Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,597, William Clough, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clough, William
S. 34,597
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34597 Pay INVALID.
File No. 34,597
William Clough
Rev. Rev. was
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm Blough April 11. 1818
William Blough, private Massachusetts line, 11. April, 1818.
Correct
for 9 Months
The Judge doth certify to the said
found on the rolls of Massachusetts, for 9 months service.
The judge is desired to Certify, under the seal of the court, that he is satisfied either from his own know- ledge, or the testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, that the applicant is in reduced circumstances, and needs the support of his country.
Stephen Minot, Esq; Judge, Haverhill, Essex county, Massachusetts. Rec. 8. June, 1818.

I, William Clough, aged 67 years, declare and say that I am a resident citizen of the United States; that I now reside in & belong to the town of Dracut, in the County of Middlesex, in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: — I further declare, that in June 1778 I enlisted as a private soldier, for the term of nine months into the service of the Revolutionary War: I entered the service at Freshkill the 18 th June 1778 in Capt. Walkers company, in the Reg t under Col. — Marshall, of the Massachusetts Line; I served in that Company at White Plains, then to Hartford in Ct. & then to West Point, & served in the same company until the 18 th March 1779 when I left the service, with about 5 more of the Company, by my time of enlistment being expired, & so I then left the service at West Point. — I had no written discharge. — I further say that I am, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from my country for support; and that I never had any pension allowed me, by the laws of the United States. W m Clough
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. April 11. 1818 Then the above named W m Clough made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true, before me, Stephen Minot. { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit
I, James Davis, of Andover depose & say I know the above named W m Clough ; I was in the service with him & passed muster with him & know he did pass muster & I saw him in the service as he has above stated many times during the said nine months, & have no doubt that he continued in said service the whole time he has stated above. I also know him to be in need of assistance for support as he above states.
Essex ss. May 20. 1818 Then the above named James Davis made solemn oath that the said Deposition by him subscribed, is true before me Stephen Minot, Judge, as aforesaid.
Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said William Clough, did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration aforesaid, against the Common enemy, I now certify & transmit the testimony in the case & the proceedings. I also certify that from my own knowledge of the said Clough, I am perfectly satisfied that he is in reduced circumstances, & in need of assistance from his country for support.
Stephen Minot, Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

To the Secretary of the department of War, Sir, please to transmit the Certificate of allowance of my Pension under the late law, to Stephen Munt Esqr. of Haverhill Ms. who will forward the same to me. Dramett, Ms. April 11. 1818 C Wm Clough

Notifications sent to W m Dugelow Esq r 2 d Adm l Cambridge, Mass.
4839
Massachusetts Roll
Capt Walker William Clough Massach ts Line Private - 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Dec r 1818 - and sent to Stephen Windliss t Haverhill.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. 4 mo. \frac{24}{30} — 38:40
Semi-ann. all ee ending 4 th March 1819 — 48: —
86:40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Nine Months }
Decat r Co. Middlesex

99. Wm Daniel Clough
Resd. 039
March 1819
[Large cursive signature]
1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, William Clough resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. H. 839 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“ WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. ”
“ I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, William Clough late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eleventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
“ Given at the War Office of the United States, this tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
 11 cows 15 00  1 sheep 2 00  3 chairs 1 00  1 spinning wheel 0 50  1 iron pot 1 00  1 small iron kettle 0 50  3 earthen plates 0 25  2 knives & forks 0 12  2 milks pans 0 16  $ 20 53 
William Clough.
And I the said William Clough certify & say that I served in the Revolutionary war in the Continental service nine months under

Captain Walker in Col Marshall Regiment and General Patterson, Brigade, that I am by occupation a labourer and seventy years old, I have a wife who is sixty six years of age and has been for ten years past so sick & infirm as to be unable to perform any labour
William Clough Middlesex ss. CCC P June term 1840 Then the above named William Clough made oath to the truth of the certificate above by him subscribed before me
Stephen Merrill Judge of sa Court

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
11 I, Wm Clough do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I So help me GOD.
William Clough
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed William Clough took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
Twenty dollars & fifty three cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820 .
Attr.
Abraham Biglow

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Blough, Zaccheus GRADE Corporal LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3023 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 21, 1790 To Ladd and Gass, assignees
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.