Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,479, Elias Clark, New Jersey New York

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New Jersey
New York                                 
 S.12.479

 Clark, Elias

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20,141
New York
Elias Clark
of Tioga in the State of N. York
who was a [illegible] in the Camp commanded
by Captain Jackson of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Drake in the N. York
line for 1 1/2 mos. Segt
22 1/2 " [illegible] }

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 80 Dollars 50 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Aug.
1832 and [illegible] A. R. Gregg
Elmira

Arrears to the 4th of [illegible]  $161.00
Semi-anl.  allowance ending 4 Sept  40.25
$201.25
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Po. C. itiles clerk, 
Book E Vol. [illegible]  Page 51

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12,190
Elias Clark
Pension Application



75.00
1.66
______
75.98
5.50
______
80.50

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At a Court of Common Pleas held at
the Court house in the Village of Elmira
in and for the County of Tioga in the
State of New York, the [top of ink smear begins] ame being a
Court of record because [ink smear continues] is so declared
by the Constitution and [ink smear continues] ws of the said
State, and having a Seal and Clerk
Commencing on the first Tuesday of September 1832
Present
Hon. Grant B. Baldwin Judge
Elijah Shoemaker
Joseph L. Darling
John R. Drake
 [above three names bracketed to right] } Esqs.

State of New York
Tioga County ss }  Personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in the Village
of Elmira in the Said County. Elias Clark a resident
of the town of Catherine in the Said County of Tioga
and State aforesaid aged 77 years - who first being
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed june 7 1832 - that he
entered the Service of the United States und [ink blot] the 
following names officers and Served as herein too mentioned.

He entered the Service under Capt. Jackson
in the Regt then Commanded by Col. Drake
under Major Hetfield in the month of May in the
year 1776 in the town of Wallkill in the County of [begin cross out] Tioga [end cross out]
orange in the State of New York- at the time he entered
the servicer he resided in the town of Minisink in the 
County of Orange & State aforesaid - that he was in the
battle of Long Island in the same year in the
latter part of Summer and from his best recollections
think, it was in the Month of August that
Gen. Sullivan was taken prisoner by
the British - that he retreated with the Americans
from Long Island to New York in boats - he

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was in New York when Captured by the British - that the
Americans marched to a called Kings Bridge where
the Americans threw up a breast work & fortified 
at Kings Bridge or near there, Major Hetfield was taken
prisoner - That during the same month or the forepart of the
Month of September following the Americans Marched to 
White^ Plaines ans [begin cross out] at that time place [end cross out] that he was in the battle
fought at that place - He then marched to fish Kill
in Dutches County under the Same Officers from there
to Kings Ferry near Haverstown in Jersey he then left
the Regt. & went home remained at home about one
week this was in the Month of December 1776.  He
was then called out again under Captain Rosencrants
the Maj. name he cannot recolect then marched
to [illegible] near] Haverstown in the neighborhood 
of the English - and remianed ther one month
and a hakf during this time he was under
Capt Rosencrants he acted as a Sargent, then he
returned home --  In May following 1777 he was
again called out and marched to the American
Army who lay at that time near the cross road &
heading from WalKill & from Kingsferry was there
one month he then returned home- during this
time he enlisted for [[illegible] years but from his present
recollection he was not considerd as being bound
as he was called to repl an attack of the indinans
and thinks not withstanding he served during the
war that from insufficient number of men
raised under the enlistment that it was not
considered binding - that he then marched to the jerseys
in the month of August he recollects from the fact
that it was soon after harvest under Luit Middaugh
as the Capt being Sick remained at home
under Major Meeker Regt commanded by Col.
Martin  We Right then marched to Trenton in
Jersey. Crossed the river and marched to a
place called the trap there tthe Rgt. under Col.
Martin joined  joined the main body of American
one day ^ or two before the battle of Germantown as 
he thinks that he was in the battle at that place

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which took place in the fall of the year 1777 and
from his best recollection think it was in the latter
part of the month of September or the first of the month
of October - he then retreated with the Americans 
after the battle of Germantown^ his regt to Sussex Court house
there his Regt under Col Martin returned home
in the latter part of the month of October 1777
as near as he can now recollect - not long after
he returned home he was marched to Minisink 
under Capt Chambers and under Capt Westbrook
from the frequent change of officers
he cannot now recollect and therefore is unable
to tell the names at this time, that he was at
Minisink at different times as his class was
called out (as at this time he was classed) about
nine months in the whole - That during the residue
of the time and until the close of the war
he was frequently called out at various times
& places and was at all times ready at a minutes
warning to repel the indian and tory - and
continued so until the close of the war during
which time he was in Several Skirmishes
That he entered the service for 5 1/2 months ^ as a volunteer
that after the expiration of that period  - he enlisted
for 3 years as [crossed out] that from some lieutenant which
he now thinks was the insufficient number of
men and from an unexpected attack of the indians
said enlistment did (crossed out} was not considered binding
this is his present opinion as far as he is able
to speak on the Subject that after he enlisted
he Still continued to Serve until the close of the War.
That he has no evidence of his service
except the evidence now on file in the Pension office
in Washington - that Since the making of the same
one of the witnesses to wit Joshua Smith has died
That he lived in the town of Minisink at the
time he entered the service and continued to reside

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there until he removed to Milton now Laning
in the County of Cayuga now Tompkins County
where he resided 34 years - he then removed to
Bath in Steuben County ^ N.Y. where he remaind one year
Since that time he has resided in Catherine in
the County of Tioga and State of New York and 
now resides there- that he was born in the Year
1755- has no record of his age except in the 
bible owned by his mother & was in the family
of his brother the last he knew of is that
from this Circumstances he has been informed
and believes that his age is correctly Stated
in the family Bible- that he is unable to
read or write -
That he would refer to Simeon R. Jones Clergy
man -  and the Hon. Joseph L. Darling as to
his Character and reputation-
[illegible] & [illegible] 
this 4the day of Sept 1839
Green M. Tuthill Clk}  Elias X his [above X] mark [below x] Clark
We Simeon R. Jonas of the town of Southport in the
County of Tioga & State aforesaid and Joseph 
L. Darling [crossed out line] the said Joseph L. Darling residing in the town
of Catherine in the Said County of Tioga do
Certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Clark
that [crossed out] who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be 77-
year of age that he is reputed and believed
in the neighbourhood where he resides to 
have been a Soldier in the revolution and
that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed
this 4th day Sept 1832
[signed] Green M. Tuthill Clk}   [signed] Simon R. Jones  J. L. Darling

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and the said Court do hereby declare this opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogation 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
is appears to them that Simeon R. Jones  is a clergyman
residing in Southport Tioga [begin insert above] county & State New York [end insert] and Joseph L. Darling who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the town of Catherine
in the Said County of Tioga and is credible
person and that their Statement is entitled to credit

[signed] G. B. Baldwin 
First Judge
I Green M Tuthill Clerk of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga
in the State of New York do hereby certify that
the foregoing containes the original proceedings
of the Said Court in the matter of the application 
[o]f Elias Clark for a pension
[signed Green M. Tuthill
Tape annexed this 10th day of May 1833
[signed] Green M. Tuthill Clerk

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State of New York
Tioga County ss }

On the Sixth day of January 1830 personally appeared
in open Court before the judges of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga being
a Court of Record which proceed according to the
Courts of Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited
in point of Amount keeping a record of their proceedings
and having the power of fine and imprisonment
Elias Clark resident of said County
aged Seventy five years who first being duly Sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provisions
made by the act of Congress of the 18th
March 1818.  And the first of May 1820 that he the
Said Elias Clark enlisted in Wall Kill in Orange
County State of New York in the year 1776 for the
term of three years in the Company Commanded by Captain Jackson in the Regiment then Commanded
by Col. Drake in the New York Line
on the Continental Establishment - that he
Continued to Serve until the close of the War
When he was discharged from the Service in Sussex in the State of New Jersey that he
was in the Battle of Long Island the Battle
of New York the battle of while plaines and
the battle of Germanstown that he hereby
relinquishes every Claim whatsoever to a pension
except the present that his name is not
on any pension roll of any State and that
he did not know until being informed
that he was entitled to a pension which information
he received a few months since
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st
of May 1820 I do 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 to bring myself within the provisions

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of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide
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 Scedule hereto
Annexed and by me Inscribed.  The
following is the property owned and in
possession of the applicant - viz 1.  Small
mare 15. years old 1. horse 10. years old 2
Cows 6. Sheep 1pot 1 kettle 1 teakettle & pan
1 Set Knives & forks 1 old table 5 chairs. 1. ax
1. Shovel 1 old broken one horse waggon
and has no occupation other than a 
farmer.  And has been for two years
unable to perform any kind of labour
of any account in consequence of a
Rheumatic pain in the hip and is in
a great measure deaf. his family consists
only of himself & his wife who is
71. years of age and unable to do any
kind of work of any kind and has
been for about Six months unable to
take care of herself. And Says that he
has not had a title to land Since 18th March
1818.  Nor has there been any material
change of personal property Since 18th March
1818.  And has not title to any real estate
at this time nor any right to any -
Sworn & Subscribed in
open court this sixth
day of January 1830 }
Before me G. M. Tuthill
[signed] Elias X his [above X] mark [below X] Clark

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I Samuel H. Maxwell deputy of the clerk of the
County of Tioga do hereby Certify that it appears
to the Satisfaction of the Court, that the Said Elias
Clark did Serve in the revolutionary war, as stated
in the preceeding declaration, against the Common
Enemy, for the term of nine months under
one Ingagement , on the Continental establishment
I also Certify, that the foregoing oath and
the Schedule thereto are truly Copied from
the records of the Said Court; And I do
further Certify that it is the opinion of the
Said Court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is forty-nine dollars forty two cents

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed the SeaL OF THE
Said Court, on this 28th day of January
1830

[signed] S. H. Maxwell

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington D. C. ........., 19....

S. Y. 12479

In reply to your request of ..........., received ..........
for a statement of the military history of Elias Clark
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired 
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

[column headings: Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.  Length of Service.  Rank.  Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered.  Captain.  Colonial.  State
May 1776.  7 mos.  Prf.  Jackson.  Drake.  N.Y
1777 1 1/2 mos.  Sgt.  Rosecrantz
1777  3 1/2 mos.  Prf.  Lt. Middagh.  Martin.  N.J.
During 1777, 1778 1779 & 1780 } 18 1/2 months. Prf. { Chambers Westbrook

Battles engaged in, Long Island.  New York.  White - Plaines.  Germantown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Minisink, Orange Co., N.Y.
Date of application of pension, Jany 6, 1830 Hisel. al.
Residence at date of application, Tioga Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, born 1755

Remarks.  In 1830 his wife was 71 years old  her name is not stated.
The above noted is the only ^ Rev. War Soldier of that name
who received pension in the state ^ of New York  It is not stated
where he resided in 1840.

Respectfully,
Commissioner

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[left side of paper]

1915 Jany 13 Hist. to Mrs.
E. Fry.  Letter in S. F. 23.164
Nathaniel S. Clark

1923 - Dec. 19. Hon. Daniel A. Reed inf
how to obtain date of death See
letter ^ [illegible] Nathan Hatch S. 21798.

[right side of paper]

Reohran

12479
INVALID.

File No. 12, 479
Elias Clark
Priv. Rev-War

Act:  June 7 1832
Index: -Vol.  A, Page 69

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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N0. 12,190
Elias Clark

Admitted
Sargant 1 1/2 mo
Private 22 1/2 "
 24 & [illegible]

5-16-06.

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(Old Case)

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Elias Clark which require
further proof or explanation

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for not doing so?

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable to determine to what amount of pension
he is entitled?  No, the amount of service is not stated so
as to his pension.

VI.  Has he given the names of officers under who he served, in conformity with regulations? 

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?  Yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?  Yes

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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-
tionary service?  Yes

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain-
ing it?

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

XIV.  +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?  refers to the files of the P. O.
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?

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

XVI.  ++ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [crossed out: yes]  No-

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

____________________________________________________

EXPLANATORY NOTES.

* Querre V.   In a case where the applicant cannot, be reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of service, but according to the best of his recol-
lection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For_____
year ____months, and ____days, I served as a ____ For ____ months
and ____days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four month is too in-
definite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of declaration is highly objection-
able.  It must be in every case clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;  that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not em-
ployed in any civil pursuit.

+QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magis-
trate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

++ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the cer-
tificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends to which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.

[figure of a hand with pointed index finger (manicule) meaning "Note"] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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Elmira Tiuga County
N. Y.

SirI enclose to you the paper relative to Elias Clarks
pension with such ammendments as required by
the department to be made

Your obd & Hum sert

Andrew K. Gregg


30

20
   1 1/2
_________
22 1/2

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State of New York
Tompkins County  }

Solomon Middaugh of Danby
in the said County being duly sworn doth
depose and say that he was personally acquainted
with Elias Clark and Still is and
Says that he believes that said Clark enlisted
in the year 1776 under Capt Jackson Regiment
Commanded by Col Drake in the New York
line and believes that the said Clark served
in the United States Service until the close
of the war and further the said deponent 
Saith not -  [signed] Solomon Middaugh
Sworn & Subscribed
this 13th day of Jan. 1830
before me J. C. Mandeville Justice

I Certify that Solomon Middaugh is a person
to me known and that Said Middaugh 
is a person of respectability and his declarations
are entitled to full credit - Dated
At Danby this 13th day of January in the year
of our Lord 1830 [signed] J. C. Mandville J.P.

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[Printed seal with two women, one on left seated, the other on right standing holding a staff with the liberty cap on top.  Between them is an eagle with spread wings, standing above a sunset and below tableau is a ribbon with "Excelsior" written on it.  Below this is the faint outline of what appears to be a round embossed or inked seal]

State of New York
Tompkins County
Clerk's Office,} ss.

I CERTIFY that the within named Justice of the
Peace [crossed out:  before whom the annexed] whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument was,
on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in
and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and
by law authorized to act in that capacity; and that I am
acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and
verily believe the signature of "J C Mandeville
subscribed to the annexed Instrument in writing
to be his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name, affixed the seal of said County this 13th 
day of January [crossed out 182 13th 1830
[signed] Samuel Love, Clerk

D. D. Spencer, Printer Ithaca.

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State of New York
Tioga County ss }

Joshua Smith of the town of
Catherine in the said County being duly sworn
doth depose and Say that he is acquainted 
with Elias Clark a revolutionary Soldier
and that Said Clark enlisted under
Capt Jackson in the Regiment Commanded
by Col Drake in the New York line in the
Continental establishment in the year
1776 and that this deponent further saith
that he Saw the Said Clark in the Service
of the United States at different times and
believes that the said Clark Served
until the close of the War and further this deponent saith not.

Sworn & subscribed this 11th day of Jan 1830
before me [signed]  John Foot Justice

[signed] Joshua X Smith ["his" written above X, "mark" written below]

I Certify that the above named Joshua 
Smith is a person to me Known and that
said Smith is a person of respectability and
his declarations are entitled to full credit
Dated at Catharine this 11th Day of January
in the year of our Lord 1830.

[signed] John Foot Justice P

[outline of a paper seal]

State of New York
Tioga County
Clerks Office }
I certify that the with
in named John Foot whose name is Subscribed
to the annexed instrument and before whom
the annexed affidavit was taken was on the
day of the date thereof a justice of the Peace
in and for Said County, duly Commissioned
and Sworn by law authorized to act in that Capacity ^and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe that that signature to be genuine [end insert] in testimony whereof I
have hereunto Subscribed my name and
affixed the Seal of Said County this twenty
Sixth day of January on thousand Eight

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before me [signed]  John Foot Justice

[signed] Joshua X Smith ["his" written above X, "mark" written below]

I Certify that the above named Joshua 
Smith is a person to me Known and that
said Smith is a person of respectability and
his declarations are entitled to full credit
Dated at Catharine this 11th Day of January
in the year of our Lord 1830.

[signed] John Foot Justice P

[outline of a paper seal]

State of New York
Tioga County
Clerks Office }
I certify that the with
in named John Foot whose name is Subscribed
to the annexed instrument and before whom
the annexed affidavit was taken was on the
day of the date thereof a justice of the Peace
in and for Said County, duly Commissioned
and Sworn by law authorized to act in that Capacity ^and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe that that signature to be genuine [end insert] in testimony whereof I
have hereunto Subscribed my name and
affixed the Seal of Said County this twenty
Sixth day of January on thousand Eight
hundred and thirty
[signed] S H Maxwell
Depy Clerk

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Explanations and amendments to the with declaration
of Elias Clark -

State of New York
Tioga County ss}

Personally appeared before me the undersigned
a justice of the Peace in and for the town of
Elmira in the County of Tioga Elias Clark who
being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that by reason
of old age and the Consequence of loss of memory he
Cannot Swear positive as to the precise length 
of his service, but according to the best of his
recollection he served not less than the periods
mentioned below and in the following grades -
In the year 1776 I served as a private  7 months
1777 I served as a Sergeant  1 1/2 do
same year as a private 3 1/2 do
1777 & 78 as a private - 8 1/2 do
1778-79 & 80 as a a private - 10 do
30 1/2 months [total]

Being two Years Six months & half for
which time I claim a pension
[signed] Elias X Clark ["his" written above X, "mark" written below]
Subscribed & Sworn 
this 10th day of May 1833
Before me
[Signed]   W. Maxwell Justice of the
peace Tioga Co. N. Y. }

State of New York  ------
Tioga County Clerks Office }

[to the right is a square of paper that appears to be over a wax seal]

I certify that the within named William
Maxwell whose named is Subscribed to the above instrument and before
whom the amended affidavit was taken was on the day of the date thereof
a justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly commissioned and 
Sworn and by law authorized to act in that Capacity,  And that I am
acquainted with his hand writing and believe the Signature to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have here unto Subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of said County this tenth day of May 1833
[signed] Green M. Tuthill Clk

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State of New York
Tioga County ss}

Tioga County I Elias Clark of the
County aforesaid being duly Sworn
doth depose & Say that after this
deponent enlisted in the Regiment
Commanded by Col. Drake as set
forth in his this deponents declaration
the said Clark Continued to serve
under Col. Drake for about five
months & half when the Regiment
was afterwards commanded by Col.
Martin of Sussex New Jersey near
the York line and that this 
deponent Continued to Serve under
Col. Martin until the
close of the war and this deponent further 
 says that at the time he enlisted
he signed his nme on the Roll
as a regular Soldier in the Standing
army and that his height ^ & size [end insert] was
taken at the same time - and this
deponent says that he never knew but
that he belonged to the standing Army
as was Called at the time.

Sworn and Subscribed
this 14th April 1839
Before me
[signed W Maxwell
Justice of the Peace} 

[signed] Elias X Clark ["his" written above X, "mark" written below]

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State of New York
Tiuga County SS}

I certify that on the 14th day
of April [illegible] William Maxwell Esquire the person
before whom the within affd was taken
was at the date thereof a Justice of the
Peace authorized to administer oaths
according to the law and further that I
am acquainted with the hand writing
of the said W. Maxwell and believe
the Same to be his Date [illegible]
Apr 14 1830
[signed S. H. Maxwell
Depy Clerk

[paper seal attached]

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 [heading across form]  The National Archives  Form VAM-51 12-5-41  Bounty Land Warrant Card* Division of Veterans' Administrative Archives

Name Clark, Elijah  Grade Private  Line Connecticut


Warrant Number  5559  Acreage 100  issued )ct. 16, 1789 tp Theodosius Fowler ---



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* 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.