Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17344, Richard Clark, Mass. R.I.
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Service
Mass.
R.I.

Clark, Richard

Number 
S. 17344
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4280
Rhode Island
Richard Clark of Providence in the state of R.I. who was a private in the compnay commanded by Captain [blank] of the REg commanded by Col. Doggett in the R.I. & Mass. line for 1 year P. of army
1 year of [illegible]

Inscribed on the roll of R I at the rate of 90 dollars -- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 

Certificate  of Pension issued the 15th day of Jany 1833 and sent Benjm Cowell Providence R.I. 

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $135
Semi-annl allowance ending 4 Mar 33, 45
$150

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by J H McBlair clerk
Book D. Vol. 3rd Page 106
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Richard Clark
 13.156
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United Stated of America
Rhode Island District, sc.

County of Providence 
On this 20th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open court, being a special District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session Richard Clark a resident of Providence in the County of Providence and state of Rhode Island aged 70 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 June 7, 1832 viz. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 

he was born January 13th 1762 at Freetown Mass as by the records of that town will appear lived in Tiverton when he entered the service & said the war have lived principally in Freetown  & for the last two years past have resided in Providence where he now resides - and this applicant further states that in December 1776 he enlisted as a private & served three months in Cap Ebenezer Dean's company & Col Doggett's regiment of Massachusetts militia & served at Howland Ferry and this application of the above service in the Spring of 1777 he served three months as a substitute & private in Cap James  Nichols company & Col Doggett's regiment of Massachusetts militia  & served at Warwick Neck - and this applicant further states that soon after the expiration of the last names service early it [illegible] of 1777 he again enlisted as a private & served six months in Cap Richmond's Company - who the Colonel was he has forgotten (sic). Massachusetts troops and served at South Kingston, Fayland Ferry, Tiverton & was in Spencer's Expedition in October 1777. 
and this applicant further states that in the winter of 1777 &8 he enlisted as a private & served two months in Cap Amos Snell's company & Col John Hathaway regiment of Massachusetts militia and served at Tiverton and this applicant further states that in the spring of 1778 he again enlisted as a private for twelve months in Cap Joshua Sayers company & Col Robert Elliot regiment of Rhode Island artillery & served accordingly at Providence, Fall River on Rhode Island and was in Sullivan's expedition in August 1778 & at Bristol & was discharge at Warren - all which enlistments he served out and was honorably discharged but never  had a written discharge
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he again enlisted it as a private for twelve months in Cap Joshua Payers Company & Col Robert Elliott regiment of Rhode Island Artillery & served accordingly at Providence, Fall River, on Rhode Island and was in Sullivans expedition in August 1778 & at Bristol & was discharged at Warren all which enlistments he served out and was on
honurably discharged but never had a written discharge.
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. Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Richard Clark
witness B Caswell Clk
We,
a Clergyman, residing in the
and
residing in
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 day and year aforesaid.
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 Revolutionory (sic) Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that T. Elijah Haskins Theophilus
Clark & Babbitt who  have testified for Applicant and reside as they state 
and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Richard Clark for a pension.
  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of October 1832
Benjamin Cowell clk
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I Theophilas Clark of Freetown in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts being of Lawful age do testify and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution and that Richard Clark of Providence in the State of Rhode Island served as a private soldier in said war
Six months in the State of Rhode Island in the company under the command of Capt. Richmond in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, and I served in the same company as a private soldier, and that he
was honourably discharged, and that the said Richard Clark served two months more in the latter part of the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven and in the beginning of the year seventeen hundred and seventy
eight in the company under the command of Capt Amos Snell in the Regiment under the command of Col John Hathaway, and I served in the same company and that he was honourably discharged. We both served as  private soldier in the last named campaign
Theophilus Clark
Bristol Ss August 7th 1832
Then personally appeared the above named Theophilus Clark and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Before me Thomas Bump Justice of the Peace
Bristol  on  Augst 18th 1832
I hereby certify that the above named Deponent. Theophilus Clark is well known to the subscriber and that he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Thomas Bump Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I James Sproat Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Thomas Bump Esq. whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two
J. Sproat
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I, Elijah Harkins of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of lawful age do testify and say that Richard Clark of the City of Providence and State of Rhode Island, did serve in the
Revolutionary War, in a company with me, three months in the State of Rhode Island beginning in the month of December Seventeen hundred and seventy set and
ending in March Seventeen hundred and seventy six and ending in March seventeen hundred and seventy seven in the Company of Capt Ebeneser Dean, and in the Regiment of Col. Daggett
(s) Elijah Haskins
Bristol  August 18th 1832 then personally appeared the above named Elijah Haskins and made oath to the above declaration by him subscribed Before me
Thomas Bump Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Deponent Elijah Haskins and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Thomas Bump Justice of the Peace
August 18th 1839
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Richard Clark  No 13. 156

1 year Private of Arty
1 Do  Private of Arty
16
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2 years


$90 -
Benjamin  Cowell Esqr
Providence R.I.
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Brief in the case of Richard Clark of the County
of Providence in the State of R. Island
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70 years,
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.     Years  Months Days Rank Name of General and Field Officers
In 1778                 3                 Private Col. Daggett, Capt. Dean
77 Spring              3                 Volunteer  Same Col. Capt. Nichols
77 Summer            6                Private   Capt. Richmond 
77 78                       2                do.    Col. Hattaway, Capt. Snell 
" 78                         --                do.   Capt Elliott, Capt Sayer

5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Tamiton
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? depositions & Document
mentioned.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no clergyman's Certificate

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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Richard Clark S. File 17344

An abstract of the Pay roll of Capt. Joshua
Sayers Co., Col. Robert Elliotts regt. of Arty for Nov. 1778 has been removed from this case
to be forwarded to the War Department.
F. R. K.
Oct. 20, 1909
sent to War Dept.
Jan. 16, 1913
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17.3414
INVALID.
File No. 17344
Richard Clark
Pri Rev War
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Act:June 7" 32
index: --Vol. 1, Page 431
Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 13156
Richard Clark

Benja'n Cowel Esqr
Providence R.I.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Richard Clark which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned 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 amout (sic) of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered  satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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 to indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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I Isaac Babbitt of Berkley in the County of
Bristol in the State of Massachusetts being of lawful age do testify and say that I served as a private Soldier in the ware (sic) of the Revolution and that Richard Clark of Providence in the State of Rhode Island served three months as a private Soldier in said war of the Revolution in the State of Rhode Island, in the Company under the command of Capt James Nichols, in the Regiment under the command of Col. Doggett and the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven 
Isaac Babbit
Bristol Ss. July 26th 1832
Then personally appeared the above named
Isaac Babbitt and made solemn oath to the
truth of the foregoing declaration & affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Barzilla Crane Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
of Bristol SS
I James Sproat, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Barrelland Crane Esq. whose signature is affixed to the foregoing
certificate is a Justice of the peace in & for said County and duly qualified to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two
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J Sproat
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. I Barzillae Crane of Berkley, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Bristol, so hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Isaac Babbit whose signature is affixed to the within affidavit and that I consider him to be a person of good moral character and that his statements are entitled to full credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereby set my ┃
hand this sixteenth day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two -
Barzillai Crane