Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 15833, Frederick Baum, New York.
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Service
New York
Baum, Frederick
Margaret
Number
W15833
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11597   New York 8432                           Let P. [?]. Simmons Oct 4/51
Frederick Baum
of Montgomery in the State of N.York
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain McKean-- of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Willett -- in the N. York
line for 2 Years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 80 Dollars --------Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 
1833 - - and sent to[maybe] J. Nellis
Palestine

Arrears to the 4th of Mar'33                        $160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep'33              40
                                                                      $200

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.     }

Recorded by G. O. Stiles    Clerk,
Book E.[maybe]   Vol. 4, Page 43
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Increase                             No. 5393[maybe 5395]
New York
Margaret Baum
widow of Frederick Baum
who served in the Revolutionary war,
as a      Private
N.Y.

Albany            agency.
Rate 96 Dollars 00 cents per annum
Commencing July 27. 1868
Deduct all payments made since.

Certificate dated July 29, 1871
and sent to Pension Agent
Atty. C.W. Bennett, Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under 2nd Sec act 
                           B July 27/68
February 3, 1853, Page 12     Vol. 86[maybe]
Seligsom[??maybe]   [illegible]
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Fred k Baum
Application for a Pension
11597
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State of New York
Montgomery County Lss on this 21 day of September 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said county now sitting Frederick Baum a resident of the Town of Oppenheim County of Montgomery & State of New York aged about Seventy two 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. that he entered the Service of the United States in the revolutionary war in the militia of the State of New York under the following named officers & served as herein Stated viz. that on or about the first day of April 1778. he the said Frederick Baum entered as a volunteer & as a private into the militia of the State aforesaid in the Company whereof Robert McKean was Capt., John Smith Lieutenant, & (he thinks) Solomon Woodward Ensign of said company and the Regiment & its officers to which said company belonged he does not recollect. he volunteered as aforesaid for nine months. He resided in the Town of Palatine, then County of Tryon & in the now County of Montgomery in said State when he volunteered his Services as aforesaid. He was marched in the said Company from this Town of Palatine to the German Flatts to Fort Dayton where the Company was stationed for said nine months, but while in said Fort a part of the Company &  Himself were dispatched in pursuit of some British Indians & Tories that broke into the German Flatts Settlement & while also said Company was stationed in Fort Dayton a part of the said Company about 18 men were sent from said Fort under Ensign Woodward into Oneida & as far as to what is now called Stockbridge--were gone three days when they returned--he does not know the object of this going to Stockbridge--that while said Company was stationed in said Fort, the Indians & Tories broke into Shalls-bush in the now County of Herkimer when Capt McKean this company marched in pursuit of the Indians & Tories about three days in pursuit & return to the Fort--that he & others of said Company to the number of Six or Eight man were Sent to guard three men to Albany--which they did returned again to the Fort--& while in said Fort he did other services not of any importance--& remained with said Company until New Years day following, having served said nine months & then returned home--no other troops were during said nine months at said Fort except a few German Flatts militia whose officers names he does not remember. He was repeatedly out on small scouting parties while in Fort Dayton. That he left said last service on Jany 1.  1779--having served nine months---.

that about 1st April 1778. he again volunteered as a private in the militia Company of which Garret Putman was Capt.--Isaac Paris Son of Isaac Paris--who was killed in the oriskany Battle was (as he thinks) Lieutenant-- & Solomon Woodward was his Ensign--but he cannot distinctly recollect--but believes So, as the same persons[maybe] were in the company & acted (he thinks) as such Lieut. & Ensign in said Company
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and to what Regiment the Company belonged he cannot say & recollect as the company while he served in it but Major Andrew Finch & Col or Major Charles Newkerk informed him while they were living that the said Company belonged to their Regiment-- He resided in Town of Palatine & in the now county of Montgomery when he volunteered in the last mentioned Service -- that he so volunteered for nine months -- that the said Company was marched to Fort Dayton where it was stationed [illegible: "further" perhaps] he went out on scouting parties several times -- once about forty men of said Company including some German Flatts militia were dispatched out-- his Capt. Putman calling for volunteers, to the number aforesaid volunteered  from the Fort to go after some Indians & Tories that had broken into the surrounding Settlement destroying every thing in their way-- they marched about five miles from the Fort-- & then on their return to the Fort within a mile of the Fort they found in their absence the Indians & Tories had broke in & Killed Some of the Citizens & he assisted in removing to the Fort the wounded-- the Tories & Indians retreated & fled on the approach of Capt Putman's men-- that he & some others made several trips from said Fort to guard Some provisions to Fort Stanwix where he understood Col. Gansevoort commanded, but he did not know him-- & did not See him-- but Saw a number of officers at Fort Stanwix whose names he did not hear & know during said last nine months service. that Capt. Putman' Company & several other Companies towards the end of said nine months' Service were at Fort Stanwix about Six weeks relieving the troops in the Fort Stanwix that went ["that went" is my best guess] off to the Eastward as he understood--& only one officer called a major a tall man remained & commanded the troops who had arrived at the Fort, that this command of the Fort then-- Col Gansevoort [illegible] the forces in the Fort when he (said Baum) in Capt. Putman company & the other Companies arrived, moved & went off-- that Putman' Company in which said Fredk. Baum was a private stayed about Six weeks at Fort Stanwix when some continental troops (as he then understood) came to the Fort & then Capt. Putman & his company left the Fort & [illegible] after the said Baum was dismissed-- but recd. no formal discharges
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that in March or 1st April or thereabouts in the Year 1780 the said Frederick Baum again volunteered as a private in the militia of said State in the company whereof Lawrence Gross was Capt.-- one Wynne was Lieutenant according to his recollection & Simon Vrooman he thinks was Ensign in the said Company in the Regt. of Col. Marinus Willett-- that he volunteered for nine months-- & resided then in the Town of Minden & in the now County of Montgomery & then County of Tryon when he so volunteered in the said  last mentioned Company. that the Company of Capt. Gros in which said Baum belonged was marched to Fort Plain where Col. Willett commanded-- that the principal part of said time of nine months said Baum with the company to which said Baum belonged was stationed in Fort Plain -- that Capt. Gros several times while at said Fort sent said Baum with some other men & some friendly Indians on Scouting parties to Spring-field a distance of about 10 or 12 miles from said Fort-- that said Baum was several times selected by Capt. Gros as express from the Fort Plain to Fort Herkimer where there was a major whose name he does not recollect to whom he handed his Package of Letters-- & returned to Fort Plain. Sometimes with letters from Fort Herkimer-- that said Baum once during said nine months while on Express from Fort Plain to Fort Herkimer was pursued by a party of Indians & Tories but he escaped & arrived safe to Fort Herkimer-- that said Baum was while in said last service in Gross Company also engaged in repairing the Fort Plain-- that adjutant Fonda (so called) was at Fort Plain & does not remember the other field officers at Fort Plain -- that he left the Service in Capt. Gross' Company  about 1. Jany. 1781-- having served nine months in said Capt. Gros' Company. that said Baum when the Battle at Johnstown was had by Col Gillett was employed  & directed by Capt. Gros to press[I think] teams to go after Col. Willett & his men to supply them with provisions [illegible] -- that shortly after the Oriskany battle, [illegible] about 14 Augt. 1777 said Baum was called out into service into the Militia Company of Henry Diefendorf who had, however, previously been [illegible] in the Oriskany battle-- said Company when said Baum entered was commanded by Lieut. Jacob Diefendorf in Jacob Klock' Regt. of militia -- that he lived in the now Town of Minden in the now County of Montgomery, & State aforesaid when he entered the Company commanded by Lieut. Jacob Diefendorf--
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that said Baum was marched about 14 Augt. 1777 from Minden in Said last mentioned Company to fall Hill, near the dwelling house of Genl. Herkimer who had been wounded at Oriskany battle of which wounds he died -- that he was about six days in said last service & left about the 20 Augt. 1777. - said Service in said company of which Geo[maybe] Countryman was the Lieut.-- Ensign' name is not recollected-- said Baum having Served said six days returned home to Minden. being dismissed, but recd. no discharge--
And said Baum further States that at other times he served in the militia during said war of the Revolution under different officers and amounting to a year in all, exclusive of aforesaid Services-- but thinks it unnecessary to give a further or more full statement thereof as he Served twenty Seven months besides & before particularly specified & detailed--

that he was born in the Town of Palatine in the then County of Tryon (now said County of Montgomery) & in the Year 1760 as he believes but does not exactly know his age-- has no record of his age-- that when he rendered the Services before mentioned[maybe] he resided in the Town of Palatine & Minden in the County of Montgomery in State of New York as before stated. & has since the revolution lived partly in the Town of Minden, & partly in the Town of Palatine & now resides in the Town of Oppenheim in said County of Montgomery-- that he volunteered into the Service for the twenty Seven Months before mentioned  by him, serving nine months at a time.-- & was for the  other Services called out by his officers-- that he cannot further State the general circumstances of his Services nor the names of officers & Regts. than he has before stated-- that he never recd. any discharge from Service, except one from Capt. Gros when he Served in said Capt.' Company-- which is lost-- that Said Baum is known to his neighbors Marcus Duesler & Henry Flander who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the revolution--
that he has no documentary evidence of his Services-- He hereby relinquishes every claim
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whatever to a Pension of annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State-- that no clergyman resides in his neighborhood-- that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Services in the Company of Capt. Robert McKean first mentioned Services of nine months detailed in his declaration & nor does he know of any person who can testify to his other Services except Marcus Dueslar & Henry Flander in relation to his other two nine months Services before Set forth-- that he has & knows of no other person or persons who can testify to his other Services during the Revolutionary war-- that he cannot & does not write his name
                             Frederick  his
                      Frederick           X      Baum
                                             mark

Sworn & Subscribed 
the day & Year aforesaid}
before me-- in open Court}
   Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk

Mr Marcus Dueslar & Henry Flander residing in the Town of Oppenheim, County of Mongomery, State of New. York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Frederick Baum who has Subscribed & Sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be about 71 or 72 years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution, & that we concur[probably] in in that opinion-
Sworn & Subscribed              Marcus Duesler
the day & Year aforesaid}               his
                                            Henry    x   Flander
Geo: L.Ferguson, Clerk                   mark

State of New York}
Mongomery County} SS. on this 21. day of Sept. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County Marcus Dueslar & Henry Flander who being first Sworn according to Law-- the said Marcus for himself on oath says & deposes that he is aged about 68 years-- & says further that in the fall of 1779 he saw the above named Frederick Baum who signed above declaration at Fort Schuyler (then so called) where Utica City now stands or nearly so-- that he there saw said Baum in
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the Service in what Company said Marcus Dueslar cannot recollect said Baum then Served-- that said Dueslar was on his way to Fort Stanwix & went there & saw [illegible] the fall of Year 1779. said Fredk. Baum in the American Service & were together about ten days where Utica now is & saw him daily during said ten days-- & knows said Baum was then in the service-- that Said Baum informed said Dueslar that he was in the nine months Service when said Dueslar saw said Baum at the place where Utica City now is & that at that time it was commonly reported that Said Baum was engaged to Serve nine months-- that said Dueslar was in the Service also in the militia at the time, but in another Company-- that said Baum went to Fort Stanwix & was on his way when said Dueslar Saw him-- that said Dueslar further says that he knows that said Baum Served in the Company of Lawrence Gross Capt. in Col. Willet' Regt. from about March 24th, 1780 to  about Jany. 1. 1781.  that said Dueslar Served in same Company with said Baum during said nine months--

& said Henry Flander says that he saw Fredk. Baum who signed the foregoing declaration in the service in Capt Lawrence Gros' Company in Regt. of Col. Willet from about March 24. 1780 or thereabouts to Jany. 1, 1781. for nine months-- that he said Flander Served the same time in the same Company & Regt. with said Baum-- & knows that during said time, said Baum went express to Fort Herkimer from Fort Plain for a number of times--                Marcus Duesler
Sworn & subscribed       }              his
the day & year aforesaid}      Henry x  Flander
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.                 mark

And the Said Court hereby declare their opinion of the investigations of this matter & after putting the interrogations presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier Served as he states-- And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Marcus Dueslar & Henry Flander who have Signed preceding certificate are resident in the Town of Oppenhieim county & State aforesaid & that they are credible persons & that their statement is Entitled to credit & that no clergyman resides in the neighborhood of the applicant
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I George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Montgomery & State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Frederick Baum for a Pension-- In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal of office this 21st day of Sept. 1832--
Geo: D.. Ferguson
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State of New York
Montgomery County LSS. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Oppenheim in aforesaid county, this 15 day of January A.D. 1833. Frederick Baum of the same Town & County & to me personally known, who being duly sworn says, in order to amend & correct his declaration made the 21st day of September 1832 in the Court of said County for a pension that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of his memory he has made some mistakes in his said original declaration in this that he therein Stated "that on or about the first day of April 1778," he entered as a Soldier the Company whereof Robert McKean was Capt. & left said Service "on Jany. 1. 1779." & also in the time he entered & left the services in Capt Garret Putman's company --& that he desires his said declaration in those particulars to be considered as amended as stated below --that since  he made his said original declaration he recollected that  while he served in said Capt. McKean' Company at Fort Dayton he heard of General Sullivan' expedition against the Indians & that Some of the Soldiers who went with that Expedition came to Fort Dayton & then Served in the same Company of Capt Mc Kean. That these circumstances corrected his memory --& he believes it was in the year 1779 he Served in said company & he further says that by reason of his old age & the consequent loss of his memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Services but according to the best of his present recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades, viz: That he served as a private Soldier in the Company whereof Robert McKean was Capt. John Smith Lieut. from the first day of April 1779 to the first day of January 1780. for nine Months --that the said company according to his recollection Served  & were considered as New York State levies-- is positive he served nine months in said company --but he does not remember that any of the field officers accompanied said Company, nor does he know the Regt. to which  said Company was attached & cannot he believes ascertain that fact --& knows of no person he can procure to testify to said nine months' services--
2. That he served as a private Soldier in the New York State levies in the Company whereof Garret Putman was Capt. Solomon Woodworth Ensign, Isaac Paris Lieutenant in the Regt. whereof Lewis Dubois was Col.
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John Harper Lieut. Col. for nine months the year following he served in Capt. McKean' Company, that is he served in said Putman' company from first day of April 1780 to the first day of January 1781. as a private for nine months & hereby desires his said original declaration to be amended accordingly & further says that while in said nine month's service in said Putman' company he saw Marcus Duesler at or near where Utica City now is according to his recollections, or in the previous Year when he served in McKean' company.
3. That he served as a private Soldier in the Company whereof Lawrence Gros was Capt. in the Regt. whereof Marinus Willett was Col. & Josiah Throop was the Major from the first day of April A.D. 1781 to the first day of January 1782 for nine months. as one of the New York State levies--
4. that he served as a private soldier in the Company commanded by Luet. Jacob Diefendorf from the 14 Augt. 1777. to the twenty first day of August 1777 for six days-- & for aforesaid services he claims a pension-- & further says not-
Subscribed to & sworn }                    his
this 15th day of January}   Frederick   X   Baum
A. D. 1833 before me    }                   mark
Ashbel Loomis
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York     }
Montgomery County} SS. Personally appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Oppenh[heim]
in said County this fifteenth day of January A.D. 1833 Marcus Dueslar of the same Town & County wherein I reside & to me personally known, who being duly Sworn says that he is the same person who testified to the services of Frederick Baum as a soldier of the revolution as will be seen by the original proceedings of said Baum for a pension -- & that he knows that the said Baum served as a private soldier in the company whereof Lawrence Gross was Capt. in the Regt. of Col Marinus Willett & Josiah Throop was Major, for the period of nine months from the first day of April 1781. to about the first of January 1782 as one of the New York State levies -- that he the said Marcus served the same time in the same Company & Regt. aforesaid & was then & now is well acquainted with the said Baum ------ & said Marcus further says, that in the fall of the year 1779 or 1780, at or near where Utica City stands he saw the said Baum in the service as a private Soldier, but cannot recollect the Company & Regt. in which said Baum then served -- but then understood that the said Baum served in the New York State levies & it was commonly said & reported that the said Baum was to serve for nine months -- that he was then & still is well acquainted with said Baum --  That according to his recollection a Mr. Tucker was an officer & commanded the troops to which the said Baum then belonged -- & that the said Baum has told him the said Marcus repeatedly since the revolutionary war that he served at the time he saw him at or near Utica in the company commanded by Garret Putman a Capt. but he does not recollect now any of the officers' names under whom the said Baum then served, except he believes a Mr. Tucker acted as the commanding Officer -- that it was commonly reported after the revolutionary war that the said Baum had served three separate times for nine months' each in the revolutionary war as a soldier -- & that he also has heard the
said Baum repeatedly shortly after the war & since say that he had served three times each for nine months as a soldier & believes same correct --
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that he is well acquainted with said Baum-- & further says not--
Subscribed to & sworn}
this 15 day of January  }       Marcus Dusler
A.D. 1833 before me    }
             Ashbel Loomis Justice of the Peace

State of New York     }
Montgomery County} SS. I Ashbel Loomis a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Oppenheim in said County hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with the before mentioned Frederick Baum & Marcus Duesler who reside in same Town in which I reside & that they are respectable men of good habits & entitled to full credit & that it is reported that they were Soldiers in the war of the revolution -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January A.D. 1833--    D Ashbel Loomis Justice of the Peace

State of New York Montgomery County. SS. I, George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Ashbel Loomis Esq. who signed above Certificate & before whom the foregoing affidavit of Marcus Dueslar & also the foregoing affidavit of Frederick Baum purports to have been sworn was at the date of same a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Oppenheim in & for said County -- that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to above certificate & above affidavit of Marcus Dueslar & to the within affidavit of Frederick Baum to be his own proper hand writing & signature -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this first day of February A.D. 1833 --
Geo: D. Ferguson

[On the left margin:] Frederick Baum' Pension Papers.}

[near the bottom:]aomd/year pn                80$
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State of New York}
Fulton County      }
on this 22 day of April 1854 appeared before me Wm Spencer A Justice of the Peace in & for said county, the subscriber Margaret Baum, who being duly sworn deposes & says, that she is the widow of Fredreck Baum desceased that said Fredreck drew a pension for servises rendered in the Revolutionary war with Great Britton Said deponent says that she does not recolect the number of said Baums pension Certificate nor has She the means of assertaing as the Said Baums Agent returned Said certificate to the office of the Interior at Washington after the death of Said Baum -- Said Baums certificate Entitled him to ninety six dollars per year deponent further Says that Said Baum departed this life in the fall of 1843 -- that the undersigned was married to the Said Fredreck Baum in the Spring or Summer of 1840 & in proff thereof the affidafit of Henry F. Baum is hereunto attached -- she therefore claims the benefits of the acts of congress of February 1853 and she requests that her name may be inscribed on the roll of pensioners under the said Act
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 22 day of April 1854 -- Wm Spencer}                      her
Justice of the Peace  }     Margaret    X        Baum
attest James H. Everest}                  mark
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State of New York}
Fulton County      }
on this 26 day of January 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Fulton Henry F Baum and deposes and Says that he was acquainted with Fredreck Baum and was present when he Said Fredreck was maried to Margaret Baum whose application is attached hereunto for the purpos of receiving a pension under the Act of February 1853 as the widdow of Said Fredreck Baum and that the Said Fredreck & Said Margaret was Maried in the Spring or Summer of 1840 & that Said Fredreck Dyed in the fall of 1843 this deponent being present when Said Fredrick Dyed & also was present when Said Fredrick & Said Margaret was maried & this deponent further Says that the Said Margaret is now a widdow --
attest               }  Henry F Baum
Henry Baum    }
Sworn & Subscribed to}
before me this 26 day of}[Month and year are missing]

[the following is a printed form with handwritten entries in the blanks provided]

State of New-York                }
Fulton County Clerk's Office,} ss.

I, A, Anderson, Clerk of the said County, do hereby CERTIFY,
that William Spencer Esqr-----, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine: And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this  3rd day of May 1854
Peter T. Yost Dept Clerk
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State of New York
Fulton County
on this 26 day of January 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Fulton Henry F Baum and deposes and says that he was acquainted with Fredrick Baum and was present when the Said Fredrick was married to Margaret Baum whose application is attached hereunto for the purpos of receiving a pension under the Act of February 1853 as the widdow of Said Fredrick Baum and that the Said Fredrick & Said Margaret was Married in the Spring or Summer of 1840 & that Said Fredrick Dyed in the Fall of 1843 this deponent being present when Said Fredrick Dyed & also was present when Said Fredrick & Said Margaret was maried & this deponent further Says that the Said Margaret is now a widdow
attest
Henry Baum}                  Henry F Baum [signature]

Sworn & Subscribed to }
before me this 26 day of }
January 1854                   }
Wm Spencer Justice
of the Peace

[below: printed with date and signature of Clerk written in]
...and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 3rd day of May 1854
Peter T. Yost Dept Clerk
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State of New York      }
Montgomery County }
Town of St Johnsville  } S.S.

Personally appeared before me the Undersigned Justice of the Peace .James Wilson who being by me duly Sworn Says that During the Year Eighteen hundred and forty he was an acting Magistrate Duly Qualified as Such and he has a record of the Solemnizing a Marriage Contract in the following Words & figures (viz) "On the 9th day of May 1840 Frederick Baum of the town of Oppenheim County of Fulton and Margaret Dusler of the Same Place were Married by me & Henry F. Baum and wife and Joseph H Baum were present as Witnesses at Said Marriage
                                  James Wilson Justice of the Peace"
And further that the Said Frederick Baum 
[more writing is obscured by a piece of paper affixed to the bottom of the page with the following printed statement, with names, dates and signature written in the blanks:]

STATE OF NEW-YORK                      }
Montgomery County Clerk's Office,} ss.

I, J. W. VAN DERVEER, Clerk of said County do hereby certify that M. Walrath ~ , Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment to which this is annexed, was on the date of the same a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, and dwelling in said County, duly qualified, and authorized by law to take the same,. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said JUSTICE, and verily believe his signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my official seal, at FONDA, this 19th day of March 1855.
J.W. Van Derveer   Clerk.
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State of New York       }
Montgomery County  }
Town of St Johnsville  } S.S.
Personally appeared before me the Undersigned Justice of the Peace .James Wilson, who being by me duly Sworn Says that During the Year Eighteen hundred and forty he was an acting Magistrate Duly Qualified as Such and he has a record of the Solemnizing a Marriage Contract in the following Words & figures (viz) "On the 9th day of May 1840 Frederick Baum of the town of Oppenheim County of Fulton and Margaret Dusler of the Same Place were married by me & Henry F. Baum & wife and Joseph H. Baum were present as Witnesses at Said Marriage
                  James Wilson Justice of the Peace"
And further that the Said Frederick Baum was a Pensioner of the War of Revolution and further Says not
                                   Jas. Wilson
Subscribed and Sworn to
before me this 13th day of
February 1855
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No. 11597.
Frederick Baum.
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wmd.

4
Witnesses not comprehensive enough

Sep 26 1832
Dec 26 1832

p --183.
John Nellis. Agent.
Palistine Montgomery County

New York
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No 11597.
[This Page is a  printed questionaire, with numbered printed questions and answers filled in in writing--and it includes a table. Despite advice to the contrary, I tried to create a table format for the page--clearly it doesn't work. But if you go in too edit it, the formatting works. Sorry.]

BRIEF in the case of Frederick Baum, of Oppenheim, County of Montgomery in the State of New York.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
      In Open Court. --
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
         ----------
3. How old is he?
          72. Years. ---
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
       Period.       |    Duration of Service.    |   Rank   |  Names of General and Field Officers under 
                                                                                                       whom he served.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
                          | Years,   Months,   Days   |  As a     |  Gen.
April 1st In 1778.|                   9.                  | private  |  Capt McKean.
    "     "      1779.|                   9.                   |      "      |  Capt Putman.
    "     "      1781.|                    9.                  |       "      |  Capt Gross. -- Col Willett.
Augst  11,  1777.|                                6.     |       "      | Capt Diefendorf. Col Block.
                         amount of service not specified
                         amounting to 1 Year in all.
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
       Palatine, County of Tryon, N. York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
    By two living Witnesses. ~
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

            James Ord      Examining Clerk
                  ~   ~
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[This is a printed sheet with answers filled in in writing]
Brief in the case of Margaret Baum widow of Frederick 
Fulton County and State of New York
act 3 Feby 1853
__________________________________________________
Claim, ("original,"[crossed out]."
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the act of June 7 1832 at $80 a year
Marriage proved by the Justice of the Peace who performed the ceremony ~
[lines crossed out]
Her identity as the widow of the pensioner, his death & her present widowhood proven by several witnesses, Certifier[?] [illegible],

                                           Thornton Triplett
                                              Examining Clerk
Name and residence of Agent
Wm Spencer Esq
Garoga NY
Page 24

Margaret Baum
Widow of Frederick
Fulton Co New York

Admd. Feby 3 1853

2ys pri In[the best I can do] $80
per annum from 
3 Feby 1853

Cert to 
Wm Spencer Esq
Garoga
             NY
Page 25

[This is a printed document, with information filled in in writing]
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.  15833 [illegible notation]
              Margaret Baum
              Wid of
Frederick Baum
               Pri Rev War [Private Revolutionary War]
_____________

Act Feby 3rd 1853
Index: Vol. A, Page 35
          [Arrangement of 1870] [Square brackets to the left are in original document]
Page 26

[Parallel to top edge]
Margaret Baum
wid
Frederick

Boynton
May 12/54

[Parallel to right edge]
Garoga NY
May 10

free
C. Hutchinson

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
DC
Page 27

[Left side, written parallel to left edge]
Margaret Baum
wid
Frederick

[Postmark]
JOHNSTOWN
JUL

[center, written parallel to left edge, across writing parallel to top]
Boynton
Aug 3/54

[parallel to bottom edge]
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington 
DC
Page 28

Margaret Baum
Fredk N.Y. [illegible]

[Postmark]
Johnstown
N.Y.
Jul
31

[oriented at 90 degrees]
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC
Page 29

NY
Margaret Baum
wid
Frederick

[at 90 degrees]
official Business
C Hutchinson Roll
Free

Garoga NY
June 13

L P Waldo
Commissioner of 
Pensions
Washington 
DC

[at another 90 degrees]
Boynton
June [10 or 13] 18[??]
Page 30

No, 4669
Margaret Baum.
wid: of
Frederick.


Set: to C. Huchinson. May. 13/54
  "     "  "           "         Aug. 7. 54
  "     " Wm. Spencer   Jan. 6[or 16], 55

Act /53
Page 31

[This appears to be a portion of an envelope with notes and addresses thereon]

June 21- 1857
In behalf of Mar-
garet Baum wid:
of Fred[ricks]
[illegible signature ending in plett]

Peter R. Simmons
Johnstown
NY.

[Written at 90 degrees from the above:]
May 6[crossed out]
James E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension office
Washington
D.C.
Page 32

State of New York
Fulton County       }Ss
on this 30 day of July 1855 AD personally appeared before me Judge of the County Court of [crossed out] of the County and State aforesaid Jacob N Snell aged 76 years a resident of the Town of Ephratah County & State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Fredrick Baum a revolutionary Pensioner of the Town of Oppenheim county and State aforesaid that he this deponent attended the funeral of Said Fredrick Baum but does not recolect the Year nor month that Said Baum died that he is well acquainted with Margaret Baum the widow of Said Fredrick Baum and that She is now a widow and has bin Ever Since the death of Said Baum that She has formerly resided in the Town of Ephratah & at the present time she resides in the [illegible but almost certainly "Town"] of Johnstown in Said County of Fulton}       his
      Subscribed and sworn before}   Jacob N Snell  
 me this 30th day of July 1855                mark                                    
                                                                   X
                                        A.J. Johnson
                                                     County Judge
                                                    of Fulton County
Fulton County Ss
on this 30 day of July AD 1855 personally appeared before me Judge of Fulton County Jacob N Snell aged 76 years a resident of the Town of Ephratah County of Fulton who being duly Sworn according to Law deposes and Says that he is acquainted with Henry F. Baum of the Town of Oppenheim in Said county of Fulton that Said Henry F Baum is a man of credibility
Subscribed and Sworn      }            his
before me this 30th day    }  Jacob  N  Snell
of July 1855                       }           mark
                            A.J. Johnson
                            County Judge of Fulton County
Page 33

I hereby certify that Jacob N. Snell the Person mentioned in and described in the foregoing affidavits is a creditable & respectable Person
                         A. J.  Johnson
                                    County Judge
                                of Fulton County
Page 34

Payment to be made at Albany by
Pension Agent.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the 
Agency of 
New York.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th 
March


Recorded in the Pension Office on the 
Roll of Pensioners under act February 
3d, 1853, Page 12. Vol. H.

G.T. Getty Clerk.
Page 35

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
~
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3. 1853
Margaret Baum
widow of Frederick Baum
who was Private in the revolutionary war, 
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Eighty -- 
dollars per annum, commencing on the 
3rd of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should
again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time
of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this fourth day of August
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
R McClelland
Secretary of the Interior
Examined and countersigned.
J.Minot
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 36

All communications in reference to Margaret Baums Pension should be Addressed to Wm Spencer Garoga Fulton Co, NY
Page 37

2nd Sec Feb 3. 1853
13th Sec. ACT OF JULY 27, 1868.
Revy WAR          Albany
CLAIM FOR INCREASE OF WIDOW'S PENSION.
Supplemental to case in which certificate No. 5.398 was issued August 4, 1855.
BRIEF in the case of Margaret Baum
Frederick Private Revolutionary War.
Resident of  Fulton County, and State of New York
Post office address: Garoga
DECLARATION AND IDENTIFICATION IN DUE FORM   Janu 26. 1871
PROOF EXHIBITED
She returned her certificate No 5.398 and applied for increase of Pension under Sec 13th Act of July 27. 1868.
Identity and continued widowhood Shown.
Agent, and his P.O. address.
C. W. Bennett.
Present [seems to spell present, but doesn't make any sense]
Sec 2. Feb 3.1853 13th Sec.
Issue certificate for 8.00 dollars per month, under acts of ['June 3, 1858' crossed out and the Feb3 date written above the line], and July 27, 1868, commencing July 27, 1868, deducting ["former" crossed out] payments. Seven[handwritten, probably the number of payments to be deducted].
Wm. E. Trask, Examiner.
Passed July 24, 1871.
Approved: [scribble illegible] 
No Contract, Fee $10.00.
Page 38

Garoga July 30/55
L P Waldo Esqr as it regards the affidavit of Henry F Baum the reason I did not certify to his credibility was that he was a Stranger to me - but you will See by examining the affidavit of James Wilson Esqr that he says that Said Henry F Baum was present at the Said Marriage which substantiates his affidavit together with the affidavit of William Hutchinson & the affidavit of Jacob N Snell which accompanies this note -- please attend to Mrs Margaret Baums case as soon as convenient
Yours
           Truly
                  Wm Spencer
Page 39

                                     Garoga June 9th 1851
Dear Sir
Margaret Baum Widow of Frederick Baum Deceased a revolutionary Soldier who Drew a Pension up to October 1845 when he Died has made application to me for assistance in Drawing the Pension She is intitled to under the Act of Congress Granting Pensions to the Widows of Revolutionary Soldiers & the papers in the case of Frederick Baum has all been returned to the Pension office at Washington 
Therefore I have taken  the liberty of writing to you hoping that you will take the trouble to send me the original Certificate or a Certified Copy of the Same in Case of Frederick Baum aforesaid which will enable her to get the required to intitle her to the pension She asks for as Stated above 
You will perceive the necessaty of having the Certificate mentioned when we Say that it is more than probable that the witnesses that it would be necessary to have in order to obtain the requisite Proffe[I think he meant to write Proof] to intitle her to Said Pension -- without Said Certificate are all Dead, you will Please forward Said Certificate as Soon as may be, & if Said Certificate Cannot be had Please write that fact to me, as I intend to make an efort to obtain Said Pension at all if events [maybe he means "in any event"?]
all the costs attending this matter will be faithfully forwarded on a reception of a bill of the Same -- 
N. B. our address is Garoga Post Office Fulton County N. Y.
James S Heath Esq.
                                     Peter. R. Simmons
Page 40

5398
New York    A.
Margaret Baum
widow of Frederick
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rte of 80 dollars ~
~ cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 4th day of August 18 [illegible]
and sent to Wm Spencer
Garoga N York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, page 17[?] Vol [illegible]
Page 41

State of New York}
Fulton County      }Ss
The memorial of the undersigned the widdow of the late Fredrick Baum a revolutionary Pensioner of the town of Oppenheim in Said County of Fulton formerly Montgomery the undersigned deposes and Says that She was maried to Said Baum on the tenth day of June 1841 that there is no recorded Evidence of her marriage for proof of Said Marriage - She refers to the affidavit of Henry F Baum which accompanied her decleration made before Wm Spencer Esqr a Justice of the Peace in & for the Said County of Fulton Said decleration & affidavit being in the possession of the department of the interior at Washington that Said Baum departed this life the [words crossed out -- but I think it said tenth day of June] fifteenth day of October 1843 She therefore claims the benefits of the acts of Congress of February 1853 granting pensions to the widows of Revolutionary officers & Soldiers and she requests that her name may be inscribed on the rool [perhaps he means roll?] of pensioners under that law
Subscribed  and                           her
Sworn to before me       Margaret X  Baum
this 31.st day of July                    mark
1854 in open Court
              A. J. Johnson County Judge
                                   of Fulton County
Page 42

State of New York}
Fulton County      }Ss
on this 28 day of July 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Jasper Benadict who being duly Sworn deposes and Says that he resides in the Town of Ephratah in Said County that he is acquainted with Margaret Baum the widdow of the late Fredrick Baum disceased formerly of Montgomery County now Fulton County, that this deponents Father drew Said Baums pension for him Said Baum for Several Years and that the Said Margaret Baum is the widdow of the Said Fredrick Baum that Said deponents Father drew the Pension for 
Subscribed & Sworn before} Jasper M. Benedict
me the 28 day of July 1854 }            ~
Wm Spencer Justice of the  }
                          Peace         }
I hereby certify that I am well aquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a man of respectabilaty truth and veracity, and that the Margaret Baum refered to in the above affidavit is the identical Margaret Baum refered to in the affidavit of Henry F Baum made the 26 day of January 1854 before me, Said affidavit  accompanied the decleration of Said Margaret Baum & is now in the offices of the Commissioner of Pensions --} Wm Spencer -- Justice of the Peace
Page 43

State of New York} Ss
Fulton County}
on this 27 day of July 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County William Hutchinson a resident of the Town of Ephratah in Said County who being duly Sworn deposes and Says that he is acquainted with Henry F Baum of the town of Oppenheim in Said County that Said Baum is a man of truth & verasity as this deponent veraly believes
[Signature:] William Hutchinson
Subscribed & Sworn before me} 
the 27 day of July 1854}
Wm Spencer Justice of the Peace}

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a man of respectabilaty truth and verasity & I further certify that the Henry F Baum refered to in the above affidavit is the individual Henry F Baum whoes affidavit of the 26 day of January 1854 accompaned the decleration of Margaret Baum made before me
Wm S[pencer Justice of the: signature covered by a later stamp of some sort]Peace

[the stamp] State of New-York, Fulton County Clerk's Office,} ss.
I, A. Anderson, Clerk of the said county, do hereby CERTIFY, that [name written in] William Spencer Esq, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgment, a [position written in] Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said [written in:] Justice [back to print] and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine: And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this [written in:] 29th [printed:] day of [written in:] July [printed:] 185 [written in:] 4
[signed:] A. Anderson [printed:] Clerk
Page 44

State of New York} Ss
Fulton County}
on this 27 day of July 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County William Hutchinson a resident of the Town of Ephratah in Said County who being duly Sworn deposes and Says that he is acquinted with Henry F Baum of the town of Oppenheim in Said County that Said Baum is a man of thruth & verasity as this deponent veraly believes
[Signature:] William Hutchinson
Subscribed & Sworn before me}
the 27 day of July 1834}
Wm Spencer Justice of the Peace}
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a man of respectabilaty truth and verasity & I further Certify that the Henry F Baum refered to in the above affidavit of the 26 day of January 1854 accompaned the decleration of Margaret Baum made before me
Wm Spencer Justice of the Peace

[A stamped strip of paper is attached to the above handwritten statement. On this paper is a printed statement with certain words handwritten to fill in the blanks, some of which is covered perhaps by another fold of paper; the remaining text and handwriting follows:]
ized to take the 
said Justice              and verily believes[I think]
the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine:
And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 29th day of July 1854
A. Anderson Clerk
Page 45


N.
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
Under section 13, act of July 27, 1868.
Margaret Baum
Certif. No. 5398
Act Feb 3/53
23
Recd from Wm Spencer Esq
Garoga 
NY
FILED BY
C.W. Bennett, atty.
Present.
Printed and sold by W.H. Moore, 484 11th St., Washington, D.C.
Page 46

[This is a printed form with blanks for writing in information. I have tried to indicate the handwritten parts by enclosing them between two underscores __like this__ ]
N.
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
Under Section 13, Act of July 27, 1868.
State of New York}
COUNTY OF Fulton}ss.
ON THIS __30__day of __May__ , A.D. 18 __71__  personally appeared before me, __John Stewart County Judge__ within and for the County and State aforesaid, __Margaret Baum__ , aged __81__ years, a resident of  __Ephratah Fulton County__ in the State of __New York__ , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that __she__ is the identical __Margaret Baum__ to whom was granted  Pension certificate No. _____, payable at __Albany__, at the rate of __Eighty__
dollars per anum, issued under the act of __3 February__, 18__53__; that __she__ makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of ______ pension to which __she__ is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27, 1868. That she has not again remarried, but still
remains the widow of Fredrick Baum
My Post Office address is as follows: __Goraga Fulton County NY__
And __I__ hereby constitutes and appoints __C.W. Bennett of Washington DC__ __my__, Attorney, to present and prosecute this claim, and authorizes __him__ to receive and receipt for any certificate that may be issued for the same, and to do any other act or thing necessary or that __I__ might do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
Signature of Claimant: __Margaret Baum her X mark__

Also personally appeared __William Spencer__ and __Lucius J Smith__, residents of __Ephratah__, 
persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were
present and saw __her Margaret Baum__
(make __her__ mark) to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance
of the applicant and their acquaintance with __her__ that __she__ is the identical person __she__ represents __her__self to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Signatures of Witnesses.{ __Wm Spencer__
{ __L. J. Smith__
Sworn to and subscribed before me this __20th__ day of __May__, A. D. 18 __71__ ; and I
hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.

Signature of Judge or other Officer:
__John Stuart__
__County Judge of__
__Fulton County__
the [illegible] in regar to the applicant enter[?] marrying & Judge claim before execution
Page 47


STATE OF NEW YORK.
FULTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE}ss.
I, MORTIMER WADE, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts of Record thereof, do hereby certify
that -- John Stewart -- Esquire whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing -- [illegible] & Certificate -- and to which this is attached, was on the date thereof, a -- County Judge -- in and for said County, dwelling in said County, and duly authorized to take the same that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe that the signature is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Johnstown, this -- 12th June 1871 --
M. Wade -- Clerk.

[bottom]
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
Under section 13, act of July 27, 1868.
Margaret Baum
Certif. No. 5398
Act Feb 3/53
23
Recd from Wm Spencer Esq
Garoga 
NY
FILED BY
C.W. Bennett, atty.
Present.
Printed and sold by W.H. Moore, 484 11th at Washington, D.C.