Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9317, Isaac Clarke, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Clarke, Isaac
S. 9317
carded
CONTENTS

17. 30, the death. Aged 70 Feb 1839
80 106 64 177 136 64 106.64
70 28 93 32 166 60
24. 240 New York Isaac Clarke of Westchester in the State of New York who was a Lieut. Col. in the Comp. commanded by Captain Seely — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Drake in the New York line for 16 months Sergeant 8 " Lieutenant
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 186 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Nov. 1833 and unto H. Nooffine Somers
Arrears to the 4th of Ap. 33 $466 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending A.M. 34 93 33 $559 93
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 94
Dead Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1st April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 16 Nov 1838 day of his first 94

State of New York West Chester County
On this fifteenth day of June 1833 personally appeared before Ezra Larkwood Giff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of West Chester and State of New York Isaac Clarke of the Town of North Salem in the County aforesaid aged eighty four 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as therein stated. That on or about the 1 st December 1775 he enlisted as a Sargeant in a Company of Volunteers of the Militia under the command of Captain Ely July in Lieutenant Colonel Drake's Regiment the Regiment was immediately forwarded and marched to New York through the County of West Chester and served in a Winter Campaign that the Regiment was employed in Building Horns Hook fort near New York City Six Miles from New York City That this Regiment served in the Company & Regiment aforesaid from the time of his enlistment aforesaid for three months when he was verbally discharged At this time he resided in Bedford in the County of West Chester. And Declarant further states that on the first day of July 1776 he was a Sargeant in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Peter Fleming in Colonel Sherman's Thomas's Regiment that he was then first Sargeant and was ordered out to do Guard duty in the lines in West Chester County that he marched with said Company to Hary Town on the North River and from there thro' the lower part of the County of West Chester that he served with the said Company for four months when he was

21 1. discharged but ordered to hold himself in readiness for service properly armed and equipped at a moment's notice. And the Declarant further states that after the service last mentioned and in the same year he served as a Substitute for his Brother Stephen Clarke one month in Captain Elijah Hunt's Company of Militia in Colonel Thomas Thomas's Regiment the duty performed was guarding the lines marching from one Town to another watching the movement of the Enemy, and the Lairs and Cows Beys. —
And this Declarant further states that in the year 1777 he still continued a Sergeant in the said Com- pany of Militia commanded by Capt. Peter Fleming in Colonel Thomas Thomas's Regiment that he was called into actual service in the said Company the first of April in that year that he served with various de- tachments of the said Regiment in several of the Towns in the lower part of the County of West Chester and elsewhere in said County vizt. Rye, East Chester, White Plains and North Castle that he continued in service at this time three months past until the 1st July 1777. He further states that on the first day of August 1777 he was again called out as a Sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company to perform Guard duty and as Rangers below the lines that he did perform duty for the period of three months from the said first day of August in the year last aforesaid. — And this Declarant further states that in the year 1778 he still continued to reside in the Town of Bradford aforesaid and was attached to the said Company of Militia under the command of Captain Peter Fleming as a Sergeant that he was ordered on duty as a Guard in the Town of Bradford and on the lines in the County of West Chester that he continued in actual service during this year four months. — 4

In the year 1779 the British Cavalry were most of the time in motion passing thro' several Towns in the upper and central Towns of the County of West Chester that they came into Bradford and burned the Presbyterian Meeting House and several Dwelling Houses in the said Town that Declarant then resided in the said Town of Bradford and was a Sargeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company of Militia that he was under arms and performing actual duty during this year four months.
In 1780 Declarant still continued to reside in Bradford aforesaid and was attached as a Sargeant to the said Company of Capt. Peter Fleming that he was ordered in a detachment of the said Company under the command of Lieutenant Benjamin Stubler of the said Company that Declarant performed duty as a Guard and on the lines under Lieutenant Stubler for the term of three months when he was verbally discharged And the Declarant further states that he received a Commission as first Lieutenant of Captain Moses St. John's Company of Militia in Colonel Thomas Shenoi's Regiment bearing date 29th October  29th September 1780 & signed by George Clinton Governor of the State of New York by virtue of and under which said Commission this Declarant served in the Company of Captain Moses St. John during the remainder of the War of the Revolution. His service performed after he received his Commission and took the oath of Office was as follows viz. On the 1st November 1780 he was ordered and performed duty as a Guard on the lines and in the lower Towns in the County from that time until the 1st day of December then next he was then dismissed with orders to be ready to turn out at a moment's notice. In the year 1781 the hostile operations of the Enemy's Cavalry and Light Troops still continuing in the County of West Chester the Militia of the upper

I was, for most of the time kept under arms. The Company of Capt St. John to which Detachment was attached as first Lieutenant were constantly on duty as Guards on the lines and as Stationed Guards in the Town of Bradford that this Detachment as first Lieutenant as aforesaid was on duty in various services in Bradford aforesaid on the lines for the period of four months during this year the duty he performed was as an Officer in Command of detachments of Men Stationed as Guards in the Town of Bradford and on the lines & taking command in several instances when alarms were given — And this Detachment further states that in the year 1782 he still continued in service as first Lieutenant of the Company under command of Capt St. John that as such first Lieutenant he was in service during this year for the period of three months he has a distinct recollection of his service it consisted in taking command of detachments of Men Stationed on the lines as Guards for the protection of the Inhabitants and the command of ranging parties he acted under his Commission as first Lieutenant as aforesaid.
He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State that he has no documentary evidence except his Commission of First Lieutenant which is hereunto annexed and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
whereby he is entitled to a pension And the Detachment further states that during the time in which his service was performed as above set forth he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
Given to this 18 th day of June 1833 before me Ezra Lockwood One of the Judges in said County Joan H Clark his mark

We Hiram Tiff a Clergyman of the Episcopal Church residing in the Town of North Salem in the County of Westchester and State of New York and John Tracy residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Clarke who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion We also believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief —
Sworn to subscribed
The day and year aforesaid before me Ezra Lockwood One of the Judges de in for Westchester County
Hiram Tiff John Tracy
And I the said Ezra Lockwood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above mentioned applicant was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and served as he states. And I the said Judge further certify that it appears to me that Hiram Tiff who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman of the Episcopal Church resident in the Town of North Salem in the County of Westchester & State of New York, and that John Tracy who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I do further certify that the said Isaac Clarke cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court to make his declaration.
Ezra Lockwood

The following Interrogatories were propounded by the said Judge to the said Isaac Clarke That is to say, — — —
1 st When and in what year was you born?
Answer He was born in the Town of Bedford County of Westchester State of New York on the 6 th day of March 1749 — a This is 6 th March old style
2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it. Answer He has a Record of his age now presented
3 rd Where were you living when called into Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Answer I lived in Bedford a few years when called into Service and continued to reside in Bedford until eight years since when I removed to North Salem where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute & if a Substitute for whom Answer, I enlisted as a Volunteer and served as a Substitute for my Brother and was ordered out into Service as set forth in my Declaration
5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served: such Conti- nental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service? —
Answer He has no recollection of the names of any Regular Officers who were with the troops when he served He has no knowledge of any Militia Regiments except the Regiments of Colonel Samuel Drake Colonel Gilbert Drake Colonel Thomas Thomas and Colonel Shadwell Crane his Service was most of the time in the Regiment of Colonel Thomas but he often saw Colonels Samuel & Gilbert Drake and Colonel Crane —

6 th Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed? and what has become of it? Answer I did receive a Commission as first Lieutenant in Captain Moses St. Johns Company in the Regiment of Militia in the County of West Chester which Thomas Thomas Esq r was Colonel which said Commission is herunto annexed
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution? Answer I was known William Sillif a Clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church residing in North Salem in the County of West Chester also John Seavy of the Town of North Salem aforesaid
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of West Chester Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before Ezra Lockwood Esq r one of the Judges of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Clarke for a pension. And I do further certify that the said Ezra Lockwood Esq r was a Judge of the said Court at the time when the annexed Affidavit Declaration of the said Isaac Clarke was sworn to before him that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Isaac Clarke Ezra Lockwood and do believe his signature to the several papers herunto annexed is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this 19 th day of June 1833
The words "affidavit" & "Isaac Clarke" in this certificate erased before execution & the word "Declaration" substituted
N o Bayles CLK
N o Bayles CLK

No 25699
Isaac Clarke Westchester County N.York
Letter p.
Letter p.
Letter p.
Admitted
Sergeant 16 yrs
Lieutenant 8 do
H. J. Coffin
Admitted Somers, Westchester County N.York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
July 2)
183 8
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Clarke Westchester County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Dec r 1775 — 3 — Serg t Capt Suly, Col Drake 84 years Westchester County New York Traditional evidence & one piece Documentary evidence paper correct   Served July 1776 — 4 — Serg t Capt Fleming, Col Thomas.   Sub 1776 — 1 — private Capt Hunter, Col Thomas   Served 1777 — 3 — Serg t Capt Fleming, Col Thomas   Battled Aug t 1777 — 3 — Serg t Capt Fleming,   Served 1778 — 4 — " Capt Fleming,   Served 1779 — 4 — " Capt Fleming   Served 1780 — 3 — " Capt Fleming   Served Nov r 1780 — 1 — 1 st Lieut. Capt John, Col Thomas   Served 1781 — 4 — 1 st Lieut. Capt John,   Served 1782 — 3 — 1 st Lieut. Capt John,  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot readily be admitted that so many years of service are insusceptible of proof

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank, and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper records, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
July 16, 1929
Mrs. E.H. Renisch 1229 W. Gold Street Butte, Montana
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 9317, it appears that Isaac Clarke was born March 6, 1749, (old style), in Bedford, New York.
While residing in said Bedford, he enlisted and served with the New York Troops as follows:
From December 1, 1775, three months as a sergeant in Captain Eli Seeley's Company, Colonel Samuel Drake's Regiment; from in July, 1776, four months as first sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; in 1776, one month as a substitute for his brother, Stephen Clarke, in Captain Elijah Hunter's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; from April 1, 1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; from August 1, 1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; in 1778, four months

as sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; in 1779, four months as sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; in 1780, three months as sergeant in Captain Peter Fleming's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment.
He was commissioned October 5, 1780, First Lieutenant and served as such First Lieutenant from November 1, 1780, one month in Captain Moses St. John's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment, and  in 1781 and 1782, four months and three months respectively, as First Lieutenant in the same company and regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 15, 1833, at which time he was a resident of North Salem, Westchester County, New York.
He died November 19, 1836, leaving children, their names not given.
This is the history of the only Isaac Clark or Clarke found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau who served with the New York Troops.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Isaac Blake of North Salem New York Pension papers. under Act 1832

State of New York West Chester County
By Silvanus Townsend of the Town of North Salem in said County being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Isaac Clarke of North Salem in said County that he was well acquainted with the said Isaac Clarke (who is mentioned in the annexed Declaration) during the War of the Revolution that he knew the said Isaac Clarke to have been in the War in the Company of Captain Fleming in the Regiment of Colonel Thomas Thomas in the year 1777 that the said Isaac Clarke was then a Sergeant in said Company that he often saw him on duty as a Sergeant as aforesaid during the said year 1777 that from the year 1777 down to the year 1780 he often saw the said Isaac Clarke performing Military duty as a Sergeant in the said Company of Capt. Fleming in Colonel Thomas's in the capacity aforesaid Regiment that he was called and known as Sergeant Clarke. That some time in the year 1780 the said Isaac Clarke as this deponent was then informed and verily believes the said Isaac Clarke received a Lieutenant's Commission in the Company of Captain St. John in the Regiment aforesaid that he often saw the said Isaac Clarke acting as a Lieutenant in the said Regiment from some time in the year 1780 to the end of the War. And this deponent further saith that he cannot detail any particular time of duty performed by the said Isaac Clarke as he did not belong to the same Company but from the early part of the year 1777 to the close of the War he very often saw the said Isaac Clarke on duty. And this deponent further saith that the said Isaac Clarke was esteemed in the Regiment to which he belonged a brave & meritorious Officer.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 7th day of September 1833. JOHN G. WILSON Justice of the peace
Silvanus J. Townsend his mark.

State of New York West Chester County
Yo. I John Green one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of West Chester do hereby certify that Sylvanus Townsend the deponent in the within Affidavit named and who hath subscribed the same is of fair and respectable character and that full faith and credit is due to his testimony Given under my hand this 7 th day of September 1833.
John Green Justice of the peace
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of West Chester Do hereby certify that John Green above named was at the time the Affidavit of Sylvanus Townsend was sworn to before him as above set forth a Justice of the peace in and for the County of West Chester duly Commissioned and qualified to take Affidavits that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said John Green and do believe the signature of the said John Green to the above Affidavit and also to the above Certificate is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this 11 th day of September 1833
N Bayles CLK

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 28 th , 1839.
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," the children of Isaac Clark, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of One hundred & 86 Dollars and Sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1836, to the 19 th November, 1836, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Passmore Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

The People of the STATE of NEW YORK, By the Grace of GOD, FREE and INDEPENDENT;
To Isaac Clarke, Gentleman,
GREETING.
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence, as well in your Patriotism, Conduct and Loyalty, as in your Valour and Readiness to do us good and faithful Service; HAVE appointed and constituted, and by these Presents, DO appoint and constitute you the said Isaac Clarke... First Lieutenant of Captain Moses St. John's Company in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Westchester, whereof Thomas Thomas Esquire is Colonel.
YOU are therefore, to take the said Company into your Charge and Care, as First Lieutenant thereof, and duly to exercise the Officers and Soldiers of that Company in Arms, who are hereby commanded to obey you as their First Lieutenant and you are also to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, as you shall from Time to Time receive from our General and Commander in Chief of the Militia of our said State, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; and for so doing, This shall be YOUR COMMISSION, for and during our good Pleasure, to be signified by our Council of Appointment. IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused our Seal for Military Commissions to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS our trusty and well beloved George Clinton Esquire our Governor of our State of NEW-YORK, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same, by and with the Advice and Consent of our said Council of Appointment, at Poughkeepsie the twenty ninth Day of September in the Fifth Year of our INDEPENDENCE, and in the Year of our LORD, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty
Passed the Secretary's Office, the 5 th of Octbr. 1780.
By His EXCELLENCY'S Command,
Art t Harpur Dep y
Secretary.
George Clinton

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF
September 3, 1929
Mrs. E. H. Renisch 1229 W. Gold Street Butte, Montana.
Dear Madam:
I advise you that in order to obtain the name and address of the person to whom the last payment of pension was sent of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Isaac Clarke (S. 9317), you should address the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-
Isaac Clarke, Certificate No. 24240, issued November 16, 1833, rate $186.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Clarke 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1, 1775 3 mos. Sgt. Eli Beeley Samuel Drake N.Y.   July 1776 4 mos. 1 st Sgt. Peter Fleming Thomas Thomas   * Rec'd June 1776 1 mo. Sgt. Elisha Hunt Thomas Thomas   Apr. 1, 1777 3 mos. Capt. Peter Fleming Thomas Thomas   Aug. 1, 1777 3 mos. Sgt. Peter Fleming "   1778 4 mos. Sgt. Peter Fleming "   1779 4 mos. Sgt. Peter Fleming "   1780 3 mos. Sgt. Peter Fleming "   Oct 5 - Nov. 1 1780 1 mo. 1 st Lieut. Moses St. John Thomas Thomas   1781 4 mos. 1 st Lieut. Moses St. John Thomas Thomas   1782 3 mos. 1 st Lieut. Moses St. John Thomas Thomas  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bedford Westchester Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, June 15, 1853. His el. al.
Residence at date of application, North Salem, Westchester Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, b. in Bedford N.Y. Feb. 6 1749 (Old style)
Remarks: _____
a. Feb 19, 1836, leaving children names not given
This is the list of the only Isaac Clarke or  clark found in the Rev War rec of this br-  other served with N.Y. Troops
brother Stephen Clarke substitute in '76 x
Commissioner.

pensioned for their service. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 2, 1898.
Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Isaac Clarke, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, made an application for pension on June 15, 1833, at which time he was 84 years of age and residing at North Salem, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a sergeant and Lieutenant in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Seely and Col. Drake. Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Mary E. C. Searle, St. Cloud, Minn.

1229 W. Gold St., Butte, Montana, July 9, 1929.
Reut
Bureau of Pensions, Department of Interior, Washington, D. C., Winfield Scott, Comr.,
Dear Sir:
Referring to the enclosed I would say that you ask of me the very information I asked of you in my letter of June 28, 1927.
I am a descendent of one Ruth Clark who was a native of New York, tradition says she was born on Governor's Island. As she had a son Isaac this is supposed to have been her Father's name . My notes say that one Isaac Clark served from Westchester County as follows:
only wife - N.Y. Troops
"Isaac Clark First Lieut., vice St. John promoted Sept. 29, 1780 Second (Middle Regt.) Westchester CO., N. Y." (From Archives of the State of New York, Vol. I.)
There was an Isaac Clark of Austelitz, N.Y., born March 30, 1731 (m. Rebecca Cadman b. July 17, 1736) who is said to have served in the War of the Revolution.
1786
Ruth Clark married first one Stanton, second a Snyder.
If you have information about any other Isaac Clark of N. Y. that will help me I should appreciate your kindness in giving it to me. I know in the pension office such valuable information is obtained very often. Will you kindly give me the names of the wives and children of these two Isaac Clarks if possible and oblige
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. E. H. Renisch

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
28, 1927.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 31, 1928
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow
XXXXXXXX , _____
Name of soldier, Isaac Clark
XXXXX address of XXXXXXXX soldier at enlistment & after service.
XXXXXXXX _____
XXXXXXXX _____
State where enlisted _____
Date of birth  XXXXXXXX _____
Date of death  XXXXXXXX _____
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
Winfield Scott
Information of Isaac Clark of New York ation and would be very grateful if you mation you may have regarding him, place children if they are of record in your vice.
will greatly oblige respectfully,
Mrs. E. H. Renisch

28, 1927.
War Dept., Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking information of Isaac Clark of New York state who served in the Revolution and would be very grateful if you will give me any and all information you may have regarding him, place of residence, name of wife and children if they are of record in your office, together with his service.
Your kind attention will greatly oblige
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. E. H. Renisch

Referring to your Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWF/eel
1229 W. Gold St., Butte, Montana.
August 23, 1929.
Mr. Earl D Church, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
I wish to thank you for your very much appreciated letter of July 16 re Revolutionary Record and pension of Isaac Clarke. This information gives his residence June 15, 1833 as North Salem, Westchester County, New York, and the date of his death November 19, 1836. May I ask if he died at North Salem? I have corresponded with the clerk of the surrogate court at White Plains, county seat of Westchester County, and am informed that there is nothing concerning his estate of record in that office. It might be possible that he died elsewhere and I should be greatly obliged, if your records show the place of his death, to receive such information from you, as it seems more than possible that this is the Isaac Clarke of my D A. R. line.
Thanking you for your very full record of this Revolutionary soldier, and awaiting your reply, I am
Very respectfully,
Mrs. E. H. Renisch

Central Association of Scrapbook and Miscellaneous Teachers
Annual Meeting November 27 and 28, 1914 Chicago, Illinois
Office of the President by Central Secretary CHICAGO
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WILLIS E. TOWER, President Englewood High School, Chicago
W. L. EIKENBERRY, Secretary University High School, University of Chicago
H. R. SMITH, Treasurer Lake View High School, Chicago
Central Association of
E. MARIE GUGLE, Vice President Scott High School, Toledo, Ohio
JESSIE F. CHAPLIN, Assistant Secretary West High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
LEWIS B. MULL, Assistant Treasurer High School, Ottumwa, Iowa
Science and Mathematics Teachers
Biology
Chairman, Harold B. Shinn Carl Schurz High School, Chicago
Secretary, Charlotte H. Stetson Township High School, Princeton, Illinois
Chemistry
Chairman, H. M. Ibison High School, Marion, Indiana
Secretary, H. D. Abells Morgan Park Academy, Morgan Park, Illinois
Earth Science
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Mathematics
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Physics
Chairman, Frank E. Goodell North High School, Des Moines, Iowa
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Annual Meeting
November 27 and 28, 1914
Chicago, Illinois
Office of the President, 344 Normal Parkway CHICAGO
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Jan. 14. 1914. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: - I am looking up the Revolutionary War record of an ancestor, Lieutenant Isaac Clark of the Second Regiment, Westchester Co. (New York) militia.
Any assistance that you may render will be very highly appreciated.
Very truly yours.
Willis E. Tower

Rev. War Section.
April 17, 1914.
Mr. Willis E. Tower, 344 Normal Parkway, Chicago, Ills.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the eleventh instant, you are advised that Isaac Clarke. Sur. File No. 9,317. Rev. War, is the only Isaac Clarke of New York found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and that a history of his service was furnished you under date of January 19, 1914.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "M. A. Fitzgerald", written in dark ink.
Commissioner.

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WILLIS E. TOWER, President Englewood High School, Chicago W. L. EIKENBERRY, Secretary University High School, University of Chicago H. R. SMITH, Treasurer Lake View High School, Chicago
Central Association of
E. MARIE GUGLE, Vice President Scott High School, Toledo, Ohio JESSIE F. CHAPLIN, Assistant Secretary West High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota LEWIS B. MULL, Assistant Treasurer High School, Ottumwa, Iowa
Science and Mathematics Teachers
Biology
Chairman, Harold B. Shinn Carl Schurz High School, Chicago Secretary, Charlotte H. Stetson Township High School, Princeton, Illinois
Chemistry
Chairman, H. M. Ibison High School, Marion, Indiana Secretary, H. D. Abells Morgan Park Academy, Morgan Park, Illinois
Earth Science
Chairman, G. F. Kay University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Secretary, Grace Baird Bowen High School, Chicago
Mathematics
Chairman, H. L. Terry State High School Inspector, Madison, Wis. Secretary, E. Marie Gugle Scott High School, Toledo, Ohio
Physics
Chairman, Frank E. Goodell North High School, Des Moines, Iowa Secretary, Earl R. Glenn Froebel School, Gary, Indiana
Annual Meeting
November 27 and 28, 1914 Chicago, Illinois
Office of the President, 344 Normal Parkway CHICAGO
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Apr. 11. 1914.
Dear Sir:— I am much interested in looking up the Revolutionary War record of an ancestor, Isaac Clark , who served a number of years. — in either the First, Second or Third regiments, of Westchester County (New York) militia. He was born between 1760 & 1763 and died about 1865 . being buried near Geneva, Ontario Co., N.Y. Any information that you may be able to furnish me about him will be greatly appreciated. Very truly yours, Willis E. Tower.

St. Cloud Minn. Feb. 7 th 198
Mr. H. Clegg Island.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send a certificate of the military service of Lieut Isaac Clark of Hubbardston Guard in the Revolutionary War, and who received a pension for some time. Such Certificate to

to be used by one of grand daughters in making application papers for admission to the D.A.R.
Yours with thanks. Mary Elizabeth (Clark) Pearce.

to be used by our two grand daughters in making application papers for admission to the D. A. R.
Yours with thanks. Mary Elizabeth (Clarke) Hark.

Mar 2 98
Mrs M E C Scarce at cloud minn 1914 Aug 19 Hist. So Willis E. Fowler V. L. H.
1914 Apr 17: Willis E. Fowler advised that the above is the only Isaac Clarke of N.Y.
1929 - July 16 - Hask to Mrs. E. H. Renick avy.
1929 - Sept 3 - Mrs. E. H. Renick - adv. as how to obtain data Geo S.
Rev War
9314
INVALID.
File No. 9317
Isaac Clarke
Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7th 1822
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]