Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19250, Benjamin Clough, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clough, Benjamin
S. 19250
CONTENTS
carded

11.524
Maine
Benjamin Clough
of Cumberland Co. in the State of Maine who was a Prisoner in the Company commanded by Captain Fielding of the Regt commanded by Col. Pitcairn in the Mass. State Troops.
2 1/2 Drummer - $80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine - at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of May 1833 and sent to - J. Murphy, Portland. Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 40.00
200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 7

Benjamin Clough's Application for a pension
Nov r 1832
19004
✓

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Sixth day of Nov r A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Sixth day of Nov r aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Benjamin Clough a resident of Portland in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Sixty eight 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated, viz: That about the first of Jan y 1776 at Gloucester Mass s he enlisted in Capt. Daniel Goodings Company in Col. Joseph Foster's Regiment of Mass s Militia in the State Service for one year and was stationed with said Company at Gloucester for the defense of the sea coast and served in said Company as a Drummer till the first part of January 1777 when he was discharged. That immediately after, in the same month Jan y as he believes, he again enlisted at Gloucester in Capt. Nathl. Warner's Company of Militia and was stationed with said Company at Gloucester as sea coast guards, and served till the last of March following as a Drummer when he was transferred to Capt. Mark Pool's Company in Col. Titcomb's Reg t of Mass s Militia, in which said Company to Rhode Island, and served in said Company as a Drummer till the last of June following when he was discharged at Bristol, and returned to Gloucester and again joined Capt. Nathaniel Warner's Company and served with said Company at Gloucester as Drummer thro' the remainder of the year 1777 and till some time in the fall of the year 1778 - he believes till the month of September when he was discharged or dismissed from said Service. That he did not receive any written discharge as he believes. That he served in all nearly three years - according to the best of his recollection - but he is confident it was more than two years and an half - the whole of which time he served as a Drummer - That he enlisted each time as a volunteer.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Benjamin Clough
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said Benjamin Clough further states that he was born at Gloucester, on the third day of April 1764. That he has no record of his age here in Portland, that there was a record with some of his connections in Gloucester, but it was destroyed more than twenty years ago when the house was burned in which it was. That he resided in Gloucester when he first entered the service, and resided there till 1805 when he removed to Portland, where he has resided ever since I now resides.
Benjamin Clough
Signed & sworn to before
Askin Warr
June 11th U.S. for the Dist. Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Mussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Clough for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this seventh day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Mussey
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

We the subscribers of Portland, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dagh, who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be of the age that he has stated; that he is respected and beloved here where he resides; to have been a soldier of the Revolution as he has stated; and that we concur in that opinion.
Henry H. Boody
J. C. Churchill
J. Williams
A. B. Mason
Nath. Cram
Sam. Mitchell
Thomas Todd
I certify that the above persons who have signed the above certificate are personally known to me and are persons of undoubted character for the truth, and that full credit may justly be reposed in them in what they state.
Asa H. Wren
Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Maine.

Benjamin Clough Application for a pension
Nov r 1832
19004
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Benjamin Clough Maine
2 years Drummer #88.-
19004
J. Mussey Esq. Portland Me

BRIEF in the case of  Singamm Clough  Co. of Cumberland in the State of Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68  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.     1 Day In 1796. enlisted 1 Drummer Gen. Gading Col. Foster   Day 1799 until the Fall of 1798 about 1 8 " Col. Warren transferred to Col. Pool Col. Titcomb.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Gloucester Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional & witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  The exact length of service is not given 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Payson
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
Sir
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Reij Clough , 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.     Jun 1776 1 yr. Drum. Daniel Giddings Joseph Foster Mass   Jan 77 to Jan 1778 " " Nathaniel Warner Mark Poole Titcomb "        
Battles engaged in, None Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gloucester Mass Date of application for pension, Nov 6 / 1832 Residence at date of application, Portland Maine Age at date of application, Born at Gloucester Apr 3 176 8 76 Remarks: Resided in Gloucester till 1805 when he removed to Portland Maine.
W. P. Doughty Vice Pres. Gloucester Co. St. Paul.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex, ss.
On this twenty third day of October, Eighteen hundred and thirty two, before me William Ferson, Notary Public by legal authority admitted and sworn and dwelling in Gloucester in said County, personally came the within named Caleb Lane, Isaac Rowe, John Low and William Haskell, who severally subscribed and made oath to the foregoing statements.
And I certify that said Caleb Lane, Isaac Rowe, John Low and William Haskell are each known to me as credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Notarial Seal at Gloucester the day and year before mentioned
William Ferson, Noty Public

I Caleb Lane of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, aged seventy three years, on oath testify, that I served as a private in Cap t . William Pearson's Company in Col o . Joseph Foster's Reg t . of Mass t . militia, stationed at said Gloucester for the defence of the sea-coast during the year 1776; that during all which time I was well acquainted with Benjamin Clough, a drummer, then residing in s d . Gloucester, now a resident of Portland, Me. that to my knowledge s d . Clough served during said year in Col o . Foster's Regiment; and in which Company I am not certain but believe it was in Cap t . Daniel Giddings
✓ Caleb Lane
I Isaac Rowe of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, aged seventy years, on oath testify, that I served as a private in Cap t . Mark Pools Company in Col o . Titcomb's Regiment of Mass t . militia in an expedition to Rhode Island three months from the last of March to the last of June, 1777; that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Clough of Gloucester, now a resident in Portland, Me., who, to my knowledge served said three months in said Pools Company in the capacity of Drummer.
✓ Isaac Rowe
We John Sow, aged seventy two years and William Haskell, aged seventy one years, both of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, on oath testify, that we severally served as privates in Cap t . Nathaniel Warner's Company of militia stationed at said Gloucester as Seacoast-Guards one year, according to the best of our recollection in 1777-8 ; during which time we were intimately acquainted with Benjamin Clough of Gloucester, now a resident in Portland, Me. that to our knowledge said Clough served in said Company as Drummer at the same time with us; part of which service was in 1777 and part in 1778; the most of s d . year's service was in 1778.
✓ John Sow
✓ William Haskell

INVALID.
File No. 11,230
Benjamin Clough
Deacon Rev. Mass
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1894 Jan Feb 4 Hist to W P Clough St Paul Minn
Copies of papers to above by order of Commission. T. S.