Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28990, Nathan Baxter, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Baxter, Nathan S. 28990
NUMBER
CONTENTS

29.679 New York Michigan
Valtin Bafter of Livingston in the State of New York who was a private in the Corps commanded by Captain Barnes of the Regt commanded by Col Tappan in the Michigan line for Private 7 mos & 10 days $24.44
born to P. A. Sept 29. Sep 1841. To Michigan from H. L. March 1841. 27. Oct 1841. Notified to E. P. Hastings Esq Detroit Michigan
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 6 day of January 1835 and sent to Hon. L. H. Hunt Home Reps. U.S.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '34 — $73 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. '35 — 12 22 $85.54
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Luce Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 5

31079 N. Baxter
Revolutionary Claim
on Rolls - Tupper's Regt. Mass. Mts.
8 July 80 - 6 mo -
no Capt. named by claimant on the rolls
And to Part (after) Linton N.Y.
Hon. G. Hand

State of New York Niagara County ss: On this 10th day of May eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court be- fore Nathan Baxter Daniel Van Horn & Franklin Westinghouse
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Nathan Baxter a resident of Lewiston in the county of Niagara and State of New York aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to ob- tain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated.
That he first entered the service as a volunteer the first part of September in the year 1779 the day he cannot specify in Captain Asa Barnes company of Massachusetts Battalion the Lieutenant of the company was one Luce his first name the deponent does not now remember. He enlisted for the term of three months. That at this time he resided in the town of New Ashford county of Berkshire, and State of Massachusetts that immediately after he enlisted he marched to Albany in the State of New York where he remained until when he was discharged. He can- not swear positively as to the precise

length of his Service under this enlistment but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period of two and a half months as a private soldier - That during this Service he did not become acquainted with any officers of the regular Army, nor did he serve with any continental troops regiments or companies; nor was he engaged in any battle - That he never received any written discharge nor has he ever had any documentary evidence of this service.
That he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the spring of the year 1780 as a private soldier in General Patterson's Brigade of Sappers and Miners of the Massachusetts line of the continental Army. The time when he enlisted he cannot specify with precision. That he has forgotten the name of the Captain and other officers of his company; That at the time of his enlistment he resided in the town of New Bedford county of Bristol and state of Massachusetts. That immediately after he enlisted he marched to Dover in the state of Massachusetts, and from there immediately to West Point in the state

of New York. That when he arrived at West Point that post was under the command of Genl. Arnold when there were several other regiments of the continental army. That after remaining at West Point about one month, his regiment together with the principal part of the forces at West Point crossed the Hudson River and proceeded with all convenient speed to Paramus in the State of New Jersey. In New Jersey the army remained, and there disponent with it during the summer of 1780. That in the fall the Army returned to West Point, under the immediate command of General Washington that he remained at West Point until the first day of January 1781 when he was discharged. That this enlistment was for six months which time he fully served and received a written discharge which was destroyed by fire about six years after he received it. When his dwelling house was also consumed; that during the enlistment he was not engaged in any battle. That he has no documentary evidence of his service. And in answer to the direct interrogatories put to him by the court the said Nathan Baxter says, that he

born at the town of New Fairfield in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut in the year 1762 the eleventh day of February. That he has no record of his age. That when called into service he was living in New Ashford county of Berkshire and state of Massachu- setts. That time  after the revolution he has resided about ten years in New Ashford aforesaid when he removed to the town of Georgia county of Franklin and state of Vermont that he then removed to Tazewell in Lower Canada where he resided for about two years; that he then removed to Chateaugay in Lower Canada where he resided about six years; he then removed to Eli- zabethtown Upper Canada where he lived until within about eight years that he then removed to Wa- tertown in the county of Jefferson and state of New York where he re- sided until about five years since when he removed to Lewiston in the county of Niagara where he now resides - That he was called into service as a volunteer - That he cannot state more particularly

than as in his above declarative concerning the names of the officers under whom and with whom he served, nor the date he continental or militia regiments with whom he served - That he received a written discharge from the service in the continental Army signed as he believes by Col. Sapper. That it was destroyed by fire. That he is well known to Mathias Alim, Joseph Suck, Luther Land and Chapman Hawley, parsons who reside in his pre- sent neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity ex- cept the present and declares that the his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state  Nathan Bartlett
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year first above written Nathaniel Bartlett July 1865
as to the pension

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above mentioned applicant Isaac Cook  Isaac Cook was a Revolutionary Soldier and served in the States
I Henry Collins Clerk of the court for pension Pleadings do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said court in the matter of the application of Isaac Cook for a pension An testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of May 1834.
Henry Collins Clerk
on Roles - Issued per: Maj. Genl.
8 July 80. 6 mo-
to Capt. named by deciment or the roles
31079
Dr. Baxter
and to Hon. Col. (Cooke) Secretary of War
Hon. G. (Hart)

Nathan Baxler
2
no

Dec. 23 rd
any
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Niagara County N.Y. Nathan Baxter of Lewiston in said County, a claimant for a Revolutionary pension being duly sworn saith that he has always written his name Baxter and not Backster - but that other persons in spelling the name have written it Backster - one instance of the kind he particularly recollects, - after the termination of the Revolutionary war this deponent was chosen a non commissioned officer in a Company of Militia in New York and that in his warrant his name was written Backster - which said warrant he kept till about ten years since when it was burned - several other instances are within the recollection of the deponent where his name has been so written - this deponent further saith that he does not know how his name was written on the muster and other rolls of the company in which he served in the Revolutionary war -
Sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of December 1834. Before me -
Nathan Baxter
Waterloo Public Notary

Maguire County ss. Lois Austin of Lewiston being duly sworn saith that she is the daughter of the within named Nathan Baxter aged twenty seven years - that she has heard read the within affidavit of Nathan Baxter and that she well recollects seeing the warrant therein mentioned that it was served in the house of said Baxter - that she recollects that her Father's name was written therein Baxter the more particularly on account of the spelling being dif- ferent from the way in which the family wrote the name - This deponent further saith that from the time of her earliest recollection she has always heard her Father claim to have served as a soldier in the Revolutionary army - and has - never heard it doubted -
Lois Austin
Sworn to and subscribed the 13 th Day of December 1834.
Before me
Wates Cooke
Public Notary

Lewiston Me. 13 Dec 1834.
J. L. Edwards Esq;
(Comr. of Pensions)
Sir, Your favor of 17 Nov.
ult. touching the claim of N. Baxter has been received - Mr. Baxter and daughter have made affidavits before me which are annexed & which furnish all the explanation which he can give Should my opinion be worth any thing I am free to say that I believe Mr. Baxter to be the identical individual named in Mr. Bangs' Certificate - Mr. Baxter is a man of good standing as to truth and veracity in this com- -munity - and I think the absence of an application from Nathan Baxter forms the claim of this applicant - Be pleased to inform me of the result of your further examination
Very Respectfully
I remain Your Ob. Servt
Brady Cooke

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Michigan } County of Washtenaw ss. }
On this Eighth day of September 18 41 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for said county of Washtenaw personally appeared Nathan
Baxter who, on oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain (Thinks, Marshall can't remember) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Michigan, where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Michigan, viz: That his son William Baxter with whom he lives, has removed to this State and it became necessary for this deponent to come with him as he is not able to live alone and take care of himself by reason of age and infirmity
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Nathan Baxter
Wm P Perry Justice of the Peace
OATH OF WITNESS.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, } ss. County of Washtenaw }
On the Eighth day of September 18 41 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said county, personally appeared Electa Munro who, on her oath declares, that Nathan Baxter is the identical person named in an original Certificate of Pension in his possession from the War Department, and is also the same person who has sworn to, and subscribed the above affidavit.
Electa Munro
Sworn to and subscribed before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Wm P Perry Justice of the Peace
INSTRUCTIONS.
 1st The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.—The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.  2nd The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed. 

MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE OF WITNESS.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
County of Washtenaw } ss.
I do hereby certify that the witness aforesaid is a person of truth and veracity.
Wm R Perry Justice of the Peace
I, Leonard C. Goodall Clerk of the Court of Washtenaw County, certify that, William R. Perry is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this Eighth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty one — L. C. Goodall Clerk

31079
Nathan Baxter
old year book,
Admitted
Photo of year 10 days,
#
Hon G. Ward

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 24. 1834
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 subjjoined 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 Nathan Barton
   Period when the service was performed. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sept 79 2 15 priv Capt Barnes 72 in 1834 Traditionary   Summer 80 6 " Col Tupper no Capt named  
The first item of service is susceptible of proof by the records of Mapes (ref to E. D. Bangs Secy of State Boston) and the regulations reg since the best evidence in the power of claimants to produce.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 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 traditional 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.
[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 each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. *B-1-1 1899
Nathan *Boyle Sur. File 28990
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 1779 2 mos. Pvt. Asa Barnes Israel Chapen Mass.   Spring of 1780 6 mos. Pvt. Marshall Tupper       * Name was sometimes spelled Backus   
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Great Falls, Berkshire Co. Mass
Date of application for pension, Mar 6, 1835. This cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Leicester Niagara Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born at New Fairfield Conn. in 1962
Remarks: Soldier moved to To live with her son whose name was William Bayle.

28990 Rev INVALID.
File No. 28,990
Nathan Baxter
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 24
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 June 3 Hist. Soc. to Ray Morris, V.I.S. 1912 July 29 Hist. Soc. to Geo. H. Chamberlain 1914 Aug. 1. Hon. James P. Baxter adv. it is not stated pensioner resided in any town in Washington Co. Mich. & 1919 Sept. 30. Hon. James P. Baxter adv. no further info. relation to William Baxter on file. &

New York
Rev. —
Nathan Baxter
Suspended
In lib. to Bates Cook
Nov. 17. '34
lib to Hon G. Hand - enclose
lib for Claimant Jan 12
1835

New York
Nathan Braftn
Admitted
Certificates withheld
Circular enclosed to
Hon G. Hand
January 12 th 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions. City of Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner
Pension Agency Detroit Sept 15. 1841
Sir,
I forward herewith the application of Nathan Paste for a transfer from the New York to this Agency. The Post Office address of the Pensioner is unknown to me. He will send to this office for the evidence of transfer.
I am Sir respectfully your Obt. Servant E. R. Hastings Agent for paying pension.

Mrs Nathan Bayle
Put
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Leinster 28. Octo. 1834.
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr. of Pensions,
Sir, I return the
papers of Nathan Banta with a certificate of Mr. Banta's showing 7 mo. & 20 days service. Be pleased to forward the certificate to my address.
Respectfully,
Bates Cooke

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 21 st 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Nathan Backster, as a private, is borne on a pay-roll of Capt. Asa Barns' Company, in the 3 d Regt. of Massachusetts Bay Militia, commanded by Col. Israel Chapen, where he is allowed from Oct r 16 th to Nov r 21 st 1779, for services and travel one month and ten days. ————— m. d 1=10
Nathan Baxter's name is borne on a pay-roll for the soldiers belonging to the Town of New Ashford, where he is allowed from June 3 rd 1780 to January 3 rd six months. ————— 4 Edward Damp Esq 7.10

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
Octs 2 d 1841
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 24 th ult o I have to state, that Nathan Baster a Pensioner under the Act of June 1832 at 24 44 / 100 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of March 1841
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
R. M. Elliott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
____ Orig. _____
____ Cert. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier _____
or _____
Service _____
William Baxter, or Nathan Baxter.
(Mich.)
INFORMATION DESIRED.
No 1812 Navy on roll. D.H.B. 9/29/19

6494

Ray Buffalo, N.Y. May 25, 1909.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;—
Will you be kind enough to give me a copy of the records of Nathan Baxter, Pension List 1831, Niagara Co. N. Y. and send to my address, and by so doing greatly oblige.
very truly yours,
Ray Morris.
424 Niagara St.

29 Hillside Avenue, Malden, Mass. 19 July 1919.
Per Ser ar
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—
Nathan Baxter, a Revolutionary pensioner, lived in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, up to 1842.
David Baxter, who served in the Connecticut troops also apparently lived in New York state.
Will you kindly send me a statement showing all the facts which you can report relating to these two men?
Very truly, Geo. W. Chamberlain

2 nd Postage Stamp needed MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
(INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 5, 1822)
HON. JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, President Portland, Maine
REV. HENRY SWEETSER BURRAGE, D.D. Kennebunkport, Maine Vice-Pres.
FRITZ HERMANN JORDAN, Treasurer Portland, Maine
CHARLES THORNTON LIBBY, Rec. Secretary Portland, Maine
WILLIAM DAVIS PATTERSON, Cor. Secretary Wiscasset, Maine
EVELYN LANGDON GILMORE, Librarian Portland, Maine
Antiquitatis Monumenta Colligere
PORTLAND, MAINE, August 2, 1919
Hon. G. M. Saltzgaller, Commissioner Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Mr. Chamberlain of Malden, Mass. has sent me your communication to him of July 29th in re NATHAN BAXTER, a Revolutionary pensioner. I am very desirous of getting all the particulars I can relating to him. In your remarks you say he was living in Washtenau Co., Mich. in 1841 with his son, William, etc. I want to find the town he lived in in Washtenau Co., if I have spelled the name of the County right, which I fear I have not. I will be under especial obligation if you will give me the name of the town in that County.
Yours very truly,
James P. Ratch

MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
(INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 5, 1822)
HON. JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, President Portland, Maine
REV. HENRY SWEETSER BURRAGE, D.D. Kennebunkport, Maine Vice-Pres.
FRITZ HERMANN JORDAN, Treasurer Portland, Maine
CHARLES THORNTON LIBBY, Rec. Secretary Portland, Maine
WILLIAM DAVIS PATTERSON, Cor. Secretary Wiscasset, Maine
EVELYN LANGDON GILMORE, Librarian Portland, Maine
Antiquitatis Monumenta Colligere
PORTLAND, MAINE, Sept. 23, 1919
Commissioner of Pensions, Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir:
I am informed by the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington that Nathan Baxter removed from New York State to Washtenaw County, Mich., Sept. 8, 1841, and took up his residence with his son, William Baxter. He was a pensioner and payment was made to him in Michigan.. ( I am desirous of finding if this William Baxter who was living in 1841 left descendants in Michigan.) I understand that the pension was paid him after 1841 at Detroit. I will be under especial obligation to you if you will give me information by which I can ascertain about his descendants. I am inclosing stamp for return postage.
Yours very truly,

Rev. War Section.
September 30, 1919.
Hon. James Phinney Baxter, Portland, Maine.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-third instant, which came to this Bureau on the twenty-ninth, from Detroit, Michigan, where there is no longer a pension agency (all former agencies being consolidated at Washington), you are advised that the papers in the pension claim of Nathan Baxter, S. File No. 28,990 Rev. War, fail to afford any information relative to his son William Baxter, other than that furnished you under date of August 7, 1919.
This Bureau regrets that it is unable to aid you further in your research.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Newman Acting Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
August 7, 1919.
Hon. James Phinney Baxter, Portland, Maine.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the second instant, you are advised that in the papers in the pension claim of Nathan Baxter, Survivor's File No. 33,390 Rev. War, it is nowhere stated that he resided in any town in 1841.
In his application for transfer of payment of pension, on September 3, 1841, he appeared before William R. Perry a Justice of the Peace for Washtenaw County, Michigan, and stated the following reasons for moving from the State of New York to the State of Michigan , viz: "That his son William Baxter with whom he lives, has moved to this State and it became necessary for this deponent to come with him as he is not able to live alone and take care of himself by reason of age and infirmity".
The post office address of the pensioner was not essential to the payment of his pension, which was either called for by himself or his duly authorized agent, at the Detroit, Michigan Agency. This Bureau is unable to aid you further in your research.
Very respectfully,
M. Litzgabel Commissioner.