Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34909, Jacob Hall, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Hall, Jacob


NUMBER
S. 34909

CONTENTS
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Duplicate Certificate issued Sept 1838 and sent to Samuel Evans. - Trenton, New Jersey

18. 322
B.F Vol 4 128
New Jersey
R
Jacob Hall of Nottingham in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shreves of the Jersey
line, for the term of the War - 4 yrs

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20th of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of Oct 1821 and sent to James Ewing, Esqr Trenton, N Jersey

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1821 - 324.00
324.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1822 48.00
[total] $372.00
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Burlington Co.
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Jacob Hall
20 Apr: 1818.
Col. Martin's
N. Jersey Regt.
1778 - [illegible] [J not?] on roll

Col: Shreve's
N. Jersey Reg
1779 - war
on roll.

Admitted
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District of New Jersey, ss.

On this fourteenth day of August 1821, personally appeared, in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas, of the County of Burlington, in the state of New Jersey, being a Court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law-having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its
proceedings. Jacob Hall aged sixty five years, resident in Nottingham Township 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: -- enlisted in the Company of Abraham Lyon in the fourth Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Martin, just before the battle of Monmouth in 1778 for nine months but before the nine months expired enlisted to serve during the war, was transferred to the second Jersey regiment Captain Bowmans Company and served until the Battle of Springfield in June 1780 was wounded in that Battle and has ever since been unable to work and has recd. ever since pension from the U. States - has a wife & children - children are all grown up and dispersed,   has no other of any of them for more than a year - they are all grown up - 
is disabled by his wounds from [illegible] a living by his labor -
And I do solemnly sworn that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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 following, and by me subscribed.  one meat [illegible], one axe, 1 drawing knife, 1 auger [illegible],Tea Kettle & pot, 1 Tub - 1 pail, Cookery ware- shears, broom and pan - [illegible] flat irons, chairs, table and baskets, Tea canister & Sugar bowl, knifes, forks and spoon, 4 hammer - 1 pincher
Jacob Hall

Sworn to and declared, on the 14th day of
August 1821 before Edmund Darnel Presdt [President]

I, JOSEPH McILVAINE, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of
Burlington, in the State of New-Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Deposition
and the schedule thereunder written, 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 exibited [sic] in the aforesaid schedule is Twelve dollars and thirty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court, on this fourteenth day of August
1821
J M McIlvaine
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The Court is of opinion not the
Total amount in value
of the property
of Jacob Hall within named
is exhibited in the within Schedule
is twelve
dollars & thirty cents
Edmund Darnell Prest [President]
August 14th 1821
(Copy)
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Revy

34909

INVALID. 

File No. 34909
Jacob Hall
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 1800
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 175
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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old case
18,188
Jacob Hall
Burlington, N. J.

Joseph W. McIlvaine
Burlington, N. Jersey
Recd. 22 Aug 1821.

John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War
Washington 

FREE

McIlvaine
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It is requested that the certificate enabling
Jacob Hall to draw a pension may be inclosed
[sic] and forwarded by mail to "Joseph McIlvane Burlington New Jersey or to James Ewing Esquire Trenton"

See letter of 28th April 1821, to
Gen. Joseph Bloomfield--
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I John Smith late a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex do hereby Certify, That Jacob Hall private in the new Jersey line during the Revolutionary war, Came before me on the 20th April 1818 and made the usual Oath and declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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," that the said oath and declaration was transmitted to the Secretary of the Department of war, and Returned to me for some Informality or further 
Evidence
John Smith
June 9th 1821
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FREE

Hon: James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.

McIlvane
Spet. 13

[postmark]
TRENTON N. J.
11 SEPT
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State of New Jersey.
County of Mercer SS
On this eleventh day of September 1838
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Mercer personally appeared Jacob Hall who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Bowman in the regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Shreve in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Jersey that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the seventh day of March 1838 he placed in the
hands of Robert Waddell of Trenton New Jersey for safe keeping, and since the period last mentioned the said Robert Waddell  removed his family and effects from where he lately resided to the place where he now  resides in which said removal the certificate of pension which I long possessed become lost or mislaid
Jacob Hall
X
his mark

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Saml Evans, Justice of the Peace
Henry R. Evans Witness

State of New Jersey
County of Mercer
On this eleventh day of September 1838 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Mercer, personally appeared Robert Waddell of Trenton New Jersey who on his oath declares that the facts so far as relates to the loss of the aforesaid Jacob Hall pension certificate, as set forth in the foregoing affidavit of the said Jacob Hall is true to the very letter that he well knows him the said Jacob Hall to be the identical person described in the above affidavit 
Robt Waddell

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Saml Evans Justice of the Peace
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I, Samuel Evans a Justice of the Peace for the County of Mercer do hereby certify that Robert Waddell of Trenton New Jersey who appeared before me this day and took the foregoing
affidavit is a person of veracity and I do moreover certify That I have been personally acquainted with Jacob Hall who appeared before me this day and took the foregoing affidavit for upwards of Twenty-five years last past and know him to be the identical Jacob Hall who has been many years on the Pension list Roll of New Jersey agency - Witness my hand this eleventh day of September 1838 -
Saml Evans, Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
I, James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Samuel Evans Esqr. before whom the affidavits of Jacob Hall and Robert Waddell were taken, and who has attested the same, and hath thereto annexed his certificate to the credibility of the witnesses was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer in said State, duly appointed commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations and that the signatures of the said Samuel Evans are in his own proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office at the City of Trenton in said State this Eleventh day of September Anno Domini, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty eight. (1838) 
James D. Westcott

[seal illegible]
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Hon. James L. Edwards
Dear Sir

You are respectfully requested, to send a Duplicate Certificate of Pension in Mr Hall's case, if the requested steps have been taken to Mr Robert Waddell or the Agent for paying pensions in Trenton as early as you can conveniently cause.
Yours respectfully
Saml. Evans,
Trenton Sept. 11, 1838.