Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2477, Daniel Creamer, Md. Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md. 
Va.
Creamer, Daniel 
or Cremer
Sarah
NUMBER
R 2477
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25299
Jonesborough Tenn
Daniel Creamer
of Green Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Swingly of the Regt commanded by Col Smith in the Va. Unit for 10 1/2 months fro 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough at the rate of 35 Dollars cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Dec 1833 and sent to Mr. John Balir N. Ref
Arrears to the 4th of September 1833 87.50
semi anl allowance ending 4 March 37 27.50 
$105.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk Book E Vol 6 Page 123
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 State of Tennessee.
Green County
On this 5th day of September 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Judge of the Circuit Court of Law of Equity for the County aforesaid Daniel Creamer a resident of said County and state aged seventy six years has who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1833. Made and subscribed and was sworn to the following declaration to wit.  That he served in the revolutionary army and war under the officers herein after named and at the time stated that he was born in the County of York State of Pennsylvania in March 1757 but has no record of his age but saw the same some years since in a family bible of his fathers then in the possession of his mother in the state of Ohio.  That his father removed when declarant was very young to the county of Frederick in the State of Maryland where he resided until the commencement of the war and until the year 176 when in the month of January of said year he was drafted to preform a tour of duly in the Maryland militia for a tour of three months and enrolled under the command of Col James Smith was marched from Washington County Maryland Washington Having been struck off from Frederick County) to Morristown New Jersey where was the main army under Generall George
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Washington at that time the British was at Brunswick and during the time declarant was under G Washington at Morristown the army had to place for winter quarters and there he remained until the expiration of his three months, when he was discharged verbally said Captain Swingley and he returned home, through Philadelphia, Lancaster and little York.
Again in the year 1778 or 9 the precise years not recollected he volunteered for six months under one Capt John Lee to preform a tour of duly but was put to the task of transporting continental continental store from Williamsport alias Watkins (illegible) to old town and continued in that service for the term of time for which he engaged and was honorably discharged by his said Captain. 
Gain in the year 1781 he was called upon to preform a tour of duty for three months against Cornwallis was under Edward Davis but after being some time in service he hired a substitute to serve out the term of time and did not perform the tour in person thinks one month of the Tour he preformed.  That in putting the substitute as before stated in his place lastly mentioned he travelled to the frontier of Virginiia and there volunteered to go a tour of duty against the Cherokees in the frontier of North Carolina now East Linnessee He entered under Capt Jacob Brown and marched againted the Indians and
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killed and took prisoners some INidans on French Broad near where Newport now stands and drove the Indians and after being out some time say about half month returned home after being verbally discharged.  this service was in the spring of 1781. and about the time of Cornwallis's capture.  That in the four served tours he served ten months and half on pension and the (illegible) of his service were in detached and irregular Indian expeditions not taken into account.  for which ten months and half claims to be (illegible) that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any state nor has he any documentary evidence in his possession nor does he know of any person by whom he can establish his said services  but that Alexander Brown and David Rankin are persons known to him the and he to them sly (sic) when he can establish the reputation of his said services.  He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present.  That there is no minister of the gospel in his vicinity by whom he can establish the facts required by the regulations of the War Department. 
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 5th day of September 1833.
W Service (illegible)
By M Payne D C 
Daniel Cremer
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State of Tennessee Green County
We Alexander Brown and David Rankin residing in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Creamer who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
W Sevier CCC Gle
 By M Payne DC 
Alexander Brown 
D Rankin
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories by the War Department that the before named affiant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he sates and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Alexander Brown and David Rankin who have signed the preceding certificate are respected citizens of Green County Tennessee and are credible persons and their statement entitled to full credit. 
S Morres
Judge of the 1st Judicial Court 
I Vanatine Servier clerk of the Circuit Court of Green County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Creamer for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 5th day of September 1833. 
V Servier 
By M Payneble
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5048
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress providing for widows of deceased soldiers of the revolution in certain cases.

State of Tennessee
Greene County 
Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and late aforesaid, Sarah Gremer, widow and [illegible] of the late Daniel Cremer, a pensione rof the United States and on the role of the Jonesborough agency and from age and bodily infirmity being unable to attend court at the seat of Justice March and subscribed and was sworn to the following statement of facts in declaration, that she is now almost seventy years of age and is from bodily infirmity and age not only incapacitated to attend court to make this her declaration, but has been for a length of time unable to attend the neighborhood church such inability being permanent and to obtain the provisions of the act of Congress of 4th July 1826 and subsequent acts submits the following to wit, that she is the widow of the late Daniel Cremer, deceased of [illegible] county Tennessee who was pensioned by the United States as a private in the militia at the rate of thirty five dollars per annum under the act of Congress of 4th March 1831 reference to the original certificate herewith will more fully that show that she  was not the wife of the
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said Daniel Cremer at the time of this performing the services for which he received his pension aforesaid but was married to the said Daniel on the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety in 
Greene County aforesaid or will more fully appear  from reference to the certified copy of the marriage license band and the affidavit of Patience Kenedy, herewith, that after the execution of the  band for marriage license herewith the license issued, and this declarant whose maiden name was Sarah Wilson, was married to the decd Daniel Cremerm at the residence of Mr. Jos Roberts in Greene County by and for Wilson who was an acting justice of the peace and by law [illegible] to solemnize the right but there being no law to require the return of marriage because after being executed the name was not returned to office but retained the name according to the then certain that her deceased husband after being with her from the day of their marriage and raising six children departed this life at her residence in Greene County Tennessee on the third day of this month (Apr) and she is still living his widow, for the services of her husband she refers to his original declaration on file in the pension offices, and prays the benefit of the provisions for widows of deceased Revolutionary soldiers to be extended to her.
Sworn and subscribed, 
her mark [hand drawn X] Sarah Cremer
Before me this day and year to wit before written
Test
 Thos Jones J Peace
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State of Tennessee Green County Patience Kenedy a witness on behalf Sarah Creamer also appeared before the undersigned a magistrate for said county and made oath that she was present at the marriage of Daniel Creamer and Sarah his wife formerly called Sarah Wilson in Green County that she thinks it was about fifty years back and that she accompanied said Daniel Creamer to the marriage celebration.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty seventy day of April 1840 
Jest Thos Jones J Peace 
Patience Kenedy her mark
I also certify that Mrs Patience Kenedy is unable to attend court Thos Jones J Peace
State of Tennessee 
Green County
I Thomas Jones an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County do certify that I attended at the house of Sarah Creamer as in Green County Tennessee and swore her to the foregoing declaration and attested the same that from age and bodily infirmity she was and has been for a long time unable to leave home and therely count not attend court,  That I also qualified Patience Kenedy to the above affidavit  and she marked the same that both the declarant Sarah and witness Patience are persons of the utmost veracity and entitled to full credit. 
Given under my hand and private seal this 27th day of April 1840
Thos Jones - seal
Justice of the peace for Green County
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"Know all men by these presents that we Daniel Creamer and William Caldwell are bound to his excellency Wm Blount Esq. and to his successions in office in the sum of Five Hundred Pounds, to be void on condition if there be no just  cause or lawful impediment to obstruct the marriage of Daniel Creamer and Sarah Wilson 
Given under our hands and seals this 7th day of December 1790.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged before 
Daniel Creamer Seal
William Caldwell Seal 

State of Tennessee, SS.
I George W. Fonte, clerk of the County Court of Greene County, do certify that the above is a true copy of the original Marriage License Bond executed by the parties and for the purposes therein named; and that it was not the practice at the date thereof so far as I know of believe, to return the Marriage License to the office whence they issued.  And I further certify that Thomas Jones Esq., whose signature appears to the to the within and foregoing certificates is, and was at their date an acting Justice of the Peace duly Elected, commissioned and qualified as such in and for said county and that his signature in each case is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Greeneville the 28th day of April 1840.
Geo. W. Foute. Clk.
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Greeneville Tenn}          Free
Dec 15}
J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City, D. C.
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Greenville Ten.
Dec 15 1852
Sir
Permit me, once more, to call your attention to the application of Polly Creamer of Greene Co. Ten for arrearages of Pension due her father Daniel Creamer, a revolutionary pensioner, at the Jonesboro Ten agency from the 4th Sept 1839 to the 3d April 1840, the count of her mother Sarah Creamer, under the act of 7th July 1838, from the 3d April 1840 to the 29th June 1840 the day of her death.  Your letter to me of 6th Oct last was received, in which it is stated that the amount claimed on account of the widow cannot b e allowe4d, because she was not a widow at the passage of the act of the 7th July 1838, and died before the passage of the Joint Resolution of 3d March 1851.  No mention whatever is made of the amount due on account of arrearages due to Daniel at his death; I therefore conclude that it has been overlooked. 
Nov 4 1852, I wrote you in reply to yours of the 26th Oct. and requested you
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to send me the amount of arrearages of pension due on account of Daniel Creamer in the check or otherwise.  If convenient please send a check. 
The papers show but five keins and that three of them have relinquished their shares to Polly and that she had entered into bond with good security to pay over one shar e to her sister in Georgia. who could not join in the applicate or relinquishment from the fact that it was not positively know where she resided or that she was alive.  No it is ascertained yet.  
Please attend to this soon and oblige.
Very respectfully,
Your  obt. sert.
B. M. Mc Daniel 
agent
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March 30, 1934
xxxxxxxxxx
DANIEL  CREAMER
R. 2477
BA-J/MLB

Mr. Le Roy Creamer
P.O. Box 817
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir:
The date which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim.  R. 2477, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Daniel Creamer or Cremer.  (both spellings of surname appear in the claim.)
He was born in March, 1751, in York County, Pennsylvania, and when very young, moved with his father to Frederick County, Maryland, to Morristown, New Jersey. He volunteering in 1778 or 1779, served as a private in Captain John Lee's Maryland company, engaged in transporting continental stores from Williamsport to Watkin's Ferry to Old Town.  He enlisted in 1781, served one month as private in Captain Edward Davis' Maryland company, and in the spring of that year went to the frontiers of Virginia and there volunteered on a tour against the Cherokee Indians and served tow weeks as private in Captain Jacob Brown's Virginial company, engaged in guarding a part of the North Carolina frontier which later became East Tennessee, during the this tour he was in skirmishes with the Indians or French Broad River, in which some were killed and other s taken prisoners.  He stated that he also served on detached and irregular Indian expeditions, length of this service and names of officers not given.  
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1833, while a resident of Greene County, Tennessee. 
The soldier died April 3, 1840, at his residence in Greene COunty, Tennessee.
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Daniel Creamer or Cremer married Sarah Wilson, December 9, 1790, at the residence of Joseph Roberts in Greene County, Tennessee (no relationship stated.).  They were married by Joseph Wilson, a justice of the peace, no relationship shown.  Soldier's widow, Sarah, died June 29, 1840.
It was stated that Daniel Creamer or Cremer and his wife, Sarah, reared six children, only five of whom survived their mother; the only name given was that of a daughter, Polly, who in 1852 signed by mark as Polly Creamer and was then a resident of Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee. Polly made reference to her brothers but did not state their names or places of residence. Reference was also made to a daughter living in Georgia (her name is also not given).
In 1833, the soldier referred to his brother residing in Ohio but did not state his name. 
Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Sarah Creamer
Act 1836 Tenn
Let to 76 on Jno Blair
89 July 1840
Bell Dannel Oct 26 1852
Hon H Johnson 14 March 53 
Bell Dannel Ap 23/53

Free
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C. 
(written sideways) Bel to arrearage of Pension
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[two panel page; left panel below; text is vertical on the page]

1934 Mar 30. Hist to Le Roy Kramer (see ltr in Clm. No. 40867 of Jacob Cramer)

[right panel below]

2477
P. O. _____
Sarah Creamer
Service: widow of Daniel

Enlisted: _____ , 18 __ .
Discharged: _____ , 18 __ .

Application filed: _____ , 18 __ .

Alleges: _____

Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18 __ .
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Pension Office
July 29 1840

Sir
I have examined the claim
of Mrs Sarah Creamer, and Mrs May Odle, and have placed their papers
upon our files. These pension claims
under the act of July 4 1836.
That act provides for those only
who were married prior to the termination
of their husbands service. It appears that
Daniel & Sarah Creamer were married
in 1790, as Abraham as May 006
in 1788. These claims are therefore rejected
I enclose a form of a declaration
under the act of July 7 1838 for 
their guidance that they think
proper to apply for a pension under it.
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The family register mentioned in the
paper full or 006 should accompany
her new papers
[illegible]

Hon Jno Blair
Jonesboro
Earl Tenn.

OC
July 4 [illegible]
C 5048
O. 5049

[vertically on right side of the page follows]

Hon Jno Blair
July 29 1840
OC
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Greenville Tenn
Oct. 16 1852

Sir
The Declaration and papers in the
case of Polly Creamer of Greene County Ten.
claiming arrearages of a revolutionary
Pension on account of Daniel and Sarah
Creamer decd was mailed to you Aug.
4 1852 at this place - Since which time
I have heard nothing from the case.
I respectfully request that an early examination
of the papers be made, and
that you report to me as soon as practicable.

Very respectfully
Your obt. Svt.
B. McDannel

J. E. Heath
Com. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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B McDannel Esq
April 23d 1833
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222

Pension Office
April 23 1853

Sir
The vouchers in the case of Sarah Creamer
have been referred to the 3d Auditor for
adjudication.


Bill McDannel Esq.
Greenville
Tenn
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Hon A. Johnson
Mar 10th 1853
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102
Pension Office
March 10, 1853
Sir,
The vouchers in the case of Daniel
Creamer, deceased, have been referred
to the Third Auditor of the Treasury that
the amount due may be paid agreeably
to the provisions of the Acts of 6th April
1838 and 23 August 1842
Hon A. Johnson
H of R

Rev
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Greenville Ten.
Feb. 15 1853

Sir
Enclosed you will find the affidavit
of Polly Creamer which I transmit to you
with a request that you send it to the 3d
Auditor of the Treasury, with the original
declaration and papers of Polly Creamer
or a summary of the proofs, so as to
enable the Auditor to pay the amount
of arrearages claimed.
Very respectfully
your obt. svt.
B. McDannel

J.E. Heath
Com. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Daniel Creamer d
Sarah M. 1790
Pen. Act 1832
call for dec under Act 1838
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5048
Tennessee
Sarah Creamer
Declaration for 
Pension
Act 4 July 1836
2477

text by John Blair (INELIGIBLE)
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Greene County Ten.
February 15 1853
Sir,
On the 23d day of July 1852 I made a Declaration before one John Maloney Esq, in Greene County Ten. claiming the amount of arrearages of Pension due at the death of my father Daniel Creamer, also the amt. supposed to be my mother Sarah Creamer at her death under the act of Congress of 7th July 1838- which Declaration with other papers were sent to the pension office, where they are now filed. 
Your letter to my agent B McDaniel of Greeneville Ten. of 26th Oct. 1852, informs me that as my mother was not a widow at the passage of the act of 7th July 1838, and as she died before the passage of the Joint Resolution of 3d March 1851, she was not entitled.
As my papers are of no use in your office, I respectfully request that you transmit them to the 3d Auditor of the Treasury, so as to enable me to obtain the amount of undrawn
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pension due me on account of my said father:  but if this is incompatible with the rules of your office I earnestly request that you furnish the 3d Auditor with such facts from the papers on file as will enable him to pay the amount due
Attest}
T H Craig}
John Maleny}
Respectfully
your obt. svt.
her mark [hand drawn X] Piolly Creamer
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for 10½ months
Pr $35
33.37
166
35.00
Hon John Blair
H. R.
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I certify that I drew up the within declaration for Daniel Creamer who is known to me to be reputable & entitled to credit.  that at the time of drawing up his declaration, he so far as respects his second tour to which objection is made, he stated & it was so intended to be expressed "that his voluntary service was exclusively military, but when he was taken into service, Capn John Lee put him & others to the duty of loading & unloading waggons [wagons] engaged in pulling hospital & military store from Williamsport to Walkers Ferry, that he received no other payer compensation than as a militia man nor was he under any contract other that that as a volunteer militia man, which is expressed as clearly as I thought it necessary in said Declaration, and if any fault or deficiency there be therein it is allocutable to me if the aforesaid service be admissible
Decr 21st 1853
John Blair MC
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Greenville Tennessee
Nov 4 1852
Sir
The Declaration of Polly Creamer of Greene Co. Ten. was mailed to you Aug. 4, 1852.  She claimed, by consent of her brothers, the amount due at the death of her father Daniel Creamer, who was a revolutionary pensioner of the U. S. and drew his pension at Jonesboro Ten. at the rate of $35 per annum under act of 7th June 1832 to wit:  arrearages from the 4th Sept. 1839 to the 3d April 1840, the day of his death.
She also claimed on account of her mother Sarah Creamer from 3d April 1840 to the 29th June 1840 the day of her death under act of the 7th July 1838.
In your letter to me, you represent Polly Creamer, the applicant, as the Widow of Daniel Creamer decd.  She is the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Creamer, and claims the amount due as set forth above.
You also reject the claim under the act of 7th July 1838 because Polly (Sarah Creamer you mean) was not a widow at the passage of that law:  and because she was dead before the passage of the Joint Resolution of 3d March 1851.
This decision, I find is correct, with regard to the amount claimed under the act of 7th July 1838.  But it appears that you have overlooked that part of the Declaration claiming arrearages due Daniel Creamer
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from the 4th Sept. 1839 to the 3d April 1840.  I therefore request that you send me that amount as the agent in the case
Respectfully
your obt. svt.
B. Mc Dannel
P. C. Johnston
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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182
Pension Office
Oct. 26 1852
Sir
The application of Polly Creamer dec of Tennessee has been received and filed ["under" crossed out] with her papers under the Act of July 4 1836.
She was married in 1790.  Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1837.  He died in 1840.  So that she was not a widow at the passage of the act of July 7 1838.  She died in June 1840, before the passage of the Joint Resolution of March 3 1837, which was made for the benefit of widows who were not such July 7 1838.-
As she was married after the termination of her husband's service she can not claim under the act of July 4 1836.  The claim is rejected.
B McDannel Esq
Greenville
Tenn
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B. Mc Dannel
Oct 26/52
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Greenville Tennessee
Aug. 4th 1852
Sir
Enclosed are the papers of Polly Creamer, claiming arrearages of revolutionary pension, which, if allowed you will please send to me in Check
Very respectfully
Your obt. svt.
B. Mc Dannel
J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D. C.
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Free
James E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D. C.

Augt 11. 1852
Appl. of Sarah Creamer decd widow of Danl.
(Creamer)
B Mc Dannel
Greenville 
Tenn
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March 30, 1934
Jacob Cramer, S. 40867
Daniel Creamer, R. 2477
BA-J/MLB
Mr. Le Roy Kramer
P. O. Box 817
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of the father (name not given) of George Kramer, the latter born in 1780 in Frederick, Maryland.
Without the full name of the soldier it is not possible to identify the record of the soldier in whom you are interested; but only two soldiers of the Revolutionary War have been found with surname Kramer (under any spelling) as of Maryland, and they are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator