Richard Crum / Speck

Richard was working on the Nelson Ramsdill farm, a short distance north of Riley’s Cove in the Town of Saratoga Springs, when he joined Company F of the New York 2nd Veteran Cavalry Regiment in June, 1863 under the name Richard Crum

National Archives and Records Administration, Regular Army Service Record, Enlistment Record, Richard Crum December 23, 1897

Richard was described in his later enlistment papers as having blue eyes, dark brown hair and fair complexion,

Nancy Hagamore and the other beneficiaries of the estate retained their own attorney Frederick Chew of Troy and defended the will on the grounds that George was competent, that he honestly believed Richard dead, and that Richard was not actually George’s legitimate heir since George never married Richard’s mother Elizabeth Bennett. http://chipscrumsandspecksofsaratogacountyhistory.com/category/crum...