Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 419, John Baker, Md.
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(3-1776)
Service
Md
Baker, John
Number R. 419
War of 1812
Contents
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the State of Ohio
County of Columbiana
on this 24th day of
December one thousand Eight
hundred and fifty Eight personally appeared
before me a Justice of the Peace within and for
said County and State aforesaid John Baker
aged 97 years and two months a resident of
Centre Township in the County of Columbiana
and State of Ohio who being duly sworn
according to law declares that he is the
Identical John Baker who was a private in the
Company of Captain Joshua Hurd in a Regiment of Infantry Commanded by Colonel Isaac Hammond in the Revolutionary War
in the State of Maryland that he
entered the service at the age of Seventeen at
Baltimore on or about the 10th day of May (but do not remember in what year it was) and
Continued in actual service
for the period of seven
months at the end of which time he was honorably 
discharged at Baltimore having performed
actual service in Joshua Hurds Company for
the period of seven months he claims and
makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
his pay and the pension to which he may be
entitled to under any act of Congress that
may be applicable to his case
He also declares that he has not received
any pay or pension under any act of Congress
whatever. I have made application previously and
have been informed that my name is on file
and that I am required to Identify myself in
such a way as to give satisfaction to the
department. then I could obtain my pension
I now file my solemn
affidavit that I am
the Identical person I represent myself to be
John Baker his X mark
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State of Ohio
County of Columbiana
(
personally came before me a
Justice of the Peace Daniel Clapsaddle and
Josiah Gaskill Resident of New Lisbon in
the County of Columbiana and State of Ohio
whom I certify to be reputable and entitled to
Credit and who being duly sworn say that
they were present and saw John Baker
sign his name to the within declaration
and they further swear
that they have every
Reason to believe from an acquaintance of over
forty years and from the appearance of the
applicant that he is the Identical person
he represents himself to be, and that they
deponants do reside in the County above
Stated
Josiah Gaskill [signed]
Daniel Clapsaddle [signed]
witness

the foregoing declaration and affidavit was
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day
and year above written.
I Certify that
I know the affiants to Credible persons
that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no
Interest in this Claim
Dec. 24th 1858
A. McLean [signed]
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Columbiana County
[seal affixed to page]
I, Joseph R. Arter, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas within and for said
County, the same being a Court of Law
and Record, do hereby certify that A. McLean
Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration
and affidavits were made, and whose genuine signature appears to the certificate
thereof, was at the date of the same and now
is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly
commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to take such
affidavits and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and
credit are, and of right ought to be given throughout the United
State and elsewhere. 
Witness my signature and seal of said
Court, at New Lisbon in said County, this 24th day of December A.D. 1858,
Joseph R. Arter, Clerk,
Ben Wm. J. Jordan Dep. Clerk
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Ex'r. INVALID.
No. 419
REJECTED
[crossed out]Acts of July 14, 1862 and March  9, 1878.
John Baker
PD. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18  .
Discharged: _____, 18  .
Application filed: _____, 18  .
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney:  _____
P.O.  _____
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No. 39.155

John Baker,

419 Ohio

G.F. Lewis January 19 1859
Same, Feby 1859
S.G. Brandebury. Nov: 7/59

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John Baker - Revolutionary soldier - His claim for Pension was filed about five years ago by Mr. Lewis - Pen Atty. Cleveland Ohio,

Wants to know what further evidence is required to complete the proof in his case.
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Land Warrants Bought and Sold. Money Loaned on Land Warrants. The Highest Price paid for all kinds of
Broken Bank and Uncurrent Money.
Banking Office of G.F. Lewis,
No. 5 Superior Street,
Cleveland, Ohio, January 11 1859
Hon Geo C Whiting
Comm of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed is the application of John Baker a Revolutioner for Pension under act of 1832.

He speaks of having made a previous application. Please [illegible] an examination and if no application for Pension is found please [illegible] for an application for Bounty Land,

I suspect this is where the application will be found.

The identification seems plain & fair though drawn among a [illegible] who know but little of legal proceedings as you will readily observe. Please instruct me fully as possible that I may prepare amended paper correctly. The old man will soon be beyond the reach of this governments bounty
Respectfully
GF Lewis
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Land Warrants Bought and Sold,. Money Loaned on Land Warrants, The Highest Price paid for all kinds of 
Broken Bank. and Uncurrent Money.
Banking Office of G.F. Lewis
No,5 Superior Street,
Cleveland, Ohio, February 3d 1859
Hon Geo C Whiting
Council of Pensions
Sir 
On 11 of Jan I applied on behalf of John Baker a Revolutionary soldier for a Pension under act of 1832. I [illegible] a letter from you among my letters suspending the claim a short time since I cant find it now an unusual thing., I can assure you has hunted hours fear it got in with waste paper and was destroyed before being noted on the Record, Please send me a duplicate of it as Mr B is old and should be [illegible] soon if at all.
Yours GF Lewis
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State of Maryland Set:

Land Offices of Maryland
I certify that it appears from the muster Rolls of the Maryland line in the War of the Revolution now of record in this Office that John Baker, a private in the third Regiment was enlisted the 10 Ap'l 77 and discharged Feb 21 80, at which time his term of service expired.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Land Office of Maryland this 28th day of July 1859.

[illegible] [illegible] Seabrook
[illegible] of the Land Office
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John Baker
Ohio_[illegible]_1832

Additional evidence
John Baker No.299.901
Hon., Geo. C. Whiting
Com. of Pensions
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Washington City Oct 20th 1859
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,

In the case of John Baker for Bounty Land No. 99. 901 reported "not on the rolls of Capt Merryman and no rolls of Capt Barnett Md Mil, War of 1812" Mr. Baker states through his agent, that he also served in the Revolutionary War, but supposing, at the time of preparing his application, his service in the War of 1812 more easily proved than his Revolutionary service, and that it was unnecessary to state both services, he omitted his revolutionary service.

I now enclose a certificate from the Com. of the Maryland Land office, showing his service in
the 3 Regiment Maryland Line, and file the same in the above application (as you kindly permitted me to do so, this morning, without the trouble and expense of an additional declaration) as proof of service.

Very Respectfully [illegible]
L.G. Brandebury
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John Baker
7 Nov 1859
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John Baker, age about 100 years served in Revolution war of 1812 In the "Revolution" under Capt. Hurd

I claim for his Pension for Revolutionary service was prepared and forwarded to the Pension Office by Mr. Lewis Atty. for Pensions [illegible] Cleveland Ohio some years ago.

It is desired to know what further evidence is required to complete his claim.

An examination of the records for that purpose is requested.

[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
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Fredericktown, Knox co. O.
June 23rd 1863
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.

Sir, An old man by the name of John Baker requests me to write you to know something about his case.  Some time since he employed an Agent to make application for a pension for him and he gets no money nor satisfaction from his agent and he & some of his neighbors are suspicious that something may be wrong and I wish you to write to me of anything has been done in his case & if so what it is.
John Baker is an old man - fought in the Revolutionary War, and has never as yet received a pension. He now resides in Knox co O but at the time his
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agent made application for him he may have lived in [illegible] as he has been a hanging around from one co to the other. Baker is old, and in the common course of events cannot long survive and those that should have been his faithful agents give him no satisfaction.

Please give me at once a statement of his case, and I will hand it over to the old gentleman at once and let him know what has been done. It may be no application has ever been made, but the old man think there has.
Very Respectfully 
Your ob[illegible] [illegible[
G.S. McCoy
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, C.C.
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name Baker, John
Grade Sergeant
Line Massachusetts
Warrant Number 3732 
Acreage 100
Issued Aug. 26, 1790
to M. Cutler, 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 resolution 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 The National Archives.