Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35774, John Baker, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
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Baker, John
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NUMBER
S.35774
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19.066
Indiana
John Baker
of Lawrence Cy in the state of Indiana who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain McGuire of the regiment commanded by Colonel R.K. Butler in the Penn line, for the term of 3 years. On Rolls

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 12th of June 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sept. 1823 and Gentlo James Dill Esq Lawrenceburg,  Indiana

Arrears to 4th of Sept 18233  22.13
Semi anl. all'ce ending 6 March 1824  48
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                                                               $70.13
2 mo 23/30
8
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16
 6.13
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22.13

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.} and March 1. 18[illegible]
Let to Hon Tho Smith  March 3 [illegible]
Dead
Letter to 3rd  [illegible] and J.C. [illegible] 14 Jany. 1845

Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 afore 1838 
from 4 Sept 1842 to 21 Jany  1845
Agt. notified 30 Jany 1845

Let to Hon R.L. Rose December 9, 1850.

Duplicate certificate after 27 March 18 [rest of sentence is illegible}
James Dill Esq. Lawrenceburg, Indiana
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18,777.

Original Claim
John Baker
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Original Claim
District of Indiana Set

On this 12th day of June 1823 personally appeared in open court in the Dearborn Circuit Court it being a court of record in and for the county of Dearborn in the State of Indiana  John Baker a resident citizen of the said county of Dearborn aged upwards of seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and the 5th of May 1820 that he the said John Baker enlisted for the term of three years  on the day of in the year 1775 in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain John McGuire in the Regiment commanded by Colonel R. Butler in the line of the state of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the year 1779---When he was discharged from the said service in the year 1779 in the state New Jersey, at Trenton--that he was present at and fought in the Battles of Monmouth and Brandywine.

And in pursuance of the set of this [illegible] of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I* have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manners disposed of my property thereby so to diminish the same as to bring myself within the provisions of and that of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and moral [illegible]
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of the United States in this revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any persons in trust for me any property or securities contract or debt due to me nor have I any income other than that is contained tn the schedules hereto  made and by me subscribed to wit
Real estates  none
(line crossed out illegible)
one Mare---25.00
one set of horse trace chains:  1.50
8 Sheep     8.00
2 ponies       12:00
2 yearling heifers----2:50
1 old testament     .50
                                    _________ 
                                     $49:50

and his family consists of his wife aged 62 years, one son aged about 18 years one hand injured, one daughter aged about 13 years in [illegible] and that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the aid of his country that his original application was dated on this 21st day of February 1823
X John Baker his mark

Sworn to subscribed and declared in open court by the above named John Baker on this 12th day of June 1823 before the Hon. Miles E. Eggleston circuit and President Judges of the third Judicial circuit in the states of Indiana and the Hon. Solomon Clanmaring and  John Livingston appointed Judges of the Dearborn circuit court-
State of Indiana Dearborn County} set
I, James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn circuit court in this Judicial Circuit  court of the State of Indiana do testify that the foregoing oath and this schedules therein is copied
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noted an truly copied from this record of this said court, and I do further testify that it is the opinion of the said Dearborn circuit court that the total amount in arrears of his property is Forty nine dollars and fifty cents-
(seal illegible)
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of and said court at Lawrenceburg 15th of June 1823
James Dill Clk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
January 17th, 1845.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioner may receive their pensions from the pension agens, the children of John Baker, etc a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana-Agency, at the state of Eight-Dollars and __ Cents per annum (crossed out)month under the law of the 15th March 1878-has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1842, to the 21st Jan'y 1843.
Respectfully, yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
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State of Indiana
County of Dearborn Is.

Thomas Baker of Wilmington, township of [illegible] in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a son of John Baker of the county and town aforesaid, deceased, who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United 
States at the rate of $96. per annum that the said John Baker died on the twenty second (22c) day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty three (1843)! that he left no widow, and that he left two children only now living, whose names are Thomas Baker and Elizabeth Carcebaugh. And further says not.
Thomas Baker
-scribed the Eighteenth day of September 1850}
Abram Brower
Cler

State of Indiana
County of Dearborn Is.
I Abram Brower, clerk of said county do hereby certify that a
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held in and for said County on the 18 day September 1830-it was duly sworn by the exhibition of testimony satisfactory to said court that   John Baker of {illegible] township in said county, a revolutionary soldier and Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96. per annum died on the twenty second (22c) day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty three (1843) that he left no widow,, and that he left two children only now living whose names are Thomas Baker and Elizabeth Carabaugh-
In testimony whereof I have {illegible] set my hand and official seal this day of September 1850.
Abram Brower Clerk
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May 17, 1938

John Baker
S.35774
BA-J/AWF  (intials an)

Mrs. Charles E. Ellison
249 South Hanover Avenue
Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Baker, who died about 1843 in Dearborn County, Indiana.

The data which follow concerning John Baker were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 35774, based on his service in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of John Baker were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

John Baker enlisted in the State of Pennsylvania, in the year 1775, served as private in Captain John McGuire's company, Colonel R. Butler's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth, and was discharged sometime in 1779.

John Baker referred to his wife in 1835 as aged sixty-two years, to a son aged eighteen years
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and to a daughter aged thirteen years.  He did not give the name of his wife, nor were the names of these children designated.

The soldier, John Baker, died January 22, 1843 in Dearborn County, Indiana.  He left no widow.  The following children survived in 1850-Thomas Baker of Dearborn County, Indiana, and Elizabeth Carabaugh.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further data relative to family.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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35774
(initials Rwy)
INVALID

File No. 35,774
John Barker
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 28
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1917 Sept 17 Hist to Mrs. John B. Worley
1922 Feb'y 16 Hist to Clementine Mathas
Letter in S.F. 41842 John McMahon
37. Sug. 25 Hist to Claude Baker [illegible]
[illegible] May 17- Hist to Mrs. Charles E. [illegible]
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John Baker
Oct.17th Jan. 1832.

For/The Pension Office.
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Rec'd Aug.30.1823
Lawrenceburg Inda
Aug.16th
Pension Office
War Department
Washington City

1 oz. #1.00 (crossed out)
Free Mail

18777
John Baker
James Dill  Lawrenceburg Ind
Third is a John Baker

Rec'd 8 Aug. 1823

Mail the Pension
Roll of Rev. & Indain
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Zeb Pike
John Baker and
John Demoss
new Certificates Req. Mar. 23, 1826 
James Dill Esq
Lawrenceburg Indiana

Mail}
The [illegible]
[illegible] Secretary of War
of the United States
Washington City
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Stat of Indiana
Dearborn County}set

Before me Thomas Palmer Justice of Peace for Dearborn County personally appeared Zebulon Pike one of the United States revolutionary pensioners-and made oaths-that his certificate or evidence of title to a pension was lodged with James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court for safe keeping-that from the circumstance of the Clerks office having recently been consumed by fire-he has reason to believe that said certificate, together with all his other pension papers have been consumed-
Zeba Pike
Sworn to and subscribed before me 9th March 1826
Thomas Palmer Justice of the peace
Before me Daniel Hagerman Justice of the peace for Dearborn County in the state of Indiana personally appeared James Dill of [illegible] age, and on his solemn oath duly administered deposeth and saith that the pension papers of Zebulon Pike to with his certificate of pension, and other documents relating thereto; were deposited with this deponent for safe keeping-that this deponent had them in his office (missing part of page) to wit the office of Clerk of the (missing part of page) [illegible] circuit court-and that (missing part of page)night of the fifth Instant (missing rest of page)
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said pensions papers together with all the records of the County of Dearborn were consumed by fire,  evidently  an act of an Incendiary-
James Dill
10 March 1826

Sworn to and subscribed before me 10th of March 18226
Daniel Hagerman JP

State of Indian Dearborn County}
I, James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn circuit Court do certify that Daniel Hageman and Thomas Palmer the two persons before whom the [illegible] depositions were together and who have sincerely certified the said depositions are, and were at the [illegible] dates thereof Justices of Peace for the said county of Dearborn and full fruits and credit  are due to all their acts of those   such justices.
In writing whereof I have hereunto affix my private seal; (My public seal having been destroyed by a fire on the night of the 5 instant) this 10th  March 1826
James Dill Clerk
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County}set

Before me Daniel Hagerman Justice of peace for Dearborn County personally appeared James Dill of [illegible] age and on his solemn oath duly administered, despondent and said that the pension certificate of John Demoss a United States revolutionary pensioner was lodged with this deponent for safe keeping-and was by this deponent deposited in the Clerks office of the Dearborn circuit court-that the said pension papers together with all the records of the county was consumed by fire on the night of the 5th Instant, evidently the work of an  Incendiary-
James Dill
10th March 1826

Sworn to and subscribed before me 10th March 1826
Danl. Hagerman JP
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County}set

Before me Daniel Hagerman Justice  of peace for Dearborn County personally appeared John Demoss one of the United States revolutionary pensioners, and made oaths that his pension certificate was lodged with James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn circuit court, for safe keeping; and that from the circumstances of  the clerks offices and papers having recently been consumed by fire-he has no doubt but his said certificate was destroyed.
John Demoss x his mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of March 1826-
Danl. Hagerman JP
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County}set
Before me Daniel Hagerman Justice of peace for Dearborn County personally appeared John Baker one of the United States revolutionary pensioners, and made oath that his pension certificate was lodged with James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn circuit court, for safe keeping; and that from the circumstance of the clerks office and papers having recently been consumed by fire- he has not doubt that his said certificate was destroyed.
John Baker X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th March 1826
Danl Hagerman JP
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County}set

Before me Daniel Hagerman Justice of peace for Dearborn county personally came James Dill of [illegible] age, doth and his solemn oath duly administered;  deposents and saith: That same pension certificate of John Baker a revolutionary pensioner and other documents of the said John Baker relative to his claim for pension, were lodged with this deponent for safe keeping; and that the said paper [illegible] this with all the records of the county of Dearborn were consumed by fire in the Clerks office of the Dearborn Circuit Court on the night of the fifth instant;  evidently the work of an incendiary-
James Dill
10th March 1826

Sworn to and subscribed before me 10th of March 1826}
Daniel Hagerman JP
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Canandaigua, N.Y. Aug 23d 1850

Sir:
Herewith is presented the claim of John Baker demand for an increase under the act of 7th June 1832.
A John Baker served in Col. Flowers Regiment of Artillery Artificers for during the war-And in reference to the papers filed under act of 18 March 1818 by the Pensioner whose claim is now presented will  [illegible] whether his service  was in that regiment-if so then he is entitled to an increase under the recent decision of the Secretary of the Interior.
I am respectfully Your obt servt-
LM Dring

J L Edwards Esq.
Washington D.C.
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J.L. Edwards Esquire
Pensions office
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Sirs,
Should the pensions be allowed as reserved on the enclose applications, you will be pleased to direct them under courts
Your Abt Servant

James Dill
Lawrenceburg, In
14 August 1823

J.L. Edward Esquire
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(on a calling card) personal inquiry of Sept.17.1917
wants history of John Baker, Pa. S35774-

Mrs. John L. Worley
6034 Brookside Boulevard
Kansas City, Mo.


Member
Engineering Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
(written in pencil 2 copies)

Chicago, Ill., Aug.20, 1937

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Revolutionary War Pension (underlined)

Gentlemen:-
My ancestor John Baker (underlined) born in Penn. 1752 served in that State in the revolution and was the battle of Brandywine 1777; moved to Dearborn Co., Indiana, made application for a pension which was granted; d. there.  I would like a copy of all the data he had when he received this pension, as the S.A.R. Society want it to append to membership in that Society.  Therefore will you grant their request so all may soon be completed.  If convenient I would like it by the 6th of September( (underlined), or earlier.
Thank you so much.

Sincerely yours,
Claude F. Baker (signature)
CLAUDE F. BAKER
#30 N. LaSalle St. R. 1325,
Chicago, Illinois.
(stamp RECEIVED AUG 28 1937 rest is illegible)
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Lexington Ky
Dec 23 - 1937

Bureau of Pensions

[stamped] RECEIVED Dec 30 1937 Mail Sub Dev U.S. Adm Reader #34

Dear Sirs
Will you please inform me if John Baker of Salesbury, Maryland was in the Revolutionary war, or if he drew a pension, he died in Dearborn Cr Indiana.
I would like to know who his wife was and any inital record you might have.
Respectfully.
Mrs Chas E Ellison
249 S Haumer Rd
Lexington, Ky.
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Lexington Ky.
May 12 - 1938
[stamped] Received May 13 1938 (rest illegible)

A.D. Hiller
Dear Sir:-
I have spent much time trying to get the dates you mentioned in your letter.

I have only recently been able to find John Baker's estate was opened and closed in the probate Court, his administrator qualifying May 26 - 1843

I feel from this date you will be able to give me his war
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record and quite a bit of valuable information
Respectfuly yours.
Mrs Chas E Ellison, 
249 S. Haurer Ave
Lexington Ky.

[Stamped] Received May 13 1938  (rest illegible)
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
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January 4, 1938

YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Charles E. Ellis
249 S. Hanover Avenue
Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of John Baker of Salisbury, Maryland, died in Dearborn County, Indiana.

In order to identify the record of the John
Baker in whom you are particularly interested, as much as possible of the following data in regard to him are essential - approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.
Upon receipt of this information another
search of the records will be made and a report
sent you. With your reply please return these
letters.
Very truly yours
[signed] A.D. Hiller
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.         3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS
S.F.35.774 Washington, D.C.,   .......19.........


In reply to your request of ....., received..... for a statement of the military history of John Baker 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.     
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1775

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1779

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John McGuire
COLONEL.
R. Butler
STATE.
Penn.

Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Pennsylvania
Date of application for pension, June 12, 1823, His cl. [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Dearborn County, Ind.
Age at date of application, 71 years. He died Jan 22 1843 and left  no widow
Remarks: In 1823 his wife was 62 years old one son 18 yrs and one daughter 13 years. No names are stated. In 1850 the surviving children were Thomas Baker and Elizabeth Carabaugh.
There is no other data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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August 25, 1937

John Baker
S. 35774
BA-J/AWF

Mr. Claude F. Baker
#30 N. LaSalle Street, R. 1325
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of John Baker, born in 1752 in Pennsylvania, served from that state, and was pensioned while residing in Dearborn County,Indiana. You state that the S. A. R. Society wish this record to append to membership in that Society.

You are furnished herein the record of John
Baker as found in pension claim, S. 35774, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. A carbon copy is, also attached for your own use.
The date and place of birth of John Baker were
not given, nor were the names of his parents shown.
He enlisted in the State of Pennsylvania, in
the year 1775, served as a private in Captain John McGuire's company, Colonel R. Butler's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth, and was discharged in the year 1779.
John Baker was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1823, at which time he was "upwards of seventy-one years" and living in Dearborn County, Indiana.
He referred to his wife in 1823 as aged sixty-
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two years, to a son, aged eighteen years, and a daughter, aged thirteen years. The name of his wife was not given, and there are no data in regard to their marriage.
The soldier, John Baker, died in Dearborn County, Indiana, January 22, 1843. He left no widow.
The following children survived in 1850- Thomas Baker of Dearborn County, Indiana, and Elizabeth Carabaugh.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further data relative to family.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator