Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6681, Roswell Clark, Conn
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn
CONTENTS
Clark, Roswell
Susannah
NUMBER
W. 6681
B.L.Wt. 26590-160-55
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29.905
Vermont
Roswell Clark
of Rutland in the State of Vermont
who was a [illegible] in the Comp commanded
by Captain Decumbeland of the Reg commanded by Col Smith in the [illegible]
line for 7 [illegible] 13 days Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 26 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the
17 day of April 1835 and sent Pensioner Wells Vermont
Arrears to the 4th of March 35      99.08
Semi- allowance ending [illegible] 12.38
                                                  111.46
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk, 
Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 60
Revolutionary Claim
At June 7, 1832.
See letter to W. Potter Jr. 6 June 1837
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27675 - Act March 3/55
March 31/55
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Susannah Clark widow of 
Roswell Clark private
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Conn. Vol

Ent 1778}
Dis 1778}    Rev War
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Pensioner 53
1739
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no:160 {illegible] May 16/56
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No.26.590.Siss May 19/36

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Cir: to A W Muzzey, Aug 9/55
let S.J. Hendee Octr 2d/55
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1739

New York Albany
Susannah Clark
widow of Roswell Clark 
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary
war as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
24 Dollars 77
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February 1853
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
3d day of Septr/53
and sent to Evans U Faut
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act ly 3d/53
Page 10 Vol. A

1832

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Amos W Muzzy Jul 15 1856

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Reg 3m 55-27615
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29944
Roswell Clark
Application for Pension
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County Ss}
On this 18th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Fairhaven in the County of Rutland now sitting Rosewell Clark a resident of Wells in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont aged seventy one on the 5th day of June last who having first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in the month of May 1778 in a company of minute men (so calld) for the purpose of guarding the Seaboard & preventing the Tories from passing over to the enemy at Long Island with provision & conveying intelligence to them.
That immediately after he enlisted he marched from Cheshire in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut the place where he enlisted & where he resided at the time he enlisted, in a company commanded by Capt David Hitchcock of the same town to New Haven where he remained about one month and did duty as a guard at the Jail in which there were several Tories confined He recollects that during this time he was stationed at the Jail two men confined there pried open the grate and by means of a rope descended to the ground, were fired at by the guard, but escaped. That soon after he went with his company to East Haven and did duty in the Black Rock Fort at that place. That during the time he was stationed in the Fort an afs or sail Boat appeared under sail in the harbor, which was hailed and refused to anser, whereas their applicants was ordered and did fire at the boat, which as afs. took efferts as to carry away the Chin of one main the Boat
That in October after his enlistment he was discharged by the Captain afs. having served 5 months.
That in the year 1770 in the month of June he was drafted with five others from the town of Cheshire
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and joined his company at New Haven on the same stat and marched from there to Stratford in Fairfield Conty and did duty there as a guard at that place for three months and was discharged. The force at that place consisted of but our company, yet he cannot remember any officers names at that place, as he boarded the most of the time in a private family by himself.
That in the month of May 1780 he enlisted for seven months with a Sergeant by the name of Johnson and joined his company near West Point. The Capt. name was Chamberlain_ Lieut Pinto. which Company was attached to Col. Swifts Regiment. That he remained at that place and vicinity during the term of service and was discharged on the 15th day of December having served seven months. He further says that about a week before his time of service expired General Steube offered him personally one hundred acres of land & a new suit of cloths if he would enlist during the War. Washington & Steuben dreaming his stay at that place. that he received his pay in final settlement notes & after his return home he sold them to a man by the name of Bunnel for fifty shillings and gave him his discharge which he has never since seen.
That he was Born in Cheshire in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut in the year 1761. That he knows of no Record of his age except one made in the family Bible by his Father.
He hereby relinquishes ever 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
Roseel Clark

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid

We Shubal Lamb a clergyman residing in the town of Wells and Samuel S Merriman residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Rosewell Clark who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71
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years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed              Shubael Lamb
the day and year aforesd       Samuel S. Merriman

At the same time personally appeared in
open Court Zuriel Lewis of Poultney in the
County of Rutland & State of Vermont aged
68 years who being duly sworn testifies &
says that in the year 1778 he was acquainted 
with Roswell Clark then of Cheshire & State of
Connecticut now of Wells in the County
of Rutland State of Vermont, and knows
that he was absent from home, & then understood
he was in the army & stationed at Black Rock
Fork, some time that year - He knows that the
story which the said Clark has related
in the foregoing declaration is true, as this
deponent afterwards see the man, who had
lost his chin -  Afterwards in the year
1780 the said Clark enlisted into the Continental
Amy. and was absent from home six or seven
months & as he then understood was stationed
at West Point. This deponent well recollects these
facts here stated as he at that time conversed
with the said Clark on the subject, with
the expectation of joining the army with
him
Sworn & subscribed the day
year afsd                                  Zuriel Lewis

Also personally appeared in open Court Mary
Morris of Hampton in the County of Washington 
& State of New York aged seventy seven who being
duly sworn testifies & says that in the year 1778
she resided in Cheshirein the County of Newhaven
& State of Connecticut. in the family of Andrew
Clark the Father of Roswell Clark then of Cheshire
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and now of Wells in the County of Rutland
& State of Vermont, that she well remembers
that in the Spring of that year the said Roswell
Clark went into the army in a company
commanded by Capt. David Hitchcock
that he was absent from house as near as she
can recollect five months. She then understood
& now believes he was doing duty as a
soldier in the army during that time
And she further states, that in June 1779
the said Roswell Clark again left home
and joined the army as she then understood
in consequence of his being drafted &
remained in the service three months,
And she also states that afterwards the
said Clark enlisted in the Army of the
Revolution for seven months, but what
year she cannot now remember. She
recollects that he left home in the
Spring & was absent until in the winter
after, & then understood that he served
seven months under that enlistment
Sworn and subscribed
  the day year aforesaid⎬                Mary Morris

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogators 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 Shubael Lamb who has signed the preceding cer-
tificate is a Clergyman resident in Wells in the County of
Rutland aforesaid, and that Samuel S. Merriman
who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same
Wells and is a credible person, and that their state-
ment is entitled to credit.

I S.H. Merrill Clerk of the Court of Probate
the district of Fairhaven aforesaid do hereby
certify, that the foregoing contains the original
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proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Roswell Clark for a pensions.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of August A.D. 1832. S.H. Merrill
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Susanna Clark
Widow of Roswell Clark } Declaration
Revolutionary, Act 3d February 1853
Evans J Faut
Attornies
Washington City
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Second Section of the Act of 3rd February 1853.

State of New York
County of Chautauqua} ss

On this 23rd day of April 1853 personally appeared before [illegible] one of the judges of the County aforesaid, Susanna Clark, a resident of Ha[illegible] in the County of Chautaugua aged seventy five years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 3rd February 1853.

That she is the widow of Roswell Clark, who was a pensioner, on the role of Vermont under the Act of 7th June 1832 at             per annum.  She further declares that she has married to the said Roswell Clark on the 20th day of August in the year 1815 and that her husband the aforesaid Roswell Clark, died on the 19th day of September in the year 1839.  

She further swears that she is now a widow, and has never received a pension as the widow of the said Roswell Clark.  All of which will [illegible] more fully appear from the proofs hereto annexed.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.

Susannah Clark

Before me [illegible]
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State of New York
Chautaugua County} ss

On this 23rd day of April 1853, personally appeared before the subscriber duly authorized to administer oaths, Enos Lewis and Lucy Lewis and made oath that they gave been acquainted with Roswell Clark, and Susanna Clark for the past thirty eight years, that they lived together as man and wife, raised a family of children, and have always been recognized as man and wife.  And I further certify that the foregoing deponents are reputable persons, and credible witnesses Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore written.

Before me.  The said Lucy Lewis further states that shew as present at their marriage

Enos Lewis
Lucy Lewis

State of New York
Chautaugua County} ss

I Richard O Green Clerk of the Chautaugua County Court in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Abner Lewis before whom the foregoing declaration and affadavit was sworn to and subscribed is the Judge of the Chautaugua County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, and that he has been duly commissioned and his signature appended thereto is genuine.
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I further certify that satisfactory evidence was exhibited to said Judge, that Roswell Clark was a Revolutionary Pensioner and the Vermont [New York marked out] role under the Act of June 7 1832 at            dollars per annum, sand that he died on the nineteenth day of September 1837, and left a widow surviving him named Susanna Clark, who is still living.

Given under my hand, and the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

R. O. Green clerk
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Bounty Land Claim
of
Susannah Clark
Widow of Roswell
War of 1775
27675
Presented by
A. W. Muzzy
Atty
[illegible]
N. Y.
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State of New York
County of Chautaugua} SS     On this 21st day of March A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me Reuben Davis a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid.  Susannah Clark, aged seventy seven years - a resident of Harmony in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Roswell Clark deceased who was a private in the War of the Revolution.  That her said husband volunteered as she bellieves at New Haven Ct. on or about the    day of     1778 and continued in active service in the war aforesaid for the time of six months and was honorably discharged at      on or about the        day of          1778.

She further states that she was married to the said Roswell Clark at Wells VT on or about the   20th day of August A.D. 1815 by one Joseph Button Esq. a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Susannah Cook, that her said husband died on Wells Vt on the 18th day of September A D 1837 and that she is now a widow.

She further declares that she is the identical widow Susannah Clark who is married
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in a pension Certificate dated the 3rd day of September 1853, granting her a pension as the widow of said Roswell Clark at the rate of twenty four dollars and seventy seven cents per annum, and signed by R. McClelland Secretary of the Interior, that, for evidence of her said husband's service in the war aforesaid.   her marriage and his death she refers to the proof on file at the Department of Washington, which accompanied her declaration for the pension aforesaid.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3rd 1855.

Susannah Clark

We Prince Clark and Weighty Clark residents of Harmony in the State of New York whom our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Susannah Clark in our presence and that we believe from the appearance [mark outs] and Statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents.
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                                                 Prince Clark
herself to be-                          Waty S. Clark
                                            (Susannah Clark)
The foregoing declaration and affidavits
were sworn to and subscribed before
me on the day and year above written
and I certify that I know the affiants
to be credible persons that the claimant
is the person she represents herself to be
and that I have no interest in this
Claim
                                          R. Davis  JP
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State of New-York,                        }
Chautauqua County Clerks Office, } SS.
                                I hereby Certify that Reuben Davis Esq.
whose name is subscribed to the instrument hereto annexed, was, on the day of
the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly
elected and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to administer
Oaths and Affirmations. And further, that I am well acquainted 
with the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe that such sig-
nature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County and
the Courts thereof, this 23d day of March A.D. 1855
                                                          R. O. Green Clerk
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Sysanna Clark
Widow of
Roswell Clark
Additional evidence
Revy Act Feb 3d 1853

Evans J. Faut
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State of Vermont   }
Rutland County SS } Be it Remembered that at Wells in the County of Rutland
on twentieth day August in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred and fifteen Roswell Clark and Susanna Cook both
of Wells in the County and State afsed, were duly Joined in marriage
                By me              Joseph Button Justice Peace

Received and Recorded the Above Marriage this 4th day of March 1816. Ansell Goodspeed T, Clerk

Wells May 12th A.D. 1853 I Certify the foregoing to be a true Copy of the Record
now remaining in my office     Attest Wm Lamb Town Clerk

Sworn to before me this 12th Day of May 1853
                                  A. Lewis Justice Peace

I certify that the above named Wm Lamb is Town
Clerk for the Town of Wells and is legally qualified
according to the laws of the State of Vermont
                             Attest A Lewis Justice Peace
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26.590
Rev Any
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6681
Susannah Clark
Widow 
Roswell Clark
Pri. Rev: War
Act: Feby. 3d/53
Index:-Vol. A, Page 115
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pension Office
13 Aug 53
This case is respectfully referred to 3d Auditor for proof of death of Pensioner & last payment
Very Respectfully
S. Cole
Chief Clerk
(see other side)
Dell G
Roswell Clark, Act 3 2:- $26.77 p. an.
Died 19th Sept 1837 paid to his death 
F. Burt 
Auditor
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STATE OF VERMONT,        }  RUTLAND S. S.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.}
           I, FREDERICK W. HOPKINS, Clerk of the County Court for the County of
Rutland, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached do certify
that       Artemas Lewis Esq.
was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached and now is, a
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE within and for said County, duly commis-
sioned and that his commission is dated the thirtieth day of November,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
and expires the thirtieth day of November next:  that his signature
to the foregoing jurat and certificate is genuine; and that the said paper writings are executed
according to the laws of this State, and are in due form.
In Testimony wherof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Court, at Rutland, this Seventeenth
day of May Anno Domini, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty three
                                 F. W. Hopkins, CLERK
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Vermont
Rev.
Act 7 June 1832
Roswell Clark
Suspended
Letter to claimant
Wells
21st Nov 1833
it claimant to made 1835
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Hon. John L. Edwards Pension Commissioner Washington City. -
                   Dear Sir
by request of Mr Roswell Clark of Wills in the County of Rutland and 
State of Vermont, I take the liberty to address you again on the subject of 
making an addition to his pention for his services in the revolutionary 
war, it will be found by adverting to his declaration and the amount
pention that he draws that he was not allowed for the full Term of time 
that he therein declared he had performed service, you have doubtless
received communications from our priest and others conserning Mr Clarks
caractor as to truth and by adverting to their statements I believe you
will be convinced that Mr Clark has intentionally declared any thing
that is wrong and of their are any errors in his declaration they are 
the result of forgetfulness and not design it is not to me verry Strange
that a man of his capacity should commit unintentional errors in
making statements concerning things so long since past as he is very
illiterate and greatly broken by the infirmity of old age but his friends
confiding in his integrity uas to truth have been to the trouble and
expence of going twice to the State of Connecticut a distance of about
one hundred and eighty miles to procure testimony to substantiate the
fact the he did perform the Tour of Service for which he is not allowed
and having been successfull in the efort by procuring the affidavit
of Samuel Talmage who served with him and now draw a pention
for said service Mr Clark and his friends has anticipated that all was
done on his part that was necessary to have his pention enlarged the
said affidavit of Samuel Talmage has long since been forward to your
department by the Hon Alason Warner, of Poultney since which time Mr
Clark has had no advice from the pention office he hopes therefore you 
will review his case and verily believe you will find him entitled to the 
adition petitioned for, and he further hopes and requests that you will
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(soon) at least forward him the result of your deliberations on the
subject, and you will greatly oblige a soldier of the revolution as well
as your verry humble and obt Servt
                               In the mean time I am Sir Your humble Serv
Wills 30th June 1837                  William Potter Jr
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Conn  July 6

Roswell Clark
   Vt
29905


To-
Hon. John L. Edwards
Pension Commissioner
Washington City
District Columbia
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Susannah Clark
Wid of
Roswell Clark
$2477
Died 19 Sept 1837
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Brief in the case of Susannah Clark it of Roswell Clerk
of Chautauqua County in the State of New York
under the Act of 5th Febry 1853

Roswell Clark was a Rev Pensioner under the Act 7 June 1832
at the rate of $24.77 per annum, and who died 19 Sept 1837

Susannah Clark his Wid, on the 23 April 1853 in County
Court of the County aforesaid made application for
a pension under 2d Sec, of the Act 3 Feb 1853 -

Marriage proven by Public Record
             Death of Pensioner by 3 And Certificate
Identity and continued Widowhood produced in Court to
             the satisfaction of the Court
Pensionallowed at the rate of $24.77 per annum
Commencing on 3 Feby 1853-
August 20th 1853                         Daniel M Cook
Agent & Residence                            Ex Clerk 
    Evans & Fant
         Present
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT.           }
NEWHAVEN COUNT                    } SS.
COUNTY COURT CLERKS OFFICE }

I, ROBINSON S. HINMAN, Clerk of the County Court, within and for said Coun-
ty, and Keeper of the Seal thereof and of the
Commissions of Justices of Peace, &c. within and
for said County, hereby certify that Edward
A. Cornwall Esq is a
Notary Public
 within and for
the said County, duly appointed Commissioned
and sworn, with power to administer oaths,( and
the acknowledgment of Deeds): that his
Commission is dated the 18 day of January
A. D. 1837
and will expire on the 18th
 day of January A. D. 1841. That I am
acquainted with his hand writing, and that the
signature hereto annexed, purporting to be his,
is his genuine official signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
the Seal of said Court, this 15 day of August A.D. 1837
                                      R. J. Hinman  Clerk.
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Samuel Talmage of Cheshire, County of
New Haven & State of Connecticut being of
lawfull age depose and say that I was
well acquainted with Roswell Clark that
he formerly resided in Cheshire and moved
from Cheshire to a Town in the State of
Vermont by the name of Wells-- Mr Clark
enlisted at the same that I did into the State
Troops during the Revolutionary War and was station
at East Haven in a part called South end point
I think Latham Curtiss of Watertown Litchfield
County & State of Connecticut was Captain & Joseph
Smith of Durham, Middlesex County was Ensign-
Mr Clark was with me at East Haven - from the
fore part of April A.D. 1777 or 1778 to the last of
November of the same year - we enlisted for one
year but were discharged before the expiration
of the time-- David Hitchcock of said Cheshire
was our Lieutenant-
                                       Samuel Talmage

State of Connecticut
   County of New Haven Ss. Cheshire August 9th
AD 1837 Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid
Samuel Talmage who hath subscribed the foregoing
deposition. to me well known, appeared before me
and after being examined and cautioned to speak
the whole truth made solemn Oath to the same
deposition
                         Edwd A. Cornwall Notary Public
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Lucius Cook's
Letter Dec 6th '45

Jan 5, 1846

Recd.
Roswell Clark                                                 16
   pensioner
Hon Abner Lewis
Member of Congress
Washington City

Sherman NY
Dec 12

Hon Abner Lewis
H R
Jan 5 '47
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Mr. Abner Lewis Dear Sir in Refference to the pension of Roswell Clark of Wills Rutland County Vermont I find that the papers was made out and sent on to the War department of Washington  and an answer returned to Wm Potter Jr of Wills saying that the pension of Roswell Clark could not be increased as there was no evidence to authorise any addition to his present stipend. Mr Potter told me that he thought at the time the papers were made out that the proof was suffiecient to entitle him to a further pension Will you please examine the papers and see what other evidence is required and write to me what the defect is the letter was from J S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions 
Dated July 6th 1837 Yours Truly
Sherman December 6th 1845
Lucius Cook
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Revolutionary Claim 
of
Susannah Clark
Widow of Roswell decd
Act 3rd Feb 1853
claim for increase and back pension made
Act of 1832 &/53
Presented by
Amos W. Muzzy 
Attorney
Panama
Chautauqua CO
N.Y.
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                                       State of Connecticut
                                       Comptrollers Office
                                       Hartford May 5th  1856
I certify that on application for evidence
of the service of Roswell Clark in the war of
the Revolution, I have examined the documents
remaining in this office, and find the name of
Roswell Clark on an account in the Book
called "Haskells Receipts," under the following
heading viz," The United States Dn to the State
"of Connecticut, for the amount of sundry
"expenditures for supplies furnished, & contingent
"expenses of Militia, Coast Guards, & State
"Regiments raised and serving in said State", and
opposite the name of said Clark is entered "for Hospital
"expense £67.1 Amt paid in nominal money £1. 13. 7
"specie Value"
I do not find any Pay Roll on which the name of
Roswell Clark is entered in this office,
                           Alex Merrill Comptroller
                          by F. Robinson Clerk
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State of New York       }
County of Chautauqua}   On this 26 day of
June 1856 before me a Judge of said County
and of the Courts thereof - personally appeared
Susannah Clark aged Seventy Eight years-
a resident of Harmony in the County
& State aforesaid who being duly sworn
according to law declares that she
is the widow of Roswell Clark deceased
who was a Rev-pensioner under the Act
of 7th June 1832 of the               Agency
at the rate of $24.77- per annum-
She also declares that she is a Rev-pen-
sioner at the rate of $24.77- per annum
under the Act of Feb. 3- 1853-
That her said husband in his original
declaration which he made in order to
obtain a pension for his service in the
was of the Rev-- alledged that he served
several tours but owing to loss of mem-
ory he could not recollect the names
of his officers, and (but) as he failed to
obtain the necessary proof - he did not ob-
tain the amount of pension to which
he was entitled. That a short time
before his decease he ascertained that
his name was found in a Receipt
Book at Hartford, showing that he
served three months and thirteen
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monitour
days, but which proof he never obtained
as he died soon after-. That her said
husband often complained during
his life time, that he did not receive
the full amount of pension to which
he was entitled-
                     That she has recent-
ly caused a search to be made at
Hartford Ct for further evidence of
his service in the war aforesaid
and has succeeded in finding the
Evidence hereunto annexed-
She makes this declaration for the pur-
pose of obtaining the arrears or increase
of pension or back pension to which her
said husband was entitled under the
Act of 7 June 1832 - from the 
4th March 1831 - till the date of his death
   And also for an increase of her
own pension under the said Act of
Feb 3 1853. And also for the
arrears of pension to which she
may be entitled from the said
3rd day of Febuary 1853 - And
she hereby returns her original pension
Certificate that a new one may be
issued in accordance with the new
proof adduced                            her
                                    Susannah  X  Clark
                                                   mark
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We Prince Clark and Waty Clark
residents of Harmony in the County
& State aforesaid do upon our oaths
declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged by
Susannah Clark in our presence -
and that we believe from the appear-
ance and statements of the applicant
that she is the identical person she
represents herself to be
                                             Prince Clark
                                             Waty Clark   ⎬
                                        
The foregoing declaration and affi-
davit was subscribed and sworn to
before me, on the day and year above
written, And I certify that I know
the affiants to be credible persons, that the
claimant is the person she represents
herself to be and that I have no interest
in this claim. And I further certify
that the Court of which I am Judge
is always open for the transaction
of business, where no notice is requi-
red to given to the opposite party
                                      Selden Marvin
                                   County Judge Chaut Co
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           State of New York,              }
Chautauqua County Clerk's Office,} Ss.
       I hereby Certify that Selden Marvin Esq.
whose name is subscribed to the instrument hereto annexed, was, on the day of
the date of the same County Judge in and for said county, duly
elected and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to administer
Oaths and Affirmations. And further, that I am well acquainted 
with the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe that such signa-
ture is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County and the
Courts this 2d day of July   A. D. 1856
                                             J. P. Davis Depy Clk
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I David Lewis of Wills in the County of Rutland and State of
Vermont of lawful age do depose testify and say that I have
been acquainted with Roswell Clark of Will aforesaid for
upwards of sixty years as he and I resided when boys. In the
Town of Cheshire in the County of Newhaven and I am eighty
in my eighty first year of age I moved to Wells aforesaid a few
say one or two years after the revolutionary war and in some few
years after Roswell Clark aforesaid moved to Wells aforesaid
when he has resided within a mile of me a great share
of the time since. I understood while living in cheshire that
he performed a tour of service in the revolutionary war but did
not know that he served as I did not serve with him
and I undertood that Samuel Talmage of said Chisen served
in the same company with said Roswell Clark and I und-
erstood this at the time I lived in Cheshire aforesaid and the
aforesaid Roswell Clark is the only Roswell Clark that res-
ided in that Town (Cheser) at the time I resided their
which was at the commencement, and close of the revolutionary 
war and further I say not. Wills 31st August 1837
                                                                David Lewis

State of Vermont   } Wills 31 August AD 1837.then personally
Rutland County ss.} appeared before me David Lewis of Wells
in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont. and after
being carefully examined and duly cautioned made Solemn
oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed cont-
ains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
                    before
                             David B. Lewis Justice Peace
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State of Vermont,  }
Rutland County Ss.}   I Robert Pierpoint Clerk
of the County Court for the
County of Rutland Certify
that David B Lewis is a
Justice of the peace for said
County and that his sig-
nature to the within Certifi-
cate is genuine-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of Court at
Rutland this 12th day of Sept A.D. 1837
                             R. Pierpoint

The within deposition of
David Lewis was taken
and sealed up by
David B Lewis Justice of the peace
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Free


Feb 16
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Pens Comm..
Washington City
Dist. Columba
Wells VT 10th
Feb 1835

Roswell Clark

Suspended
case

7 mo 13 days
private
$24.77-
Pensioner
Wells
Vermont
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State of Vermont }   Wills 9th Feb 1835
Rutland County   }
To the Hon. J. L. Edward Penson Commissioner
                      Dear sir having long since
forwarded to the war department a declaration of
my services in the revolutionary war as taken by Judge
Warner one of the Judges of Probate within & for
the district of Fairhaven in said County and I
had supposed that that declaration contained a
true statement, of my services yet I was informed
that my statement did not agree with the evols
at the department neither as to term or period after
examining that inteligence I fearing that I might
be mistaken procured a Statement from the comptrol-lers officein connecticut and it is probate I might
in some part of declaration have been mistaken, However
since it seems, that I served as appears from the evols
as afsd as well as from the comptrolles certificate I hope
a small mistake in the declaration will not prevent
my drawing-- and in assuring to the department my
pretention, I would state that when I performed the service
in the said Revolution I was a citisen of Cheshire in
the State of Connecticut I served under Capt. Martin
in the battle at Newhaven as a malitia man about
two days, and I served under Capt David Hitchcock
State troops) five months (should think more) with Seegt
Gaylen this Service was guarding New haven and East
haven fort Conn, after which service I enlisted with a
Sergt. Johnson who was on the recruiting service from west
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Point and served upon that enlistment seven months &
fourteen days under the command Col Swift in Capt.
Capt Chamberlins Company, with Lieut, Piute I think
& Orderly Sergt. Crain of Guilford Connecticut Capt
Chamberlin resided at Wallingford Conn Abel Clark
served in the same company and Judge Thompson
procured his pention
certificate he was my cousin and has long since been
been dead. I should be glad to know if his pention
has been drawed for a few the past years as I understand
Mr Temple has practiced great fraud upon the department
I hope you will take the buisness, into consideration
and give me the earliest information possible, I should
have went to Judge Warner but for Ill helth
to have procured his assitance in addressing your Hon
In the mean time I am Sir your very obedient
and humble Servt
                         In haste                     his
Witness William Potter          Roswell  X  Clark
        Allen Grover                              mark
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Addl pff
Sept 18
Roswell Clark
NY

Free

Grumelburg
John L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
District Columbia
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Hon John L Edwards
Dear Sir yours of the 6th July 1837
has been duly received informing that your petioner
Roswell Clark had not evidence at your department
to authorize any addition to his pention I have therefore
supposing him entitled to an addition procured the Testimony of Samuel Talmage to identify the service of
Roswell Clark and of [illegible] Lewis to identify
your petioner to be the person mentioned in said Talmage
deposition and as he has not as yet been allowed for that
Tower of Service I should suppose that their was sufficent evidence 
to make the addition from the time he first 
petioned or at least from the time he commenced drawing
for his tower of Service at West from NY.
I have enclosed
the papers and cherish a hope that
you will inform me of my error should the testimony
be insuficient. In the mean time I am very
respectfully your humble Servt
William Potter Jun
for Roswell Clark
Wells 13th Sept 1837
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Granville NY
1 April
25
Hon J.L. Edwards
Pension Commissioner
Washington City
D.C.
Vt April 6
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I Roswell Clark of Wells in the County of Rutland and
State of Vermont of lawful age being duly sworn do depose testify
and say that I am the identical individual and the only indervidual
of my name that served in Captain Chamberlins company and
I further say that old age and a debilitated state of health nas
so far weakened my memory and not having been asseated with
my comrades in the service it is probable I might have miss
stated the time and period of my service if such is the
case it is the result of forgetfulness, and not design Joan
remember may of my comrad soldier I rember said Brother
John Robison David Brooks has as I am informed deseased a
John Roberson his son that my helth will not her
to make him a visit that he might certify to my being
the individual that served, about twenty of our company were
take out of the compay seven days before we were discharged and
I was in that number hoped our two cords for day we are
detached to chop wood I have been at the expence of sending to
to the comptroolers office at Connecticut to obtain his certificate
of my services and suposed the same was forwarded to the war
department if I eightly remember I served in Captain Chamber
months and ten days. I served in Capt
David Hitchcocks company of State troops as a listed man five
months service performed at N. Haven & east Haven on
and was one out on an alarm at the skirmish at Newhaven
where I record a slight injury I have alredy forwarded
the affidant of Junal Lewis and Molly Morris formally my
brothers wife that I was the Identical indordual and had sup
they had reached the department and would be sufficient
State of Vermont ⎬ Wills 28th March A Russell his Clark
Rutland County 1835 Then Roswell Clark mark
of Wells in the County of Rent and as personally
appearing and after being carefully examined and
Witness
duly cautioned made solemn oath that foregoing
William Potter Jr
deposition by him subscribed contains the whole
Hiram Hastings
truth and nothing but the truth before me
Allen Grover Justice Peace
---
by ┃
dual ┃
and ┃
his
the
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Wells March 28th 1835
This may certify that I have been personally acquainted with Roswell Clark of Wells fro upwards of twenty five years [last word inserted] and I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity
   [Signed]  Shubal Lamb  Elder M.E.C in Wells

Wells   March 31st 1835
This may certify that I have been acquainted with Roswell Clark for about thirty five years, and have lived within a half of a mile of him during that time And believe him to be a man if truth and veracity
   [Signed]  David B. Lewis

Wells   March 31st 1835
This may certify that I have been personally acquainted with Roswell Clark for about thirty eight years, last past and believe him to be a man of truth & veracity,  And I also certify that Allen Grove is a Justice of the Peace and that David B. Lewis is a Methodist Preacher all residing in Wells in the county of Rutland Vermont
   [Signed] Ansell Goodspeed Junior Clerk of 
                                     Wells
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             Panama N.Y. Nov.3 -/54
Dear Sir -
                  Your favor of the 30-ult is recd -
                  Mr. Evans has authority in those cases to which I refered [sic], and, in relation to additional proof, I want reports that I may know what is yet required -
    I should have examined the cases myself when I was at Washington in July last, but for the reasons that I had heretofore given Mr. Evans & yourself Powers of Atty - in the cases - and I do not feel at liberty to do so - and in the case of Roswell Clark [illegible word] Mr E wrote me in June (which I recd. after I left home for Washn) - to send on the proofs - but did not say what kind or amount of proof was required. and that letter , I left with him in July -
   This case - or rather that of his Widow Susannah - rests on the following grounds -
   Her late husband Roswell, drew a pension of some $24. per annum - but lost one years service,  on the ground that he could not recollect the name
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of his Capt. I have referred to this
case in several of my letters
to Mr. Evans and I desire a speedy
answer or report. that I may enter on it
at once and send you
on the proof-- we can show by
the Administrator and Surrogate
and many neighbors that he
(Clark) was laboring under a
discuse of his head at the time
he made his declaration
which frequently affected his memory and
that he forgot the name of
the name of his Capt. by which
lost one years service

His Widow is a Rev
Pensioner under Act of 3 Feb-
1853. at
some $24. per annum
Very truly yours
Amos W. Muzzy
H. G. Faut Esq.
Washington DC

Susannah Clark
NY w 1853
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October 20. 1834
Pension Office
respg. Roswell Clark
Vt.
 Hon Lewis Cass. Sec War
Washington City
Dit Columbia
Free
well Vt. the act 1834
Report Pension Office
Page 54

State of Vermont Rutland County Wells, 13 Oct. 1834
To the Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Dear Sir Mr Roswell Clark
a citizen of Wells was called upon me to humbly present to your
honor that he has long since forwarded to the department of
was a statement of his services in the revolutionary army with
a view of obtaining a pention, he says that he once received
letter adressed to him stating some ambiguity as to his statement in relation thereto after which he not knowing but he
might be mistaken as to the Term of service and the period of
time he addressed a letter to the comptroolers office in Connecticut for the purpose of assertaining to the department the truth
of his services which writing has long since
been forwarded to the department and he has since Received
no answer he wishes to assertain if you have Received the information from the comtrollers office and other evidence in
his favor, if not received the Mistery of not being informed
will be developed whereas he is now in suspence. he
says that he is informed his fellow soldiers that went with
him and served and was discharged at the same time an
drawing portions to wit, John Robison, & others
In the mean time I am Your very obedent and
humble Servent William Potter Jun
Hon Lewis Cass
Sec. War-
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Rowell Clark called Chamberlan

22 April 1782 or 8 mo
disard 5 Dec 1782
Gen Steuben office for reimbursement
during war!
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Washington, June 18th 1853
Sir
We herewith enclose the evidence of
marriage in the case of Susanna Clark
Widow of Roswell Revy Act Feby 3d 1853
We filed the claim on the 26th
May 1853
Very respectfully
Evans & Faunt

Hon L. P. Waldo
Commr of Pensions
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Washington May 26th 1853
Sir
We herewith enclose the claim
of Susannah Clark, Widow of Roswell Clark
under the act of February 3d 1853. The
parties have informed us, that in the
adjudication of the claim of Roswell
Clark, under the Act of 1832, that he
performed one years service for which
he was not allowed a pension. If this
be so, we hope that his paper will be
carefully re-examined and that
the increase will be granted under the
Act of 1832, and also under the act
Feby 1th 1853
Very respectfully
Evans & Faut.


Hon L. P. Waldo
Comer of Pension