Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,492, Samuel Clark, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Clark, Samuel
NUMBER
8,12492
CONTENTS
carded
b at Berwick, York Co. Me. May 18, 1764. store at eul in 1833 res. St Johnsbury, Caledonia Co. Vt. d. Feb. 12, 1864

Vermont. 18.742
Samuel Clark. of Caledonia in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Goodwin of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Paine in the Mass. ma. line for 7 months.
Died Feb 12, 1854
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sep r 1833. and sent to J. Bridgeman Jr. Lamoilville, Vt.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep r 33 $18.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 36 11.66
$69.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 Page 57
20 Feb 12 1854

Samuel Clark's Declaration For Pension
23806

State of Vermont } ss. District & County of Caledonia On this 2 d day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Hon. Benjamin S. Denning Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid now sitting Samuel Clarke a resident of St. Johnsbury in the District & County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as hereinafter stated: Viz.
I Samuel Clarke of St. Johnsbury in Caledonia County & State of Vermont do hereby depose & say that I was born in the town of Berwick now North Berwick in the County of York & State of Maine on the 18 th day of May A.D. 1764, being now past sixty-eight years of age. I do not know whether there be a record of my age in the office of the Town Clerk of Berwick. I lived in Berwick when I enlisted a volunteer private in the Militia of the then District of Maine, which was in the month of April A.D. 1780, being then in the sixteenth year of my age. I cannot positively affirm the precise day of my enlistment but am strong- ly impressed that it was before the 26 th of April. The year I distinctly remember from the occurrence of the Dark Day which happened the day after I was sixteen. I was enlisted for eight months by Jonathan Adkins -ilton Capt. of a Militia company in Berwick who was ordered to fur- nish a certain quota of men. I was attached to the company of Capt. Jedediah Goodwin. I was embodied in the Regt. of Col. Joseph Prime both inhabitants of Berwick. My Adjutant's name was Nathan Lord. My Regt. was under the command of Gen. Wadsworth. Lieut. name was Timothy Wentworth. My company was ordered to Falmouth now Portland & marched from our Col's residence as well as I remember in the last part of April, thro' the towns of Wells Kennebunk Saco. the other towns if any are not remembered. At Falmouth my company was embodied in Col's Prime's Regt. Our duty at Falmouth was to stand on guard & do fatigue alternately. I think I remained at Falmouth until the last of August or first of September doing duty in the way described when orders came from Genl. Wads- -worth to detach one company from our Regt. & march to Fort Weston in Hallowell now Augusta on the Kennebec River to protect the inhabitants from the Indians. The captains of the compa- -nies in the Regt. cast lots as I understood to ascertain what com- -pany should perform this service service & the lot fell on my captain. My company marched directly to Fort Weston & there remained on guard until discharged. I was in no action while in the service. My company was ordered to leave Fort Weston in the latter part of November according to my best recoll-

Protect the inhabitants from the Indians The captains of the companies in the Regt cast lots as I understood to ascertain what company should perform this service service & the lot fell on my captain - My company marched directly to Fort Weston & there remained on guard until discharged - I was in no action while in the service - My company was ordered to leave Fort Weston in the latter part of November according to my best recollection & immediately returned to Falmouth & was verbally discharged by our captain on the morning after our arrival - After my discharge I returned directly home - This was the Regt only service rendered by me in the Revolution. Col Prime's alone was stationed at Falmouth. There were Regular Troops stationed at Penobscot while I was out as I understood. I was acquainted with no officers in the Continental service - My best recollection is that I was in actual service seven months, more or less it may be a few days - I enlisted for eight months. I understood that the term of my enlistment was satisfied by my service at Fort Weston - I have no documentary evidence whatever in my possession but suppose there are several persons living in the State of Maine personally knowing to my services - Since the Revolution I have lived in Berwick Maine, in Middleton & New Durham N.H. & in Danville, Wheelock & St Johnsbury Vermont. I have lived in St Johnsbury three years last past. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Samuel Clark
Sworn to and subscribed this second day of February A.D. 1833
Before Benj o F. Deming Judge of Probate
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.
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Amos Paul Register.

Samuel Clarke Caledonia 6' North 22-23. 806
adm C Fonds
J. Bridgman Jr. Esq. Lagrangeville Lyndon Vt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
June 6 1833
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 subjjoined 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 Samuel Clarke
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     April 1780 - Seven months 3 or 4 days more or less - 7 Private Capt Gordon Capt Paine Genl Washington Holland a Flemish 68 years Berwick Mass. By a living Witness - the Deed of the Company in which he serv d  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 day 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.
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 , 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.

October 20, 1939.
Mrs. C. Johnson 76 and Pratt Omaha, Nebraska.
RA-J/ILL Samuel Clark S. 12492
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Clark, who was born in 1763, died in 1855 and is buried in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a Samuel Clark identical with the one described by you. The record has been found of a Samuel Clark who lived in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at the time he applied for pension and who died in 1854. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 12492. His record may aid you in your research.
Samuel Clark was born May 18, 1764 in Berwick, Massachusetts, the part which was later North Berwick, Maine. The names of his parents were not given. He lived there at the time he entered service in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in April 1780, served as private in Captain Jedediah Goodwin's company, Colonel Francis Prime's Massachusetts regiment and was discharged the latter part of November 1780; during his service, he was stationed first at Falmouth (later Portland) and later at Hallowell (Augusta) where he protected the inhabitants from the Indians.
After the Revolutionary War, Samuel Clark resided in Berwick, Massachusetts, also in Middleton and New Durham, New Hampshire, then in Wheelock, Vermont.
Samuel Clark was allowed pension on his application executed

February 2, 1833, at which time he resided in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont. He had resided there for three years.
Samuel Clark made no reference to wife or children.
He died February 12, 1854, the place not given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and name of person paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Samuel Clark Certificate #18742 Issued September 30, 1833 Rate $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Saml Clark's Amended Declaration

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Caledonia, Samuel Clark of St. Johnsbury Vt. who being duly sworn, deposes 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; that but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than seven months, as a private soldier under his first and only enlistment, (which service was for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit; and for such service he the said Clark claims a pension. Sworn and subscribed on Sam d Clark this 8 th day of June AD 1833.
Before me Alpheus Fletcher Justice of Peace
State of Vermont Caledonia County ss. I Benjamin H. Deming Clerk of the County Court for said Caledonia County do hereby certify that Alpheus Fletcher is a Justice of the Peace within said County and that the above signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 15 th day of July A. D. 1833.
Benj h H. Deming Clerk.

Timothy Wentworth's Deposition For S. Clark

I, Timothy Wentworth of Berwick in the County of York and State of Maine, aged eighty six years, next January on oath depose and say That Mr. Samuel Clark formerly of Berwick aforesaid and now of St. Johnsbury Vermont was born in said Berwick, about 3 miles from where I was born and have always lived, and lived before and sometime after the Revolutionary war; I was well acquainted with said Clark at that time, and know that he enlisted into the same company of militia of the then District of Maine, to which I belonged, said Clark enlisted in the early part of April 1780 as a volunteer and private for the term of eight months, which term he served as follows during the Revolutionary war in the company commanded by Capt. Sedediah Goodwin, I was Lieutenant, said company belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Prince and Maj. Johnson and adjutant Nathaniel Lord and General Wadsworth's Brigade, our company marched from said Berwick on the fourth day of May 1780 to Falmouth, now Portland (Me) where it was stationed until the latter part of September following. It was employed while there in building Forts on Fort Hill and Brimhorn Hill, when it marched to Fort Weston at then Hallowell now Augusta, for the purpose of guarding the inhabitants in that quarter from the incursions of the Indians and against the depredations of a man by the name of Jones, commonly called "Black Jones" a Tory who had collected a party of about 60 men for the purpose of annoying the inhabitants in and about Hallowell, our company remained at Fort Weston until ordered by Genl. Wadsworth, who was then at Thomaston, to march back to said Falmouth to be discharged, It accordingly marched back to Falmouth, where the whole company was verbally discharged in the latter part of November 1780, I arrived home on the 24 th day of said November, The company left Falmouth the day before Capt. Goodwin

and myself did. Said Clark belonged to said company during the whole time, as aforesaid, having marched with it from said Berwick on said 4 th day of May, and served in the same until the company was discharged as aforesaid at Palmaruth in the latter part of November 1880. Our company was made up in the Pay Roll by Col. J. P. Purdie for eight months, altho' it did not serve out quite the whole term as aforesaid. I well recollect that said Clark belonged to the company aforesaid and served as above stated, having had personal knowledge of his service aforesaid.
I hired said Clark to work with me several months, the next season after he returned from the above service.
Witness
H. H. Hobbs
Timothy Wentworth
York ss. October 3. 1832 Then the above named Timothy Wentworth, a credible person and disinterested personally appeared before me and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me. Hiram H. Hobbs
Justice of Peace
The word "discharged" was interlined before signing — H. H. Hobbs
State of Maine York County ss
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of the Courts for said County of York, certify that Hiram H. Hobbs as a magistrate as above and the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I hereunto set my name and affix my official seal the fifth day of October Anno Domini 1832
Jere. Bradbury Clerk of the Jud. Courts York Co.

Power of Attorney To J. Bridgman

I know all men by these presents that I Samuel Clarke of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County & State of Vermont have made, constituted & appointed, & by these presents do make constitute & appoint John Bridgman pp of Lyndon in the county of Caledonia & State of Vermont my true & lawful Attorney for me, in my name & to my use to make application to the War Department of the United States for a Pension for services rendered by me in the Revolutionary War agreeable to the provisions of the Act of Congress of 1832. And I do hereby authorize & empower the said Bridgman to furnish & transmit the evidence deemed necessary to substantiate the said Application & as my Attorney to receive the return of the Department & do all other acts & things lawful & necessary in the premises, myself approving ratifying & confirming the same. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of November A.D. 1832.
Eph Chamberlin Simon Newton
Samuel Clarke
State of Vermont Caledonia County ss } Lyndon November 3rd 1832. Then personally appeared Samuel Clarke the Signer & Sealer of the foregoing Power of Attorney & acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act & deed. Before ————— Ephraim Chamberlin, Peace

Hon. James L. Edwards Commiss r of Pensions.
Washington City D.C.

Samville Village Hardwick Vt. July 18 th 1883.
Hon J. S. Edwards
Sir. I desire all returns addressed to me, should be sent to the Post Office in this village, where I now reside. Very Respectfully, your Ott Servt.
Hon J. S. Edwards. Com. of Pensions.
John Bridgman Jr.

June 8, 1938
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BA-J/EEL Samuel Clark-S.12492
Mr. C.J.Argetsinger 2304 Harriet Avenue, S. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of Samuel Clark, of Caledonia County, Vermont, who served in the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.12492, based upon the military service in that war of Samuel Clark.
Samuel Clark was born May 18, 1764, in Berwick, later North Berwick, Massachusetts(Maine District). The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Berwick, Samuel Clark enlisted in April, 1780, served in Captain Jedediah Goodwin's Company, Colonel Joseph Prime's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged the latter part of November, 1780. His service consisted of guard duty at Falmouth(later Portland), and at Hallowell(later Augusta), at the latter place protecting the inhabitants against an outbreak by the Indians.
For this sol. see mass Dis Vol 3, page 572
After the Revolution, he lived in Berwick, Massachusetts(Maine District), Middleton and New Durham, New Hampshire, and in Wheelock, Vermont.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 2, 1853, while residing at Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, where he had lived for three years.
He died February 12, 1854, place not stated.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
AB

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Samuel Clark Y.F. 12492
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1780 7 mos. Pvt. Jedediah Goodwin Joseph Paine Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Berwick Me.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 2 1833. This is not al.
Residence at date of application, St. Johnsbury Caledonia Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, born at Berwick Feb. 18th 1764. Died Feb. 12 1852. place not stated.
Remarks: _____
Soldier lived at Middleton N.H. after the Rev. No data as to family.

Minneapolis, Minn.
May 17, 1938
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please may I have the pension record of one Samuel Clark, one time of Caledonia county, Vt., pensioned under act of June 7, 1832.
Birthplace and service unknown to me.
Wish information for D.A.R. line. Thank you.
Very Truly yours
C. J. Argetsinger 2304 Harriet Ave. S.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Omaha Nebr
Oct 2. 1939
Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I would like the record of Samuel Clark . Born in 1763 - and died in 1855. He is buried in St Johnsbury Cemetery, St Johnsbury Vermont. I think he served with a Vermont regiment - I wonder if you would have the name of his father and his service. Thanking you I am
Very Sincerely Jean Clark Johnson.
Mrs C. Johnson 76 E Pratt Omaha nebr

Farmington N.H. May 23 1908
Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: —
It is respectfully requested, that the Pension Record of one Samuel Clark, — thought to have been an officer in the war of the Revolution, who resided in Middleton N.H. in 1812, and died in St. Johnsbury Center Vermont Feb 12 1855, be given.
Place of enlistment and term of service not known
Respectfully
S. E. Roberts
Box 216 Farmington New Hampshire
Said Samuel, had son Nathaniel W. Clark, living in St. Johnsbury Center.
Sept 30, 23

1908 June 2 Hist. to S. E. Roberts. V.L.R. 1914 Nov. 20 Hist. to Miss L. Rogers Letter in S. F. 1835-4 Daniel Clark. 1939-Oct. 20-Hist. to Mrs. C. Johnson - J.L.C.
Revised
12,492  INVALID.
File No. 12,492
Samuel Clark
Deni. Rev. un.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]