Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,714, Asa Clark, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Clark, Ira
L 29714
CONTENTS

Copy of discharge sent to Hon. W.S. Hastings, Dec 19. 1838.
69
Mr. Oliver
96 Act 12 March 1818
Army 1 May 1818
105 April 1819
Naval
5169
Massachusetts
Asa Clark
of Sherburne in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Cogswell of the Regt commanded by Col Tupper in the Mass line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Feby 1833 and sent Isaac Fiske Scholes town Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120 - Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 - 40 -
$160 -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 94.

Asa Clark
1819 old case
Private
4 years
$80-
Isaac Fiske Esq. Charleston Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. At a Probate Court Framingham
On this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now holden at Framingham in and for said county of Middlesex, Asa Black a resident of Sherburne in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832: That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1781 with the Continental Army and served in the tenth Regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers:
Colo. Tupper. Com d of the 10th Massachusetts in the Third Regiment commanded by Colo. Michael Jackson He enlisted he thinks in March 1781 for three years. When discharged at the end of the year 1783 he he belonged to a company under command of Capt A Cogswell in Colo. Michael Jackson's regiment. He received an honorable discharge signed by General Knapp. His services were proved, before Judge Davis of the District Court of the United States for Massachusetts in 1818. His discharge was, as he supposed forwarded to the Department of War - He was then placed on the pension roll, as the certificate herewith exhibiting shows. He received his pension for a time & then was struck from the roll by reason of having property. That when he applied for said pension he was an inhabitant of Sherburne & is so still - That he served as a private as above stated. and now desires to be placed on the pension list again under the law of June 7 th 1832 - He received his pension in Boston & supposed he was on the roll of the Massachusetts agency

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, except as above stated
Asa Clark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J. P. P. Gay Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
J. P. P. Gay Probate
I
Isaac Fisher
Register of the Court of
Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Isaac Fisher

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
This Army Certifies that Asa (Clark) Soldier — in the third Massachusetts ————— Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Twenty third Day of
December
1783 —
H Knox Major Genl
By the General's Command,
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
John B. Stafford Esq.

29 714 Rey INVALID.
File No. 29, 714
Asa Clark
His Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copy of Asa Clark's discharge for Hon. Dr. Hastings
Hon. W. S. Hastings H. R.

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of Septem r . next, in Massachusetts, at the Branch Bank of the United States, Boston.
Recorded S

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, Asa Clark, of Sherburne, Massachusetts, late a private — in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts — Agency, at the rate of Eight — dollars per month, to commence on the first — day of May, — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this fifth — day of April, — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
H. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

No 543
saw a bird
Asa Clark
private Supper Mass
Reg 1st 81 to 83. 1 May
(1818)
James Adonella
of
of indignant
than
Disch. Ind.

United States,
Massachusetts District.
Asa Clark of Sherburne in the county of Middlesex and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under 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, make the oath. That he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for three upwards of two years in manner following - viz - Enlisted in February 1781, and marched in Captain Huddang's company to West Point, where he was enrolled in a company, commander's name not recollect- ed, in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper, and served in said corps about two years, at West Point and the neighbourhood thereof. He was then transferred to the company commanded by Captain Cogswell in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson, and served in said corps at West Point, and near the city of New York, until December 1783 - when he was honorably discharged. He is very infirm and unable to do much labour, has a few hundred dollars, but by no means adequate to the support of himself and his family -
ASA Clark
Massachusetts District } Boston 1. May A.D. 1818 } Sworn to before me
W. DAVIS Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

United States,
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 15
A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Asa Clark subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c Dowall
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

United States,
Massachusetts District,
subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, and war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony thereon. to the Secretary of the department of
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
16 March 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Isaac Clark by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

9,031 Massachusetts.
Asa Clark, — 4
Sherburne, in the state of Massach'tts was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper, of the Massach'tts for the term of two years.
scribed on the Roll of Massach'tts. the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 1 st of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. of April 19, sent to John Davis, Judge Boston, Massach'tts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. — 81.03.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept 7 48. ..
10 mo. \frac{4}{31} } 1819. } $:129.03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Clark, Augustus GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5623 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 14, 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.