Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 637, Nathan Baxter, Conn
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Conn.  Baxter, Nathan. R 637
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[illegible] 31079
Nathan Baxter [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] June 1832

Asa Baxter's
Affidavit
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence
[illegible]
On this Fourth day of September in the year our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before the Supreme Court now setting the village of [illegible] in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, Asa Baxter, a resident of the town of Norfolk in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, aged seventy-nine years who being first duly sworn according to law [illegible] and says: - That he is a son of Nathan Baxter, who was a conductor of teams in the war of the Revolution, duly commissioned and appointed, this [illegible] believes that his father's commission was given by General Wolcott in the then village now city of Hartford in the State of Connecticut.  That his father the aforesaid Nathan Baxter served in the Quarter Master's department under Timothy Pickering - that the precise day and month in which his father received his commission and entered the service of the United States he cannot now recollect by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, but that this department does well recollect and know that his father the aforesaid Nathan Baxter was doing his duty as a conductor of teams subject to the rules and regulations of the army of the United States in the year seventeen hundred and eighty and that he was out for and during two campaigns in said service.  And this [illegible] recollects that he knew many of the teamsters under this father's command.  He further states that his father the above named Nathan Baxter often told his [illegible] that he was present at West Point when General Arnold turned traitor and made
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his escape and also of his having been acquainted with many of the officers of the revolution especially General Knox.  He also well remembers that his father suffered great loss by reason of the depreciation of the Continental money which he received from the Government at various times and for which loss so sustained he was never in any way renumerated by the Government of the United States.  He further states that no former application has ever been made by or with the consent of Nathan Baxter or any of his heirs at law, and further that the aforesaid Nathan Baxter did not leave orders when he died - that aforesaid Nathan Baxter died in the town of Norfolk in the County of St. Lawrence in the State of New York on the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three aged ninety two years. That this [illegible] is now the sole Administrator of the estate of his father the aforesaid Nathan Baxter and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity for the services of the above named Nathan Baxter from the Government of the United States except the present and declares that the name of his father afore named Nathan Baxter is not on the pension roll of the agency of Any State.
Sworn and subscribed the day and your first above written before [illegible]
Joseph Barnes [illegible]

the said court do hereby declare that it is their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that
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Asa Baxter, the above named applicant, is the son and sole administrator of the Estate of Nathan Baxter, an officer in the war of the revolution and that his statement made in the above affidavit are entitled to credit and belief.
The word "April" erased "September" interline 4, line from top of first page.  The word "Supreme" as written over an erasure in the 5 line same page the [illegible] "(illegible written over and erasure 6 line same page, and the word "ninety two" in the 10th line erasure and "seventy nine" [illegible] the corrections above mentioned were made by direction of the Court
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court & county this Fourth day of September 1921
George S. Winslow Clerk
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December 23, 1930
Mrs. W. B. Greenough
Troy
Pennsylvania
Rev. &1812 Wars Section [illegible]

Dear Madam:
You are advised the the histories furnished you herewith are those of the only soldiers named Nathan Baxter, who served from the State of Connecticut, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 637, it appear that Nathan Baxter died December 24, 1833, in Norfolk, Saint Lawrence County, New York, aged ninety-two years.
On September 4, 1850, Asa Baxter, aged seventy-nine years and a resident of Norfolk, New York, the only surviving child of Nathan Baxter, applied for the pension that might be due his father and stated that the said Nathan Baxter was commissioned Conductor of Teams in Hartford, Connecticut, by General Wolcott, date not given, that he served under Timothy Pickering in the Quartermaster Department; was out for two campaigns, served in the year 1780 and was at West point at the time of General Arnold's treason.
His claim was not allowed as proof of the alleged service was not furnished as was required by the pension laws.
In 1854, Asa Baxter resided at Massena, New York.
The name of soldier's wife is not give and there are no further data as to his family.
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Auburn, N.Y. April 15th 1857
Hon
Sir, you will be me a favor by [illegible] to me the result of your examination of the claim of Nathan Baxter to a pension for service in the war of the Revolution the proofs sustaining said claim were mailed by me to the Pension Office Dept the [illegible] 1860.
Respectfully Yours
Daniel DT Benedict
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Auburn Feb 11th 1857
Hon
Sir, on the eighteenth day of Sept. 1850 I mailed to the Honorable Secretary of the Interior proofs sustaining the claim of Asa Baxter to the amount of Pension which was due to his father Nathan Baxter at the time of his death and on the 8th day of Oct. 1850 the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions replied to the same by saying that Nathan Baxter did in his life time file in the Pension Office an application for a Pension under the act of 5th June 182 but that his papers are not now in the Pension Office he says that it is [illegible] that said papers were inclosed to Mr. Baxters Agent, Bates Cook Esq, in Nov 1834 and that it will be necessary for said declaration to be returned to the Pension Office before any action can
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be had on this claim, on presenting the letter from the Hon. Commissioner to Asa Baxter he states in positive terms that this Father, Nathan Baxter did not in his lifetime make an application for a Pension and that he never knew any man by the name of Bates Cook and does not believe that any man by that name ever lived in the vicinity where his Father resided at any time after the war of the Revolution he says that if any such declaration was made by his Father it was entirely without the knowledge of his family - that if the Commissioner of Pensions ever had any such document in his possession he thinks that he should be accountable for the same that if the Hon. Commissioner can procure such a declaration this applicant is willing to have the same filed among the other papers in this case - that is if said application proves to be one
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made by his Father - the aforesaid Nathan Baxter but if said declaration cannot be found he wishes to know the result of the examination of the proofs sustaining said claim now in the Pension Office.
Respectfully Yours
Daniel DT Benedict

Hon Jas. E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
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8 Oct 1830
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120
Pension Office 
October 8th 1850
Sir

The affidavit of Asa Barker and
others in relation to the case of Nathan
Baxter decd transmitted by you to the
Department of the Intent which have been
referred to this Office.

Baxter in his life time pled an
Application for a pension under the act of
June 1832, But his papers are not now in
this office.  They were [illegible] it is supposed
to his agent Bates Cook, Esq. in Novem 1834
will be necessary before we can act
understandingly upon this claim to have
these papers before us, they should be returned to this office to some or they are received the claim will be taken up .

Biles Cook was not agent for this Nathan Baxter, and for the Nathan [illegible]

Daniel DT Benedict Esq
Auburn
NY
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Hon. Secretary of the Interior

p.18 Albany, N.Y.
Sept 16, 1850
D. D. T. Benedict

Enc. proof in the case of the Heir of Nathan Baxter an officer of the Revolution.

Refd to Comm of Pensions
Dept Interior
Sep 21, 1850
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[handwritten letter]
Auburn H.Y. Sept. 16th 1850 
Hon. Sir Enclosed I Hand you proof sustaining the claim of Asa Baxter to the pension money owed to his father Nathan Baxter an officer of the war of the revolution papers in relation to the matters you will Please devest to me at this place 
Yours with Respect
Daniel D. J. Benedict 

To the Hon Secretary of the Interior
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Side affidavits in
care of
Asa Baxter
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State of New York
County of St. Lawrence} Ss
On this eleventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me, Samuel Bradford, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Samuel W. Willson, a resident of the town of Louisville in the County of St. Lawrence and state of New York, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says:  That he has been well acquainted with Asa Baxter, a resident of the town of Norfolk in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York for upwards of forty years, and that he believes him to be a man of good moral character and one where word is entitled to full credit and belief.

Sworn and Subscribed before me the
day and year first above written.}

Samuel W. Willson

Samuel Bradford
Justice of the peace


State of New York
County of St. Lawrence} Ss
On this Eleventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me, Samuel Bradford, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Abner Wright, a resident of the Town of Louisville, in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says:  That he has been well acquainted with Asa Baxter, a resident of the town of Norfolk in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York for upwards of forty years, and that he
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knows him to be a man of good moral character and one whose word is entitled to full credit and belief

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year first above written}

Abner Wright

Samuel Bradford
Justice of the peace

State of New York
County of St. Lawrence} Ss

I Do hereby certify that Samuel Bradford whose name is subscribed to the Jurats of the foregoing Affidavits of Samuel W. Willson & Abner Wright was at the time of taking such affidavits a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of St. Lawrence Elected and sworn and duly authorized to take the same, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe the signatures to the Jurats of such Affidavits to be genuine

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this Twentieth day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty

Israel R. Tupper
Deputy County Clerk
of St. Lawrence County
Clerk [illegible]
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A.

Know all men by these Presents, that I Asa Baxter of Mossened St Lawrence County and State of New York for and consideration do hereby make constitute and appoint L. B. True of Washington DC my true and lawful Attorney for me as the only heir of Nathan Baxter a Revolutionary Soldier to examine all papers filed in any department or office of Government upon which a pension was granted or claim presented by said Nathan Baxter and to obtain by all lawful means any and all additional amounts that may be due from the United States to said Nathan Baxter in his life time and now due me as his only surviving child by virtue of said services as commander of a company under General Woolcot in Hartford Connecticut and for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby revoke and cancel any and all other power of attorney and authority which I may at any time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes and I do hereby [illegible] the same irevocably in the said Attorney herein appointed L. B. True.

In presence of [illegible]
Asa Baxter

State of New York
County of St, Lawrence} Ss
On this 13 day of April in the year A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me Asa Baxter the only surviving child of Nathan [illegible] a Justice of the peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgement in and for the county aforesaid Asa Baxter the only surviving child of Nathan Baxter [illegible] a Revolutionary Soldier subscriber to the above and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be [illegible] free act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned and made oath in due form of law that he the said Asa Baxter is personally interested  as the only surviving [illegible] of Nathan Baxter Deceased a Revolutionary Soldier in said [illegible] and I further certify that the said Asa Baxter is personally known to me to be [illegible] 

[last few lines illegible]
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suspd in 1834 for defective proofs & papers withdrawn" p 107

These papers were not an application made for this soldier, but by Nathan Baxter, Mass. Troops S. 28990, which are on file in that claim.  [initials illegible]

L. B. True
Agent in this case

Nathan Baxter 
N. Y.
suspd p 107
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1930-Dec23-Hist. for Mrs. NB Greenough 
EES

Ex'r. INVALID
No 607

Nathan Baxter
P.O._________________
Service: ________________

Enlisted: Private list of 852 gives cause of suspicion
Discharged: "Suspended in 1834 for defective proof and papers
Application filed: withdrawn"
Alleges: Papers referred to were in the application of Nathan Baxter-mass.S.28990-which in 1834, were withdrawn for the agent Bates Cook, but returned by him and that soldier's claim was allowed. He was of Niagara Co. N.Y.
Re-enlisted: _____________
Attorney: _____________
P.O. __________________
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No 3079
Nathan Baxter de
NS
[crossed out] Set D. D. T. Benedict Oct 8/50
(illegible)
637
Act 7 June 1832
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Mrs. W. B. Greenough
Troy, Pennsylvania
Nov. 24. 1930

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C
Dear Sir- Will you kindly give me the military record of Nathan Baxter, who was born in Hebran, Conn. June 10, 1742 and married Mindwell Holdridge on Jan. 15. 1761
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REPLY REFER TO
and 1812 Section.

3-2562
Veteran's Administration
[crossed out] United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
December 10. 1930

Mrs. W. B. Greenough
Troy
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

I advise you that the date furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau. 

First name of widow: Mindwell Holdridge
Full name of soldier: Nathan Baxter
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Hebron, Conn.
Residence after soldier service: Hebran, Conn.
Name of state from which he enlisted: Connecticut
Approximate date of birth: June 10, 1742
Approximate date of death

Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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COPY

Pension Office
May 21, 1851

D.D.F. Benedit. Esq.
Auburn, N.Y.
Sir:

The heir of Nathan Baxter denies, it seems, that his father ever applied for a pension. One of the same name did, and it was supposed that he might be the same. The reason why it was held peculiarly desirable that the original declaration should be furnished, was a belief that the claimant himself had possible furnished some sort of evidence of the service alleged while the son in his declaration has not even attempted to make any proof on this point. Our rules are such that we cannot allow pensions unless service performed and we cannot decide whether any service has been performed until proof on this point has been submitted.
Triplett

J.P. Heath, Comr