Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,622, Rufus Baker, Conn. Vt.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE   NUMBER
Conn.     Baker, Rufus  S16622
Vt
Carded
CONTENTS
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24943
Geo. Bugbee

Date of death not
shown on Agency book.

24 9 43
New York

Rufus Baker
of Port... in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain [blank] of the Regm commanded
by Col Putman in the County of H.
line for  17 mo + 20 days Pm -$58.8-

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 58 Dollars 88 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of July
1834 and A. C Chapman Esq
Nunda, N. Y

Arrears to the 4th of March 30             $176.64
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 34     29.6-
                                                              $206.0-

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 117
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State of New York
Allegany County ss
On this Eighth day of May
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty
four personally appeared before Daniel L. Gilman
one of the Judges of the court of Common pleas in and for the
County of Allegany and State aforesaid Rufus Baker
a resident of the Town of Portage County of Allegany and
State aforesaid aged Eighty two years who being first duly sworn
doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th
1852.  That the said Rufus Baker was born in the
Town of Canterbury County of Windham State of Connecticut
on the 22nd day of November 1757 as informed by his Parents
that he has no record of his age 

That in the month of May 1775
he enlisted as a Private in the State Troops raised for the Defence
of the then Colonies of America by the Authority of the then Colony
of Connecticut to serve therein for the period of seven months
at Canterbury in the County & State aforesaid under Major
Obediah (commonly called diah or Dyer) Johnson-- Afterwards Col
Johnson Lieut Col Flores Col. Putnam afterwards General
Putnam & immediately marched from Canterbury to Cambridge
in the State of Massachusetts & Joined the Regiment under the
command of Col Putnam was at Cambridge at the time of the
Battle at Bunker hill under the command of Lieut Col
Flores where they waited orders to march to the Battle Ground
but did not receive any until afternoon and whilst on their March
to but before they arrived at the field of battle they met
the American Troops retreating and bearing off with
them General Warren who was mortally wounded and who
expired the same evening. He then returned to Cambridge
in the same corps & under the officers above mentioned
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was stationed there until the period of his enlistment
had expired having been in actual military Service at that
time during seven months. When he had a written Discharge
from Major Johnson which he kept for several years but
has since lost it.

And this deponent further saith
that in June 1776 he enlisted at Canterbury aforesaid again as a private in the
State Troops of the State of Connecticut to go to the
North under Capt Sharp for five months of whose
company the first Lieut was Abner Robinson &
the second Lieut Sanford Kingsbury under whose command
he immediately marched from Canterbury to Stansbury
in the State of New York & that immediately on arrival
at Stansbury the company in which he then served
together with one other company was sent to open
a Road from Fort Ann to Sandy Hill on the
North River and that after finishing said road
he (this Deponent) marched to Mount Independence
opposite Ticonderoga where he was under the command
of General Gates until his time of service last aforesaid
(viz five months) expired when he and his comrades were
discharged by companies but that he received no written
discharge. That in December 1776 he a third time (as a private
in the regular service) Enlisted at Canterbury County of
Windham and State of Connecticut for three and a
half months under Capt Sanford Kingsbury (the second
Lieut of his company in his last preceding tour of
service) and at that time marched to Providence in
Rhode Island where he was stationed a part of the
Winter and from Providence marched to Bristol
in Rhode Island and was quartered at Bristol opposite
Howlands Ferry for the purpose of intercepting the
operations of that part of the British army stationed at
that place and to prevent it from crossing said Ferry for
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Plunder where he remained until the last days of
March 1777 and through the period of his said last
term of enlistment which was three months and
a half, when he was discharged with his company
and that he received no written discharge; That on
the first day of May 1777 at Canterbury in the County
and State last aforesaid he was drafted into the Militia
for two months under Capt. John Johnson to March
to New London in Connecticut to which place he
immediately marched & served out the whole time for
which he had been Drafted viz two months, he believes
that General Leger commanded the Brigade to which
the company of which this deponent was then a
member was attached, & that he received no written Discharge
at this time. That in the year 1779 he removed from
Canterbury to Pawlet in the State of Vermont
where there were frequent alarms during the war & that he
with many others of the Militia of the town of
Pawlet aforesaid Volunteered when such alarm were
made & repaired to Castleton in Vermont their General
place of rendezvous whence they were then sent out in
scouting parties as the safety of the citizens & welfare
of the Country demanded that at one time he was
sent from Castleton to a place called the Narrows
on Lake Champlain & to other places at subsequent
times in all at least two months-- making
the whole time during which this Deponent was
actually engaged in the Military service of the
Country in the five above described campaigns as a
private in the State Troops Militia & Volunteer
Corps nineteen and a half months

And this Deponent also saith that in the summer
of 1827. he removed from the Town of Pawlet
aforesaid to the town of Portage Allegany County
State of New York where he now resides.
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And this deponent further saith that he has no
documentary evidence & that he knows of no other
person whose testimony he can procure except James
Leach of Pawlet in the County of Rutland & State of
Vermont whose affidavit is submitted with this
Declaration. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year
aforesaid before me
D.S. Gilman Judge                  Rufus Barker
of Allegany Common Pleas

We Owen Miller a Clergyman residing in the Town of
Portage County of Allegany &
State of New York and Zophar Strong
residing in the same Town hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Rufus Baker who
has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration; that
we believe him to be eighty two years of age that
he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood when he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
that we concur in that opinion. Owen Miller
Zophar Strong
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
before me
D.L. Gilman a Judge
of Allegany Common Pleas
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30.904
Rufus Baker
Admitted

Private 7 mo & 20 days
$58.88

A.C. Chipman Esqr
Nunda Valley
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the service of Rufus Baker-

Period when the
service was
rendered.
May 1775 
June 1776
Dec 1776
May 1779

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years  Months   days
              7
              5
               3 1/2
              2
              2
   1          7          15



Rank of
the
claimant.
Private enlisted state troops
  "
in regular service private
Volunteer

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Col. Putnam
Maj Obediah Johnson
Lieut Col Storn
Genl Warren
Capt. Sharp
Pt Lieut Abner Robison
Lanford Kingsbury
Genl Gates
Capt Sanford Kingling
Capt John Johnson
Genl Leger

Age at present, ┃
and place of abode when he entered
the service.
82 years 7 months
Canterbury Connecticut
Canterbury
Same
Same
Pawlet VT.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Aff of Applicant & James Leake
Certificate of Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Pub Acct of Conn
Idem
Idem
Idem


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2 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, 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 District of County of On this ---day of --- personally appeared (a) before ----- A. B. a resident (b) of ----- in the county of ---- and State, Territory or District of ----- aged (c) --- 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 pension made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ----, with ---- and served in the ---- (e) regiment of the ---- 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 enered 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 Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [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 -------------------- of the Court of ----------------------------- do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of --------------- for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ------- day of ------------------ & 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 ------------- and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ---------------- , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be -------- 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 day 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 and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ------- and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, -----------Clerk of the Court of ---------------- do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this --- of ---- & 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

proof of much of this service may be obtained 
from Elisha Phipps Comptroller of the state of Connecticut
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3 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 he 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. {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 rules laid down for his guidance [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county were 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 clamant 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 worn, deposes 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 persons mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --- years ---- months, and -----days, I served as a . For months and days, I served as a ----- for ----- months ----days, I served as a ----- 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 miliia, &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 places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that 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 in 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 once, 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 claimants 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 credibly 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 [a] to [i] are 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 indispensible 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

when reference is made for that person
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James Leach affidavit
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I James Leach, of Pawlet in the County
of Rutland, in the State of Vermont, of lawful
age, to wit seventy four years, (being duly
sworn), do depose & say, that I have known
Rufus Baker, now of the town of Portage in
the State of New York, & have been familiarly
acquainted with him, during more thou
sixty years past, that the said Rufus, as I have
always understood & believe, was born in
Canterbury in the County of Windham in the State of
Connecticut, where he resided until he attained
to manhood; & afterwards removed
to the aforesaid town of Pawlet when he resided
until the summer of the year 1827, when
he with his wife, removed to the aforesaid town of
Portage - I further deposed say that in the
Spring of the year 1775, the said Rufus
then living in said town of Canterbury, where
also, I the deponent, then lived, inlisted in a
regiment commanded by Col. Dyer Johnson
who, I believe, also, commanded the company
in which the said Rufus inlisted; which regiment
was enlisted for the service of the then
Colonies of America, but under the State of
Connecticut authority, that
said Rufus marched with said Johnson's regiment 
for Boston, he having enlisted for the
term of seven months, & while said regiment 
was serving in the vicinity of Boston,
this deponent, with several others, went to the
place of their service, to visit their friends in
the army, & remained there several weeks;
& there saw said uses, in said service, I verily
believe he served out his full term of seven months
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And this deponent further saith, that
in the Spring of the year 1776 the sd Rufus,
still living in said town of Canterbury, &
the deponent also living there, he the sd Rufus
again inlisted in the Continental service,
for a time of five months, but whether under the
State, or the continental authority, I know
not, nor do I remember in that regiment
he enlisted, or what were the names of the
Colonel, or any of the other officers. I believe
 & understood, at the time, that said Rufus performed
this second tour of service, at Ticonderoga. 
that he fully served out the time of
per months, for which he enlisted. I also knew
that said Rufus was out in the service of the
United States, during the war of the revolution,
sundry times, for short periods, in cases of 
sudden alarm-- he having been very active,
& prompt to march for the defence of the country
on such occasions. By service the deponent
means military service: & further
saith not. Pawlet Feb 1, 1834. The word "for "in
line 9 from bottom, was interlined before signing 
Subscribed & sworn, before
me the first day of February AD  James X Leach his mark
1834. I certify that the said James Leach has been
well known to me during more than forty years
part, & that he has been during that time, a respectable 
inhabitant of the town of Pawlet, & is well
worthy of credit. I also certify that the words "but
whether," Continental" I do not know" in lines tenth
eleventh from bottom on page 1. were erased by
drawing a pen over them, & also the words the &
Connecticut, "were interlined in the same line,
before the said James signed the affidavit.
N.Normon Just Peace
for Rutland County
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State of Vermont
Rutland County
I, Robert Pierpoint, Clerk
of the County Court for the 
County of Rutland, do certify
that Nathl Harman
before whom the foregoing
affidavit was sworn,
was at the date thereof 
a justice of the peace in
and for sd County, and that
his signature subscribed thereto
is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the
seal of sd Count, and subscribe my name
at Rutland this 6th day of February AD 1884.
R. Pierpoint
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
April 5, 1924.

Mrs. M. J. Baker,
Neligh, Box 337,
Nebr.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16622, it appears
that Rufus Baker was born November 22, 1751 in Canterbury
, Windham County, Connecticut.
While residing in said Canterbury, he enlisted
and served as a private in the Connecticut troops as
follows --
From May 10, 1775 to December 15, 1775 in Captain
Obadiah Johnson's Company, Colonel Israel Putnam's 
Third Regiment.
From June 1776, five months in Captain Sharp's Company.
From December 1776, three and one half months in
Captain Sanford Kingsbury's Company.
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From May 1, 1777, two months in Captain John Johnson's
Company.
He moved to Pawlet, Vermont in 1779, and served on
several alarms in the Vermont Troops, in all two months,
officers and dates not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 8, 1834, while a resident of Portage, Allegany County,
New York.
His wife was alive in 1827, name not stated and there
is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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16.622 
INVALID.
File No. 16,662
Rufus  Baker
Pri Rev War---
Act: June 7 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1 Page 433
(Arrangement of 1870.]


Nov. 3, 1903. Hist to
Mrs. J.W. Sheppard
Clark, S D
1905 Nov. 4 History to Mae Sh [cut off]
1906 Hist. to Mrs. J.E. Payne
1907 May 8. Hist. to Mrs. Matthew Cox-
1907 Aug 5, Mal Sheppard ref-to Auditor
1917 Mch. 3. To Mrs. G.W. Beattie &
1917 Mar. 15. Mr. G.W. Beathe advised of
cost of copy of declaration
1917 Mar 31 Beattie sent photostat copies 
1924 Apr5 Hist to Mrs. M. J. Baker
1925 Mch. 25 " " Mrs Peter R. Pirret
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
MAR 26 1917, 191.
Chief of Law Division
Sir:
I have this day received from
Mrs. F.C. Beattie MO
36237. for $1.00
certified requesting copy
as per letter herewith.
of Rufus Baker.
Conn. & Vt. Troops, Rev. War
Survivor's File No. 16622.
March 31, 1917 Finance Div
advise as to disposition of
money RWB Law
Very Respectfully
Wm. Campbell
Chief of Division,
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30.904
Declaration of 
Rufus Baker 
For Pension
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I, Daniel L. Gilman one of the
Judges of the court of Common Pleas for the
County of Allegany & State of New York
do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation 
of the matter & after putting the interrogation
prescribed by the War Department that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier & served as he states & I further certify
that it appears to me that Orren Miller
who has signed the preceding certificate is a
Clergyman a resident in the town of Portage
and that Zophar Strong who has also signed
the same is a resident in the said Town of
Portage is a credible person & that their
statement is entitled to credit and I do
also certify that by reason of the age & bodily
infirmity of Rufus Baker the above applicant
for a pension he is unable to attend the Court
of Common Pleas which sits at Angelica in
said County about twenty two miles from the
residence of the said Rufus Baker -
---
D. S. Gilman,
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183
A. C. Chipman Esq 
Runda Valley
Allegany County
New York

mail
Single
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State of Connecticut Comptroller's office
Hartford June 25, 1834
On examination of the Books of this office.
it appears that Rufus Baker served as a private 
in the third Connecticut Regiment commanded
by General Israel Putnam from the tenth day
of may to the fifteenth day of December 1776;

and that the pay for their services was made by
this State, and charged to; and allowed by the
United States
Certified by Roger Huntington Comptroller of
Public Accounts
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's office
Hartford June 25. 1834
A. C. Chipman Esq
Sir your Letter of 1th is before me
I have annexed a certificate as to what evidence appears
& where in relation to the service of Mr Baker
copies of the Pay Rolls of part of the troops
that served in the summer of 1775
are held and it is all the evidence
of individual militia service there
is here. His name is on the pay Roll of the
third Regiment. General Israel Putnam a Colonel and
Colonel Experience Storrs Lieutenant Colonel, and
John Durkee Esq first major and Obadiah Johnson Esq
second Major, and captain of the fourth company
fees $1.00
under whom he appears
Your most obt
Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Account
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Numpa Valley
July 9 18??  Free

Jon L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
(Pension Office)
Washington City
DC
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Nunda Valley N.Y.
8th July 
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Dr Sir
Enclosed
I take the liberty to return the Pensions
Papers of Mr Baker with an
accompanying Certificate & letter
Roger Huntington Esqr Comptrollor
&c to whom I adressed a line immediately
on Receipt of yours Or rather I addressed
is to Elisha Phelps agreeable to your directions
but the Answer seems to be from Mr Huntington-

It appears from this, that the old
Gentleman Served longer than is stated in his
Declaration & Sums to go thus for in Confirmation
of his statement
The whole is Respectfully
Submitted
Pardon me for expressing a
solicitude that the claims maybe acted upon with
that promptness which itsimportance to him
seems to require-
Most
Respectfully
Your Obt
A. Clinton Chipman
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Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Dear Sir
Please send as soon as posible the military
record of Rufus Baker, Sr, born Nov
23 -1751 and the record of Peletiah
Dewey born in 1758 to the following
address
Mrs. J. W. Shepard
Clark SD
Clark Co
Oct 19, 1903

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OCT 29 1903


US PENSION OFFICE
C OCT 23 1903
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Will you
please send me a statement of the
military history of Rufus Baker
a soldier of the Revolutionary war
who was born Nov. 22. 1751 at
Canterbury Conn. He made an
application for a pension May 8, 1834
while at Portage, N.Y. Thanking you
in advance  I am Respectfully yours
May Sheppard
Veblen So Dak

Oct. 26 -05

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WAR & NAVY
NOV 1 1905
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LAW OFFICES OF          JASON E. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE           PETER OLSON
PIERRE AND VERMILLION
SOUTH DAKOTA
JASON E. PAYNE BYRON E. PAYNE
PETER OLSON

VERMILLION S.D.  Aug 6.06 

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
Dear Sirs:-
I wish to get the military record of
Rufus Baker, bone in Canterbury Conn,
Nov. 22. 1751.
It is the date of death I am
especially interested in
He applied for pension May 8 1834
and his claim was allowed
Hoping to hear from you and thanking
you for the kindness.
I am, Sincerely
Mrs. J.E. Payne

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OW&N DIVISION
AUG 11 1906
RECEIVED


US PENSION OFFICE
A AUG 10 1906
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Vermillion, So Dak
July 29 -07
Pension Bureau
Washington D. C
Gentlemen:
Can you give me
the date of death of one Rufus
Baker, born Nov. 22, 1757 at
Canterbury Conn. He was a soldier
in the Revolutionary War, and on
May 8, 1834, while
living at Portage Allegany Co. NY
he applied for a pension, and his
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claim was allowed.
If you cannot give me the date
will you refer me to
one who can, if possible,

Yours respectfully
Mae Sheppard

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US PENSION OFFICE
A JUL 31 1907
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Neligh, Nebr
March 3, 1924,
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs
Am wanting the Rev. War
record of Elijah Baker, (born) Canterbury, Conn.
On Connecticut Records - Elijah Baker
was a pensioner under act 1818, and
was then residing in New York State.
Would like to know when he filed
application for pension, his age; also
place of residence was be given a
grant of land, also what was the sum
of money that he received. Where did
he die what year he did his wife outlive him
In what year was the last pension
money paid him at what town 3. Where
did he enlist
Was Rufus Baker a pensioner. If so
what did he receive and when did he
file application for pension, his age
his place of residence.
This is his Connecticut
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Record
Rufus Baker served in Capt. Obadiah
Johnson's Co.- May 10, to Dec. 15, 1776
The Capt was from Canterbury, Conn
as he any other service in Connecticut

Vermont Record
Rufus Baker was on the pay roll of
Capt. Zadock Everist, Co. in Col. Ira
Allens Regiment for service done in
the Alarm Oct. 1781.

Also on pay roll of Capt John Starks Co
of Militia in Col. Ira Allens Regi
ment in defence of the Northern
Frontier of this State by order in
Oct 1780
From what town did he enlist from
How much land was be given and
Amount of pension In what year
was the last pension money paid him
did his wife ever receive widows pension
Sincerely
June Baker
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Dept of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
case you give me any
information in regard to
Revelationary Soldier
Rufus Baker from Vermont
I have the transcript of his
war record taken from the
Ver. Rev. Rolls but would
like to know if he ever
drew a pension, where he
was when it was drawn & 
if you have his death date
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& where he died & if his widow
drew a pension or if it stopped
with his death and anxious to
when & where he died. I
shall be very thankful for any
information you may be able to
give me

Mrs. Matthew Cox
Rock Rapids Iowa

April 23,
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Tacoma Wash
Feb. 5, 1925
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D. C
15
Dear Sir: Will you please send
me copy of Pension papers of
1st Major John Norton of First
or Lower Regt commissioned Jan 4
1776.-The Cumberland Co Vermont
Militia.  He was under Col Wm Williams
and Lt. Col Jonathan Hunt
Or did he have a Land Right only
(p287-8 Rev War Rolls Vemont,) 

and Pension Papers (copy of) of
Rufus Baker of Capt John -
Stark's Com of Militia Co Ira Allen's
Regt. in the year 1780, October
P. 453
Paid Arlington June 6, 1781
Vermont Rev War Rolls
of Ira Allens Regt Capt Zadock
Everest's Company
and oblige
Mrs. Peter K. Pirret

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US PENSION OFFICE
FEB 12 1925
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money order 1.00   Law
enclosed

Highland Calif
Mar. 20
The Bureau of Pensions
Washington, DC
Dear sirs -
Enclosed please find a 
money order for $1 to pay for a photostat
of the pension declaration of
Rufus Baker, S.16.622, and its certification
. You state that there are
five
pages to copy.
Yours truly
Mrs. G. W. Beattie

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MAR 26 1917
Finance Division
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Rev Sec
Highland, Calif
Feb 15, 1917
The Pension Dept
Washington, DC
Dear Sirs -
Have you in your
Revolutionary War Records any
mention of one
Rufus Baker, sometime
of Pawlet, Vt. and some time
of Canterbury Conn. I should
be glad of any information that
can supply regarding him
Yours truly
Mrs. G. W. Beattie
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Land B
Highland Calif
Mar. 8, 1917
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington,
Dear Sir
In reply to your letter of
Mar 3 S. File 16, 622, giving military history of
Rufus Baker, and stating that his claim
for pension was allowed, I wish to ask
much it will cost to obtained an
authenticated photostat copy of his application.
 you did not tell how many
page the records relating to him
your [illegible] cover
yours Truly
Mrs G. W. Beattie

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US PENSION OFFICE
K MAR 13 1917
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In reply to your request for a statement of the military history
of Rufus Baker S. F. 16622. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR,
you will find below the desired information as contained in his 
application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF               LENGTH OF   RANK    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE
ENLISTMENT OR    SERVICE.                               CAPTAIN.            COLONEL.
APPOINTMENT.
May 10. 1775      Dec 15, 1775.      Pri          Obadiah Johnson   Putnams 3rd Regiment              Conn
June 1776                5 mos.              "            Sharp
Dec 1776                 3 1/2 mos.       "            Sanford Kingsbury     
                          Discharged 9 mar 1777
May 1. 1777              2 mos.                           John Johnson         
---                           +2 mos.                          on General Alarms                                                         Vt.


Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Canterbury, Windham Co., Conn & 1779 removed to Pawlet Vermont
Date of application for pension, May 8. 1834, His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Portage, Allegany Co N.Y. from Summer 1827
Age at date of application, born Nov. 22. 1751 at Canterbury Conn
Remarks: no family data
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August 5, 1907.

Mae Sheppard,
Vermillion, S. Dakota.
Madam:

In reply to your letter dated the 29th ultimo and received
the 31st, relative to Rufus Baker, a soldier of the
Revolutionary War, you are advised that an application requesting
the dates of his death and last payment of his pension, 
together with the name of the person to whom said payment 
was made, should be addressed to The Auditor for the
Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following
data: ""Certificate #34943, issued July 17, 1834, under
Act of June 7, 1832, at the New York Agency"
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
March 15, 1917.

Mrs. G. W. Beattie,
Highland, California.
Madam:

In reply to your letter of the 8"" instant, requesting a
photostat cope of the declaration of Rufus Baker, Revolutionary War
pensioner, S. 16,633, you are advised that said paper 
contains five pages. A copy of it would cost you under the provisions
of the Act of August 24, 1912, fifteen cents a page with
twenty-five cents extra if certification is desired.
The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn
to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

send her full copy of
his declaration - 5 pages in all.
if she pays for it
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Rev. War Section.
March 31, 1917.

Mrs. G. W. Beattie,
Highland, Cal.
Madam;

In reply to your letter of the 2d instant, herewith
are enclosed certified photostat copies of five pages from
the Revolutionary War pension claim of Rufus Baker, S. 16622
Very respectfully,
G Saltzgaber of
Commissioner.