Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37824, Jacob Caulk, Del.

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Service 
Del
Caulk, Jacob
Number 
S.37824

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(crossed out Mail Tennessee) 15.937

Alabama – Huntsville
Jacob Caulk
of Rutherford in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the (blank space) commanded by Captain (blank space) of the Regt commanded by Colonel Hall in the Delaware line, for the term of six years
from 17__ to 17__

Incribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
At the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to
Commence on the 6th day of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Nov
1819 – and sent to J. McNairy
Esq Nashville Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 - $127.76
Semi=ant. all’ce ending 4 March ’20 $48.00} $175.76
{Revoluntionary Claim,}
{Acts March 18, 1818}
{May 1, 1820}
{March 1, 1828}

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Duplicate certificate issued
7th Nov’m 1839 – and sent to Pension
Huntsville Alabama

Cis to Pen Agent 7th Nov 1839.
Letter to Penin 8th Nov 1839.-
To Huntsville Alabama from
4 March 1839  10 Jany 1840
Letter to Hon C.C. Clay 25 Jany 1840

Date of veterans death not on AB

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Jacob Cork, alias Caulk
No. 1781

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BOUNTY LAND
FOR REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES – CLAIM OF HEIRS

(NO. 1.)
STATE OF MARYLAND}ss
City and County of Baltimore}

I, I Jacob Caulk alias Cork, now of the City of Baltimore, and only heir at law of Jacob Cork alias Caulk late of the County of Newcastle and State of Delaware but now deceased, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the said Jacob Cork, alias Caulk was a soldier in Col Pope’s Battalion or Regiment of Infantry belonging to the Delaware line, on Continental establishment, during the Revolutionary War. I do further testify and declare, that I have never received a warrant from the United States for the quantity of land due the said deceased, from the United States, nor do I believed that he ever received it, or transferred his right to it in any manner during his life time.

THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Jacob Caulk alias Cork aa aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Col. JOSEPH WATSON my true and lawful attorney, for me, in my name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, for the time being, a warrant for the quantity of land due in right of said deceased.  And my said attorney I do hereby fully authorize and empower to constitute and appoint, one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose herein expressed, and the same to revoke at will.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty second day of October A.D. 1891
Jacob Caulk

In presence of} 
J Walsh}

(NO. 2.)

PERSONALLY appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the aboved named City, the above named Jacob Caulk signer and sealer to the foregoing declaration and power of attorney, and made oath in due form of law to the one, and acknowledged the other, as his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named.

Sworn, subscribed, and acknowledged before me}
This twenty second day of October A.D. 1831}
J Walsh
Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore

(NO. 3.)

STATE OF MARYLAND}ss
City and County of Baltimore}

PERSONALLY appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and the city aforesaid, Thomas Ellis and Clement Carter both credible and disinterested persons, who, being duly sworn, did depose and say, that they verily believe that Jacob Cork alias Caulk named in the within declaration, signed by Jacob Caulk alias Cork served in the Delaware line, during the Revolutionary War: That they have understood that he died about 44 years since, viz. on or about the twelfth day of February 1787 at Warwick within the State of Maryland leaving a widow, and that be the said Jacob Caulk alias Cork is the same man the reputed and only heir at law of him, the said Jacob Cork alias Caulk

Sworn and subscribed before me, this twenty}
second day of October A.A. 1831}
Thomas Ellis
Clement Carter

(handwritten at bottom or page)
J Walsh, Justice of the
Peace of the State of Maryland
in  & for the City of Baltimore

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(NO. 4)
State of Maryland
City and County of Baltimore
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this day, to wit: the twenty second day of October Anno Domini, 1831, there has been adduced satisfactory proof to me  by the deposition of Thomas Ellis and Clement Carter two credible witnesses, and other explanations and information submitted, that Jacob Caulk alias Cork who has made the declaration on oath, and has subscribed the power of attorney herewith connected is a son and only heir of Jacob Cork alias Caulk late a soldier in the Continental army of the Revolutionary War, and that other heirs of the said are in number viz who is a ____ of the said and resides, or is supposed to reside at ____ within the ____ and that the above named person is the only heir of the said Jacob Cork alias Caulk known to be living.
IN WITNERS OF ALL WHICH, I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal official in my capacity of a Justice of the Peace this twenty second day of October Anno Domini, 1931.
J. Walsh [signature handwritten] 
[seal]

(NO. 5)
State of Maryland
County of Baltimore
ss
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Jacob Walsh Esquire, before whom the declaration, power of attorney, and deposition here to annexed appear to have been signed and made, was at the time of signing and making the same, one of the Justices of the Peace, and in and for the city of Baltimore, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and to all his official acts as such, due faith and credit ought to be given.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at the city of Baltimore this twenty second day of October 1831. 
Wm Gibson, clk. [signature handwritten]

(NO. 6)
It is only requisite that one of the heirs should sign the declaration and power of attorney. Although in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, and Vermont; the Judges of Probate, in New-York and New-Jersey the Surrogates; in South Carolina and Georgia the Ordinaries; in Virginia, North-Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the other Western States, the Courts of Record are considered as authorized to certify heirship; yet it is deemed expedient to accompany their certificates (which must be under seal, or its absence accounted for) with the evidence on which they may grant them, and hence the deposition No. 3, herewith, which is indispensable authorized toas to the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and North-Carolina, where it has been considered that no particular officer is authorized to certify heirship, yet even in these, it is advisable, to cause the certificate of heirship No. 4, to be signed by the officer charged by law, with the granting letters of administration, and receiving the proof of wills.
DIRECTIONS AS TO FILLING OUT THE BLANKS.
In the declaration, after the name in the first line, place the degree of relationship--After regiment in the 5th line, place infantry, artillery, dragoons, invalids, sappers and miners, Hazen or Congress, as the case may be, the other blanks sufficiently indicate the words to be supplied.
In deposition No. 3, previous to the word widow, place the word a, or no, as the case may be; and in the blank which follows, place the names of all the heirs, having care after the name of each, to state, his or her degree of relationship to the deceased; the other blanks sufficiently indicate the words to be supplied. In the certificate of heirship, No. 4, after the word proof, insert the words to me, or the court of      holden at      as the case may require; and previous to the words and one, insert the degree of relationship of the person who signs the power of attorney. In the large blank, insert the names of all other heirs, designating their relationship and residence; the other blanks sufficiently indicate the words to be supplied.

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For value received, I hereby assign, set over and transfer unto Joseph Watson, his heirs and assigner, all my rights, title, interest, claim and demand in of and to in warrant from the U. States in virtue of the services of my father Jacob Cork alias Caulk, in the Delaware line in Continental establishment and request the Secretary of war to issue such warrant in the name of Joseph Watson as my assignee.
Washington City 28th October 1831
Jacob Caulk

Witness 
William Eaton
Eugene Watson

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1 case
Robert Kirkwood (Crossed out)
Jacob Caulk
Aam @ - (See final settlement
Certificate, No. 54238)

(Lower left side of document)
J Claiborne
Hon John McNairy
Nashville

(UPSIDE DOWN - RIGHT SIDE)
1 case
Hon. Mr Claiborne
29 Dec 1878

(UPSIDE DOWN - CENTER)
(addresses to) 
(postal stamp) [illegible]
free
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Of the United States
Washington City

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District of West Tennessee
Jacob Caulk a citizen of the county of Rutherford in the State of Tennessee came before me and made oath that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war for upwards of six years, that he entered the services of the United State on the first day of April 1777 under the command of Captain Robert Kirkwood in the Deleware (sic) Regiment under the command of Col David Hall and remained in that Regiment and was commanded by the said Col David Hall until the death of the said Hall, that after his death the said regiment was commanded by Leut Col Vaughan and this deponent remained in service untill (sic) the said Vaughn was taken prisoner at Gates defeat  The Regiment was from that time commanded by the before mentioned Robert Kirkwood as Captain Commandant, and then deponent remained in said regiment in the service until June 1783 after the peace when said regiment as well as all the army was dismissed and disbanded.  This deponent further states that he never had a discharge, and being now is far distant from any person who knew of his being in the service of the United States, as aforesaid, and being very old and very poor it is out of his power to travel to such places where he could address abundant proof.  He further states that he never had a pension from any state or from the United States. That if more proof is required

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This deponent is apprehensive he shall have to live in abject poverty the balance of his days as he has done the preceeding years of his life, without the relief some generously offered by his country.  Further states that at the Battle of Guilford on the 16th of March 1781 he was wounded and again wounded at the battle of the Eutau Springs and that he is now a cripple and very poor and really needs the aid offered by government. Prays to be put on the pension list of the States
Jacob X Caulk
(X his mark)


Sworn and subscribed
Before me
John McNairy
District Judge

John Kimbro of the county of Rutherford in said district came before me and being duly sworn desposeth and saith that his hath been acquainted with the above person Jacob Caulk 4 or 5 years, that from said aquaintenced he believes him to be a man of truth and [illegible] that full confidence ought to be given to him an oath
John Kimbro

Sworn to & subscribed before me
John McNairy
District Judge

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This may certify that from the examination of Jacob Caulk and the affidavit of John Kembro I am well satisfied of the truth of the facts stated in said Caulks deposition
John W Nacry
District Judge
6th of May 1818.

Originally enlisted at Middletown Delaware under the Command of Leut Paul Queenall was afterward in the year 177? Placed under the command of Capt or Leut. Browns army company or command there he was placed under the command of Capt Wm McKinnon the after the defeat of Gen Gates was placed under the command of Capt Robert Kirkwood

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District of West Tennessee
On this 28th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, in Rutherford County and State aforesaid; Jacob Caulk aged sixty five 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 of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said Jacob Caulk enlisted on the first day of April 1788 in the county of Newcastle in the State of Delaware in the Regiment commanded by Col David Hall which enlistment was for three years or during the war and that his time of service was till the tenth day of June 1783 and that he enlisted under Lieutenant Paul Qunnall and served under Captain William McKannan and continued under his command until the 16th of August 1780 at the defeat of General Gates, after that continued under the command of Captain Robert Kirkwood till after the battle in Guilford and after that continued under the command of Captain William McKannon till discharged; his Lieutenant Colonel Vaughan and Major Patton were take prisoners at Gates’ defeat; and that he was in five battles first at Mammouth 28th June 1778; second on the 16th August 1780 at Gates’ defeat; third at the Cowpens 17th January 1781; fourth and

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the fifteenth March 1781 at Guilford; in this battle the said Jacob Caulk was wounded. Fifth battle at Utau (sic) Springs on 28th September 1781 in this engagement the said Jacob Caulk was wounded again_. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of said service except his own oath and in pursuance of the act of Congress of the first of May 1820 _ I the said Jacob Caulk do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have bot since that time by gift, sale, or in any any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary was, safe 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 due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule hereunto annexed of and by me subscribed “to wit, one horse, one cow, one two year old heifer and one yearling, eight plains, seven chisels, one common handsaw, one old tenant saw, one hard axe, one snow wedge, one pair drawing chains, one falling axe, 1 hammer, three gimblets, two rasps, three files, one key saw, two open rings, two

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Kettles, one a small size the other a common size and small hat, one small skillet one plow, one iron square, one old pair of compasses two weeding hoes, one iron clever, one pewter dish, a pewter plates, three bottle, one looking glass, seven forks, five knives, on half dozen large and one half dozen small spoons, one coffee mill, one large pewter spoon, one iron candlestick, two sherring wheels one common bridle, one square table, two water pails one was tub, one hand cooler, one small tubes one drawing knife, one small harvester four sitting chairs, one hat rack, one smoothing plow and one young calf.

Jacob X Caulk
(X is his mark)

His occupation the carpenter trade so for as he is able he has in family a wife and five children, two sons, one near eighteen years old, named Jacob Caulk, the other about twelve years old named William Caulk, three daughters, one twenty five years old named Margaret Caulk, one about twenty three named Martha Caulk, the other fifteen years old named Elizabeth Caulk, and a grand son about three years old named John Guess.
I procured a certificate from the acting secretary of wat dated the 27th day of November 1819 certifying that I was inscribed on the pension list, roll of the west Tennessee agency at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence

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On the 6th of May 1818 which is numbered 15.937 check pension I have drawer up to the 4th of March last.
Jacob X Caulk
(X is his mark)

Sworn to and declared in open court 28th of August 1820
W Ledbetter, Clk
And it appears to the satisfaction of the court here from the examination of witnesses that the said Jacob Caulk is a man of credit and truth and the court is satisfied the aboved declartion and schedule is correct and the court is of opinion that the property named in the schedule is of the value of one hundred and eleven dollars and thirty six cents.
State of Tennessee

I William Ledbetter, clerk of the Circuit Court of Rutherford County do certify that the forgoing is a true copy from the records of said court.

In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and private seal (there being no seal of office) at office in Murfreesborough 28th August 1820l
Wm Ledbetter clk of
Rutherford Circuit Court

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County of Madison State of Alabama
On this fifteenth day of October 1839 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Madison personally appeared Jacob Caulk who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain William McCannon in the Delawar (sic) Regiment commanded by Colonel David Hall in the service of the United States: that his name was placed on the pension roll of West Tennessee from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Alabama where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future the following are his reason for removing from the State of Tennessee to Alabama to with his family and some of his wifes (sic) relations moved to North Alabama and from a wish to be with them he moved also
Jacob X Caulk
(X his mark)
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and year aforesaid as witnessth my hand and seal this 15th of October 1839
Parham N Booker J. P. (Seal)

State of Alabama}
Madison County}
Personally appeared Calwell P Pool before me Parham N Booker and acting Justice of the peace for said County and made oath that Jacob Caulk who has taken the above oath is the person described in the above affidavit

Subscribed and sworn to before me as witnessedth my hand and seal this the 15th day of October 1839
Colwell P. Pool
Parham N Booker J. P. (Seal)

State of Alabama}
Madison County}
I Parham N Booker acting Justice of the peace for said County do Certify that Colwell P. Pool is a person of veracity and that the hiest creedeth is due to his affidavit above as witnessth my hand and seal this the 15th of October 1839
Parham N Booker, J.P.  (Seal)

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I Richard B Purdom clerk of the County Court of Madison County in the State of Alabama certify that Parham N Booker is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 22nd day of October in the year 1839.

Rich. B, Purdom, Clerk of the County Court of Madison County Alabama

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County of Madison State of Alabama on this fifteenth day of October 1839 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County of Madison personally appeared Jacob Caulk who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belong to the campaign commanded by Captain William McCanon in the Delaware Regiment Commanded by Colonel David Hall in the service of the United States: that his name was placed on the pension roll of West Tennessee that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate has become so much warn and deformed as to be almost uninteligable rendering it very difficult to copy the same being now on file at the War Department in the Pension Office as J. L. Edwards letter of date the 24th of September 1839 informs me.
Jacob X Caulk
(X his mark)

Sworn and subscribed to before
me the day and year aforesaid
as witnessed my hand and seal this the 15th of October 1839}

Parham N Booker, JP  (Seal)
State of Alabama}
Madison County}

Personnally appeared Colwell P Pool before me Parham N Booker and Acting Justice of the Peace for said county and made oath that he well knows Jacob Caulk to be the same person described in the above affidavit subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th of October 1839
Colwell. P. Pool

Parham N Booker, JP (Seal)
State of Alabama}
Madison County}
I Parham N Booker and acting Justice of the Peace for said county certify that the desponent Calwell P. Pool is a person of veracity as witnessed my hand and seal this the 15th of October 1839
Parham N Booker J.P. (Seal)

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I Richard B Purdom clerk of the County Court of Madison County in the State of Alabama certify that Parham N Booker is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 22nd day of October in the year 1839.

Rich. B, Purdom, Clerk of the County Court of Madison County Alabama

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Rev. and 1812 
Wars Section

May 4, 1827

Mrs. Guido Camisa 
722 College Ave
Morgantown, West Va.

Madam:
I have to advise you form the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 37824, it appears that Jacob Caulk enlisted at Middletown, Delaware in 1776 and served as a private under Lieutenant Paul Quenowault, Captains Robert Smith, William McKennan, Robert Kirkwood, Colonels Haslett, David Hall, and Vaughan, in the Delaware Troops he was in the battles of Monmouth, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford, and Eutaw Springs, was wounded in the last two battles and served until June 10, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Mary 6, 1818, while a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee. 
In 1820, soldier stated that he was sixty-five years old, and referred to his wife (her name and age are not given) and following children – Jacob, aged

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About eighteen years; William, aged about twelve; Margaret, aged twenty-five years; Martha, aged twenty-three years; Elizabeth, aged fifteen years; and a grandson, John Guess, aged three years.
In 1839, he was living in Madison County, Alabama, and stated that “his family and some of his wife’s relations” lived there, but gave no names.
There is no further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.

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Warrant No. 1781 for 100 acres ltr 28th Oct 1831 to Joseph Watson, assignee of Jacob Caulk, alias Cork, the son and only heir of Jacob Caulk, or Cork decd who was a soldier of the Delaware line _ has since passed
Mr. Gordon

Scrip ifod on the warrant No. 1871 for 100 acres, on the 29 Oct 1831 in the name of Joseph Watson appear & was surrendered in payment for public lands at Zanesville Ohio in Nov 1831

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Jacob Caulk – Private Delaware line-

Warrant No. 1781 for 100 acres passed 28 Oct 1831 to Joseph Watson asignee of Jacob Caulk who is the son and only heir at law of Jacob Caulk, dead who was a soldier in the Delaware lines –
From the testimony filed in the case was taken in the City of Baltimore and states that Jacob Caulk did resided in the County of New Castle Delaware, and on or about the 12th July 1787 at Warwick (crossed out “om that State”) within the State of Maryland_ the witnesses in person by oaths of Tho Ellis and Clement Carter in the City of Baltimore.
Jacob Caulk, the son of the decd brought to and filed in this office at the time of application, a letter of introduction from the Hon Louis McLane, then Secretary of the Treasury

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(far left side of page: written vertically): 
Hon. C.C. Clay Mar 26th 1840

(top of page) Mar 19. 1840

Asrd relative to arrear of pay, and respectfully replies to Mr Gordon
Pension Office
Mar 20, 1840

(addressed to)
James L Edwards, Esqr
Comr of Pension
Washington City

(right side of page written vertically) 
Rd.  Mar 21th, 1840

(lower part of page)
Hon C. C. Clay
Senate U.S.

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Senate U. S. March 18th 1840

Sir,
[illegible] with review, herewith enclosed, a letter from my friend J. Clemons Esqr. Sitting forth the facts stated by Jacob Caulk, in reference to his supposed claims, arising out of Revolutionary services.
Please cause an examination, as to his claims for back pay, so far as can be done by records or papers within your control – and also hand over the letter to Mr. Gordon for his examination as relates to the claim for Bounty lands.
When the examinations are concluded, I wish the letter of Mr Clemens returned, with the answer of yourself, & Mr. Gordon – and any forms & instructions, which many be necessary for the production of both claims.
Very respectfully
your obt svt
C.C. Clay

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Com. of Pensions

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Treasury Department
Octr 27 1871

Sir,
Mr Jacob Cork son of an officer of the Delaware line is desirous of obtaining some information respective his Fathers situation in the time, and I take the liberty of referring him to you in the hope that you may afford him much information or may be in your power.

I am
Yr. ob. servt.
L. McLane

Mr Gordon

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Jacob Caulk alias Cork
Only bein of Jacob Cork
 alias Caulk, of the De
laware line claims land

Jos: Watson
Solicitor

paid

To Col Joseph Watson
Solicitor office for land claim
Washington
Dist of Columbia

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State of Maryland Baltimore Cnty Jp

Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on the 22nd October 1831 before me the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in afore the City of Baltimore, personally appeared Jacob Caulk a creditable person to me as known, and made oath in the Holy Evangely of Almighty God and therefore doth deponse and say that he verily believes that the mis namer that appears on certain records or muster rolls at the City of Washington is his Father Snr name has been the result of a provincial custom of pronouncing the said name “Cork” instead of Caulk or that the said misnomer has been the result of not understanding the authography therefore is the result of carelessness and attention of the writer or copier and that he was raised or bred in the State of Delaware and never knew any person named Jacob Cork

Sworn and subscribed to before J Walsh

Jacob Caulk

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(left side of document, written vertically)
1927 page 4 – history of Mrs Guido Camisa cert
1938 May 5 Info to Hon John Sparkman for Mrs Howard C Jones 
(nee [illegible] of Robert Allen, S37661) MMHFB

37824
INVALID
Revy
No. 37,824
Jacob Caulk
Prv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th 
Index:Vol. 2, Page 67
(Arrangement of 1870)

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15937 R
WEST TENNESSEE
Jacob Caulk
F Rutherford in the state of West Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hall of the Delaware for the term of six years

Described on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Nov 1819 and sent to John McNairy Esquire Nashville West Tennessee.
Arrears to 4th of September 1819              $127.76
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1820         48.
					       $175.76

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
Continued

(Far right top of page)
Letter to Perin  24 Sept 1839

(written vertically on page)
Notice sent to Mr Ledbetter Esq  9 Mar 1820
Nashville Tennessee

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District of West Tennessee
Jacob Caulk a citizen of the county of Rutherford in the state of Tennessee came before me and made oath that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war for upwards of ten years, that he volunteered his services in the company of Capt Smith in the Regement of Colo Hazlett (Haslet) in the years 1776 - that afterwards in the year 1777 or 1778 he enlisted for three years or during the war in the company of Capt or Leut Paul Queenall at Middletown in the State of Delaware, and was afterwards placed under the command of Leut or Capt Brown he was then enlisted in the company of Captain William McKennon in whose company he continued as was of the three companies that after Gate’s defeat was left under the command of Capt Robert Kirkwood as Capt Commandant in congruence of the Senior Officer of the Regiment being all either killed or wounded – that after Gate’s defeat the army retreated to Hillsborough North Carolina then marched to Charlotte in Micklenburg County where his company was placed under the command of Genl Morgan and was in the Battle of the Cowpens on the 17th January 1781. Then joined Genl Greens army and retreated to Virginia to bring reinforced marched back and was engaged

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In the Battle of Guilford – where he was wounded he afterwards joined the army near the High Hills of Santee on the 28th July 1781- and was in the Battle of the Eutaw Springs where he was again wounded. He was in some small skirmishes afterwards but in no general engagements. There were afterwards marched to Christina Bridge near New Castle in Delaware where he remained until he was disbanded, that he never received any discharge; they were disbanded on the 10th day of June 1783- without anything in his pockets. There buy then due to him 2 years and nine months pay which he has never yet received _ he received no land nor any thing else _ at the time of his being disbanded he was still in McKennan or Kirkwoods company but which he is now unable to say  there having been to many changes from the time he entered the service _ This department further states that he never had a discharge and being now so far distant from any person who knew of his being in the service of the United States as aforesaid and being very old and very poor it is out of his power to travel to such places where he could adhere abundant proof _ He further states that he never had a Pension from any State of from the United States

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That if more proof is required this deponent is apprehensive he shall have to live in abject poverty the balance of his days as he has done the preceding part of his life without the relief which is now generously offered by his Country he further states that he is now a cripple from the wounds received in his countrys service that he is very poor and in need of the apitrances of his County – prays was paced on the pension for [illegible] of the United States
Sworn to & subscribed before me October 1819

John McNairy
District Judge

(to the right) 
Jacob  X   Caulk
(X is his mark)

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The State of Alabama}
Madison County}

On the second day of July 1839, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Madison, personally appeared Jacob Caulk, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain [blank space] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [blank space] in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the West Tennessee Agency, that he has lately removed from the State of Tennessee, that he now resides in the said County of Madison and State of Alabama and he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be made payable in further at the Agency at Huntsville, in the state as aforesaid, within the bounds of which he is now living. The following is his reason for removing from the State of Tennessee to the State of Alabama that his relations have removed from the State of Tennessee and now resides in County of Madison, State of Alabama and from a desire to be with them has caused his removal to where he now resides
Jacob X Caulk 
(X is his mark)

witness
Edward Townsend
State of Alabama}
Madison County JP}
Before me Parham N. Booker, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, this day personally appeared Wm Sexton and made oath under fear of law that he is well acquainted with Jacob Caulk who has this day and in his person subscribed and sworn to the affidavit above and that he said affant knows that he said Jacob Caulk, is the identical person described in the affidavit aforesaid [illegible] sworn afore on this 2 day of July 1839
Parham N Booker, J. P.

(signature to the right) Wm Sexton

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2
I, Parham N Booker, a magistrate in and for Madison County in the State of Alabama, do hereby certify that Wm Sexton the applicant appears on the first page of this sheet is to me personally known and is a person of veracity.
Given under my hand in the County aforesaid this 2 day of July 1839.
Parham N. Booker

I, Richard B Prudesen, Clerk of the County Courts of Madison County in the state of Alabama, do hereby certify that Parham N. Booker from whom the applicant on the past page of this sheet by Jacob Caulk and William Sexton was sworn, is now and was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that his registration [illegible] together with his signature to the certificate above was genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the County Court, at officer in Huntsville this 29th day of July AD 1839 and in his 64th year of Amendment of the United States of America.

Rich. B Prudesen, Clerk of the County Court of Madison County in the State of Alabama

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Madison County, Alabama
2nd day of July 1839

Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City D.C. 

Sir
Enclosed I send you my pension certificate, in order that I may receive a new one provided it can be done. There are inclind has been very much rubbed and worn in places, so much so as to be scarcely legible, particularly the date of the issuance thereof. If a new one or a duplicate can be issued; it may be inclosed to me, at Huntsville, Alabama to the son of B. J. Moore

I am, sir, my respectfully your obt servt
Jacob X Caulk
(X indicates his mark)

Witness
Edward Townsend
I, Parham N. Booker, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Madison in the State of Alabama do hereby certify that the registration of Jacob Caulk to the above letter is genuine, and that he is the identical person who has this day before me subscribed and sworn to the affidavit on the past page of this sheet and who is the [illegible] in the applicant of the said Wm Sexton the first page of this sheet.
Given under my seal in the County approved this 2nd day of July 1839.
Parham N Booker, J.P.

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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that in conformity with the Law of the United States, on the 18th March 1818.
Jacob Caulk late a Private
In the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the West Tennessee Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States
27 November, one thousand and eight hundred and nineteen
22 day November 1819

C Van Deventer
Acting Secretary of War. (cancelled written across)

Jacob Caulk
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Nashville at the Nashville Bank 

(NOTE: lower left corner):
Mr Wm McCannon, Cap
Delaware Regt
Delaware State
Rutterford 
[illegible] Kentucky

(NOTE: lower right corner) RECORDED

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J. L. Edwards
Comisrom of Pensians

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New Marl Wh  Obtober
15th 1839

To J. L. Edwards Commiser of Pensions

Sir
Enclose you will find application from me for changes and duplicate certificate.
I hope the application wil be found by you to be in due form if there should be any difficulty as to obtaining a duplicate certificate please send me back the old one and I much be at the trouble of traveling to Nashvill when were I have the pitance due me from the government. I have changed all wrong info to March 1839. There is one payment due me that fell due 4th of September past your [illegible] will were oblige and ole soldier

While hobbling you please permit me to make and inquiry of you an the subject of the lands that was promised to all who enlisted for three years or during the war. I have never received mine nor any thing for back [illegible] if it is right for me to secure any thing I should be glad to be informed by you as to the steps required to be taken for the survey of the same as my needs is as great as any.  I am unable to get about from the wounds I [illegible] at the Battle of Guilford and also at the of Utaw Springs 
Respectfully
Jacob X Caulk
(X is his mark)

witnessed by
Parham N Booker, J.P.

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Jan 23 1840

James L Edward Esqr
Comr of Pensions,
Washington City

Hne C. C. Clay
Senate U.S.

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Senator U.S. – Jany 22nd 1840

Sir,
I have re’d a letter from P. N. Booker Esqr stating that he had some time since forwarded to your office the papers of Jacob Cauch (or Caulk) a pensioner, with a view to his transfer from the Nashville Pension Office, to that of Huntsville, and that he has re’d no answer. While please to inform me what has been done – whether the pension allow to has been transferred? If not, why has the proposition been rejected?
Mr Booker is a highly respectable citizen of the county in which I reside.

Very respectfully
Your obt svt
C. C. Clay

James L Edwards Esqr
Commission of Pensions.

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Free

(Postal stamp) Oct 30
The Hon.ble
John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
City

Mail

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Mneon Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 19th Nov 1839

J L Edwards Esq

Dear Sir
Your atuned favor of the 7th Int. requiring information to what time Jacob Caulk a Revolutionary Pension under act 18 March 1818 and at the rate of eight dollars per month was last paid to at this office, is duly to hand.  And in reply have to inform you he has been paid to the 4 March 1839.
I am very respectfully sir

Your ob servnt
John M Bass Pres & 
Pension Agent
By S. Cantrell

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Dis of W Tennessee
Jacob Caulk a citizen of  Rutherford Tenn states that in the year 1778 or 79 he enlisted for three years during the war at Morgantown Delaware and was placed under the command of Capt or Lt Brown and was afterwards entered are the company of Capt Wm McKennon that after Gates defeat he was placed in Capt Kirkwoods company that he was in the battles of the Cowpens 17 Jany 1781 also in the battles of Guilford and Eutaw Springs in which two battles he was wounded [illegible] finally marched forward to Christian Bridge near New Castle Delaware and was discharged on the 10th June 1783 but never received my discharge.
In his declaration he states that he has a family a wife and five children, two sons, one near 18 years old named Jacob Caulk, the other about 12 years old named William Caulk, three daughters one 25 years old named Margaret, one about 23 years old named Martha and one about 15 years old named Elizabeth and a grand son about 3 years old named William Guess.

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(Letterhead)
BANK OF THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY
CAPITAL $300,000		SURPLUS $600,000
MORGANTOWN, W. VA.

J.H. McGREW, President
M. T. Sisler, Vice President
ALVA H. MCBEE, Cashier
R. E. LEE, Asst Cashier

Morgantown W Va
722 College Ave
March 4, 1927

Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions-

Kindly inform me of any data you may have on Jacob Cork or Caulk who served with the Delaware Troops from 1778 – 1783. He drew pension under the Act of 1818 and was transferred to West Tennessee. Was he again transferred to (West) Virginia and have you any date as to info’s name &c & c. 
I shall be very grateful for a prompt response
Very truly yours,
Awia Johnson Canisa

(Taken from envelope)
Mrs. Geudo Canirsa 
722 College Ave 
Morgantown W. Va 

(postal cancellation stamp)
US PENSION OFFICE
R
Mar 7 1927