Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 221-500, Henry Bicker, Penn.
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Service 
Penn. 
Bicker, Henry
Number
B.L.N. 221-500.Eol.
Issued May 11, 1789 to 
Henry Bicker 
No Hapers
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Windermere, B. C. Canada
July 16th, 1914

Dear Sir;-

    I am endeavoring to trace the relatives of a Colonel Becker or Baker, or Berker, who according to the best information I have in my possession held a commission in the Revolutionary War or of the of 1812.  His home is reported to have been in the State of Pennsylvania, and he is said to have left a large area of property under lease in the City of Philadelphia.  His sister Nancy was supposed to have been married in the latter part of the 18th century to a Christian Troyer who was born in 1756 in the State of Pennsylvania.
   Can you help me in my search for him?  Letting me know where he was born and the name of any relatives he may have been known to have.
    If you cannot furnish me with this information, would you be good enough as to tell me to whom I had better apply.
                             I remain,
                                 yours very truly,
                                    //s//
                         Christian Troyer

To the Hon.,
     The Commissioner of Pensions,
                    Washington, D.C.
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919 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California
March 15, 1939

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistance to the
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

    Thank you for your letter of March 9, in which you tell me you cannot find a Henery Baker revolutionary War record, as of Virginia.  Henry Baker did not serve in any Virginia Battalion.  He was of German descent, and his name was spelled at different times: Bekker, Becker, Bicker and Baker.

    Henry Baker was a Lieutenant in a Jersey Regiment if the Continental Army in 1755, and was promoted to Captain in 1765.  His regiment was captured and taken to Canada, where he remained a prisoner for 14 months.  On his return, he acted as Quartermaster of General Gage's Regiment unto the close of the French-Indian War. Later he served with the Fourth Pennsylvania regiment, but i haven't the exact date.  He was commissioned Jan, 4, 1776, and transferred to Tenth Pennsylvania Oct. 25, 1776, and made Staff Officer, on Oct. 25, 1776 he was serving as Major with the Third Pennsylvania regiment.  In Nov., 1776, he was with Col. Magaw's Fifth Battalion.  When Col. Magaw was captured at Fort Washington on Nov. 16, 1776, Lieut. Col. Henry Baker commanded until he was succeeded by Col. Josiah Harmar.  (Most of the records of the Fifth Pennsylvania were captured, but this account is certified to be a true extract from the pay rolls of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment which were in possession of Thomas Dungan, Paymaster of the Regiment).  On Dec. 3, 1776, he was serving with the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment.

    On April, 1778 Henry Baker had to retire for a short time, on account of ill health, from General Wayne's Division.  He was, also, with Conway's Brigade for German Regiment, for a short time.  He was a member of Fourth Pennsylvania Jan. 17, 1781, and retired Jan. 1, 1783.

    Will you, also, please give me the Military Record of John Darlington.  He served in the War of 1812, and participated in the Battle of New Orleans.  I am told that he was under Andrew Jackson's command, but I do not know what regiment, or regiments he served in.

    Also, I wish information of Wade Love, who served in a Kentucky Battalion in 1812, and was transferred to Canada and remained with the Northern Army for four years,  participating in many battles fought in that section.

    Please advise me if there is any fee for this service.

    Thank you.

                                 Yours very truly,
                                          //s//
                                Pearl H. Ruschaupt 

                                Pearl H. Ruschaupt
                                 (Mrs.)


(Date stamp)
RECEIVED
Mar 20, 1939
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Admin. 
Reader #17
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OLDS MOTOR WORKS
Founded 1880.       OLDSMOBILE   Cable Address
Incorporated 1899.                        "OLDSMOTOR"

                        Lansing, Mich. 7/14/16.

Commissioner of Pension,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

    I have been advised by the Adjutant General f the War Department, Washington, D.C. that the information asked for below can be furnished by your Librarian.

    Will you kindly give me the age of Jacob Baker (see S2946) of Major Hamilton's Company, Second Pennsylvania Regiment, at the time he enlisted in the Revolutionary War?  Also, the age of Henry Bicker (or Becker) an Officer of the same Regiment?  Also have you a record of more than one Jacob Baker in the Revolutionary War?

    Thanking you in advance for the above information, I remain,

                                     Respectfully yours,
                                     Wesley O. Buckner
                                      800 S. Chestnut St.
                                      Lansing, Michigan,

(Over)

    Henry Baker see B.L.Wt. 194-300.
Henry Becker W. 3646, Pa. Rev.
Jacob Baker, S.2946 Rev. & Indian Wars correspondence (illegible) claims in response to this letter also,
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    The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau show that on May 11, 1789, Warrant #221, for 500 acres of bounty land issued on account of the services of Henry Bicker as Colonel of the Pennsylvania troops in the revolution number of the regiment not stated. Also, on May 12, 1789, Warrant #194, for 300 acres of bounty land, issued on account of the services of Henry Becker Jr. as Captain of the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolution.
    There is no further information relative to either of these officers, for the reason that there are no papers file, the same having been destroyed in the burning of the War Office.


Copy of reply to W. G. Buckner.
July 24, 1916.
J.S.C.

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April 14, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Henry Bicker
B. L. Wt. 221-500-Colonel
Wade Love
W.C. 29738

Mrs. Pearl H. Ruschaupt
919 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:
The records of this office show that on May 11, 1789, Warrant No. 221 for five hundred acres
of bounty land was issued to Henry Bicker, on account of his service as Colonel of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War.

There is no further information on file in regard to this officer, as the papers in such claims were destroyed when the War Office was burned.

If you desire information relative to the location of the land referred to above, you should
apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data
Warrant #221500 acres - issued May 11, 1789.

Wade Love-W.C.29736

The data which follow were obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, filed under W.C.29736, based upon the service of Wade Love in the War of 1812.

The date and place of birth of Wade Love, and
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names of his parents are not given.

Wade Love served as a private in Captain John Miller's company of Kentucky militia, from September 20, 1814 until November 20, 1814.

He was allowed one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on his application executed September 28, 1855, at which time he gave his age, sixty years, then a resident of Rusk County, Texas. He was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1873,
then giving his age, seventy-seven years, a resident of Coryell County, Texas. He died October 7, 1878, at his residence near Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas.

This soldier, Wade Love, married Jane Wilson, February 15, 1815, in South Carolina; she died in 1869, or October, 1871, near Gatesville, Texas. He married July 24, or 25, 1872, in Gatesville, Texas, Mrs. Elizabeth Haley, widow of Mark Haley who died about 1864 in Waco, Texas.

The widow, Elizabeth Love, was allowed pension, on account of the service of her husband, Wade Love, on her application executed April 12, 1880, at which time she was sixty-seven years of age, and living in Coryell County, Texas. She died late in the year 1796.

The papers on file in these claims contain no discernible data relative to children.

If you desire information in regard to the location of the land referred to above, you should
apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data-
Warrant #55090 - 160 acres - Act of 1855.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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April 14, 1939

Mrs. Pearl H. Ruschaupt      BA-J/AWF
919 South Grand Avenue    Henry Bicker
Los Angeles, California         B.L.Wt. 221-500 Col.
                                              Wade Love
                                               W. C. 29736

Dear Madam:

    Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Henry Baker who you state was of German descent, and his name was spelled variously - Bekker, Becker, Bicker, and Baker, that he was a Lieutenant in the Continental Army in 1755, and later served in the War of the Revolution, as Major and Colonel in different regiments in the Pennsylvania Line.  You request, also, the War of 1812 records of John Darlington who served under General Andrew Hackson in the battle of New Orleans, and of Wade Love who served from Kentucky.

    This office has no record of service rendered prior to the revolutionary War, therefore no record of Henry Baker who served in the Continental Army in 1755.  The War of 1812 records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the service of John Darlington.

    You are furnished herewith information in regard to Henry Bicker who was a commissioned officer in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the revolution, and the War of 1812 record of Wade Love of Kentucky.

                                  Very truly yours
                                 
                                   A. D. Hiller
                                   Executive Assistant
                                   of the Administratore
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REV. War Section

August 4, 1914.

Mr. Christian Troyer
Windermere, B. C.
Canada

Sir:

    In response to your letter of the 16th ultimo. you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revlution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the Revolutionary War records shows that on May 11, 1789, a warrant numbered 221 for 500 acres of bounty land was issued to Henry Bicker on account of his services as Colonel of the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolution, but there are no papers on file, the same having been destroyed in the burning of the War Office in 1800.