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 Pension Record
 Douglas County Kansas
 Transcribed by Fred Smoot of Sausalito CA
 Scans contributed by Jennifer Woods
 Transcription made from scans of Widow's Pension Claim of Rebecca White 
(nee Campbell) Baker.

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US PENSION OFFICE
NOV 11 1890

Wid. orig 410 367
511332
ACT OF JUNE 27, 1890
WIDOW'S CLAIM
CLAIMANT
Mrs. Rebecca W . Baker widow
SOLIDER
of James Baker (Deceased)
Co. "F" 74th Penn- Infty Vols
ADDRESS
Sibly County of
Douglas State of
Kansas

Filed by
_ Carpentry of Lawrence
Kansas atty for Claimant
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ACT OF JUNE 27, 1890

DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION
To be executed before a Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, or any office 
competent to administer oaths.

State of Kansas, County of Douglas, SS:
On this 13th day of November, A.D., one thousand eight hundred and ninety 
~~~~, personally appeared before me, a Deputy Clerk of the Dist Court 
within and for the county and State aforesaid Mrs. Rebecca W. Baker, aged 
Seventy years, a resident of the Township of Wakarusa, county of Douglas, 
State of Kansas, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she 
is the widow of James Baker (deceased), who enlisted under the name of 
James Baker, at Indiana County of Indiana State of Pennsylvania, on the 4th 
of March A.D. 1865, in Co "F" 74th Regt Pennsylvania Infantry Vols and 
served at least ninety days in the late War of the Rebellion, who was 
HONORABLY DISCHARGED Harrisburg Pennsylvania on or about the 1st of 
September 1865, and died on the 9th day of November 1885. That she married 
under the name of Rebecca White Campbell, to said James Baker, on the 
Fourth day of March 1846, by Reve. John F. Selby, at East Mahoning 
Township, County of Indiana, Pennsylvania, there being no legal barrier to 
said marriage. Neither were ever before Married. That she  has not 
remarried since the death of the said James Baker, Now deceased. That she 
is without other means of support that her daily labor. That names and 
dates of birth of all the children now living under sixteen years of age of 
the soldier are as follows:
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That she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the 
pension roll of the United States under the provisiopns of the Act of June 
27, 1890.
She hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, R 
Carpenter Lawrence, of County of Douglas, State of Kansas, her true and 
lawful attorney to prosecute her claim, the fee to be TEN DOLLARS as 
prescribed by law. That her post office is Silby, County of Douglas, State 
of Kansas.
/s/ Mrs Rebecca W. Baker
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Also personally appeared John S. Baker, residing at Kansas City MO, and 
Sherman A. Harvey, residing at Lawrence Kansas, person whom I certify to be 
respectable and entitled to credit and who, being duly sworn, say they were 
present and saw Mrs Rebecca W. Baker claimant, sign her name (or make her 
mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe 
from the appearance of said claimant and an acquaintance with her of 50 
years and 10 years, respecttively, that she is the identical person she 
represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution 
of this claim.
/s/ John S Baker
/s/ Sherman A. Harvey.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th of November A.D. 18--, and I 
herby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc., were fully 
made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, 
including the words --- erased, and the words --- added; and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in prosecution of the claim.

/s/ Ella Bar____
Deputy Clerk District Court

The Act of June 27, 1890, requires, in widow's case:
1. That the soldier served at least NINETY DAYS in the War of the Rebellion 
and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
2. Proof of soldier's death (death cause need not have been due to Army 
service).
3. That the widow is "without other means of support than her daily labor."
4. That widow was married to soldier prior to June 27, date f Act.
5. That all pensions under this act commence from date of receipt of 
application (executed after the passage of act) in Pension Bureau.