Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41487, Benjamin Clark, Conn. Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. Penn.
Clark, Benjamin
S. 41487
CONTENTS

14.795 Pennsylvania
Benjamin Clark
Ulster in the state of Pennsylvania who was a corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dwyer of the Connecticut for the term of Three years.
placed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at a rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence 15 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sept 1819 and sent to Jonathan Stevens Towanda Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 133.37 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 March 1820 118.
16 \frac{28}{80}
$181.37
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Ex 1000-1000-1000 16 Bonds etc.

Bradford County, State of Pennsylvania fs.
Be it remembered that on the Fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me George Scott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania. Personally appeared Benjamin Clark of the Township of Ulster in the said County of Bradford who being duly sworn according to law doth and did depose and say, that he was born in Ashford Windham County and State of Connecticut and that he is now sixty nine years of age, and that he entered into the services of the united Colonies raised for the defense of American liberty and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof and was duly enlisted a private soldier on the sixth day of September 1776 in an Independent Company under Captain Robert Durgey at Wyoming in that part of Pennsylvania which was then in dispute between the State of Pennsylvania and the State of Connecticut, enlisted during the War, and on the twenty fifth day of December 1776 he with the Company Marched from Wyoming agreeable to orders and arrived at Morristown New Jersey on the first of January 1777 and there Joined the Army and in the month of September 1777 he Joined Colonel Durgey's Regiment in the Connecticut line and in the year 1779 he Joined Colonel Hobbs Regiment in the Pennsylvania line, and in the year 1780 he Joined Colonel Grosvenor's Regiment in the Connecticut line and served in that Regiment until the Conclusion and end of the war but

at the Conclusion of the war the Regiment was Commanded by Colonel John Butler. This deponent further said that he received a regular discharge dated the Seventh day of June 1783 and on the Eighteenth day of February 1793 his house was consumed by fire together with all his effects and likewise his discharge was consumed by fire at the same time and that he hath no pension allowed him hereto- fore by the Laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists he doth hereby fully and entirely release the same to the United States, and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support and that he is a resident citizen of the United States Benjamin Clark Sworn and subscribed this fifteenth day of April A. 1818 Before me
George Scott (11)

I George Scott Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Black did serve in the revolu- tionary War as stated in the preceding decla- ration against the Common enemy & I have trans- mitted the proceedings & testimony had before me to the Secretary for the department of War April 13. 1878
George Scott Associate Judge of Bradford County in the State of Pennsylvania
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County P.
I George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify & make known that George Scott was at the time of taking the foregoing deposition & certifying the same an Associate Judge of said County & that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such P. to the twenty fourth day of April 1878 at which time he resigned the office of Associate Judge & took upon him the office of Prothonotary of said County In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4 th day of May 1878
George Scott Prothonotary

District of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
Declaration of Benjamin Clark Amended on this 22 nd day of August 1818
Before the Subscriber an of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Bradford Personally came Benjamin Clark the Applicant within named Who being Duly Sworn according to Law doth make the following Declaration for the purpose of explaining the foregoing that he the said Benjamin Clark enlisted at Wilkesbarre (now Paines) into a Company commanded by Capt Robert Burke afterwards by Capt Simon Spalding to serve during the War it being an Independent Company was at first attached to no particular Regiment. But in September A.D. 1777 was attached to the first Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col John Burke In Feb y 1778 Capt Burke Resigned & Lieut. Simon Spalding was appointed Captain of said Company In the Summer of 1778 the Company was sent to Wyoming and in the Summer of 1779 it Marched with Sullivan's Expedition attached to the Right Column commanded by Col. Hobbs of the Penn s line - In February A.D. 1781 the Company again joined the first Connecticut Reg t commanded by John Burke afterwards by Thomas Grosvenor Lieut. Col. Com d it in which he served until the Reduction of the army in the Winter of 1782 the day of Jan y 1783 - When he at West Point. State of New York in He was Discharged
Benjamin Clark      Benjamin Clark Capt Private Colonel Grosvenor's Reg t  before the  first above written Connecticut line      Jonathan Stevens 1780- war I also certify that I knew the said Benjamin Clark at the time he enlisted and in the army the two last years and more he served and knows that his statement is correct Jonathan Stevens
The w th confirmed New York according to the the following Admiralty Jurisdiction
State of Pennsylvania, Bradford County ss. I George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby certify & make known that Jonathan Stevens Esq r is & was at the time of taking & signing the above deposition an Associate Judge of the County of Bradford of our said & that full faith & Credit are due to his acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Meadville this 25 th day of August A.D. 1819 George Scott Prothonotary

September 23, 1932
Mr. E. M. Clark 644 Lexington Place, N.E. Washington, D.C.
BA-J/ANT Benjamin Clark S.41487
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Benjamin Clark, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.41487, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Benjamin Clark.
He was born at Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, date not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
He enlisted at Wyoming or Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1776 and served as a private in Captain Robert Durkee's Independent Company, in September, 1777 the company was attached to Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut regiment, in February, 1778 he was corporal in same company, then commanded by Captain Simon Spalding and in Colonel John Durkee's regiment, and in the summer of 1779 the company was attached to Colonel Hubley's Pennsylvania regiment and went on General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians, in February or March, 1781 the company was returned to Colonel John Durkee's regiment and he subsequently served in Colonels Thomas Grosvenor's and Zebulon Butler's Connecticut Regiments and was discharged June 7, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, then aged sixty-nine years and living

Nov. 24 1881 Box 1000 in Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data in this claim relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
also 1828 pensioner

Rev. and 1813 War Section.
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July 13, 1936
Violet D. Coil Tulsa, P.O.Box 2072 Okla.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 41487, it appears that Benjamin Clark was born at Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, date not stated. names of her not stated He enlisted at Wyoming, September 6, 1776 and served as a private in Captain Robert Durkee's Independent Company, in September 1777 the company was attached to Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut Regiment, in February 1778 he was corporal in same company, then commanded by Captain Simon Spalding in same regiment, in the summer of 1779 the company was attached to Colonel Hubley's Pennsylvania Regiment, and went on General Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians, and in February or March 1781 the company was restored to Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut Regiment

and he later served in Colonels Thomas Grosvenor's and Zebulon Butler's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged June 7, 1783. It is not stated that he served as captain.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, while a resident of Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-nine years.
There are is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Washington, D.C. Sept. 12, 1932.
Pension Bureau,
Dear Sirs:—
I am trying to get more data in-re family record. Would you please advise me the names of the parents of Capt. Benjamin Clark , born in 1747, at Ashford, Conn. who enlisted in the Revolutionary War Sept. 6, 1776 at Wilkesbarre, Pa. and a resident at that time, of Ulster Township, Bradford Co., Pa. (married Kezia Farrington Gore in 1780). His application for pension was dated Apr 15, 1818 and claim was allowed.
Any information in-re would be greatly appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
E. M. Clark.
644 Lexington Pl. N.E.
Washington, D.C.

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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
July 1, 1926
Violet D. Coil Tulsa, P. O. Box 2072 Okla.
Madam:
I have to advise you that in order to identify any particular soldier named Benjamin Clark, the following data is essential- approximate dates of birth and death, his residence after service, name of War in which he served, and first name of widow.
Please return the enclosed correspondence, with your reply.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

P. O. Box #2072, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 15th, 1926.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am desirous of obtaining information regarding "Captain Benjamin Clark" (my Fourth Great Grandfather), who, I am advised, was a resident of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, and Captain of a Pennsylvania Company (the name and number of which I do not know), either during the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.
I have been referred to you by the War Department, and, as I am very anxious to get all the data possible regarding his Military Service, I will surely appreciate anything you can do for me regarding this matter.
Thanking you in advance, I beg to remain
Very truly yours,
Violet Tran Coil

P. O. Box #2072, Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 8th, 1926.
Winfield Scott, Commissioner, U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I have your letter of the 1st., your File: "Rev. and 1812 War Section", next attached, in which you asked for certain information relative to "Captain" Benjamin Clark.
I am unable to give the exact birth date of Grandfather Clark, but he was born in the year 1747, and he died at Ulster, Pennsylvania, August 9th, 1834, age 87 years. In 1784, he removed from Wyoming, Pennsylvania, to Asylum, Pennsylvania, and the next year settled in Ulster. He served seven years during the Revolutionary War. His first Widow's name was "Nabbe" and first name of his second widow was "Keziah".
I have been in correspondence with the Research Librarian, Department of Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and below are excerpts from letters I have received, which possibly will enable you to identify him:
"Benjamin Clark, a native of Tolland, Connecticut, removed to the Wyoming Valley, and was among the very first to build a house on the town-plat of Wilkes-Barre; he was a corporal in the First Independent Company of Wyoming under Captain Robert Durkee, and served seven years in the Revolutionary War. He was one of the detachment sent out for the relief of Wyoming after the fatal battle, and was in the army of General Sullivan against the Indians. For his services he received a pension of $96.00 per year; subsequently, he was appointed a captain of militia, and was known as "Captain Clark";
These Wyoming men represented and were paid by Connecticut as a part of her Continental contingent. The officers of the two companies, as

originally appointed by Congress, and the rosters of the men are given below, followed by the roster of the united company under Captain Spalding. The majority of these men were early settlers in the Wyoming Valley, which was known as the "Connecticut Claim"
Also, the name of Benjamin Clark appears as a corporal on a "Roll of Capt. Robert Durkee's Company, the Wyoming Valley Companies, list undated, in the War of the Revolution;
Also, the name of Benjamin Clark, 47 years old, 5 feet, six inches tall, appears as a private on a list of "Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates", Wyoming Valley Companies, list undated, in the War of the Revolution. Wyoming Valley, Penn, originally settled by Connecticut people and subsequently designated by the State as Westmoreland Co., Conn., contributed two Independent Companies and smaller detachments to the Continental Army of '77. The companies were commanded respectively by Capt. Robert Durkee and Samuel Ransom (see page 112, Volume XI, Penn. Archives, second series and page 263, "Connecticut Military Record 1775-1848").
Benjamin Clark served in the Company of Captain Durkee, Connecticut Continental Line and secured a pension in Bradford County in September, 1819, to commence April, 1818."
Trusting the above information will serve your purpose, and thanking you in advance for your trouble, I beg to remain
Very truly yours,
Violet Jean Poil

Kansas State Historical Society, and Department of Archives.
GEORGE W. MARTIN, Topeka, Secretary.
Topeka, Kan., March 4, 1908
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear sir:-
Will you kindly send me copy of application for pension, containing record of service and family history if any, of Benjamin Clark of Bradford Co., Penn., soldier of the Revolutionary war, enlisted in Connecticut line from Westmoreland, in one of the Wyoming Valley companies. He was granted a pension under act passed by Congress Mar. 18, 1818.
Very truly yours
C. V. Francis State Historical Library Topeka, Kans.
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Effingham. Ill. Feb 28 th 1904.
"Commissioner of Pensions."
Washington D.C.
Will you please send me the service of Capt Benjamin Clark. who served during the 7 years War of the Rebellion.
He was corporal in the 1 st Ind n Co of Wyoming under Capt Robert Darker. Was mustered out as Capt. as I am informed, and died at Meeteet, Bradford Co. Penn a on Aug 9 th 1834.
Resp t .
Mrs Leonard D. Barbree.
(Great Grand Daughter)
320. S. 5 th St. }

adore D. Butler Ills.
Rev War
41487 INVALID.
Mch. 19, 1904 Hist. to Mrs. D. 320 S 5th St. Effingham, 1908 Mar. 14. Hist. to C. V. Francis 1926-July 13. " " Judith W. Coll 1932-Sept. 23- Hist. to Mr. E. M. Clarke
File No. 41487 Benjamin Clark Corp Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Bradford County Pa. the undersigned President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford John Franklin of Athens, in the county and Commonwealth aforesaid, Aged near seventy years, being Sworn according to Law, -- Deposeeth and saith That in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, about the month of August and September, two Companies of Soldiers were enlis- ted at Wyoming (as then called) to serve during the Revo- lutionary war. One Company enlisted, and commanded by Captain Robert Durkee, and the other by Capt Samuel Manser that they were then, and for some length of time known and Distinguished by None of the Wyoming Independent Com- panies, but were some time after annexed to one of the Connecticut Regiments, and were considered as part of the the Quota to of troops of that State but in what year that took place this Depon't does not recollect. That the two Companies when first raised were stationed at Wyoming until about the close of December that year (1776) when they were called out to join the army. That they were marched from Wyoming to Millstone Somerset County State of New Jersey, where they were stationed for several months that they served in different places where called until some time in the year 1778 the two companies being reduced to one, and commanded by Captain Simon Spalding, were marched to Wyoming for the Defence of that settlement about the month of August where they were stationed - that in 1779 they were on the Expedition with General Sullivan into the Genesee country and that after that campaign the Company were doing service at Wyoming until some time in April in the year 1781 when the Company was again called out to join the main Army where they continued until the end of the war -
That this Deponant understood, and believes that Benjamin Clark (now applying for a Pension) Enlisted in 1776 as a private soldier in the Company then enlisted and commanded and commanded by Captain Robert Durkee ( (turn over)

That, this Deponent was living at Wyoming at the time the aforesaid companies were enlisted, and was well acquainted with all the officers, and with a great part of the men who enlisted, but was not at that time acquainted with the said Benjamin Clark, but that he soon after became acquainted with him, serving in said Company, that this Dept served as a Volunteer with said companies at Millstone in New Jersey in the first part of the year 1779, about three months and that he also served at Wyoming with the Company then commanded by Captain Simon Spalding in the last part of the summer and year 1778, and also in the Expedition with General Sullivan in 1779, where this Dept served as a guide to the Army, and that he afterwards served at Wyoming until the war ended, and that to the knowledge of this Dept the said Benjamin Clark served at Wyoming and in the Expedition with General Sullivan (in Captain Spalding's Company aforesaid) until the Company were called out to join the Army about the Month of April 1781, and that the said Benjamin Clark continued to serve as a private soldier or corporal (in which capacity he served part of the time) until the war was closed, and the Army Disbanded.
And further this Deponent saith not
John Franklin
Sworn and Subscribed
to this 21 st August 1819
before me - Edward Herrick E. Herrick
State of Pennsylvania } Bradford County ss.
I George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby Certify & make known that Edward Herrick Esquire is & was at the time of taking & signing the foregoing deposition President & Judge of the Judicial District composed of the Counties of Bradford Susquehanna & Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania & that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Meamsville this 25 th day of August A.D. 1819.
George Scott Prothonotary

Wesley P.O.
Colonel Aaron Ogden At the city of Washington
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The Honorable Richard Rush Esquire Secretary of the Treasury of the United States at the City of Washington
Declaration of Benjamin Clark for the main purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain Discharged Officers and Soldiers, of the Army of the Revolution, approved on the 15 th day of May 1828." I Benjamin Clark of the Township of Ulster in the County of Bradford In the State of Pennsylvania do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Ar- my of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a Corporal in Capt. Isaac J. Ely's Company in the First Regiment of the Connec- ticut line. And I also declare that I do not recollect that I do not recollect whether I received a Discharge or not for the Eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th of May 1778. (I should say entitled because I enlisted in Sep- tember 1778 and served until the 1 st day of June 1783, almost seven years seven years)
And I further declare that I was not on the 15 th day of March 1828 on the Pension list of the United States
Signed Benjamin Clark
Before me the undersigned Judge of the Assessors of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Bradford duly authorized therein & empowered to administer Oaths in the said County and State of Pennsylvania Personally appeared this day William Huyck and of the said County who decl- severally make Oath that Benjamin Clark by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed (and by one of them William Huyck known to have been a Soldier ) in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated. Witness my hand the 29 th day of July in the year 1828.
Jonathan Stevens
In addition to the foregoing I Jonathan Stevens Judge as aforesaid Certify that I knew the above named Benjamin Clark at the time when he en- listed & I also knew him in the Army and at the time he was discharged at New- Pound in 1783 & know that his Statement is correct except that I did not see him enlisted, but it was in my Neighbor's house a matter of necessity.
Jonathan Stevens

John Franklin of Alton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania being duly sworn - Deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with the applicant Benjamin Clark within nearly for more than fifty years that the said Benjamin enlisted some time about the month of September 1776 in an independent company raised at Wyoming and there com- manded by Capt Robert Durkee that the said Benjamin to the knowledge of this Deponent served in the Continental Army there from the time of his enlistment in Sept 1776 until the war was closed, and that he served as a Corporal for several years before the war was closed
The Deponent further saith, that the two independent companies raised at Wyoming under the command of Capt Robert Durkee and Capt Samuel Hanser in 1776 were some time early in the year 1778 reduced into one company, and commanded by Captain Simon Spalding in which company the said Benjamin Clark served as a Corporal
This Deponent believes that the said Benjamin Clark had an honorable Discharge from the Service of the United States but states that the farm was burnt in his house a number of years since This Deponent well recollects that his the sd Benjamins house with its contents was a number of years since destroyed by fire.
and further this Deponent saith Not
John Franklin
Sworn and Subscribed Before me this 15 th day of August A.D. 1828
Mark Monnaghy Justice of Peace

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Bradford do hereby certify and make known to all to whom it may concern that Jonathan Stevens esq. is and was at the time of administering the oath to Benjamin Bloch, an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, he having been duly commissioned and sworn as such and duly authorized to administer oaths - and that Noah Murray esq. is and was at the time of administering the oath to John Franklin a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, he having been duly commissioned and sworn as such and that full faith and credit are due to official acts as such and he having full power to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Towanda this 5 th day of August A. 1828
George Scott Prothonotary

Bredeford County Pa. Personally appeared before me the Subscribed President Judge of the Courts of Common Pleas of Bedford county, to wit - Pennsylvania -
Elisha Satterlee who on oath says that In the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six Benjamin Clark and this Deponent Enlisted into the Service of the United States for During the war, in the two Company, called Independent Company are commanded By Capt Robert Duskie, and the other by Capt Sam l Hanson, and In the 1777 we Joined the 1 st Cont Regt. commanded By Col l John Duskie and Remained in that Regt until the army left Valley Forge 1778. Previous to that time, the two Company were Joined and Put into one Company which was then commanded. By Capt Simon Harding, late Lieut. Harding and then we Remained In that Company at Wyoming where we Enlisted until the year 1779 when we were under the Command of Gen l Sullivan through the western Country and then Returned to Wyoming and there Remained until the Month of Feb y or March 1781 when we March and Joined the Cont l Line and the 1 st Regt and there we Remained until the Month of June 1783 where we were Discharged By his Excellency George Washington from the Regt commanded by Col l Zeb l Butler and that Benjamin Clark did receive his Discharge as Corporal of said Regt at West Point
Sworn and subscribed to this 17 th August 1899 before me -
Elisha Satterlee

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County P.
George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby certify and make known that Edward Herrick Esquire is and was at the time of taking and signing the within deposition President and Judge of the Judicial District Composed of the Counties of Bradford Susquehanna & Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania & that full faith and Credit are due to his acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal of office at Meansville This 25 th day of August. D. 1879
George Scott Protho ry .

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me John McKean one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bradford and State of Pa Personally appeared Obadiah Gore Esq of Ulster Township in the said County of Bradford who being duly sworn according to law doth testify and say that in the autumn of 1776 he knows that Benjamin Clark now resident in Ulster Township in the said County of Bradford and State of Pa entered the army of the united States raised for the defence of American Liberty as a Private Soldier, and that he continued in service in said army until the close of the revolutionary war the said Gore further testifies that he is knowing to the said Clark having his home with with a very considerable Property a number of years some part of which said Gore hath not seen and subscribed this fourth of May A D 1818 Benjamin John McKean Judge of Common Pleas of Bradford County and State of Pa
Obad. Gore
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
I George Scott Prothonotary of said County do certify that John McKean is & was at the time of taking & signing the foregoing deposition an Associate Judge of said County. Witness my hand & Seal of office this 4 th day of May 1818 George Scott Prothonotary

No. 8 Original Burrell 621 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Aug. 26. 1828.
Benjamin Clark, of Ulster Township in the County of Bradford, in the State of Pennsylvania has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Corporal in captain 's company, in the Fifth regiment of the Connecticut line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
In order of the Secretary, A. D. Dikins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 2 nd September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Benjamin Clarke in the Connecticut line
It further appears that Benjamin Clarke is now on the pension list of the  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month
Richd Hagner Audt.
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