Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,858, Joseph Clark, Conn.

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[handwritten information on printed form]
Service – Conn.
Clark, Joseph
Number  S. 37,858
{B.L.Wt 5621 – 100 – Sgt. Issued Oct. 13 1790 – No papers

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[handwritten]
Connecticut Roll

Joseph Clark 
Capt Betts
Private
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Novemr 1818 and sent to Jonathan Brace Judge Hartford – 
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 5 mths 1/30  40:26
Semi-anl all’ce ending 4th March 1819 – 40: -
88:26
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
77 War
6 years
Berlin; Hartford

[left page]
Notification sent to Thomas Chester Esq 19 Oct. 1820
Hartford Conn
D. July 11, 1823

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[handwritten]
Joseph Clark
Joseph Clarke. Sergt.
Wlby Connt Regt
1777 to 1783
Correct, by Discharge

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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford} Ss
Joseph Clark of Berlin in sd County being duly sworn doeth depose & say that he served in the revolutionary war, or the continental establishment in the Cont line for six years – That he entered the service on the 1st day of Feby 1777 to serve as a noncommissioned officer during the war & faithfully served until his termination thereof when he recd an honorable discharge which is hereunto annexed, dated June 8th 1783.  He belonged to Capt Betts company & Colo Saml B. Webb’s Regt, being the 3rd Cont Regt. - - 
That he is a resident citizen of the United States, has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances & need of assistance from his country for support.
[signed] Joseph Clark 
Sworn to & subscribed this 4 day of April 1818
Before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid

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State of Connecticut,
and County of Hartford} SS. Hartford
I Jonathan Brace, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Joseph Clark who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a private in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support. His discharge he also swears is  And in addition to the proof contained the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to me by the testimony under oath of [blank] who [blank] credible witness, that the said [blank] served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid: [blank] and from the like testimony of [blank] that the said [blank] is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 4th day of April A.D. 1818. 
[signed]
Jonathan Brace Judge as aforesaid
[faint round seal to the left of this signature]
April 4 1818
Sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honb Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court.
[signed] Thomas Chester Clerk

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State of Connecticut, County of Hartford,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
Personally appeared in Open Court Joseph Clark a resident of the town of Berlin in the county of Hartford in said State & exhibited & subscribed the following schedule & made oath that the same is a true & perfect schedule of all his income & properly necessary cloathing & bedding excepted vis
A small one story house & one acre of land on which the house stands the house being 57 years old purchased by his wife 20 years since for 100 dollars valued at annually $5.00
Also 3 acres of land on Rocky Ledge purchased in April 1819 with pension money for twenty four dollars & the wood now cut off except about 2 chord is valued at 10.00
one milch cow 12
$27.00
District & State of Connecticut ss
Be it remembered that in the Count Court held in & for the County of Hartford in the district & State aforesaid on this 1st day of August A.D. 1829 the same being a Court of record & having a seal under the authority of said State personally came & appeared in Open Court Joseph Clark aged 64 years resident in the town of Berlin in the County of Hartford in said State & being sworn according to law doth on his oath declared that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
In 1776 enlisted into Captain Brackett’s company Colo Douglass regiment was in Harlaem battle in Colo. Knowlton’s flank, Knowlton received his mortal wound   conquered the enemy’s flank   was at White Plains at the Stone Wall where Colo. McDougal joined. three regiments fought 3 hours - discharged in Dec. 1776. In Feby 1777 he enlisted for during the war in Capt Elisha Ely’s company Colo Douglass regt. In March following joined Genl Washington at Morristown in New Jersey both his Field Officers died & Colo. Return J Meigs ^ took the command of the regt in 1780. Colo Miegs resigned  & Colo. Zebulon Butler took the command.
In Octo 1781 was inspected & transferred into Colo. Saml. B. Webb’s regt 1st company Capt. Betts was a Sergeant from 1778 to the time of his discharge & was discharged at West Point in Jun 1783 by George Washington
[handwritten in the right margin]
My said certificate of discharge having been returned to the War Department with my application to be inserted in said pension list roll

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that the original declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of the 10th of March 1818 was dated the 4th day of April 1818 that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of pensioners & served a pension certificate Number 4348

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“And I do ^further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule here^un^to annexed, and by me subscribed.”

[handwritten]
I do further declare that my occupation is that of a mariner but from age & infirmities particularly two ruptures am at present unable to pursue it  he is also lame with one hand & has no other income than from his property stated & feeble labors  that I have no family residing with me except my wife who is sixty years of age & also infirm. I am besides a debt of long standing of 30 dollars all which is subscribed by the day & year aforesaid 
$18.00
24.00
30.00
------- 
$72.00
Original declaration April 4. 1919 No. of Certificate 4.348
[signed]
Joseph Clark
Sworn to and subscribed in the Court aforesaid whereupon said Court is on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty four dollars & also that the value of the use of the house & land aforesaid is five dollars per annum & doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court
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I, Thomas Chester, Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 9 day of Sept 1820

[signed]
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford
[handwritten in right margin]
Proceedings case of Joseph Clark

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Revolutionary War Records Section
3-525
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., …., 19….

In reply to your request of …., received …. for a statement of the military history of Joseph Clark a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [struckthrough “or his widow”] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 37.858
[following is a table – “/” denotes a new column]
Dates of enlistment or appointment./Length of Service./Rank./Officers under whom service was rendered./Captain./Colonel./State.

1776/Dec. 1776/Pvt./Brackett/Douglass/Conn
Feb 1777 dis. June 8.1783/blank/Sgt/Elisha Ely, Betts/Douglass, Richard J. Meigs, Zebulon Butler, Samuel B Webb/blank

Battles engaged in, Harlam, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark only]
Date of application for pension, Apr. 4. 1818, his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Berlin, Hartford Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, 64 years in 1820
Remarks: in 1820 soldier refers to his wife, name not stated 60 years of age. He died July 11, 1823. (Agency book)

Respectfully,
[no signature]
Commissioner.

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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Name Clark, Joseph
Grade Sergeant
Line Connecticut 
Warrant Number 5621
Acreage 100
Issued Oct. 12, 1790
to ---- not shown ----

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives

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Submit in duplicate	1-681		PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 21485
Department of the Interior
Washington
Chief, Divisions of Publications, Room G 137.
March 1, 1928……. 192
Bureau ordering…Pensions
Deliver to Room No. 5033
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Title and description of job…photostatic copies of four pages from the Rev. War pension claim of JOSEPH CLARK, S. 37858.

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For further information see M.M.H. Finch   Room No. 5033  Phone No. 541

Approved:
[signed]
A.D. Wilkinson
Actg Chief Clerk of Bureau.  Recd

[signed]
Margaret M. H. Frich
Chief of Branch

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15822

3-2233

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
March 2 1928
Chief Rev. and 1812 Wars Section 
I have this day received from Samuel M. Alvord cash in the amount of $60/100, requesting photostat copy as letter herewith.
Copies mailed & Finance Div. notified 3-5-28

O.J. Randall
Chief, Finance Division.
N C L [initials underneath Randall’s name]
M. C. C. 
Mch. 2

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[typed letter]
March 1, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Please send me photostatic copies (not certified) of four pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim of Joseph Clark, S 37858.
[handwritten]
Mr. Samuel M Alvord
Hartford
Conn.
Public High School

[typed]
Received payment 
Sixty cents
March 1, 1928
M. C. Stokes
Rev. & 1812 War Section
[stamp]
Finance Division
Book Keeper’s Desk
Mar 2 1928
Bureau of Pensions

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Hartford Public High School
Hartford, Conn.,
[handwritten]
Dec. 9, 1927

Pension Bureau. Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
My great grandfather Joseph Clark was a pensioner for services in Revolutionary War. He died I believe in East Hartford Conn. in 1828. I desire to use his name in my application papers for admission to the “Sons of the American Revolution” Will you kindly send me such information as you have in his pension papers. I think his no. is S. 37858 according to document in State Library at Hartford. There was a Joseph Clark, pensioner from Berlin, Conn. He is not my ancestor. 
Very truly yours,
[signed] Samuel M. Alvord.

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The Connecticut Society
Sons of the American Revolution

President, Jonathan Trumbull, Norwich
Vice-President, Edwin S. Greely, New Haven.
Secretary, Charles G. Stone, Hartford. 
Treasurer, William E. Chandler, New Haven.
Registrar, Hobart L. Hotchkiss, New Haven.
Historian, Joseph G. Woodward, Hartford. 

[handwritten]
New Haven Dec. 23. 1902
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War record of Reuben Clark in Connecticut soldier and pensions also for the service of his son Joseph Clark of Chester Co who first entered the service as a boy servant to his father Reuben Clark. As Joseph Clark was also a pensioner.
Yours truly 
[signed]
William E Chandler

[round stamp to the left of the signature]
Pension Office
U.S.
D
Dec 26 1902

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37 858
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 37, 858
Joseph Clark
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18th March. 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Jany 3 – 1903
Wm E. Chandler
N. Haven, Conn

1914 Oct 16. History to Mrs. John G. Fletcher. M.B.H.

1928 Mar 5 Copies mailed to Samuel M. Alvord. M.C.S.

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Head-Quarters, June Eighth 1783.
The within Certificate shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, he is to be considered as being on Furlough. 
George Washington. 
	
[handwritten]
Sergt Joseph Clark
Dischr 1st Company
3rd Regiment

Joseph Clark
S. 37.858
Conn.