Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20,687, Nathaniel Clark, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clark, Nathaniel
S 20,687
CONTENTS
carded

152024
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Clark
of Rockingham Co in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass s con- tinue for Lyman.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of June 1833 and sent to Alfred Kirtley Hanover
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $176.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 44.00
$220.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 76

5431 Case of Nathl. Clark, v Prin. Rockingham co. N.H. L. Woodbury Judge
Portsmouth ct. H 30. November, 1819. recd Dec. 7. 1819.
Mass line Col Tupper Nov. 30/19
affidavit states, that he is worth $: 1000. Judge certifies, that he is in reduced circums- tances, &c.
admitted.
Hon. J. G. Calhoun
Sec. of War Washington C.H.
3155

Nathaniel Clark of Plaistow in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire and formerly of Haverhill, Mass. - Clothier - depose, that in March D. 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier for three years under Capt. Emerson's company in Col. Fiske's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the Continental Service; and that I there served against the common enemy with fidelity till I was honorably discharged the 23 d . Decem. D. 1783. as appears by the annexed certificate.
I further depose, that tho' severely wounded in said Service I have never before asked or received any Pension from the United States; that I am now unable to perform much labour, have a large family - am not worth over a Thousand Dollars and from my reduced circumstances need the assistance of my country for support -
Nath l Clark
November 30 th . 1819
Rockingham S. State of New Hampshire Nov. 30 th . 1819
Then personally appeared the above Nathaniel Clark and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed: and I am satisfied, that said Clark served in the Continental army as a private soldier more than nine months at one time and from his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his country for support
Levi Woodbury Atty. for Dep. Atty.
By order of the Judge Nath l Adams Clerk

To the Hon. the Secretary of War
Dear Sir,
I forward herewith a new application for a Pension by Nathaniel Clarke. I also return the application of Abijah Barker and have added to the certificate, that I am satisfied of his poverty & and as it is minuted on the back of the application by some person in the War Department that he shall receive a certificate on my doing that I believe that one will now be forwarded
With high consideration
Your Most Ob.
S. Woodbury
Dec. 25. 1819
Barker's case taken out.

To the Hon. the Secretary of War
Dear Sir,
I forward herewith a new application for a Pension by Nathaniel Clarke. I also return the application of Elijah Barker and have added to the certificate, that I am satisfied of his poverty and as it is minuted on the back of the application by some person in the War Department that he shall receive a certificate on my doing that I presume that one will now be forwarded
With high consideration
Your Most Ob.
G. Woodbury
Dec. 28. 1819
Barker's case taken out.

24715
Nathaniel Clark N.H.
Capital 2 years
Note on the envelope "This man is in the receipt of a pension as an invalid"
Alfred Sturtevant Esq.
Nathaniel Clark Haverhill Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 shew 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, shewing the Service of Nathaniel Clark. N.H.
   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.     10 th Mass Regiment that he served in 3 the Army of the US 67 - now lives - in N.H. Mass  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Old case - reports papers in the Department - he is now a pensioner - on the N.H. agency

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 record, 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) _____, who has 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 [j] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. S. M. E. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., January 21, 1896.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Nathaniel Clark --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. It appears that he entered the service on March 14, 1781, to serve three years, and marched to West Point where he became a member of the company commanded by Capt. Nehemiah Emerson, in the 10th Mass. regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Tupper; in the following summer he was detached from Col. Tupper's regiment and placed in the regiment commanded by Col. Scammel, and on the 3rd day of July, 1781, was engaged in the battle near Kingsbridge, and was wounded in the knee by a musket ball and taken to the hospital where the ball was extracted by Dr. Eustis (afterwards Secretary of War). He remained in the service until honorably discharged on Dec. 23, 1783, at which time he was a Corporal in the 1st Mass. regiment.
Battles engaged in,
As above.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Haverhill, Mass.
Date of application for pension. November 30, 1819.
Residence at date of application, Plaistow, N. H.
Age at date of application, Fifty-three years.
Remarks: His pension was allowed.
Very respectfully, Greenleaf Clark, Esq.,
St. Paul, Minn.
Commissioner.

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Nathaniel Clark Corporal in the first Massachusetts Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the twenty third Day of December
1783
By the General's Command,
W. Knox
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Ralph H. Bowles Capt & Adjutant

Transferred 20687 INVALID.
Jan. 24 th Nat. Dist. to Joseph Smith 757 Merimac St. Lowell, Mass. In Q.L.
File No. 20687
1892 Jan 28 Dist Frances Clark Atkinson Depot M.H.
William Clark
Recd Recd and Coopl.
1896 { History to Jan. 21 } Greenleaf Clark St Paul, Minn.
Act: April 16 th 1806 May 15 th 20 June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16.327.
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Clark
of Ed Rockingham in the state of N. Hamp: who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Traper of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of 3 years. Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 7 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of Nov. 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Jan. 3/1820 and sent to Levi Woodbury Esq. Portsmouth, N.H.
Arrears to 4th of portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820. 25.29
3 Mos 1 / 30  4 / 31
$25.29
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

St. Paul, Minn. Dec. 12 1895
Hon. W m Lochren Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Dear Sir,
My grandfather, Nathaniel Clark entered the military service in the Revolutionary War at an early age from Haverhill Mass. He was wounded and received an invalid pension dating from about 1806 which was increased afterwards under various acts of Congress. He resided during all or the greater portion of the time during which he received the pension with Nathaniel Clark Jr. (my father) at Plainstown N. H. -
I am anxious to obtain as full an account as can be obtained from the records at Washington of his modest services, and have thought, My dear Judge, that you would be able to help me. I beg you will be so kind as to give such attention to this matter as it requires, and can be spared from your onerous duties, and if the investigation shall be attended with expense I shall gladly remit you the amount.
Yours very truly Greenleaf Clark

See letter to Hon. Mr. Varnum, Mar. 27. 1826, respecting ap t for increase.
Increased to $8 per month, commencing on the 25 th Dec. 1826, and new certificate issued, in lieu of the old certificate (cancelled) and sent to Hon. John Varnum, H. of Rep on the 3 rd day of January 1827. Permanently disabled. See letters to Pensioner & Agent May 19. 1829.
In the letter of May 20. 1829, after the words "June 1821," the following words were omitted: "Four Dollars, and increased to."
This man is on the Roll under Act of June 1832
193 New Hampshire.
Nathaniel Clark, (Private)
Captain Emerson's company of the Col. Light Inf ry reg t Mass s during the Revolutionary War.
Ratio of disability, One half Time of discharging Date of discharge, 3 - 8 May, 1821.
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at $4 dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of May, 1821.
Certificate of pension issued the 8 th of June, 1821 and sent to Mrs. Cogswell, Esq. Atkinson, New Hampshire.
Portion of Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep r 1821
3 \frac{24}{31} & \frac{24}{30} months. $ 15.62
acts 10 April. 1806 & 3 15 May, 1820 & 3

752 Merrimack St.
Lowell Mass.
Jany 18. 1898.
U. S. Pension Commissioner Washington. D.C.
Dear Sir; -
I will esteem it a very great favor, if you will send me a record of the military service - as set forth in his declaration and application for pension - of Nathaniel Clark of Plainstown N.H. or Haverhill Mass - (The townships are contiguous, the homestead standing on the state line) a revolutionary soldier who served as fifer or private in the company of Capt Thomas Mighell of Capt. Loammi Baldwin's 26 th Mass Regt and was wounded at the Battle of White Plains (?). He received a pension of $8 per month from the U.S. Government.
The information is needed to enable my wife, his descendant, to complete her claim for admission to the Daughters of the Revolution.
Trusting that this request may receive your early and favorable attention. I have the honor to remain.
Yours very truly, Joseph Smith.

Nathaniel Clarke is recorded in the "sixth Census, 1840 as a pensioner Pleiston New Hampshire, Rockingham County, 74 years old and residing with Nath l Clarke Jr.
If any information can be secured relative to his enlistment, in what battle he was wounded or any items in regard to his connection with the "Revolutionary War", they would be gratefully received by the family.
At the time he enlisted we think he lived in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and in that

case it is probable he entered a Massachusetts regiment. Hoping to receive some information.
Yours very truly.
Frances Clark
Atkinson Depot.
New Hampshire
Nov. 26, 1891.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Nathaniel Clark , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mch. 1781 3 yrs. Pvt. } Copl. } Emerson Tupper Mass.         
Battles engaged in, Wounded in battle near King's Bridge N.Y. in July 1781. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably Haverhill, Mass. Date of application for pension, Nov. 30, 1819. Residence at date of application, Plainstown Rockingham Co. N.H. Age at date of application, 53 years.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Mr. Joseph Smith, 752 Merrimac St., Lowell Mass.
Commissioner.

rec. 1 Jan. 1827
Feb. 9. 1827. Surgeon's cert affidavit in Nathl. Clark's case dated 25 Dec. 1826 copied for Hon. Mr. Worth. Milton H. R.
See
Hon. John Varnum Esq.
Member of Congress
City of Washington
W. H. Clark

Marshall Dec 25 th 1826
Dear Sir
agreeably to Mr Clark's Request I have enclosed the Affidavit of Doctor Brissett & Langley together with their Authority from the District Judge and have also returned Mr Clark's Petition - You will find a Blank form but for what purpose we cannot exactly tell it appeared as if some person should have signed it and we thought that it would do us best to transmit it with the signatures of the Physicians, and you could make what use of it you thought best. I hope these papers will be sufficient for the purpose but the law is so complex it is difficult to tell what form will suit at the War Office
Congress appears to have entered upon business in good earnest I think you will have a busy Session. I have not given up the idea of visiting the City yet - at the rate of three or four a few days since, which is rather discouraging, I however feel at this time in good spirits, and unless sickness prevents I intend leaving here by the middle of January - make my respects to Mr Van Ness and tell him that his friends are all well, and I hope to find him in good spirits when I arrive in the City - business here is very dull at this time shall write in a few days
remain Yours Respectfully
Charles White
Rev John Van Ness member of Congress

Free
Hon. John Varnum Esq
Member of Congress.
City of Washington

Sturminster Newton December 25 th 1826
Dear Sir,
I received your letter dated 24 th instant
I called at Col. White's office and found the papers you sent to him, and carried them to Portsmouth, the Clerk of the district Court informed me, that Judge Sherburn was out of health, and that Judge Story did the business of district Judge, I left the papers to be sent on to him. They were sent, and returned with his Commission to Doctrs Brickett & Doctrs Longley. Sir you please to present my original Certificate with the other papers to the new department. Sir the paper that I have filed up, as it respects the Company & Regiment & cc, please to sign it. Sir please to write me, how I. Sucked,
yours Very Respectfully
Nath l Clark

I Nathaniel Clark of Pleistown
County of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire Sir you will see in the paper, no. 6 that I testified and said before the New Hampshire district Clerk of the united States Court that I have never received a pension from any state, my meaning is this, that I never received a pension from any individual state. I received a pension of about twenty four dollars from the united states, under the act of March 18 th 1810
May 10, 1821
Nath l . Clark.

INCREASE OF PENSION.
United States.
New Hampshire DISTRICT, ss.
To Doctor Daniel Brackett of Haverhill and Doctor Rufus Congdon of Haverhill in Massachusetts the district.
Pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States, passed the 4th of February, 1822, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war, and for other purposes,'" you are hereby appointed and authorized to examine Nathaniel Clarke who is inscribed on the Pension List of the United States, and is claimant for an increase of pension, conformably to the 5th section of the act of the 10th April, 1806, revived as aforesaid; and you are to report in writing, and on oath or affirmation, your opinion of the nature of his disability, and in what degree it prevents him from obtaining a subsistence by manual labor; and in your proceedings in the premises you are to be regulated and governed by said act.
Given under my hand and seal, at Salem - this fifteenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and Twenty six -
Joseph Story one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, & acting, & exercising the powers of the District Judge in New Hampshire, during the disability of the District Judge now existing to perform the duties of his office

ORIGINAL CLAIM.
United States.
DISTRICT, ss.
I, _____ Judge of the District Court of the United States of America for the _____ District, by AUTHORITY of an act of Congress, passed the 4th of February, 1822, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary War, and for other purposes, do HEREBY ESPECIALLY AUTHORIZE AND COMMISSION _____ of the county of and district of to take all evidence pursuant to the rules and regulations of the said act, for substan- tiating the claim of _____ of the town of _____ in the county of _____ and district of _____ to be placed on the Pension List of the United States, by reason of known wounds received in said war, or since, (as prescribed in the fourth section of "An act concerning invalid pensioners," passed the 25th of April, 1808,) while in the actual service of the United States, and in the line of his duty. And when the same shall be completed, to return the evidence, affidavits, certificates, and proceedings had hereupon, together with this commission, to the Secretary for the Department of War.
Given under my hand and seal, at _____ in the _____ day of _____ the year one thousand eight hundred and _____

Mr. Edwards Nathaniel Clarke Hon. Ch. Priv.
Recd May 1891
Free
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War City of Washington Pension office

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham
Hon d Sir
Atkinson May 10 th 1821
Yours of April 17 th 1821 signed by J. L. Edmonds was duly received and I herewith return enclosed, all the papers relating to Mr Nathaniel Clarke Blair, with some additions, all under the seal of the district court of the United States for New Hampshire dist t N o from 1809 c.
I am hon d Sir
very respectfully
Your most obed t
William Cogswell
Hon ble J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

We the subscribers practising Physicians and Surgeons of the Town of Atkinson and County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that after a carefull examination in the case of Nathaniel Clark who is now on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire, we are of opinion that his disability does still continue.
Viz a degree of debility and difficulty of walking occasioned by a wound produced by a musket ball in the left Leg just below and behind the junction of the Fibula with the Tibia at the knee joint which wound he received in the war of the Revolution and further that the degree of disability under which he labours at present is Total being not less than the original degree of disability for which he was placed on the pension roll And we are of opinion and have no doubt in stating that from his advanced age there is no probability of his disability ever being less or ever being removed.
William Cogswell
Isaac B. Hovey
State of New Hampshire and County of Rockingham
Sworn and subscribed to before me this twenty first day of March 1829
Joseph B. Cogswell Jus. Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with the surgeons and Physicians who have signed the above certificate and that they are reputable in their profession March 21 st 1829
Joseph B. Cogswell Jus. Peace

I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire - do hereby certify that Joseph B. Cogswell was at the time of the date of the within a Justice of the Peace and empowered by law to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 26 th day of March Anno Domini 1829
P. Chadwick Clerk

Agreeably to the Annexed Commission to us Directed We —
The undersigned Physicians and Surgeons in the town of Haverhill in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify that they have this day examined Nathaniel Clark of Plasterow in the State of New-Hampshire with whom we are well acquainted and whose place of residence is only three miles distant from us, That he is the same person whose name is inscribed on the pension roll of invalid Pensioners on the eighth day of June 1821. That we have found on his left leg just below the knee joint a very visible injury which appears to have been made by a musket ball by means of which the leg has become considerably swollen and weakened the veins varicose and enlarged so as to be a very serious injury to him and deprives him of the ability of supporting himself by manual labor. This inability has considerably increased within five years and will in our opinion continue to increase with age and we think that he is on this account entitled to a full pension. We understand and believe that said wound was inflicted while said Clark was in the service of his country as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution.
Haverhill Mass Dec r 25-1826
Daniel Brickell Rufus Linsley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Haverhill Dec. 1.
Be it known to all to whom the same shall or may concern That I Charles White a Notary Public for the County of Suffolk residing in Haverhill aforesaid Duly Commissioned and Sworn and acting by authority under the Public Seal of said State. - Do hereby certify that on this twenty fifth Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six before me personally came and appeared the within named Daniel Brickett and Rufus Lingley, Surgeons & Physicians and severally made solemn Oath to the truth of the within affidavit by them severally subscribed. - and I do further certify that said Deponents are entitled to full Credit - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and year above written Charles White, Notary Public

INCREASE OF PENSION.
IT is hereby certified that Nathaniel Clark formerly a Soldier of captain Nehemiah Emerson company, in the Regiment of Col. Benjamin Tupper who it appears by the accompanying certificate was placed on the pension roll at the rate of four dollars per month, on account, as he states, of having received a wound in the left Revolutionary war by a musket ball in the leg near the knee while in the line of his duty, and in the said service, on or about the third day of July in the year 1781 at a place called near Kingsbridge in the state or territory of New York , is not only still disabled in consequence of the said injury, but, in my our opinion is entitled to four dollars per month more than he already receives as a pensioner.
Haverhill Mass Decr 25-1826
Daniel Brickett Rufus Longley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Haverhill Essex
Be it known that I Charles White a Notary Public for the County of Essex residing in Haverhill aforesaid Duly Commissioned and sworn and acting by authority under the Public Seal of said State Do hereby certify that on this twenty fifth Day of December - Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty five before me personally came and appeared the within named Daniel Brittell and Rufus Longley, Physicians midwives and severally made known that the truth of the within Certificate by them severally subscribed; and Do further certify that they are entitled to full credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and Year above written
Charles White Notary Public

To the Honorable James Barbour, Secretary of War, Nathaniel Clarke of Pleistow, in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, respectfully represents, that while a private in the Regiment commanded by Col. Father of the Massachusetts line during the Revolutionary war he received a wound for which he was allowed a pension, commencing on the 8 th day of May 1821 as by cer- tificate under date of June 8 th 1821 appears. That in consequence of said wound he is greatly debilitated and his ability to support himself by labor has greatly increased since the date of his certificate. Wherefore he prays, that his pension may be increased to a full pension.
Pleistow October 21 1826 -
Nath l Clarke.
I certify, that the within named Doctors Daniel Parker & Benjamin Longley are personally known to me, & I have been intimately acquainted with them during the last twenty years, that they are in extensive practice as Surgeons & Physicians, and are distinguished in private life for respectability & integrity & are entitled to full credit.
John Morrison of the H. B. from Mass.

I hereby certify that William Cogswell of Windsor in the District of Hampshire Regime was specially authorized and com- missioned by the Honorable John Sam- uel Sherburne esquire judge of the Dis- trict Court of the United States for the Hampshire district "to take all evidence pursuant to the rules & regulations of the act of Congress" - "for substantiating the claim of Nathaniel Clarke of Windsor District to be placed on the pension rolls of the United States" - that said Cogswell has returned to the said District judge under said commission the papers hereto as- signed from number 1 to number 5 - No. 6. is the affidavit of said Nathaniel Clarke taken before me. No. 7. is the Notarial certificate of James Ladd -
William Claggett Clerk of the District Court of the U. States for the Ham- pshire District

State of New Hampshire ss. Rockingham County ss.
Portsmouth
I James Ladd Notary Public in and for the State aforesaid duly admitted and sworn, residing in Portsmouth aforesaid, Do hereby certify & make known unto all persons whom it may concern, that William Cagswell of Atkinson is a justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham & State aforesaid, the said Wm Cagswell's Commission having been presented to me the date hereof granted by William Plumer late Governor of the State of New Hampshire, dated June 13. 1818 - and it also appears that the said William Cagswell has subscribed the oaths of office as the law directs - Therefore full faith and credit are and are to be given in judicature, & thereunto all acts thereof by him signed -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this eighth day of May 1821.
James Ladd Notary Public

I Nathaniel Clark of Hanstown in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire testify that my name is not on the Pensions List of any State as a pensioner, and that I have never received any pen- sion from any State. Nath l Clark May 8 th 1821.
District of New Hampshire ss.
May 8 th 1821 Then the above named Nathaniel Clark personally ap- peared and made oath that the above Declaration by him subscribed is true before me
William Claggett, Clerk of the District Court of the U. States for the New Hampshire District

Nathaniel Clark Esq. Recd. 9 Sept. 1801 Recd. 20 Sept. 1801
Free
C. Calhoun Secretary of War Pension Office City of Washington
Ms. A. 9. 2. 16

State of New Hampshire & County of Rockingham Atkinson March 28 th 1821
Honored Sir
In obedience to a commission from the Hon ble John L. Sherburne United States Judge for the District of New Hampshire, to me directed, have enclosed commission with all the papers before me relating to the case of Mr. Nathaniel Clark, numbered from one to five, claiming an invalid pension
I am, Honored Sir respectfully your obedt Servt
William Cagwin
Hon ble J. B. Calkoun Secretary of War
(Note returned with the other papers)

Pleiston March 27, 1821
My discharge discharge from the united states services, of which I have a copy, was sent on to the secretary of war with other papers, by the Hon. Sige Woodbury of Portsmouth. The latter part of the year 1819, a claim for a pension under the law of the 18 th March 1818, for myself Nath l Clark.

State of New Hampshire, County of Rockingham
Plaiston March 27, 1821.
I Nathaniel Clark do Testify and say, that I Enlisted in to the American Revolutionary war the 14th day of March 1781 for three years, Marched on to Head quarters west point, and was put into the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Tupper and Company commanded by Capt. Nehemiah Emerson. The following summer there was a detachment from the army of which I was one, and put under the command of Col. Samuel and sent down upon the Enemys lines on the 3 day of July 1781. in a Battle, in the line of my duty near Kings- bridge and State of New York. I received a musket ball from the Enemy into the under side of my left knee was carried to the Hospital with the rest of the wounded and the 9th day the ball was taken from my knee by Doct. Estis after wounds Secretary at war. I was Honourably discharged from the service of the United States the 23 day of December 1783. & The war being over, the army was disbanded I returned home to my native town Haverhill Massachusetts, after a short time moved to Salem N. H. lived there a bout five years. from there to Plaiston where I now live, my mode of life has been hard fare, I have worked at the Clothiers business some part of my time, that not a grieved very well with my wounded limb. I have worked at farming some. I am not on the pension list of any state, the reason why I have not made applica- tion before, when I left the service I was young and ambitious thought I would try to make a living without a pension from my country, although my knee has always been weak ever since it was wounded it has slipped out of joint several times there was some of the muscles or cords cut of by the ball. I have worn a strengthening plaster on the wounded knee for more than half a year, and as I am on the decline of life I feel the effects of the wound more sensibly. NATH. CLARK.

State of Northamptonshire & County of Buckingham March 27 th 1821 Then the within within named Nathaniel Clark Personally appeared and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed was just and true: before me, I do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Clark & that I have considered him a respectable citizen and of good Moral Character
William Greville Justice of the peace & Commissioner.

279 Nathl. Clark Yrs In the army of the Rev- olution. —
Suspended. The party must prove that he is not on the Pension list of any state. The Official charac- ter and the signatures of the Magistrate must be properly authenticated. — See letter to William Cogswell, Esq. Atkinson, New Hampshire. —
War Department,
Pension Office,
April 17 1821

I, Rufus Langley of Haverhill in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say, that I have examined Nathaniel Clark of Plaster in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on account of a wound, which he received in the revolutionary war, & since the creation of a wound on the back part of the left leg about one inch below the knee, by which the muscles of the leg are considerably injured, that in my opinion the leg & knee are permanently weakened by said wound, & that at different times he has been unable to attend to his occupation (which is that of a clothier) in consequence of it. That the effects of the injury increase, as he advances in life, & that at present, the degree of disability, under which he labours, is such as to disable him from performing one half the labour, he would otherwise perform.
Rufus Langley (Surgeon & Physician)
State of New Hampshire & County of Rockingham
March 24 th 1821
Then the
above Named Rufus Langley made
Solemn Oath to the Truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me, I do certify that I am well acquainted with said Doctor. Rufus Langley and that he is a reputable Physician and Surgeon also a Credible and disinterested Witness
William Cogswell
Justice of the Peace & Commissioner
Justice of the Peace

I Nehemiah Emerson of Haverhill in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify and say, that I was a Captain of a Company in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment under the command of Col Benjamin Tupper on the Continental Establishment from 1781 to the close of the revolutionary war. That Nathaniel Clark then of said Haverhill but now of Plaistow in the County of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire enlisted into my Company on the 14 th day of March 1781 for three years as a private soldier, and served faithfully in said Company till January 1783 when I left the Regiment. All which facts appear on my Muster rolls and descriptive list which I now have. I also Testify that said Clark was severely wounded in the left knee in Battle, by a  musket ball from the Enemy, while in the line of his duty, being in a Detachment under the command of Col Scammon near Kings Bridge in the State of New York about the first of July 1781. Since his return from Army he has resided a short time in said Haverhill, sometime in Salem in said County of Rockingham and the remainder of his time in said Plaistow, he is by Occupation a Clothier, not having lived very far distant from said Clark have frequently heard him say that his wounded knee still continued to injure him, have always considered him as having an Honorable discharge from Service.
Nehemiah Emerson
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham
1824 March 27 th
Then the above named Nehemiah Emerson made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me, I also testify that I am well acquainted with said Captain Nehemiah Emerson and that he is a credible and disinterested witness.
William Cagswell Justice of the Peace & Commissioner

United States. New Hampshire } District } Dist. Ct. } Distr. Ct. } Distr. Ct. }
I John Samuel Sherburne Judge of the District Court of the United States of America for the New Hampshire District By authority of an act of Con- gress passed on the 10 th day of April  May 1806 entitled an act to revive & continue in force "an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war & for other purposes" do hereby especially authorize & commission William Cogswell of Atkinson in the county of Rockingham & District Attorney here to take all evidence pursuant to the above regulations of said act for substantiating the claim of Nathaniel Clark of Blanton in said District to be placed on the pension list of the United States by reason of known wounds received in said war, as prescribed in the 4 th section of an act concerning invalid pensions passed on 25 th of April 1808 while in the actual service of the United States & in the line of his duty and when the same shall be completed to return the evidence affidavits certificates & proceedings had hereon together with this commission to the Secretary for the Department of War.
Given under my hand & seal at Portsmouth in said District on the 23 rd day of March AD 1821.
John S. Sherburne

"An Act to provide for persons who testimony were disabled by known reasons reasons in the revolutionary war." passed 10 th April 1806 - page 31 new edition of the "Laws" of the United States."

Math. Clark
24/7/15

State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham } ss -
On this second day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me Nathaniel Clark junior a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid Nathaniel Clark a Resident of Plaster in the County aforesaid aged sixty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, clothed with an oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and an act to amend an act entitled an act sup- plementary to the act for the relief of certain sur- viving officers and soldiers of the Revolution passed February 19th 1833. That he served in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary war three years That he served in Captain Nathaniel Emerson's Company and in Colonel Benjamin Tappan's Regiment, it being the 10th New Hampshire Regiment. That he now resides in Plaster New Hampshire and has resided there for forty two years past past, and previous thereto he resided in Salem New Hampshire
Given and subscribed this _____ Nathl. Clark second day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three before me
Nathl. Clark Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss Be it known that before me Nathaniel Clark junior a justice of the peace in and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid personally appeared Nathaniel Clark and made oath in due form of Law that he is the identical Nathaniel Clark named in an original certificate in his possession of which (I certify) the following is a true copy -
War Department Pension Office
I certify that in conformity with a Law of the United States of the 10th of April A.D. 1806 Nathaniel Clark late a private in Captain Emerson's Co of the Revolutionary Army was on the eighth day of June 1821 inscribed on the pension list Roll of the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of four Dollars per month; and that his name is now on the Roll of the same Agency at the rate of eight Dollars per month, commencing on the twenty fifth day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty six. This Certificate is issued in lieu of one dated on the eighth day of June 1821 (Cancelled)
L. G. Given at the war office of the United States this third day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven Examined and countersigned James Barbour J. L. Edwards Secretary of War Nathl. Clark
Given and subscribed this _____ second day of April A.D. Eighteen and thirty three before me Nathl. Clark Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss.
I Nathaniel Clark junior a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid certify that Nathaniel Clark, who has twice subscribed his name on the opposite side of this paper has in his possession a copy of his discharge from the Revolutionary Army of the United States, of which I certify the following to be a true copy.
By the Honourable
Major General Knox Commanding the American Forces on Hudson River.
Nathaniel Clark Corporal in the first Massachussetts Regiment being enlisted for three years is hereby honorably discharged from the service of the United States.
Given in the State of New York the twenty third day of December 1783
By the Generals Command I Knapplie Genl Registered in the books of the Regiment
Ralph H. Bowles
Capt & Adjutant
A True Copy Attest L. Woodbury
A true copy - Nathl Clark Jr Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss.
I Peter Chadwick a Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature being a Court of Record in the County of Rockingham aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathaniel Clark junior, who has subscribed his name Nathl Clark is Justice of the Peace within and above is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham aforesaid, and that I believe his name subscribed within and above to be his true and proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Superior Court of Judicature at Exeter on this fifth day of April One thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Chadwick Clerk of the same Rockingham County

Haverhill Massachusetts, April 10 th 1833. To the Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War
Dear Sir, I herewith forward to you the declaration of Nathan Clark, who now resides in Plasteron N. Hampshire, which Town joins the Town of Haverhill, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 7 th 1832 and the act of February 19 th 1833. I likewise forward a certified copy of his Certificate as an Invalid Pensioner, and a certified copy of a copy of his discharge which was obtained for him by the Honorable Levi Woodbury, as appears by the copy - In this case I conclude all that can be necessary is to satisfy the War Department, that Mr. Clark is the identical Nathaniel Clark who now receives a pension as an Invalid. I suppose the certificate of the justice of the peace accompanied by the Certificate of the Clerk of the Court, in this case might answer the requirement of the department. As the court does not sit near Mr. Clark's house and as attending Court would be inconvenient to him, and as the evidence of his service was already in the department we have hoped that the said Certificates would be sufficient. If the Department are satisfied with the said Certificates re Mr. Clark respectfully request that a Certificate, by which he can obtain a pension agreeable to the above acts, may be forwarded to me at this place. If said Certificates are not satisfactory, will you have the goodness to inform me what will be satisfactory to the Department, I am very respectfully Your obedt. Servant, Alfred Bithridge