Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,839, John Clarke, Continental Md.
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SERVICE
Continental Md.
Clarke, John or Clark
Number S 35839
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10692
Kentucky R 
John Clarke 79 years
of Logan Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Sergeant in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Rawlings of the Maryland line, for the term of 3 years (1776.)
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of (illegible) a month, to commence on the 11th of Sept 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of July 1820 and sent to Spencer Curd, Esq. 
Russellville KY 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1822 142.34
Semi-anl. ll'ce ending 4 Sept 1822  48
1yrs 5 mos 20/30/4/31
$190.36
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
1st May 1820
Logan Co.
Date of death not onab.
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May 6, 1933
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John Clarke- S.35839

Mrs. H. S. McKee
190 N. Michigan Ave 
Greesburg, Indiana

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Moses Knox or Nocks, of the Revolutionary War or War of 1812 and John Clark, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War residing in Butler County, Kentucky, in 1840.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in you behalf and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made on account of the services of Moses Knox, or similar spelling, in that was. In order to search the War of 1812 records of this office for Moses Knox, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, state from which he served, and given name of widow. Upon receipt of this information, a further search of the records will be made.  The history of John Cark is given below as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S.35839, based upon his military service in that war.
John Clark (he was pensioned Clarke) enlisted in the state of Maryland in August, 1776, served as sergeant in Captain Thomas Bell's Maryland Company under Colonel Moses Rawlings, was in the battles of Trenton and Brandywine and in a skirmish at Brunswick, and was discharged in August 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1820, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Logan County, Kentucky.
IN 1822, soldier referred to his wife, Jane, as aged about sixty
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years but did not give her maiden name or the date of their marriage and no reference is made to children.
In order to obtain the date of last pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Clarke (S.35839), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
John Clarke, Certificate No. 18692, issued July 1, 1822, rate $8 a month, commenced September 11, 1820, Act of March 18, 1818.
Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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State of Kentucky Let Be it remembered that on this day John Clark now a resident of the County of Logan and State of Kentucky one of the United States of America personally appeared before me Henry P Brodnax one of the Judges of the General Court of the State of Kentucky aforesaid and (illegible) to an act of Congress approved March 18th 1818 to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war made the following declaration upon oath (illegible) that he enlisted in the service of the said United States in caption Thomas Bell's company in the first Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Rollins as a Sergeant in August 1776 and served in said Regiment until August 1779.  That after his enlistment aforesaid he marched from Maryland to Fort Lee then to Fort Washington where the greatest part of the Regiment were made prisoners.  I was on guard at Fort Lee when Fort Washington was taken was the reason I was not taken with the regiment at Fort Washington my discharge was signed by Col. Rollins and by accident burned in a house of my Brothers in Law which was consumed by fire and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life am compelled to lease land on which I now live which belongs to Mr. Peter Lanson am not able to purchase land to reside and maintain
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my family.  I am now about seventy eight years of age and have no slaves(?) to work to support me and family but am hardly able to work by reason of my advanced age. By reason whereof is in severely reduced circumstances stand in need of the assistance of my county.  I do further state that I have been a resident of the United States ever since my Enlistment aforesaid. 
John Clark- his mark 
State of Kentucky
Logan County Russellville to wit, I Henry P Brodnax one of the Circuit Judges in and for the state aforesaid and presiding Judge of the Circuit Court held in and for the county of Logan and do hereby certify that John Clark personally appeared before me and (illegible) oath that the facts contained in this his declaration are true give under my hand and seal this 11th day of September 1820.
Henry P Brodnax
Schedule of the Estate of John Clark
Three head of horses valued at $100.00
Three head of cattle                    $25.00
11 head of hogs                           $15.00
Household of furniture             $100.00 
                                                  $240.00
John Clark his mark
I Edward Larimore have valued the above property as within set out- Edward Larimore
State of Kentucky Logan County to wit
Be it remembered that this day personally appeared before me Edward Larimore and states oath that he had valued the property in the annexed schedule of the amount therein stated to wit Two hundred and forty dollars and I Henry P Brodnax one of the Circuit Judges in and for the state aforesaid and presiding Judge of the Circuit Court held in and for the county of Logan do hereby certify that I am satistifed with the valuation aforesaid. Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of November 1821.  
Henry Brodnax
Sworn to and declared on the 24th day of November 1821 before the said Judge of the said Logan circuit Court in Open Court.
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December (illegible) 1821
State of Kentucky
Logan County to wit 
I John Clark do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March on Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the Eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in Trust for me any property or securities, contracts, or debts and to me not have any income other than what is hereto annexed and by me subscribed and that my beding is undivided in so schedule and that the said beding is worth fifty dollars .  Sworn to in open court Dec 17, 1821.  John Clark- his mark 
Forte Spencer Curd dec
State of Kentucky
Logan County to wit
I Spencer Curd Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing three papers contain a true and complete transcript of the Record of said court; relating to the declaration and of John Clark.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 13th day of February 1822 and in the 30th year of the commonwealth. 
Spencer Curd
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Rev. and 1812
War Section
EEL
July 21, 1930
Mrs. McPheeters Glasgow
Richland Golf Club Lane
Nashville, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim. S.35839, that John Clarke (the name also appears as Clark) enlisted in the State of Maryland in August, 1776, served as a sergeant in Captain Thomas Bell's Maryland Company under Colonel Moses Rawlings, as in the battles of Trenton and Brandywine and in a skirmish at Brunswick, and was discharged in August, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1820, at which time he was aged seventy- eight years and resided in Logan County, Kentucky.  Later he resided in Butler County, Kentucky.
In 1822, he referred to his wife, Jane as aged about sixty years, but did not give her maiden name or the date of their marriage.  No reference is made to children.
Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Received May 4, 1933 
BAIL SUB. DIV.
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Greensburg Indiana
May 1, 1933
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions Rev. and 1812
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir,
Moses Knox or Nocks received bounty land hear Quincy, Illinois for services in the war of 1812 or Revolution.  He sold the bounty.  Do you have the record 
John Clark received a pension in 1840 in Butler County Kentucky for service in the Revolution. I am glad to pay for information about these two men. 
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. H S. McKee
190 N. Michigan Ave 
Greensburg
Indiana
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Mrs. McPheeters Glasgow
Richland Gold Club Lane
Nashville, Tenn May 24 1930 
Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
In the cast pension list of 1835 there is given one, John Clark of Logan Co. Ky. who served as a sergeant in the Maryland Line. Served July 1- 1822- age- 91 years.
Kindly send me a full copy of the Pension Record as pertaining to this soldier.
Thanking you, I am, 
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs. McPheeters Glasgow
(seal)
Pension A Office
US
May 28, 1930
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Office of 
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
April 10, 1916.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 4th instant, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U.S. Pension Agent, at Lexington, Kentucky, the records of this office show last payment to have been made to John Clarke, Sergt. Army Rev. certificate No. 18692 at $8.00 per month, to March 4, 1836, to Joseph Ficklin, Attorney.
Said pensioner resided in Butler County, Kentucky, for three years and previous thereto he resided in Logan County, Kentucky, but the date of his death is not shown.
Letter herewith returned 
Respectfully,
Oscar A. Price 
Auditor.
By
Deputy Auditor.
Pension Office US M April 11 1916
Form 3577
Ed. Jan 24-11-2,000.
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(SEAL) OFFICE AUDITER INTEROR DEPT
APR 5 1916
DATE RECEIVED   (Initialed) VLM Ex'r

3-397.
(Old No3-399.)
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.  April 4, 1916
(seal) RECEIVED APR 1916 PENSION SECTION

Rev. Records Section
S. F. No. 35839
John Clarke
Rev. War
Sir: 
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of John Clarke pensioned under the Act Mch 18, 1818 by certificate No. 186925, Issued July 1, 1822, $8 per month from Sept 11, 1820 Kentucky Agency, showing date of death, date of last payment of pension and to whom it was paid. 
Very respectfully, 
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department
(seal) Pension Office M APR11 1916
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35839
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 35839
John Clarke
Serg Rev War 
Act. 18th March 18 
Index:-Vol 2 Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 6 1902
Miss Mary Hass
Nashville Tenn
July 8, 1902
To above wife age 58 1820
1916 Apr 4 and for Int Dept for date of death
1930 July 21 1 list to Mrs. McPeeter Glasgow EES
1933 May 6- Hist to Mrs HS McKee EES
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J Clarke
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Auditors office Annapolis Apr 15th 1822
I certify that it appears by a deprecation pay list remaining in my office that John Clarke, a Sergeant in Col. Rawlings Regt Rec'd $86.0  10.00 depreciation money on the 16th day of April 1784.
Thom Karney Aud. L M S 
This is sufficient evidence of the applicant having  served in the Revolutionary War. 
T K A L M s
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John Clarke
Segeant
Col. Rawlings's Maryland Regt
1776-3 yrs
11 Sept 1820
Admitted 
Logan Co.
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Original Claim
State of Kentucky
Logan Circuit Ct. 
May (?) of said Court 1822 personally appeared in open Court (being the Circuit Court for the County of Logan aford) John Clark resident in said county aged nearly seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820.  That he the said John Clark Enlisted for the Term of Three years in August 1776 in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Bell in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Moses.  Rolling in the line of the State of Maryland on the Maryland Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until August 1779.  When he was discharged from the said service at Fort Frederick in the State of Maryland That he was in the Battles of Brandywine, Trenton and a little skirmish at Brunswick, on the retreat, at the Battle of Fort Washington he was on Guard at Fort Lee was the reason he was not taken prisoner he also states he was a sergeant that whole three years he would further state that his discharge was signed by said Col. Rolling and was consumed by fire in a house that got burnt and that he has no
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other evidence now in his possession of his service but what he has already stated.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820. I do solomnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress Entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
John Clark- his mark
Schedule 
Three horses valued @ $100.00
Three head of cattle 25.00
11 head of hogs 15.00
                            $140.00
The declarant would in addition to this schedule say that he is a farmer by occupation and lives on a very poor place and that rented his is very old and infirm and hardly able to do anything and that his wife resides with him whose name is Jane and about
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Sixty years of age consequently not able to do much
John Clark- his mark
Sworn to and declared on the 16th day of May 1822 in Open Court, it being a court of Record having unlimited Jurisdiction before Henry P Brodnax Judge.
I Spencer Curd Clerk of the Circuit Court for Logan County afor do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Clark did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months (or more) under one engagement on the continental establishment.  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One Hundred Forty DOllars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Co wit On this 17th day of May 1822 and in the 30th year of the commonwealth.
Spencer Curd Clerk
of the current court for Logan Co.