all persons Whom it may concern

These are to certify that from the best information that I can 
get Jacob Clark is a man of truth and of orderly habits given 
under my hand this 27th day of April 1833
R Richardson

Mt. Pleasant April 27th 1833
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[Circular mail stamp]
CITY OF [illegible]
FEB
7

S. Smith FREE

Mr. James Collins 
Steubenville 
Jefferson County 
Ohio
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Sir)  Wash: 6 [illegible; struck out: Januy] 1833

I hasten to answer your letter of the 
2d Inst.  I have a distinct recollection of having 
enlisted a man by the name of Clarke in 
Smallwoods regiment then [illegible] for the 
defence [defense] of the State in which I have a commission 
as Captain.  The Reg. was transferred in July 
1776 to the U. States and was [illegible] in 
the U. S. service until its [word struck out] dissolution in 
Decemr. 1776, when it became the first Regt. 
of the Maryland line.  I was [illegible] to the 
4" Regiment, and have no knowledge of 
Clarke thereafter.  He certainly served more 
than [word struck out] six months (the time required by the 
Pension Act).  My commission was [illegible]
the 3 Jany. 1776 not 1775, as he supposes.  My Company was [illegible] in 
less than a month.  He therefore must have 
served from January to the 24 Decr 1776 when 
I left the Regiment.  He is certainly [illegible]
entitled to a pension.
With respect 
S. Smith
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Steubenville, May 22. 1833

Sir:

I have the honor to enclose you the 
Declaration of Jacob N. Clark, a soldier of the 
Revolution, whose situation compels him to ask for 
the bounty provided by act of Congress.  The 
petitioner in this case, has perhaps, as strong 
claims upon this fund, as one who has or may 
apply.  He has suffered much from two 
severe wounds, and is aged and poor.

I have taken the liberty also of en
closing a letter from the Hon. Samuel 
Smith, under whom Clark first enlisted. 
Had Genl Smith have been within our reach 
we should have taken his testimony in 
legal form.  As it is, it will I hope be 
considered or entitled to consideration, and 
[illegible] as early a decision upon his 
application as may be convenient
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt St
Jas. Collier

Hon. the Secry at War
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Land Office, Annapolis, July 23rd 1833

Sir,

Yours of the 12th and 17th Inst. with the decl
arations of Jacob N. Clark, and John Hughes enclosed, 
were received.  I have again very carefully examined the 
pay and muster rolls of the revolution in this office, and [page torn]
not find the name of Jacob N. Clarke, upon any of said [page torn]
as respects the case of John Hughes, I have to state th[page torn]
I find the names of five or six John Hughes's upon the [page torn]
only one of them however, appears upon the muster rolls 
the first Regiment, as the applicant state in his declara
tion, that he served the 1st Regiment.  I have herewith 
sent a certificate enclosed.  The declarations in each case 
are herewith returned.
(In haste) I  am very respectfully,
Yr. Obt. St.
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.