Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,538, John Bake, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Bake, John

NUMBER
S.31.538
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26507
Indiana
John Bake of Fountain in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Philip of the regt commanded by
[illegible] in the [illegible] line for 14 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 48 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feby
1834 and S H Patterson Covington

Arrears to the 4th of Sept  120.83
Semi-anl. allowance ending March 24 17
$145.00

[Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.]
Recorded by Danl Floyd Clerk,
Page C Bol. 7 Page [Illegible]
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State of Indiana
County of Fountain SS
On this 11th day of March 1833 personally
appeared in open Court of Fountain County, now sitting, John Bake a resident of the County of Fountain in the State of Indiana, aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of  congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered in the Company of Captain John Phillips of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Genl Dickason, Col Chambers, Lt. Col Chamberlain, and Major Halcom, John Phillips
Cap and Jacob Runk, Lt. Entered the 20th August 1776, left the service 28th June 1778, At the time of entering the service a resident
Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey, entered the service as a volunteer, fought in the battle of Germantown, Marched while in the service, through the State of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, Served in a regiment of volunteers from the State of New Jersey, became acquainted with the following named  company officers, belonging to the regular service Capt John Boyd, Capt John Anderson and Lt Isaac Vanhorn "The Applicant is destitute of any documentary evidence to substantiate his claim, and has not the power to procure the testimony of persons to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
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or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn and Subscribed, the day and his aforesaid
his
John C  Bake
mark,
Mr. Hardy Cain a clergyman residing in the County of Fountain and Albert Campbell residing in the same County and State of Indiana
residing in
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
John Bake who subscribed and swore to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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
Hardy Cain
Albert Campbell
And the said Court  being a court of record do hereby declare their opinion after
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 as to us find that it appears to them that Hardy Cain who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Fountain and that Albert Campbell who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County and is a creditable person and the statement is entitled to credit
John R Porter
Evan Hinton
Lucas Veleker
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State of Indiana
Fountain County
I William B. White Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Fountain do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the Original proceeding of said Court, in the mater of the application of John Bake for a pension
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Office this 21st day of
March A.D. 1833
W B White Clk
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I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 28th day of February
W B White Clk

The State of Indiana Fountain County before me John Bartley one of the justices of the peace
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State of Indiana Fountain County 
Before me John Bodley one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally came John Bake who being duly sworn as the law directs deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the presise length  of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the
periods mentioned vize that he entered service 1776 about 20 August by a call from the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain John Philips
Marched from Huntington County in New jersey to Woodbridge in the same state was attached to Col Chambers Regiment continued one month was discharged and remained at home one month called again in to service in october and continued until March being six months during which he was in two small
engagements with the enemy of scouting parties was called into service in the month of June following continued one month when we were discharged
was at home about 3 weeks when we were called again to go to Elizabethtown New jersey continued one month continues at home one month called again to go to Newark in New jersey continued one month and was
dismissed was called again to go to Pennsylvania under Captain Cornelius Haubock
Regiment of Col Chamberlain in continued one month in service
was called again into service under Col. Chamberlain Captain Philip and went to the battle of German town continued in the service six weeks was called again into service in same line and was Marched to Philadelphia Continued one month
was called on again when the Brittish act Philadelphia and continued one month in service That he was
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[illegible] time and continued in service a few days the presice len[g]th of time he cannot state but is certain of having served as above stated and believes his service in all to amount to about 20 months but owing to loss of memory cannot make a more particular statement.

Answer first   I was born 1748 in the state
of New Jersey Huntington [Hunterdon] County 
Answer Second  I have a copy of my day of birth taken from my fathers Bible 
Answer third   I was living in Huntington [Hunterdon] County New Jersey when called into the service since the revolution I have lived in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana I now live in
Fountain County Indiana 
Answer fourth   I was called to service as a volunteer each time I was acquainted with the officers above stated I never received a discharge
        his
John X  Bake
       mark

Sworn & Subscribed this 27th day of January AD 1834 before me
J. Badley J.P. {seal}

State of Indiana
Fountain County } ss.
I William D. White Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Fountain in the State of Indiana do certify that J. Badley Esq. before whom the preceding depositions appear to have been sworn to and subscribed, was at the time of administering such oath [illegible] and that his signature thereto affixed is genuine. In Testimony whereof
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John Bake Fountain County
Indiana

From 1776  (illegible)
$48.33
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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 show what is necessary to be done.  Those point to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (this: }). 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 John Blake Fountain County Indiana
Chart Form
Period when the service was rendered.
Entered 20 Aug 1776 and left 28 June 1778
Duration of the claimant's service
Years 1
Months 10
Days 8
Rank of the claimant.
private
Names and rank of the Filed officers under whom he served.
G Dickeson
Gap Phillips, Colonel Chamberlain
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
85 years
Hunterdon County New Jersey
Proof by which the declaration is supported
Traditionary evidence (UNKNOWN WORD) Certificate, (unknown word) certificate credible papers correct.
Battle of German Town
See note
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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, mucicians  [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 [blank] }
County of [blank] } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged [blank] 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) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 [blank].

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 [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & 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 [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 
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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & 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
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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 traditionary 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.
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[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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank]days, I served as a [blank], 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 place 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.
-->The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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May 22, 1933

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BA-J/EEL
John Bake - S.31538
Thomas Pearson- S.32440

MissLinda Earl
The Elms
Attica, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Your letter addressed to the Comptroller General, this city, has been referred to this office for reply in regard to a number of soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the lack of a clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports for one person or organization relative to soldiers of that war. The records of Thomas Pearson and John Bake are given below as found in the papers on file in their respective claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

John Bake
S.31538

John Bake was born in 1748 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

While residing in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, he volunteered August 20, 1776, served at various times on tours until August 28, 1778, amounting to twenty months in all as a private in Captains John Phillips and Cornelius Hanbock's (possibly meant for Hoppock) Companies, Colonels Chambers and Chamberlain's New Jersey Regiment, was in the battle of Germantown and in two skirmishes.
[hand-written in margin:  'Sol. in N.J. book in Phhillips' Co']

After the Revolution, he lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while residing in Fountain County, Indiana.
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There are no data as to John Bake's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Bake (S.31538), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, citing all of the following data:

John Bake, Certificate No. 25501, issued February 7, 1834, rate $43.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1822,
Indiana Agency.

* * * * * *

Thomas Pearson
S.32440

Thomas Pearson was born in 1741, in England.

While residing in Carlisle County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in February, 1776, served as a private in Captain William Rippey's Company, Colonel Irvine's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Three Rivers, where he was taken prisoner and held until July 22, 1776, when he made his escape, was later in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and served thirteen months; he enlisted in the spring of 1777, while residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served at various times during the next two years, at least fifteen months in all, as a private in Captain Howard's Company, Colonel Humpton's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in the battle of Brandywine: he again enlisted in the fall of 1779, while residing in Rockbridge County, Virginia, served in Captain Woodson's Company, Colonel Buford's Virginia Regiment, marched to the south and was in the battle of Hanging Rock; length of this service sixteen and one-half months.
[hand-written in margin:  'Could not find a Thos. Pearson with any of this serv. in Pa. book']

After the Revolution, he resided in the states of Tennessee and Maryland, then moved to Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 1, 1833, while residing in Fountain County, Indiana.

He died August 4, 1835. There are no data as to his family.
[hand-written in margin:  'From AB']

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[left side]
31538
Revy INVALID
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File No. 31,538
John ['Baker' crossed out] Bake
Pri. Rev War
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Act: June 7 '32"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 26
W.D.G.

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side]
1922, Mar. 3 Hist. to Miss Anna Clawson - En.
1922 Aug 16, Tombstone
data to [illegible] Gen.   AW
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1930 - Mar 4 - Hist. to Mrs
Williard E. Rusk - EER
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1930 May 29. Mrs. Williard
E. Rusk adv. cost of photos,
M.M.H.F.
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1933. May 22- Hist.
to Miss Linda Earl -
E.E.L.
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[Stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFF*ICE D FEB 2 1922

Stamp:] RECORD DIVISION FEB 3 1922
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Covington Ind
Jan 31, 1922

Sir,
  Please send me the place, date of birth and death of John Bake Revolutionary soldier who served as Private, Captain John Phillips First Company, Colonel David Chambers Third Regiment Henderson County New Jersey Militia October 1777 during the Revolutionary War.
Also:
Michael Stott's who was a private in Lieutenant Samuel Elliots Company, Lancaster County militia for the year
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1779
  See page, Volume Seven Pennsylvania Archive Fifth series.
Yours, Miss Anna Clawson
Covington 
Fountain Co. Indiana
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Hillsboro Indiana Feb 27, '30

to our Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.
  I am enclosing $1.00 asking you to please send me a copy of John Bake's pension papers.
  John Bake fought in the Revolutionary war in Penn, and lived near what is now our Gettysburg.  We have very little history about him, tho he came to Fountain Co. Ind. to visit a daughter (Rebecca Campbell) and died at her house.
  Three years ago in writing the Campbell History, I learned he died and was buried in Fountain Co. Inc near Newtown, as John Bakes was my great-great grandfather I am very much interested about his history and pension papers.
  Please send information as soon as possible. 
Very Resp. yours,
Mrs. Willard E. Rusk
Hillsboro, Ind.
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[not legible; reverse side of document and all text is backward and bled through from other side]
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON

RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
R - 20262 to
20273 - RMB.

April 8, 1933.

[stamp:] RECEIVED APR 12 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. READER #19 VETS. ADM.

Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Section,
Washington, D. C.

Sirs:

The attached communication from Miss Linda Earl, The Elms, Attica, Indiana, dated February 27, 1933, requesting a report on the pension record of the following pensioners of the Revolutionary War: John Bake, John Gunsalus, Jacob High, Tobias Mosier, Thomas Pearson, Mahlon Pearson, Michael Stotts, --- Douglas,
John Young, Samuel Gregory, Timothy Ewen or Ewing, and Thomas Earle, is referred for your consideration and direct reply.

The writer has been advised of this reference.

Respectfully,
W.W. Richardson
Chief, Records Division.
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

[illegible] MAR 7 - AM
RECEIVED
[illegible]

11 Copies

The Elms
Attica, Ind.
Feb. 27, 1933.

The Comptroller General
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please send me a report on the pension record of these veterans, particularly proof of service and date of death:

Revolutionary War:
John Bake, bC. N. J.;  d. Fountain Co., Ind.

John Gunsalus (derived from Gongales) b. Honda (?) Sharphooter, N.C. service Col. Philip Schuyler N. Y.

Jacob High, b. White Plains N.Y. Service, Hampshire Co., Va. pensioned, 1835. Fountain Co. Ind, bro. to John High.

Tobias Mosier, b. N.C. 1748, d. Fountain Co. Ind.
Capt. John Barnel Co., Col. Littlefield N.C. Reg.
Enlisted. 1776, a wife, Nancy Myers.  A gov. marker awaits the date of death.

Thomas Pearson b. abt. 1751. Pensioned from Fountain Co. Ind.  Enlisted Penn., later, served in Virginia, son John W. Pearson mentioned in will.

Mahlon Pearson b. Bucks Co. Pa. 1761, d. Fountain Co., Ind.,1839; served in S. Carolina
Wives (?) 
1. Barbara McKenger
2. Amelia Cain  did not survive
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Michael Stcotts, Stout, Staudt.  b. Penn. d. Fountain Co. Ind. service in Penn.

--- Douglas.   died and buried near Newtown, Fountain Co., Incd.
,
John Young b. 1741 Penn., abt. 1834, Attica, Ind. 
service Penn. Possibly pensioned in Ohio.

Samuel Gregory b. 1760. Va. near Mt. Vernon
d. 1842, Montgomery Co. Ind. applied for
pension from Ohio, about 1834.  With Gen. Washington, at surrender of Cornwallis. Buried in Montgomery Co., Ind., may have died Fountain Co., where his children were.

Timothy Ewen, or Ewing, d. Warren Co. Ind.

Thomas Earle b. 1761 at sea: d. 1844 Chillicothe, O.  Service, Militia, Dorchester Co., Md., 1781.  wife, Rhoda Busee, d. 1810;

Very truly yours
(Miss) Linda Earl
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section,
MMHF

May 29, 1930.

Mrs. Williard E. Rusk,
Hillsboro,
Indiana.

Dear Madam:

I advise you that photostatic copies of original
papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of John Bake, S.31538, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page.

The number of pages to be copied is five.

Should you desire to have them certified, allow
twenty-five cents additional for the set.

The proper amount should be forwarded to this
bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner
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Hillsboro Ind. April 7-1930

U. S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sir: I recieved [sic] your letter inclosing $1.00 check for information of Rev. Soldier, John Bake, but all the information was not recieved.

Would you please send me a Copy of John Bakes pension papers.

What year or years did John Bake live in Penn?

Thanking you again for any information you can furnish.

I am very sincerely yours
In haste.--

Mrs Williard E. Rusk
Hillsboro
Ind.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,_3-3___, 19__

In reply to your request of ______, received __________ for a statement of the military history of ___John Bake_____ 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.                   S.331538
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[table follows with 5 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. {sub-headings:  a. CAPTAIN.
b. COLONEL.}
(5) STATE.

[text beneath column headings:]
(1) Aug. [illegible]
(2) served [illegible]
(3) Private
(4) a.  Jno. Phillips, Com. Hanbrook  --> (perhaps meaning Hoppock). b.  [illegible]
(5) N.J.
[end of table]

Battles engaged in,___[illegible]____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, __ Hunterdon  County, N.J. ____
Date of application for pension,[illegible]
Residence at date of application, __ Fountain Co., Ind. _____
Age at date of application, b. 1748 Hunterdon Co., N.J. _____
Remarks: ___no fam. data ____

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
EEL

March 4, 1930

Mrs. Williard E. Rusk
Hillsboro
Indiana

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.31538, it appears that John Bake was born in 1748 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

While residing in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, he enlisted August 20, 1776, served at various times until June 28, 1778, amounting in all to twenty months as a private in Captains John Phillips' and Cornelius Hanbock's
Companies, Colonels Chambers and Chamberlain's New Jersey Regiment, was in the battle of Germantown and in two skirmishers.

After the Revolution, he lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Fountain County, Indiana.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

This is the history of the only soldier named John Bake that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

No charge is made for this service. The amount of your remittance, $1.00, will be refunded to you in due time.

Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

[hand-written:  'Date of death not shown.   AB']
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Bakehorn, Jacob   GRADE-Private.  LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 6861.   ACREAGE.  100. 

ISSUED Aug. 8, 1791
to Gabriel Furman assignee 
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.