Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,966, Daniel Clark, New York

SERVICE
New York
Clark, Daniel
NUMBER
R. 1966
CONTENTS

Daniel Clark Pension Defer
No 5595
Edward Shaw Clerk
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page]

State of New York County of Essex } ss:
On this 11. day of August A.D. 1882 personally appeared before me Wolcott Tyrrell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex aforesaid Daniel Black a resident of the town of Ticonderoga County & State aforesaid aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law & oth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated-
The officers whom he recalled are Colonel Young, Major Thomas Captain Moreman & Captain Harris a part the time under each. He entered the service in March 1777 & left the service at the news of Peace - he was a resident at this time of Bedford Westchester County New York at this time - he was a volunteer - he was kept in constant readiness readiness to turn out whenever his country needed & called for his services - the signal to turn out was the beat of the drum - he belonged to the militia of New York - he was in a battle or skirmish at Poundridge N. York - was at the burning of Bedford some state & assisted in opposing the enemy under Delancey a tory who was also a commander of the tories at that place & who with his party burnt Bedford Poundridge & White Plains - the men at Poundridge Bedford & White Plains belonged to the same regiment that this applicant belonged to - all were New York Militia - there was however one other regiment at the Poundridge at Winter quarters under Colonel Sheldon - there were British troops here at these places with the tories - the British used to place the tories in the front rank - many or at least some of the British as it was understood at the time would have deserted had it not been for

the Tories - At Tarrytown the Tories came out & our troops drove them back, they went up to Burnt Pond where a skirmish took place between them & our men - This Applicant knew Major Tallmadge of Colonel Sheldon's regiment who knew General Washington - saw him pass through Bedford a number of times - Major Andre was taken at this time - This applicant saw him shortly after he was taken as he accompanied David Williams & John Bullock (Andres) was immediately taken to New Point & he saw him no more - Andre's execution took place about the time this Applicant went into the service just or a little after - though it might have been the summer after Andre fled aboard aboard the English ship Baltimore as soon as he heard the capture of Andre & went down the river (Hudson) - Many British vessels lay in the river at this time about 4 miles below New Point - they had no troops on shore, they were all in their vessels - the men would not let them come ashore - Officers belonging to the British stationed on Long Island were sent to New York not recalled - it was a very cold winter so much so that Long Island sound froze over - This Applicant with others prepared to go over on to the Island to destroy the said officers - our Commander was Colonel Thomas - there were 2 or 3 companies of us - we had got our provisions & ammunition ready & the men were come together - we took provision for six days which was the quantity we usually took when we went out - but before we had started on this expedition we heard that the war had broken up & we consequently did not go - some of this period this Applicant was employed in carrying provisions either from home or from the military stores - I sometimes carried them to the stores - Captain Richard was Commander of some continental troops when he was here - he was received with dishonor but no documentary evidence is known of no person whose testimony he can procure who can

city to his memory - he was born in Bedford West- chester County N. York, in the year 1762 at the time - since the Revolutionary war he has resided in Shoreham Vt. but for the last thirty years he has resided in Tienderoys Vermont - he is known to Sheldon Bliss & John Campbell of his present neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity & to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution - he has no record of his age - The here by reli- quishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state - Given to & subscribed the day his of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one E. P. Denson Daniel his Clark Walter D. Dyer Judge Mark
We John Campbell & Sheldon Bliss residing in the town of Tienderoys Vermont hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Clark who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion - Subscribed & sworn to the day John Campbell of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one Sheldon Bliss Walter D. Dyer Judge
And the said Dyer hereby declares his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named officer was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states & the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that John Campbell & Sheldon Bliss who have signed the preceding Certificate are

residents of the town of Ticonderoga of second an credible persons that this statement is entitled to credit. And the said Judge further certifies that the said Affiant cannot from bodily infirmi- ty attend personally in court & from present appre- hensions will not be able to attend the sitting of the next court in & for this County of Essex . Wolcott S. Surrill Judge
I Leonard Shaw clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex State of New York do hereby certify that the said court is a court of record & that Wolcott Surrill Esquire before whom the above declaration on oath is made is a judge of the said court & that the above signature purporting to be his own his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this sixteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Leonard Shaw clerk
Daniel blank Pension papers
Ms. A. 9. 2. 55 p. 5

N o 5595 Daniel Clark dead.
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1 Sep 1832 12 Nov 1832
E. Pearson Tienderoga N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Daniel Clark of Tienderoga in the State of N. York (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? it does so appear  3. How old is he? Seventy years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17  States that he entered the Service in the Militia of N. York in March 1777. under the Command of Col: Young, "and left the Service at the News of Peace"   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? West Chester County N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are correct in form and authentication 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Gordon Examining Clerk.

Daniel Clark

105-00514 BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Clark which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ? in general terms, only. V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled ? no. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? a detailed statement of each tour and strict compliance with the regulations required - yes. VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ? Yes. VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? the Judge has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? yes. X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ? yes.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? He has not adduced the evidence of a Clergyman, but has that of two Credible persons XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? None XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? The Judge Certifies that the interrogatories were put to the applicant
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
‡ QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1966
REJECTED
N. O. Daniel Clark
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
N. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

New York
Revo:
22
Daniel Clark dead
Suspended
let. E. Pearson 26 June 1833.
1966
Act 7 June '32