Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,051, Henry Baer, Md.

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SERVICE                              
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Baer, Henry]

NUMBER
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S.8.051]

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6293
Maryland
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Henry Baer
of Frederick in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Mantz of the Regt commanded
by Col Griffith in the Maryland
line for 6 months private $20
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Inserted on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 20 Dollars --Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension found the 27 day of Febyr.
1833 and sent Hon F. Thomas
No Repy:
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Arrears the 4th of Sept 1832   $30 - 00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833     $10.00
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$40.00
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{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm Stewart  Clerk,
Book D Vol. 7 Page 24

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$20 per an

Francis Thomas
of Maryland

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State of Maryland Frederick County [illegible]

On the 27th day of December in the year 
Eighteen Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in 
open Court before the Judges of the Court of Frederick 
County now [illegible] Henry Baer a resident of Frederick 
Town in the County of Frederick and State of Maryland 
aged Seventy Four 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 7th 1832.
- That he entered the service of the United States 
under the following named officers and served as
herein stated, That he volunteered as a private in 
Captain Peter Mantz's Company on or one or two say
after the 25th June 1776 and served under Peter Mantz
as Captain Adam Crush is first Lieutenant Peter
Adams as Second Lieutenant and John Richardson
as Ensign and that the company in which he volun
=teered was raised by order from the connection [illegible]
Maryland and when raised attached to Col Charles
Greenberry Griffith's Battalion for the Flying Camp and
marched in the month of July 1776 to Annapolis, from
thence formed part of a detachment from said company
ordered on board the ship Depcuci Commanded by Capt
Cook, which had been ordered to Saint George's Island 
in the Potomach while on our way down encountered
an opposition in proceeding to said place by a British 
[illegible] supposed by the Captain to be the Raebuck
leaving in sight which compessed us to return to
Annapolis - after joining the Company we marched to 
Leonardsioueu in Saint Mary's County Maryland, and
after being stationed there for some time were ordered
to return to Annapolis from which place we were
ordered to Philadelphia, from thence to New York under
the Command of Captain Crush, Captain Mantz having
well promoted to a Majors Commission, at which
latter place the Company arrived a few days before
the City was evacuated by the American Troops

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From thence the company marched to Harlaem Plains
and were engaged with the enemy on Harlaem Heights,
about the 20th of September 1776, From thence we were
marched to a place called by the troops Tuckahoe heights,
where we lay in view of the British for several days,
now thence marched to the White Plains, and arrived
te dawn morning that the Battle commenced and
[illegible] partty engaged therein after the Battle we were
marched to Crotaus Bridge, where we lay a few days
and were then ordered to Peeks Kill from thence to Fort
Lee where we arrived a day or two before Fort Washing=
ton was taken by the British. Fort Lee seeing then 
evacuated we were ordered to Hackinsack, and from 
thence were marched, and countermarched to various places
in New Jersey, we arrived at [illegible], where we lay
a few days and from thence proceeded to Brunswick,
the first of December 1776. From thence we were 
ordered to Philadelphia, - When the term of Six Months
auing experienced having volunteered for that period we
returned to Frederick Town Maryland the place
from which we started and where I resided per=
=viously to joining Captain Muntz's Company as 
a volunteer -  He hereby relinquishes every claim,
whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
in open court
Test John Schley Clerk
[illegible]

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[illegible] David F Schaeffer a clergyman residing in 
Frederick Town Frederick County Maryland, and 
Valentine Branner residing in the same Town,
County and State hereby certify, that we are well 
acquainted with Henry Baer who has subscribed,
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him
to be Seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and
believed, in the neighborhood in which 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.
in open court            Test 
David F Schaeffer            Jno Schley clk
Valentine Branner

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion,
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogatories presented 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 David F Schaeffer
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy
=man residing in the Frederick Town. Frederick County
Maryland and that Valentine Branner
who has also signed the same is a resident in the
town of Frederick, Frederick County Maryland,
and is a credible person and that their statement
is entitled to credit.
I John Schley Clerk of the court of Frederick
County with State of Maryland do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceeding
of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Henry Baer for a pension is on testimony whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my seal of office this 27th
December 1832 ~ John Schley clerk
Fredk County Court

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8051
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INVALID.
File No. 8051
Henry Baer
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.]