REVOLUTIONARY WAR DISABILITY AFFIDAVIT - THOMAS BAKER

Copyright (c) 2002 by Janet Neville. This copy contributed for use in 
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection

Baker, Thomas    Pen.15  1788-1814     10 pounds
Spy--Colonel Andrew Lewis Command
Point Pleasant 1774
Madison County, Ky   (Also listed as Dunmore's War)
Estell County, Ky
 
  This day Samuel Estill came before me Green Clay,   presiding justice of the 
peace in and for said county and made oath that Thomas Baker now a resident of 
Extill County is the same Thomas Baker who was in the expedition against the 
Indians under the command of general Lewis and in the battle at the point under 
said commander. On the fourth day of October 1774 he received wounds for which 
he has ___ he has been informed.  Placed on the pensions list and the said 
Estill further states that the said Baker is yet living and laboring under said 
wounds, given under my  hand and seal this 6th day of April
  
                                       Green Clay
  Satisfactory proof being produced.  This court doth certify to his Excellancy

 James Barbor ESQ governor of Virginia.  That Thomas Baker Sr was wounded at the 
battle fought in Ohio at the mouth of the Kanaway in the year 1774 under the 
command of Andrew Lewis in ___? moves expedition by which he was disabled to 
provide the means of ordinary sustanance, by reason whereof he was entitled to a 
pension of ten pounds from the state of Virginia.  This court doth further 
certify that Thomas Baker is a _____ of Estill County and state of Kentucky, and 
by reason of his disability is in indigant situation ----
Given under our hands and seals this 17th day of August 1812                  Jones Woy     
A Copy Teste                             ____ Cobbe
 Robert Clark                            John Parker


  I do, with the advice of council, hereby certify that Thomas Baker is 
continued on the list of pensioners with his former allowance, commencing on the 
first day of January seventeen hundred and eighty six.
  Given under my hand as the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia, at 
Richmond, this 4th day of September 1882.
                                J. S. Barbour
Copy
 F. Pleasants

CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE:  Further documents contain power of attorney to John Embrue; 
last record of pension paid: February 18,1812.