Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 406, John Baker, S.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Baker, John
Chelly
NUMBER
R.406
CONTENTS

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Indiana
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John Baker 25100
Warrick Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Picking of the regt. commanded by Col Amos in the S Carolina service for 17 months & 10 days
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Subscribed on the Roll of Indiana the rate of 57 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Nov
1833 and Hon R Boon Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 144.42
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 28.88
$173.30
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Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 105

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Indiana Warrick County ss On this Eight day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Personally appeared before the Honorable Samuel Hall President Judge and John Hart and Zachariah Skelton associate Judges of the Circuit Court of the said County in open Court now sitting at Boonville in said County John Baker Senr. a resident of Boon township in the County of Warrick and State of Indiana aged Seventy one 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 provision made by 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 after stated
That in the middle of May in the year 1780 this applicant lived in Abbeville County in the State of South Carolina that about the 20th of May in the said year he entered the Malitia [Militia] as a volunteer under Captain John Irvin of the same County and Col. Robert Anderson of Pendleton County in same state was a marched into & through Pendleton & Deerfield counties besides the County in which he lived most of the time in detached parties to restrain the Tories and protect property until about the 1st of December 1780 that during this tour he served six months as a private during which said time toured from the last of May untill [until] the first of December in the said year 1780 not less than 6 months he was not employed in any civil pursuit but was in the service of the United States that after he had served two months of said time or thereabouts this applicant had a slight difference with Captain Irvin and by order of Col. Anderson was enrolled and served the residue of said 6 months in a company commanded by Cap. William Strain Col, afterwards General Andrew Pickens commanded during said tour that in the year 1781 whilst living in the same County of Abbyville in the same state about the first of March in that year this declarant again entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Joseph Pickens & Col. Anderson he lived at that time on the waters of long came about ten miles from Ninety-six was marched into the upper part of the County into Pendleton County and into the State of Georgia about the 9th May under the said Captain Colonel and under General Andrews Pickens who had now about from them some time was marched to the siege of Ninety-six where we remained investing said Fort untill about the middle of June when General Green mentioned Captain Pickens was killed during the siege was marched in the rear of the forces under the command of General Green about 20 miles above [illegible]

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him when the Malitia [Militia] under General Pickens was marched into Columbia which had been burnt here this Declarant with the said Malitia [Militia] remained two or three days this Declarant was sent as a spy to watch the movements of the British at Ninety six under the command of Colonel Hays where having got the information that they had left Colonel Hays with his company of Spies returned & give the information to Genl. Pickens was marched from Columbia to Ninety six where the men with families were discharged this declarant was detained untill about the first sometime in September of that year this applicant served during this tour six months as a private during which period he was not engaged in any civil pursuit but in the military service of the United States whilst living in said Abbyville County about the first of October in 1781 he volunteered under Joseph Dawson Captain Col. Anderson and General Pickens the field officers to fight against the Tories under Col. Crawford was marched to Bulls Swamp where the said Tories had been returned back where we found that about 300 tories under Col Crawford had been within 2 & 1/2 miles of Gen. Pickens house burned 16 wagons killed several men in neighbourhood took 16 men and three boys with the horses and went into the Indian Nation were permitted to go home but with orders to rendezvous in a few days for the purpose of going into the indian Nation and within ten days joined the Troops under Col Anderson & General Pickens under the command of Captain John Irvin and marched into the Indian Nation there was about 100 mounted men of us Col Clark with a body of Georgia Troops was along with us burned the [illegible] Boost Santee and several other Indian towns took 1 man 36 Squaws and a number of children (the indian was shot by some one in cold blood), the 16 prisoners carried into the Indian Country had been put to death as was said by the Indians had but two men wounded during the tour was out five weeks against Crawford and his party and was out five weeks against the Cherokee Indians during which said ten weeks this Declarant was in the Military service of the United States as a volunteer and was not engaged during said time in any civil pursuit was during said service of ten weeks a private In the year 1782 whilst living in the same place this applicant entered the Service as a volunteer under Robert Maxfield Captain of same County for three months to serve as a Ranger to protect the property and persons of citizens from Tories joined the company about the first or tenth of February there was twenty five men in Maxfields company and the same number in Col. Hays company both companys [companies] were under Genl

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Pickens but there was no field officer at any time in service with the companies rendezvoused at a hewed log house on the South side of the Saluda River Hays Company rendezvoused on the N.E. side of the River we was out night and day part of the time after Colonel Cunningham and his tories During the night Cunningham with a party came upon Hays & 14 of his men about 8 miles from our station and got Hays to surrender they killed the 14 men and hung Hays we was there next day and pursued after Cunninghams party but they escaped us served this tour three months as a private during which time this applicant was engaged in the actual service of the United States and was not engaged in any civil pursuit this applicant has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any one or more persons who could testify as to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State
John Baker
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
John A. Graham Clk

And the said Court now here proposed to the said John Baker the several Interrogatories required by the Regulations of the War Department which said Interrogatories with the answers thereto of the said John Baker under his [illegible] Oath duly & legally administered in open Court and by the Court ordered to be herein embodied as follows to wit
"Where and in what year were you born?" Answer I was born in North Carolina in the year 1762
"Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?" I have none
"Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?" I was living when I entered the service each time In Abbeville County where I was raised from a child from said County in South Carolina removed to Ross County Ohio from thence moved to Giles County Tennessee before it became a County was there 7 or 8 years & removed in 1814 to Warrick County Indiana where & yet live
"How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?" I volunteered at each time that I entered the Service
"State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops where you served, such continental and Malitia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service? I recollect General Green and that Col Lee came down from Augusta I do not recollect any Malitia Colonels except Col Hays who was under Pickens at said Siege I do not recollect any regiments in particular was out and served as

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have stated to wit six months under Irvin & Anderson and Captain Strain the last of time Six months Captain Pickens & Anderson commanding five weeks under J Dawson Anderson & Pickins five weeks under Irvin Anderson & Pickens 3 months under Captain Maxfield all the services were done in the State of South Carolina & Georgia and as stated in my Declaration took place
Did you ever receive a discharge and if so what has become of it and by whom was it signed? I did receive a discharge in writing
"State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution." I am acquainted with the Reverend Joseph Pearson the Reverend Thomas Thomas Fuller Benjamin Lace and many others who can testify thereto
John Baker
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this the day and year aforesaid
John A. Graham Clk

We Joseph Pearson a Clergyman residing in the said County of Warrick and State of Indiana and Thomas Fuller and Benjamin Lace residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Baker Senr. who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him [illegible] is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Joseph Pearson
Thomas Fuller
Benja Lace
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
John A Graham Clk
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 Joseph Pearson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County of Warrick and state of Indiana and that Thomas Fuller and Benjamin Lace who have also signed the same are residents in the same county and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit
Sam Hall
G Shelton
John Hart

I John A Graham Clerk of the Warrick County Circuit Court in the State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Baker Senr. for a Pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty three.
John A. Graham Clk

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17183
John Baker
Warrick Co
Indiana
from 1780 private
17 months 10 days
 e,g $57.77/100
Hon R. Boon
Present
[Boonever
J. A. Graham Clerk
Warrick Co
Indiana - crossed out]

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Baker, Warrick Co Indiana
Period when the service will be rendered.
only from 1780 to 1782
Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.
Not stated
6 [mos.] 6 [mos.] 2 [mos.] 10 [days] 3 [mos.] [total] 17 [mos.] 10 [days]
Rank of the claimant. Private
Names and Rank of the Company officer under whom he served.
Cap Jos Pickins
" Strain
" Irvin
" Davidson
" Maxfield
" Caldwell
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Gen. Pickins Col. Anderson
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. At 96
Country through which he marched. S. Cara.
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 73 years Abbeville Co South Carolina
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the 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) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he 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 on that of the 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 do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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(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 -. For - months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which such applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three of four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the 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 the seal of office.
(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.

Joseph Rowen Esc. Ck

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Widow Pension
Chelly Baker
Widow of John Baker
Rev. War
Act 3rd Feby 1853

J. T. Stevens Atty
Washington D.C.

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State of Texas
County of Hopkins ss.
In open Court On this 12th day of May AD. 1857 before the Court of Hopkins County held in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Chelly Baker aged 74 years a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the law of the United States passed the 3d of February 1853; that she is the widow of John Baker, deceased, who served in the South Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War, for which service he received a Pension under the act of 7th June 1832 for about sixty dollars per annum, and was paid the same at the Pension Agency in the State of Indiana up to the date of his death which took place in the year 1835; that she is unable to give the particulars of her said husbands service, and all she remembers is that he served in the S. C. Militia for nearly two years. that she refers to the pension papers of her said husband now on file in the Pension office, for his service; that she was married to do said John Baker in Warrick County in the State of Indiana on the 16 day of March 1815 by one Joseph Arnold a Clergyman, and that her name before her said marriage was Chelly Esom; that her said husband died at Warrick County in the State of Indiana, on the 7 day of October, A.D. 1835, and that she is still his widow and that she has remained his widow since that period. And she further states that there is no public record of her marriage and that there is no private record of her marriage, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed; that she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that she supposes it is now on file in the pension office with the aforementioned pension papers. She hereby appoints J. T. Stevens, Esqr. of Washington, D.C. her true and lawful attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for pension, to receive the certificate when filed and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises
Witness Depont removed from Warrick County, Indiana to Texas in the year 1844
Chelly Baker her mark X
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent, Chelly Baker, and believe her to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated.

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and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court for the county aforesaid this 12th day of May A.D. 1857
R E Matthews Co Clk

State of Texas
County of Hopkins ss.
On this 12th day of May AD 1857 personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County James Hargrave and William Hargrave who are well known to me and who are credible witnessed and who being by me duly sworn depose and say, that they formerly resided in the County of Warrick in the State of Indiana, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Chelly Baker, the above applicant for a pension, that they have known her for forty two years last past: that they were each well acquainted with John Baker, her late husband, having known him for 20 years previous to his death; that they the said Chelly Baker and John Baker lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned; that the said John Baker died on the seventh day of October 1835 in Warrick County, Indiana, and the said Chelly Baker has been since that day and still is reputed a be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact; and said deponents further state that she has never married since her husbands death and still is his widow, that they know from personal acquaintances with the family that the said John Baker was a U.S. pension, and that the said Chelly Baker is his widow - and that her said husband is the identical man mentioned as a soldier in her declaration above, and further that they were present and saw the said Chelly Baker execute the foregoing affidavit by subscribing to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law. And further that they have no interest in this her claim for Pension, and that the deponents do reside in the county aforesaid
Witness
James Hargrave
William Hargrave

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Subscribed and sworn to before this 12th day of May 1857 and I do certify that I have no interest in this claim as attorney or otherwise,
Z J Scott J.P

State of Texas
County of Hopkins Ss.
I hereby certify that Z J. Scott Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit and Power of attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has therein subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court for the County aforesaid this 12 day of May 1857
R E Matthews Co Clk

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[first page]
1909 Dec 20. Hist to Mrs Mary B. McCarthy
1921 Febry 19 Hist to Ethel B. Bayless
1924 Apr 3:  Mrs. M. T. Bayless advised of cost of copies
1924 Apr 26. Mrs. M. T. Bayless furnished copies.
[second page]
Ex'r. INVALID.
No. 406
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
Chilly [Chelly] Baker
P. O. wd.
John Baker
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
claim filed too late to be on printed list of 1852 of rejections
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.

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No. 6.756
Chelly Baker
wid. of John
Texas
Let. J. R. Stevens June 3/59
406
Act Feby 3 1833

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no [illegible]
Rev. War Section
3-049
Ex. V.L.M. Div. Record Dist.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jany 11, 1921
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained. Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
Name of Widow Chillia Ann Easom
Before marriage to Name of soldier, John Armstrong Baker
address of claimant, at enlistment and after service Some place in Warrick Co. think Boonville or South Bend
Company
Regiment
State where enlisted Indiana
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
approximate dates of birth & death Born in Ireland - don't know date.
Return attached letter with reply.
F D Byington
Commissioner.
0-2469

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 18 1921

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In reply to your request of , received for a statement of the military history of John Baker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. R. File 406
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
STATE. S.C.
Last of May 80
{2 mos. Pri. John Irvin Robert Anderson S.C.
{4 mos. William Strain
First of Mch 81
6 mos. Joseph Pickens Anderson
First of Oct 81
{5 wks. Joseph Dawson " [Anderson]
{5 wks Irvin " [Anderson]
Feby 82 3 mos. Ranger Robert Maxfield " [Anderson]
Battles engaged in, Siege of 96
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Abbeville Co, S.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 8 1833. Allmd.
Residence at date of application, Boon Twp Warrick Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, 71 born 1762 in North Carolina.
Remarks: Sol mar. Mch. 16 1815 Chelly Esom in Warrick Co. Ind where he died Oct 7. 1835, and she was 74 yrs of age and a res. of Hopkins Co., Texas in 1857.
only John Baker of S.C. troops.

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702 N. Boulevard
Baton Rouge, La.
Dec. 3, 1909
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Dear Sir,
I wish to obtain information from your office, if it contains such, of John Baker,
a soldier of the Revolutionary War who enlisted in the 5th South Carolina Regiment, June 25th 1776. Did he or his widow, or any of his children ever receive a pension, or have you any record concerning him? His wife's Christian
name was Charity and is supposed to have lived the later part of her life in Texas. Any record

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or information which you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated.
If there is any charge for gathering this information I will forward the amount.
Respectfully
(Mrs.) Mary B. Mc Carthy
702 N. Boulevard
Baton Rouge La.

[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE A DEC 6 1909

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Rev. Sec.
Stratford, Ok.
Nov. 30, 1920
Dear Sirs -
Will you please let me know if my gr. grandfather, John Armstong Baker, of Warrick Co. & South Bend, Indiana, who served in Rev. War from Indiana and was in Battle of Bunker Hill (old letters) received a pension for his services and give me a copy of same.
Thanking you in advance,
Very truly yrs-
Ethel Baker Bayless,
Stratford Oklahoma

John Armstong Baker - Indiana

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 6 1920
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE JAN 28 1921

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J. T. Stevens June 11/57

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Pension Office, June 11, 1857
Sir,
I have examined the papers filed by you in support of a claim for pension of Chelly Baker alleged Widow of John Baker who was a revolutionary pensioner.
The marriage of the parties must be proved by record evidence, which probably exists in Warrick Co. Indiana, where claimant states the marriage took place.
Very respy
J. T. Stevens Esqr
Washington, D.C.

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Rev. Pension
Act 3d Feby 1853.
Washington D.C.
3d June 1857
Sir
I have the honor to enclose you the application of Chelly Baker, Widow of John Baker for Pension under Act of 3d Feby 1853. -
Her husband was a pensioner under act of 7th June 1832. & resided in the State of Indiana until his death in 1835
Very Respectfully Yours
J. T. Stevens

Geo C Whiting Esq
Comm of Pensions Present

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[first page]
M 233 BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division
Apr. 16 1924.
Chief Rev. Section 
I have this day received from Mrs. M. F. Bayless check no. for $1.30, requesting copy as per letter herewith.
1924 Apr 26. copies mailed & Finance Div notif. AW
MT ctfd
Respectfully, O. J. Randall
Chief Finance Div.
H.C.L.
[second page]
Request for Photostating
 (To be prepared in duplicate) M 6
Ex. AW
Job No. 799
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
Date: Apr. 19, 24.
Subject John Baker, Rev. R. 406
1 copies of 2 pieces consisting of 7 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev. War Section Division.
Approved: Will Wilson
Chief Div.
Chief Clerk.

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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. 3-1865 AW

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1924.

Mrs. M. F. Bayless,
Care Miss Lyndane J. Goodwin,
Stratford, Okla.

[stamp]
FINANCE DIVISION
APR 16 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Madam:
In response to your undated letter endorsed on the back of a letter from Miss L. J. Goodwin, I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to a soldier named Robert Payne Craig.
If you wish photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 406, of John Baker, S. C. Troops, widow Chelly, the same will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is seven.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Respectfully,
Hays Haymaker
ACTING Commissioner.

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE L APR 14 1924

Enclosed find certificate check for photostat copy of John Baker of S - Car - who married Chilly Esom - Do you have any record of Henry Wake of Vir & Kentucky?

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. 3-1865 AW
AW

April 5, 1924.

Mrs. M. F. Bayless,
Care Miss Lyndane J. Goodwin,
Stratford, Okla.

Madam:
In response to your undated letter endorsed on the back of a letter from Miss L. J. Goodwin, I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to a soldier named Robert Payne Craig.
If you wish photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 406, of John Baker, S. C. Troops, widow Chelly, the same will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is seven.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Respectfully,
Hays Haymaker
ACTING Commissioner.

[sideways writing]
See letter in Rev. War pension claim of David & Nancy Goodwin S.C. W650 - which Miss Goodwin's letter refers to.