Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32805, Abner Hall, Mass.
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SERVICE                       *                                          Number
 Mass.                          Hall, Abner                            S. 32805 



CONTENTS
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                               10, 317
                                                             R
                        Massachusetts
                         Abner Hall
of Kingston in the state of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Bailey of  the Massachusetts
line , for the term of Six years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of May 1819
and sent to Nahum Mitchell [illegible]
East Bridgewater Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Nov. 1819.             88.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep : 1819. 48.00
                                                        $136.23

                Revolutionary claim,
                Act 18th March, 1818.
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                         32, 805
                      INVALID
              Rej
File No.     32, 805
                Abner Hall
                Pri.   Rev War
    Act:   18th March 1818
Index :      Vol.   2       , Page 174

          { Arrangement of 1870 }
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Kingston [ illegible]  1818
I do hereby certify that Abner
Hall, inlisted into my Company in
the Second Regiment of the Massachusetts
Line in the year 1774 to Service during
the revolutionary war, that he [illegible]
in the said Regiment until the
Cessation of the conflict, and received
 an Honorable Discharge -
During all which time he conducted
as a good soldier - - and had the
the [illegible] of [illegible] confer'd on him
                      Seth Drew [illegible] in
                         the 3d Mass.. Regt in
                         the revolutionary army
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               Abner Hall
                 Kingston -------------
                                 Monay 20 $
       
    May 4th .

(written vertically on right-hand side of page.):

Abner Hall
Drews Company
2d Regt. Mass.
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Abner Hall
Kingston

Money 20S

May 4. 1802

This was taken from the Secretary's office at Boston by me. 
N Mitchell Judge  

[text written sideways]
Abner Hall
Drew's Company
2nd Regt.  Mass.
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Kingston January 8th 1802.
I the subscriber do hereby certify that Arlene Hall of of Plymton in the County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts, late a Soldier in the 2d Massachusetts
Regiment of foot in the Late Continental Army did enlist in my Company in the Regiment aforesaid for the full term that the way should continue, and that said Hall did Continue in said service during the war and at the close received an honorable Discharge, together with the Badge of* Six years faithfull service and is intitled accordingly to all the Emmolument due to soldier who served during the late
American War. 
Signature of Seth Drew late Capt
in the 2d Regt Mass Line
Continental  Army

Caleb Gibbs Late  Major. 2nd
Mass Regiment

B*
In lieu of 6 year faithful service - should be 7 years and 2 months   C. Gibbs
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Abner Hall
Kingston

33m 10 d on the rolls at Boston

Private
Col. Bailey & Sprouts Regt. 
Massachusetts Line
1777 - 6 years.

Admitted
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United States of America.
State of Massachusetts

I, Abner Hall a citizen of the United States,
now resident at Kingston in the County of Plymouth in the State aforesaid, do on oath,
declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one
requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a Soldier against the common enemy; from 1777 to the end of
the war.

That I belonged to Capt. Seth Drew's company part of the time and Capt Adam Bailey Company the remainder of the time and in Col. Bailey, and Col. Sproats Regiment and that I left the service in the year 1783 in April or May.
I had an honorable discharge in writing under the hand of Genl Washington but I have (?)  it out and lost it that I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of my country for support.

And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Signature of Abner Hall

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, one of the Justices of the circuit court of common pleas for the Southern Circuit of Mr including the counties of Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Ducks & Nantucket & Barnstable the abovenamed Abner Hall
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence, and I do certify that the said Hall is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Signature of Nahum Mitchell Judge
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[Large letters written]
Con

10,317

Sept 1819
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[Test written to left of document]
Luther Bailey both in the Massachusetts line  served till the close of the war but his mind being weak he cannot particularly describe all the services and commissions (?)


SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.

On this 14th day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Abner Hall aged
65. years, resident in Plympton in said County,
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in
the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of seven years & 2 months in the Reg
commanded first by Coll Bailey afterwards by Col. Sproat he was first in the Compy of Capt. Drew afterward in that commanded by Capt

and that he has received a pension certificate dated 7th May 1819 and numbered  10.317- in pursuance of his original Declaration made 14th April 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent
thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress,
entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of
the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818;
and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts
, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the
schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

Same by profession a Labourer I have a wife aged 55 years - I have one son only in my family aged 18 years named Daniel Hall  - I have due to me about twenty five
dollars & owe about fifteen dollars.

Schedule
about five rods of land with a small house
1 Cow - 5 chairs - 2 tables - cups & Saucers (?)- earthenware & iron ware - pr dogs - shovel & tongs - 1 glass
Signature of Abner (his X mark) Hall

Sworn to and declared on the 19th day of July A.D. 1820
before Nahum Mitchell C. Justice of Court

I, John B Thomas Clerk of 1st Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto an 54.90 annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty four dollars and ninety cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty ninth day of December 1820
Signature of Jno B Thomas
Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth
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#Luther Bailey, both in the Massachusetts line served till the close of the war but his mind being weak he cannot particularly describe all the services & commands. 

SCHEDULE. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth ss.

On the 14th  day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circui, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Abner Hall aged 65 years, resident in Plympton in said County,
 who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he serve in
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