Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12127, Asa Baker, Conn.

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SERVICE   Conn.
Baker, Asa
NUMBER  S. 12127
Carded

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S. 12127  Asa Baker

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Greenwich April 9. 1781 
Sergt Asa Baker Capt Simeon Allyns Company in Coll John Mead Regt is Onnable Discharged From Sd Servis Two Months Tower [tour] 
Sn Simeon Allyn Capt

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20,062
New York 
Asa Baker 
of Sullivan in the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the Comp commanded by Captain Mathis of the Regt  commanded Col. Ely in the  Connt for 
2 mos. Sergt
11 mos Priv}  
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum 46 to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Aug 1833 1833 and sent to J. M. Foster Clerk Sullivan Co 
Arrears to the 4th Mar 1933   $93.32 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   23.33 
$116.66 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles, Clerk 
Book E Vol.  3   Page 47   
Mar 31 ’34 returned as dead letter – see certificate within 
Certif sent to hon M. Bodle H. R. 28 Apl ‘34
Date of Death not on AB [agency book]

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State of New York 
Sullivan County. } ss On this twelfth day June 1833 personally appeared open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sullivan now sitting,  Asa Baker, a resident the Town  of Liberty in the County of Sullivan & State of New York aged Seventy three 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 and the following named officers & served as herein stated.   
That he was born at Norwich in Connecticut June 27th 1760 has no record thereof, but there is one in the books of the Town Clerk of the Town of Norwich in Book 2 page 134.   That about 1 June 1776 or as near as he can recollect at New London he Entered as a substitute for a person named Rowland into a company of Connecticut State Troops, one Mathis was Captain, the subaltern officers names not recollected.  Was stationed at Fort Trumbull on New London harbor & served there for one month, ending 1st July 1776.  On 1 July 1776 entered in a company of Artillery at New London, Nathaniel Saltonstall Captain, Nathaniel Coit first Lieutenant, one Day 2d Lieutenant, the Company was not attached to any particular regiment to his knowledge. Entered for six months & served during the whole of that time at Fort Trumbull.  His term ended 1st January 1777 making six months.   February 15th 1777 as near as he can now recollect at Norwich, he enlisted in a company of State Troops, Ebenezer Lathrop Captain, dont recollect the names of the Subaltern officers, in Colonel Ely's Regiment; does not recollect the Brigade.  Enlisted for two months,  marched to Providence, Rhode Island by way of Plainfield, Johnstown &c remained at Providence in said service until the Expiration of his term, he thinks in April & returned home to Norwich. In the Summer of 1778, but what month he cannot recollect, Entered as a substitute for John Waterman in Captain John McCall's Company of drafted Militia, at Norwich, does not recollect what regiment, the Ensigns name was Johnson, do not recollect the name of the others, marched to fort Trumbull was stationed there one month, and after the Expiration of that

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time entered for one month more at the same place as a substitute for a person whose name is not recollected, nor the name of the officers under whom he served, served the month out.  From April 1779 to November 1780, particular dates not recollected, served as a minute man, & repaired to New London on Every alarm & which were frequent, was under Captain West of the Militia, was out from three to seven days in each alarm, cannot state how on many times nor the particular periods of Each - Recollects being twice in July.   In 1781 about February 9th enlisted at Norwich in Captain Simeon Allyns company in Colonel John Meads Regiment of Militia, and served at Greenwich in Connecticut and Horseneck Westchester County New York for two months.  Received a written discharge from Captain Allyn which is hereto annexed.  During this term he served as Sergeant in said Company.  Received no other written discharges that he recollects, if he did they have been lost. He has no documentary evidence of said services except the annexed discharge & does not know that any one is living who can now testify to any of the said services.
For 17 years after the revolutionary war he resided at Colchester New London County Connecticut & received the annexed certificate for a Justice of the peace & the Select men.  Thence moved to Springfield Massachussetts & resided there 2 years as per certificate of a Justice annexed & two other certificates also annexed.  For the next 2 years he worked in the State Armory at Richmond Virginia, then removed back to Colchester & remained 2 years, then removed to Liberty in Sullivan County N.Y. when he has ever since resided & still does.  
Does not recollect that any regular troops were stationed near any of the place where deponent served as aforesaid.   
That he is known to Darius Martin, Thomas Cray, William Parks, Lemuel Martin and many other residing in the neighbourhood of my residence who can testify as to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not

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on the pension roll of agency of any State 
Asa Baker
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Before me Jesse M Foster 
Clerk of Sullivan Co.  
We Darius Martin & Sherwood Hill residing in the Town of Liberty Sullivan County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Baker who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.   
Darius Martin
Sherwood Hill
Sworn and subscribed the  day & year aforesaid  
Before me Jesse M Foster 
Clerk of Sullivan Com Pleas 
And the said Court do hereby declare it as their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that Sherwood Hill & Darius Martin who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit - and the further certifies that no clergyman resides in the Town of Liberty or near where the said applicant resides, & that the signer resides in this Village Monticello and not acquainted with said applicant.  
Jesse M Foster Clk of Sullivan County

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No 25701 
Asa Baker Sullivan County New York 
Admitted 
Sergt 2 months 
Private 11 months 
Jesse M Foster Clk Sullivan County New York

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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office, 
Sir. 
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, showing the Service of   Asa Baker Sullivan County New York
Period when the service was rendered.   Subst June 1776   Duration of Claimant’s Service.  1 Month   Rank of claimant.   Private   Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Capt Mather  Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.  73 years Colchester Connecticut   Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Traditionary Evidence & two pieces of Documentary evidence – papers properly attached
Period when the service was rendered.  Entered 1 July 1776  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  6 months    Rank of claimant.  Private (Artillery)   Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Capt Saltonstall
Period when the service was rendered.  Enlist 15 July 1777   Duration of Claimant’s Service.  2 Months   Rank of claimant. Private   Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Capt Lathrop, Col. Ely
Period when the service was rendered.  Sub  1778  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  1 Month  Rank of claimant.  Private  Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.  officers not recollected  
Period when the service was rendered.  Served Apl 1779 to Nov 1780   Duration of Claimant’s Service.   Rank of claimant.  Private  Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.  officers not stated
Period when the service was rendered.  Enlist 9 Feby 1781  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  2 Months  Rank of claimant.  Sergt  Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.  Capt Allyn, Col Mead
I am respectfully 
Your obedient servant 
JAMES L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.

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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 in stance, 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, or District of 
County of } ss.
On this day of A.B. a resident (b) of personally appeared (a) before in the county of and State, Territory or District years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the in the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) 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 entered 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 that of Agency in the State of    
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[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 hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter 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 hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be and C.D. residing in (the same) who has 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 contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. 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 day 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

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 Town officer 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. 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 Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed 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 declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the person 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 rule laid down for his guidance.    
[b]   The declarant must make his declaration in the county where 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 claimant 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 sworn, deposeth 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 periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year - months , and days , I served as a - months and --- days, I served as 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 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 in the militia, &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 he 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 it 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 officer, 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 claimant's 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 credibility 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 from [a] to [i] are all 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 indispensable 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.

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July 21, 1938 
BA-J/AWF 
Asa Baker 
S. 12127 
Mrs. Clarence F. Bryan 
Jeffersontown Kentucky 
Dear Madam: 
The data furnished herein concerning Asa Baker were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 12137, based on his service in the War of the Revolution.   
Asa Baker was born June 27, 1760 in Norwich, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.  
While a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, Asa Baker enlisted June 1, 1776, served one month as private in Captain Mathis' company of Connecticut troops. He enlisted July 1, 1776, served six months in Captain Nathaniel Saltonstall's company of Artillery. He enlisted February 15, 1777, served two months in Captain Ebenezer Lathrop's company, Colonel Ely's Connecticut regiment. He served in the summer of 1778, two months in Captain John McCall's company. From sometime in April, 1778 to sometime in November, 1780, he was a minute man under Captain West and served on alarms at various times from three to seven days. He enlisted February 9, 1781, served as sergeant in Captain Simeon Allyn's company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged April 9, 1781. 
He resided, after the Revolution about seventeen years in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he

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worked in the United States Armory about two years then went to Richmond, Virginia, and worked in the State Armory about two years, then returned to Colchester, Connecticut, and in about two years moved to Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.
The soldier, Asa Baker, was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1833, then living in Liberty, New York. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data: 
Asa Baker 
Certificate #20062 
Issued August 2, 1833 
Rate $46.66 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831 
Act of June 7, 1832 
New York Agency. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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12127
Rev War INVALID. 
File No. 12127 
Asa Baker 
Sergt  Rev War  
Act: June 7th 32 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 23 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
Dec 8 / 03  Roll of Capt Allyns Co to War Dept thru Rev Intr.
1924 Mch. 14. Hist to Gail Curtis See letter in Andrew Smith S. 17097. 
1931 - April 28. Hist to Mrs. S. C. Douglas See her letter in William Peck W.26875 AWF
1938 July 21 - Hist to Mrs E. F. Bryan

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I Jesse M Foster Clerk of the County of Sullivan Court of Common Pleas do herby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Baker for a pension.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twelfth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Jesse M. Foster 
Clk of Sullivan County

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To whom it may concern 
We the Subscribers have for about seventeen years last past lived in the neighborhood with Mr  Asa Baker, and come freely certify that during that time he hath maintained a good moral character, is esteemed and honest Man, is industrious and attentive to business and is held in estimation as a good Citizen.   
Colchester Novr 19th 1798 
David Kilborn Justice of Peace 
Joseph Isham Selectman
John R. Watrous Selectman

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Orr

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This may certify whom it may concern that Mr Asa Baker has been employed for two years and upwards in the public armory of the United States at Springfield Massachusetts, & that during the aforementioned period he has sustained a reputable character for sobriety & attention to business as an Armorer for the duties of which he has approved himself amply qualified in its various branches. 
Robert Orr MA 
Springfield, Massachusetts 
26th March, 1801.

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Williams

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Springfield 2 Decr 1801 
This may certify that the bearer Mr Asa Baker has been employed as an Armourer in the United States Factory of Arms at this port for about two years. That he has ever been considered as an industrious & ingenious Mechanic & irreproachable in his moral character far as has come to my knowledge.  Had it been otherwise, as pay master to the Department, I think & must have known it. 
Joseph Williams

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Byers

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This may certify to whom it concerns that I have known Mr Asa Baker more than two years, during which time he was employed as an armourer in the United States employ, and that as far as ever come to my knowledge he was a good workman, and a sober and honest man.  As Commissary for the armies, I transacted much business with Mr Baker, who kept a large boarding house for the workmen and of course had much to do with the Commissary - I think therefore I have had a good opportunity to know him and my knowledge of him enables me to say I ever found him perfectly upright. 
James Byers Jr 
December 1804

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Asa Baker 
1 Feby
FREE
J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
J. M. Foster Esq
Schenectady N York
Show this to G. F. [unreadable] Esq

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[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 5 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV [unreadable]
MRS. CLARENCE F. BRYAN  JEFFERSONTOWN, KENTUCKY
July 1 1938
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C. 
Gentlemen: 
In the Historical Register of Officers of the Continental army 1775-1783 on page 139 I find the following – 
George Calhoon (Pa.) Captain 10th Pennsylvania, 13th November, 1776 Died 21st March, 1777. 
Will you please advise me where this George Calhoon enlisted and a full record of his service.   Was he the George Calhoon who was killed by Indians on the Big Sandy river?  
I am trying to trace the ancestry of a George Calhoon who enlisted in the army in Cumberland County Pennsylvania in 1776.  I believe

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MRS. CLARENCE F. BRYAN  JEFFERSONTOWN KENTUCKY 
that the George Calhoon who was Capt of the 10th Pennsylvania November 13 1776 was his father.  Have you any records in your files which might help me in this matter other than stating the war record of Captain George Calhoon. 
Also will you please give me a copy of the Revolutionary War record of Asa Baker, born 1754 (?) died in Madison County New York in 1845. I am told that he was the last pensioner of the American Revolution in New York. 
Sincerely 
Margaret Calhoun Bryan
[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 5 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS ADM READER #9

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWF  
March 14, 1924
Gail Curtis, 
Asst. State Librarian, 
Lansing, Mich. 
Madam; 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12127, it appears that Baker was born June 27, 1760 in Norwich, Connecticut, and while residing there, he enlisted and served in the Connecticut Troops as follows- 
From June 1, 1776 one month in Captain Mathis' Company and from July 1, 1776, six months in Captain Nathaniel Saltonstall's Company of Artillery. 
From February 15, 1777, two months in Captain Ebenezer Lathrop's Company, Colonel Ely's Regiment. 
In the summer of 1778, two months in Captain John McCall's Company. 
From April 1779 to November 1780, he was Minute Man under

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Captain West and served on alarms at various times from three to seven days. 
From February 9, 1781, he was sergeant in Captain Simeon Allen's Company, Colonel John Mead's Regiment, until discharged April 9, 1781. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1833, while a resident of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. 
There is no data on file as to his family. 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.

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April 28, 1931. 
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
AWF:ILL 
Mrs. S. C. Douglas 
8 Girard Street Rochester, 
New York. 
Dear Madam: 
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.12127, that Asa Baker was born June 27, 1760 in Norwich, Connecticut. 
While a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, he enlisted and served in the Connecticut troops as follows: from June 1, 1776, one month in Captain Mathis' Company: from July 1, 1776, six months in Captain Nathaniel Saltonstall's Company of Artillery; from February 15, 1777, two months in Captain Ebenezer Lathrop's Company, Colonel Ely's Regiment; in the summer of 1778, two months in Captain John McCall's Company: from April, 1779 to November, 1780, he was a minute man under Captain West and served on alarms at various times from three to seven days; from February 9, 1781, he was sergeant in Captain Simeon Allyn's Company, Colonel John Mead's Regiment and was discharged April 9, 1781. 
After the Revolution, soldier resided seventeen years in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and remained two years, after which he lived in Richmond, Virginia, two years and then returned to Colchester, Connecticut for two years. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1833, while a resident of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, where he had moved from Colchester, Connecticut. 
There are no data relative to his family in the papers in this claim. 
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

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July 21, 1938 
BA-J/MLB 
Mrs. Clarence F. Bryan 
Jeffersontown Kentucky 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Captain George Calhoon of Pennsylvania (10th Regiment) who died March 21, 1779, and in which you state that you are trying to trace the ancestry of a George Calhoon who enlisted in 1776 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, also the record of Asa Baker who was born in 1754 (?), served in the Revolution from New York and died in Madison County, New York, in 1845. 
The record of George Calhoon, S. 30914, which was furnished you August 13, 1938, is that of the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. This office has no way to determine whether the Captain George Calhoon of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment was his father. Further information in regard to the military service of that officer might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city. 
The record has been found of an Asa Baker who served from Connecticut and was pensioned in New York State. That record is furnished you herewith. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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July 21, 1938  
BA-J/ MLB 
Mrs. Clarence F. Bryan  
Jeffersontown Kentucky 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Captain George Calhoon of Pennsylvania (10th Regiment) who died March 21, 1779, and in which you state that you are trying to trace the ancestry of a George Calhoon who enlisted in 1776 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, also the record of Asa Baker who was born in 1754 (?), served in the Revolution from New York and died in Madison County, New York, in 1845. 
The record of George Calhoon, S. 30914, which was furnished you August 13, 1936, is that of the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this office and there is no way to determine whether the Captain George Calhoon of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment was his father. Further information in regard to the military service of that officer might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city. 
The record has been found of an Asa Baker who served from Connecticut and was pensioned in New York State. That record is furnished you herewith. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator