Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2047-100, Thomas Clark, Del

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SERVICE
Del.
Clark, Thomas
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2047-100

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Letter of Attorney from Whittenton, Nathaniel
John and Comfort Clark
to Frazier Gray

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Know all men by these presents that We Whittenton Clark, [illegible lined out] ^[insert] Nathaniel Clark, John Clark, & Comfort ^[insert] Miller [illegible lined out] of Sussex County in the State of Delaware, children and legal Heirs of Thomas Clark a Revolutionary Soldier attached tot he Delaware Regiment. Do hereby Constitute and appoint Frazier Gray of the County and State aforesaid and true and lawful attorney, for us and in our names: to receive from the agent of the United States authorised to pay Revolutionary claimes [sic] all sums of money that may be justly due us for the Revolutionary services of our Father Thomas Clark decd. and also the said Frazier Gray and attorney afsd. is further authorised and impowered [sic] in our names to receive from the general government any land warrint [sic] or patent for lands that may issue to the Heirs of the aforesaid Thos. Clark decd. We do further invest with authority our said attorney to appoint a attorney or attornies [sic] under him to substitute: with like full power. In Witness, whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals affixed this 20th day of November 1833
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of}
Whittington his X mark Clark seal [hand circled]
Nathaniel his X mark Clark seal [hand circled]
John his X mark Clark seal [hand circled]
Comfort his X mark Miller seal [hand circled]
Isaac Waples
William F Toomey

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Sussex County}
State of Delaware} Isaac Waples & Wm. F Toomey
We [illegible lined out] of the County and State aforesaid being sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, do dispose [sic] and say that We are the first ^[insert] of fifty [illegible] on the Second Sixty Line years old, that we new [sic] the within named Thomas Clark a Revolutionary solder [sic] now decd. that the withen [sic] named signers to the letter of attorney ^[insert] as marks [illegible] authorising the withen [sic] Frazer [sic] Gray to receive moneys due for the revolutionary services of the said Thos. Clark (to wit) Whittenton Clark Nathaniel [illegible lined out] Clark, John Clark, and Comfort Miller are children and legal Heirs of the said Thomas Clark decd. further the deponient [sic] saith not. 
Sworn & subscribed to this the sixth day of March 1834 before the subscriber as an associate Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware [illegible] the County aforesaid.
Peter Robinson a J.}
Isaac Waples
William F Toomey

State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss} I George R. Fisher Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware for Sussex County do certify that Peter Robinson, Esqr. whose name is above subscribed, is an associate Judge of The Superior Court of the State of Delaware residing in Sussex County, duly appointed, commissioned, qualified and accredited, and that full credit is given to all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office, at Georgetown the 6th day of March Anno Domini 1834
George R. Fisher Pro -

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Gro Town De
Augst 15th
Free
Department of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington

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Rd. Aug. 18. 1834

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Milton Sussex County Delaware August 13 1834
Dr Sir
Yours of the 3d [illegible] has been receivd. with a Land Warrant for 100 Acres for the Hiers [sic] of Thos. Clark.
I am respectfully your obt. servant
Frazier Gray

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Dec 28. 1791 - 10.727 issd. to A Humphreys A[?] of Thos. Clark - 54.991- 55.044 -
Recd. Sept 27. 1833

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Department of war .. Bounty land office,, Revolutionary Claim
sir
In obedience to your honours instructions,, of August 13,, 1833 I do here set forth in this Declaration,, such proof,, as I think your honours will be satisfied I have met with an old revolutioner,, who sets forth in his own hand writing,, what he knows about,, this said Thomas Clark now in question,, as well,, there could be had,, several more were it needful,, in the neighbourhood of George town sussex Delaware,, who was well acquainted,, with said Clark now in question - I Frazier Gray [underlined] of sussex County state of Delaware aged seventy two years last past,, Doth hereby Declare,, that I knew the said whitington Clarks father,, Thomas Clark,, before he inlisted [sic] into U States service,, and while in the U States service,, and after we was [sic] disbanded,, As well as I remember,, in the spring 1782,, after the Delaware line got broke at Camden,, Capt. James Moore of philadelphia,, was ordered to recruit a ["enlisted in the spring of 1782" written in margin] company,, and held his rondivouse [sic],, at Dover,, kent County Delaware - which I,, said Frazier Gray,, inlisted [sic] in said moores company,, and to the best of my knowledge,, about the same spring,, this said Thomas Clark [underlined] inlisted [sic],, in the same company of Infintry [sic],, as well,, in the fall we was [sic] ordered,, to march to philadelphia,, to guard the brittish [sic] prisoners it was,, generally,, a lieutenants guard,, I have often been on guard with said Thomas Clark,, commanded by Charles Kidd,, and Joseph Horseman,, and others lieutenants of that detatchment [sic] of Delaware,, and further,, in the fall 1783,, we was ordered to march down to newcastle,, to join the old regiment and the said Thomas Clark was with us,, till we was all disbanded,, in the same fall,, the officers that attended to this detatchment [sic] on perade [sic],, Was often Captains,, McLane,, Jaquett,, smith,, Wilson,, jurvice,, kirkwood and others,, who came marched down to newcastle delaware [illegible]

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and the said Thomas Clark was with us,, till we was all disbanded,, in the same fall,, the officers that attended to this detatchment [sic] on perade [sic],, Was after came marched down to Newcastle delaware with us,, [illegible] my memory,, but the date of their Enrolement [sic],, will show,, which is the Thomas Clark eluded to,, per me Frazier Gray U States Pensioner
Frazier Gray [signature]
Sworn and subscribed to be they above named Frazier Gray before the subscriber as one of the associate Judges of the State of Delaware at George Town this the 4th day of Feby. 1833
Peter Robinson a. J.
N. B. please to direct an answer [underlined] to this to Whittington Clark or Frazier Gray. -
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware

State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss.} I George R. Fisher, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, for Sussex County, do hereby certify, that Peter Robinson, Esquire, who appears to have taken and certified the foregoing affidavit of Frazier Gray, was at the time of the doing thereof and now is an associate Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, residing in Sussex County, and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, as well in Courts of law as elsewhere, and that the signature thereto purporting to be his I believe to be in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof  have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at Georgetown, the 4th day of September 1833
George R. Fisher Pro.

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Thomas Clark
N. 2047.

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State of Delaware}
Sussex County} I Whittenton Clark heir at Law of Thomas Clark decd. do upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of knowledge and belief that Thomas Clark did enter the service in 1781 for the term of during the war and served as a Private soldier in the Delaware Regiment under the command of Colonel David Hall of the Delaware line, and that he continued in the service afsd. untill [sic] the end of the war. I further declare, that I never have received a Warrent [sic] for the bounty land promised to Thomas Clark as part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever, therefore know all men by these presents, that I Whitton Clark afsd. do hereby constitute and appoint Frazier Gray to be my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrent [sic] for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid, and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and impowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes of attorneys under him, for the special purpose above expressed.
Whittington his X mark Clark
Attest
Gideon Waples June 22d 1834
Peter Hall -

Personally appeared the above named Whitton Clark, subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned,
June 22d 1834
Attest
Gideon Waples
Peter Hall J:P
Justice of the Peace

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State of Delaware}
Sussex County} ss.
Personally appeared ^[insert] Comfort Miller before me the subscribed, a Justice of the Peace for said County and made Oath, in due form of Law, that Whittenton Clark, John Clark, Nathaniel Clark, Comfort Miller, Elizabeth Rigwall, and Levina Harmak are all the surviving children and Nelley Morris daughter of Mary Morris decd. Nancy Posey daughter of Morris Clark decd. Robert Clark son of Morris Clark decd. Frazier Johnson son of Nancy Johnson decd. and  Hetty Johnson her daughter Whittenton Johnson son of the same, Rebecka Miller and Miers Miller children of Tepporah Miller decd. are all surviving grand children and legal heirs at Law of Thomas Clark late a soldier in the Delaware Regiment and that the said Thomas Clark died about the year 1819 leaving a widow who has since died.
Comfort her X mark Miller
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22nd day of June 1834
Peter Hall - Justice of the Peace

Personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for the afsd. County Mary and Giddion Waples creditable and disinterested witnesses and made oath, in due form of Law that they were acquainted with the above mentioned children and grand children is the reputed children and grand children of Thomas Clark who died leaving a widow which has since died -
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22d day of June 1834
Peter Hall JP
Mary Waples
Gideon Waples

State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss.} I George R. Fisher, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, for Sussex County, do hereby certify, ^[insert] that Peter Hall Esquire before whom the above and foregoing affidavit were taken, was at the time, a lawful and an acting Justice of the Peace of the said County, and as such is duly authorised by the laws of the said State to take and certify affidavits &c. and that I believe the signature above to be his. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at Georgetown, the 26th day of June Anno Domini 1834
George R. Fisher Pro.