Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,627, John Clark, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb. _____ _____
Clark John or Clarke. John Jamar
NUMBER
W. 10.627 B.L.Wt 26390-160-55
CONTENTS
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No 7069. North Carolina John Clarke
of Martin Co in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain Galtin of the Regt commanded by Gen Lincoln in the N o Carolina de line for 1. year & 125 days
From
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 49. Dollars 12 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Feb y 1833. and Asa Bigg- Williams N. C.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 — $ 98. 24 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 33 — 24. 56.
$ 122. 80
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. S. Evans Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 36.
Pen. Agent May 10, 1837. Paid at the Treasury under the acts of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 1837. Agent notified 28 Ju 6 1838

5.178
North Carolina, say Tamar Clark, widow of John, Clark who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 49 dollars 12 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 10 th day of May 1855 and sent to Charles C. Tucker. Present.
117036 Ser 274308
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 139 Vol. A (32)

Rev. C.C. Tucker. Jan'y 16/56.
Vol. C. 151. —
Act March 3/53- 117,036 May 14 " 274,308
Rev. M. Clarke Midway John Clarke Phil:
Revolutionary Pension Act June 5 th 1832
26,390
Revolutionary War
re July 53-5178
Wilbala May 22/54
[Handwritten signature/initials]
Chas C Tucker Present

John Clark
15804
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John Clark of the County of Martin & State of North Carolina being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposeth & sayeth as follows.
I was born in the County of Hertford in the State and resided in said County during the Revolutionary war & until I was twenty five years old - I then removed to the County of Martin & have resided here ever since - I am now about seventy four or seventy five years old - I have no record of my age - The circumstances attending my service in the Revolutionary war follow - I was in actual service in all twelve months & six weeks - I first volunteered for nine months service & was marched to Halifax N.C. under the command of Capt. Arthur Gathlin - Here I remained for six weeks at Quarters Bridge - I then received a furlough to go home: In a short time we were marched to Edenton in this State. We were marched from Edenton to Keyser's in this State. Here we remained a short time & from there was marched to Georgetown S.C. & from there we marched near to Charleston S.C. & from there to Dorchester & from there to a place I believe called Purvisburg on Savannah River - Here we remained some considerable time & marched from there to Augusta Georgia - From this place we returned into South Carolina & halted at Stone or Ashley River - At this place I was present at a battle with the English - After the battle we shortly were marched down on the sea board to a place called General Bull's place & here I was discharged - The officers that marched us from Edenton into South Carolina resigned in that State - we had no general officers until we arrived at head quarters that I recollect - I was first under command of Capt. Gathlin & until he resigned - I was then placed under the command of a Capt. Porterfield - After we arrived at head quarters at Purvisburg the army was under the command of General Lincoln & General Sumner - As to the particularities of the battle I was in I only recollect that it lasted about an hour & a quarter & we were compelled to retreat - The second time was three months.

In this town I was a substitute for John Holleman of Hertford County N.C. I was marched to Pee Dee in South Carolina under the command of Capt Hill & Adjutant Ivey - Those are all the officers I recollect. I cant recollect the name of the place but it was near Pee Dee River & here we remained until I was discharged - The last term of service I was drafted - I think it was for three months - I was placed under the command of Adjutant Burton & Col Wiggins the names of the other officers I do not recollect - we were marched to Polly Carry Bridge a few miles  in  from  Winton Winton - We were discharged at the expiration of six weeks, at which time I believe peace was proclaimed - I am not certain though of that fact - I received regular discharge but have either lost or mislaid them not getting any value on them after peace - I was a drummer throughout all the time I served - I know of several persons by whom I can prove my service but they are residing in Hertford County or so inconvenient that I cannot procure their testimony - I refer to the annexed affidavit for evidence of my character for veracity - Sworn to & subscribed before me at the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, held for the County of Martin at the Court House in Williamston his on 8 th day of October 1832. John X Clark mark Thomas R Watts Clerk

Alfred Moore, King Harrison & Hugh Robertson personally appeared in open Court & being sworn deposeth that they have been well acquainted with John Clark for many years who makes the annexed affidavit & that we give full credence to the same. We believe all the facts set forth in said affidavit are true. His character for veracity is unexceptionable. We have never heard any person doubt his services in the Revolutionary war.
Sworn to & subscribed before me at the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held for the County of Martin at the Court House in Williamston on 8 th day of October 1832.
Thomas R. Matts clk
Alfred Moore King Harrison Hugh Robertson Jr

State of North Carolina Martin County } ss
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions October Term 1832
Upon sufficient evidence being introduced to the Court & from their personal knowledge of the high character & respectability of those who have sworn to & subscribed the annexed affidavit they have no hesitation in declaring their conviction of the truth of the affidavit of John Black & they concur in the opinion expressed in the aforesaid affidavit.
In testimony whereof I Thomas W. Watts Clerk of said Court hath hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 8 th Octo 1832 -
Thomas W. Watts Clerk

CLAIM FOR PENSION.
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Act of February 3 rd 1853
Mrs. Tamar Clarke Widow of John Clarke . DECLARATION.
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CHAS. C. TUCKER,
Attorney.
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page] Declaration of Mrs. Tamar Clarke Widow of John Clarke for a pension under the Act of February 3rd 1853

State of North Carolina Marlin County
On this the 27 th day of April 1855 personally appeared before me Joseph D. Biggs Presiding Magistrate of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid Davis R. Harrison Esq and D. M. Bagley two reput- able freeholders of said County who being duly sworn declare and say that they were personally acquainted with John Clarke deceased, of said County who was a revolutionary Pensioner, that he died on or about the first day of May A.D. 1845 at his residence in said County; and that they are also personally acquainted with Tamar Clarke, now here present and who has subscribed this declaration and know that she is the identical person, who for the space of more than ten years to our knowledge, cohabited acted and was universally admitted and reputed to be the lawful wife of said John Clarke; and that she has not married since his death, but still remains his widow; and that they have no interest whatever in her claim as a Pensioner; and that she is very old and too feeble to travel to appear in an open Court.
D. M. Bagley D. R. Harrison
Sworn to and subscribed before me; and I do hereby Certify that said Davis R. Harrison and D. M. Bagley are reputable freeholders, citizens of said County and witnesses of veracity and credibility; that said Tamar Clarke now present is very old and too feeble to travel to appear to an open Court; and that I am disinterested in her application.
J. D. Biggs Presiding Magistrate
State of North Carolina Moore County
I Lawrence Johnson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Joseph D. Biggs before whom the foregoing and annexed declaration and affidavits were made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing the Presiding Magistrate of the said Court, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that said Court is a Court of record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 27 th day of April A.D. 1855.
L. Johnson clk

Declaration of Mrs. Tamar Clarke , widow of John Clarke pensioner. Act of 1832, N. C. Roll. For Revolutionary Pension under the Act of February 3, 1853.
State of North Carolina , County of Martin } ss:
On this 27 day of April 1855, personally appeared before Joseph D. Biggs , Presiding Magistrate of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County and State above named, Tamar Clarke a resident of Martin County - in the State of North Carolina aged 97 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed February 3, 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Clarke , who was a private of North Carolina Militia in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 7, 1832, at $49 12 / 100 , per year on the North Carolina Roll.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Clarke - on the Second day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight at Albemarle in said County & State by one Joseph Biggs a Baptist Minister of the Gospel that her name before her said marriage was Tamar Ward and that her husband, the aforesaid John Clarke - died at his residence in said County on the First day of May A. D. 1845 - and that she has remained a widow since the death of her said husband, and she further states that she has no knowledge that there ever was, any record made or kept of their marriage with said John Clarke .
Test M. D. Biggs Presiding Magistrate of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
of her Tamar Clarke mark

NOTES.
1. The Declaration must be made in open Court, or before a judge of a Court of Record of the County in which the Declarant resides. In the latter case, the judge will certify that by reason of age and bodily infirmity, she is unable to appear in open court, and the official character and signature of the judge must be certified to by the Clerk of the Court. A Declaration made before a Justice of the Peace or Notary Public, will not be admitted as evidence.
2. If the soldier was not a Pensioner, the claimant will state in her declaration all the information known of his services, to the best of her knowledge and belief, such as the day, month and year (if possible,) when he entered the service, and the time he left it; if he was under more than one engagement, will specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of the officers under whom the service was performed; the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, volunteered, or was a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the names of officers and soldiers who served with him, and such other information as will be useful in the investigation of the claim, and if the fact be so, that she has no documentary evidence of the service.
3. If the soldier was a Pensioner, that fact should be stated, and it will be unnecessary to mention any particulars of his services. In such a case, the Declarant will state under what act her husband was pensioned, its amount per annum, and at what agency it was paid.
Instructions for all the evidence necessary for the claim will be forwarded on receipt of the Declaration.
~~~~~  ACTS OF CONGRESS, relating to Pensions of Widows of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers.
ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: That each of the surviving officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, soldiers and Indian spies, who shall have served in the continental line or State troops, volunteers or militia, at one or more terms, a period of two years during the war of the revolution, and who are not entitled to any benefit under the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution, passed the fifteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and twenty eight, be authorized to receive out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of his full pay in the said line according to his rank, but not exceeding in any case the pay of a captain in the said line; such pay to commence from the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and shall continue during his natural life; and that any such officer, non-commissioned officer, musician or private as aforesaid, who shall have served in the continental line, State troops, volunteers or militia, a term or terms in the whole less than the above period, but not less than six months, shall be authorized to receive out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, during his natural life, each according to his term of service, an amount bearing such proportion to the annuity granted to the same rank for the service of two years, as his term of service did to the term aforesaid: to commence from the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, mariners or marines, who served for a like term in the naval service during the revolutionary war, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, in the same manner as is provided for the officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution.
ACT OF JULY 4, 1836.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any person who served in the war of the revolution in the manner specified in the act passed the seventh day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled, &c., have died, leaving a widow, whose marriage took place before the expiration of the last period of his service, such widow shall be entitled to receive, during the time she may remain unmarried, the annuity or pension which might have been allowed to her husband, by virtue of the act aforesaid, if living at the time it was passed.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1837.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the benefits of the third section of the Act passed July 4, 1836, entitled, &c., shall not be withheld from any widow in consequence of her having married after the decease of her husband for whose service she may claim to be allowed a pension or annuity under said act: Provided, That she was a widow at the time it was passed.
ACT OF JULY 7, 1838.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted &c., That if any person who served in the war of the revolution in the manner specified in the act passed the seventh of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled, &c., have died, leaving a widow whose marriage took place after the expiration of the last period of his service, and before the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, such widow shall be entitled to receive for and during the term of five years from the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, the annuity or pension which might have been allowed to her husband, in virtue of the said act, if living at the time it was passed: Provided, That in the event of the marriage of such widow, said annuity or pension shall be discontinued.
The pensions allowed by the above act, have been extended by subsequent acts to during life or widowhood of the widow, except for the two years between March 4, 1841, and March 4, 1843, which have not been provided for.
ACT OF JULY 29, 1848.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted &c., That the widows of all officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, soldiers, mariners or marines, and Indian spies, who shall have served in the continental line, State troops, volunteers, militia, or in the naval service in the revolutionary war with Great Britain, shall be entitled to a pension during such widowhood, of equal amount per annum that their husbands would have been entitled to, if living, under existing pension laws, to commence on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and to be paid in the same manner that other pensions are now paid to widows; but no widow now receiving a pension shall be entitled to receive a further pension under the provisions of this act; and no widow married after the first day of January, one thousand eight-hundred, shall be entitled to receive a pension under this act.
ACT OF FEBRUARY 3, 1853.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the widows of all officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the revolutionary army, who were married subsequent to January, A. D., 1800, shall be entitled to pensions in the same manner as those who were married before that date.

Know all Men by these Presents, that I, Tamar Clarke of the County of Martin and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint Chas. C. Tucker, of Washington, D. C., my true and lawful agent and attorney, for me, and in my name to prepare and prosecute my claim for a Revolutionary Pension by reason of the services of my deceased husband; and I hereby empower my said attorney to examine all records and documents in reference to said claim on file in the Departments at Washington, to file additional evidence and arguments, and to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, with full powers of substitution. Hereby revoking and countermanding all former powers of attorney that may have been given by me for the above specified purpose.
Witness my hand and seal this 27 th day _____ of April 1855.
Tamar her X  Clark mark
State of North Carolina } ss: County of Martin
On this 27 day of April 1855 personally appeared before me, J. S. Biggs P.M. and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
J. S. Biggs P.M.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
ORIGINAL CLAIM FOR LAND WARRANT.
Mrs. Tamar Clarke
WIDOW OF John Clarke
117,036
CHAS. C. TUCKER,
Att'y for Claimant,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
INSTRUCTIONS.
 1. Claimant's name.  2. Soldier's name.  3. Here specify the service as follows: "in the company commanded by Captain the _____ regiment of _____ commanded by _____" or "a _____" or as the case may be.  4. Enlisted, volunteered, was drafted, or shipped.  5. "Add, "that she has never before made application for Bounty Land," or "that she made an application for Bounty Land for said service, and her claim was rejected or suspended."  6. The claimant will here state that no public or private record of her marriage exists, or can be obtained, if such is the case. If there is a County, Town, or Church record of the marriage, a duly certified copy of such record must be sent. If there is no public, but a private or family record containing the marriage or the births of children, a copy of such record must be sent, and the magistrate will certify that it is a correct copy of the original. Parol evidence of the marriage or of co-habitation, is not admissible until the absence of record evidence is accounted for.  7. Claimant's signature.  8. Witnesses' signatures.  9. Magistrate's signature. 

Declaration to be made by a Widow who has never received Bounty Land.
STATE OF North Carolina Martin - COUNTY, } 88.
On this 27 day of April 185 5 , before me, Presiding Magistrate in and for the County and State above named, personally appeared (1) Tamar Clarke aged 97 years, a resident of Martin Co. N.C. , who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) John Clarke , who was a (3) Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 7, 1832, on the North Carolina roll at $49 1/2 per annum, that he (4) _____ at _____ in the State of _____ on or about the _____ day of _____, 18_____, and continued in actual service fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at _____ on or about the _____ day of _____, 18_____, and (5) that she has never before applied for Bounty Land
She further states that she was married to the said (2) John Clarke at Hagan Peak  in said County on the 2 nd day of November , A. D. 1828. by one Joseph Biggs  a Baptist minister that her name, before her said marriage, was Tamar Ward that her said husband died at his residence in said County on the 13 th day of May A.D. 1845. and she is now a widow. (6)
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of March 3, 1855, never having received Bounty Land or knowing that she is entitled except for the above service; and she hereby constitutes and appoints CHAS. C. TUCKER, of Washington, D. C., her at- torney to prosecute her claim and procure her warrant. Hereby authorizing and empowering her said at- torney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City, or elsewhere, certified copies of any Army or Navy records or documents in which her said husband's services may be recorded, and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish her claim, as fully as if personally present; and revoking and countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
(7) Tamar  her  X Clark mark
Sworn to, subscribed, and acknowledged before me the day and year first above written; and on the same day personally came before me Davis B Harrison , a resident of Martin County, in the State above named, and D. W. Bagley , a resident of Martin County, in said State, to me known as credible witnesses, who being duly sworn, de- clare that they are personally acquainted with (1) Tamar Clarke widow of (2) John Clarke , who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration; that they were personally acquainted with (2) the said John Clarke and his wife during the lifetime of the former, and know that they lived together as man and wife, and were so reputed; and they believe that the husband of the said (1) Tamar Clarke was the identical person who performed the service mentioned in the above declaration; that the above named (2) John Clarke is now dead, and the said (1) Tamar Clarke is now a widow. And they further swear that they are disinterested in this claim.
(8) D. W. Bagley D. B. Harrison
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I certify that I am not interested in the claim or concerned in its prosecution.
(9) J. D. Biggs Presiding Magistrate

STATE OF North Carolina Martin COUNTY, } ss.
I, Laurence Johnson Clerk of the County  of Pleas & Gaunties Superior Court in and for the County and State above named, do hereby certify that Joseph D. Riggs Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing the Presiding Magistrate in and for the County and State above named, duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 27 day of April 1855
L. Johnson CLK
Forwarded by Hon J. Collins Williamston N.C.

15. 804
John Clarke
North Carolina
Master County
for — Primer 1 year 1 mo. 12 days. 49 \frac{12}{100}
Asa. Biggs.

BRIEF in the case of  John Clarke  County of Martin  in the State of North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 and 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 Vol 9 Drummers Gen. Capt Gattins   * drafted 6 weeks " Porterfield   as a substitute for 3 Gen Lincoln   John Holloman of Hertford County " Sumner  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Ashley River  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hertford County N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not defective 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. S. Evans Examining Clerk.
* For three Months - served the above term 3 States, he was in actual service in all twelve months and six weeks

Weymouth Ms. Free June 17
James Blake
W. L. P. Waldo Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Aug. 15, 1853.
Appl. of James Clark, in dow of John,
Martin Co., N.C.
7089
Act 3 d Feby. 1853. $49 12 / 100 p. An. cons Feby: 3.785 3, Rev.
Hon. M. Bloxham Present. Chas: C. Inoke, Recd.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Winton NC 2 Oct
Oct. 16.
R.C.
15804
mail
To the War Department
Mr
Genl. John
Washington D.C.

Williamston N.C. 12 Oct 1832.
Enclosed is the declaration of John Clark with affidavits who applies for a pension under the act of Congress 7 th June 1832. The decision of the Department on this claim will please be communicated to me / the attorney of the applicant, or to the applicant himself at this place. Very much obliged Respectfully Yours
Asa Biggs
To the War Department Chief Clerk of the Pension Bureau

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 25 - 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Clarke a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency , at the rate of forty nine Dollars and twelve Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 4 th Sep. 6. 1837
Respectfully, yours,
Abner K. Parris Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Revolution North Carolina WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10627
Hamer Clark Widow of John Bi Rev War
Act: Feb 3 rd / 53
Index:—Vol. A , Page 136
[Arrangement of 1870.]

2 Deep's & Co; 1 st May 45. 2 w't; 2 Nov's & 1850's
B. J. W.

Washington N.C. June 14 1854
Dear Sir
I received your letter dated 5 Oct 1853 relative to deficiency in the proof in the application for Mrs James Clark's pension and immediately supplied and forwarded them according to your directions. Since which I have heard nothing from it. Will you be kind enough to give, or have it done, this matter attention and you will by confer a favor upon a poor unfortunate and decrepit Old Lady who I may with propriety say is as clearly entitled to the little Government bounty as any application ever made.
Yours Respectfully (with reference to Hon. Mr Shaw) Wm J. Ellison
W. L. P. Waldo Washington D. C.
P.S.
W. J. M. Blunt had charge of the above but has kept back funds in his hand collected & proven faithfully W. J. E.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Clarke 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 his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes 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 the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? No 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

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 revolutionary service? No - Three Citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
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?
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? No
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by 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 his service, but according to the best of his recollection 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.

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 months is too indefinite, 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 a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown 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 employed 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 magistrate 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 authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of 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.
¶ 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.

Brief in the case of Tamar Clark, widow of John Martin County and State of Me. act 3 d Feby: 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the Act of 7 th June. 1832. at the rate of $49. 12 / 100 per An. Two witnesses testified to general reputation of marriage & cohabitation. Pensioner died 1 st May. 1845, as per the Affidavit of two witnesses & report of the Third Auditor.
Widowhood and identity is established by the affidavits of two credible Affiants.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Chas. C. Tucker Esq., Present.
Name and residence of Agent
A. C. Blyth Examining Clerk.

274 300 ack 1853
Faymes Clarke
Widow of John Clarke de a late Revolutionary
Pensioner ack June 1882 N.C.
o
Filed by A. G. Frankath

150070_00211 Barnes Farm act of March 3 1855 Mrs T. Clarke Widow of John Clarke Present to W. H. Gay in at Blossom Hill St. Mins anno b. M a

150070_00212 State of North Carolina
Martin County I Laurence Johnson clerk of The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county do hereby certify that Mr R Whitley is and was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate of acknowledg- ment & affidavit one of the acting Justices of the peace in & for said county and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit.
Given under my hand and official seal April 27 th 1857
L Johnson clerk

State of North Carolina } Martin County }
on this the 23 day of March A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid mentioned Gaynes Clarke aged 99 years a resident of Martin County and State of North Carolina who being duly sworn according to law declare that she is the widow of John Clarke deceased who was a Pensioner in the revolutionary war and he did receive some pension money for his services and said was to the amount of 49 dollars per annum according to an act June 7. 1832. She further states that she was married to the said John Clarke in Martin County N.C. in A.D. 1825 by one Joseph Biggs a Pst. Minister and that her marriage before her said marriage was Gaynes Ward that her said husband died at Martin County N.C. on the first day of May A.D. 1845 and that she is now his widow at the date of executing this her declaration and having obtained some pension money under the act of Feb. 28 1853. She refers to her former declaration for evidence of her husband's service and death and her marriage etc. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounties law to which she may be entitled to under the act of March the 3 1853. She also declares that she has not applied for nor received a warrant for Bounties Law under this or any other act of Congress.
Gaynes Mrs X Clarke mark

We W. L. Bailey and Sarah J. Wheatley residents of Martin County and State of North Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jayme Clarke in our presence and that we know that she is the widow of John Clarke deceased and that we have no interest in the claim
William J. Bailey Sarah J. Wheatley
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year written on the last page and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons and the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and is still a widow and that I have no interest in the claim
H. R. Wheatley L.P.
J. C. Whiting Commissioner of Court Dear Sir
Please examine my declaration above for bonds issued and if I am entitled send my warrant to my attorney Wilson G. Day in at Princes Ann County N.C.
Test William J. Bailey
Jayme Mrs X. Clarke widow

Washington D.C. May 3. 1855.
Hon. L. P. Waldo,
Commissioner of Pensions. -
Sir,
I send enclosed the Claim for a pension under the Act of Feb 3. 1853. of Tamar Clark of N. Carolina, widow of John Clark.
There are probably some papers or testimony in support of this Claim, now on file. I have before me a letter from T. M. Blount of this City, dated Sept. 28 1853. in which he states
"I have had several interviews with the Commissioner and succeeded in removing certain objections he had in relation to the proofs of the marriage &c. I apprehend there will be no further objections to remove, and that the certificate may be expected shortly."
Also a letter from the Commissioner to T. M. Blount dated Oct. 5. 1853. to T. M. Blount from which it appears that the Claimant's declaration was returned to him for correction.
Your early action upon this Claim is requested. The Claimant has reached the great age of 97 years, is represented to me as being poor and infirm, and cannot herself enjoy the benefits of her pension, unless the Claim is soon admitted.
Very respectfully
Your Obed Servt.
Chas. B. Tucker.

274308
see Act Mar 3/55 117036 Ans m May 18/55
reject H. G. Frank May 30/07
mar James Clark wid of John Clark dec. Drummer
Capt. _____
Col. _____
Revolutionary
Ent. _____
War
Dis. _____
Special
S. Col.
C.C.
86 - 53 - 5179
N. Y. Frank Atty Present.

Ms. 2903
Samar Clark
Will. H.
John
Set. to Thos. M. Stout 5 th Oct. 1853 " " Wm. Ellison. 23 rd June. 1854.
AD. 3 rd Feby. 1853

up  FREE via Francisco with Peter Francisco Dennis D. Washington Commissioner of January 20 1831

act 1883
John Whiting Comdr
274 308

Samar Clark wid John
Rev. Rev. Aaron
Apr 9 1853
Boyston May 31 1893
Rev. L. D. Waldo
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington
19.5

26.390
160 acres

John Clarke died 1 May 1845 paid in full.
Johnston
Director
Health Office,
May 1 st 1855,
Sir, Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
L. Marcus Cannington.
10 1 May 45
R. P. Atkinson Esq., The Auditor, Massey.