Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16859, William Hall, N.C. Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
N. C.
Va.

Hall, William

NUMBER
S 16859

Carded
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Missouri 19.819
William  Hall of Montgomery in the State of Missouri who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wm Moore in the N. C.
line for 16 ½ mos:
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 54 Dollars [crossed through] cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sep
1833 and sent to Hon W. A. Ashley St. Louis

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '23   $135
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '24  $27
[Total]                                             $162 ┃

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
To. G. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 2. Page 82.
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Hon. A. W. Lamb Mch 5 1855
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
State of Missouri, County of Montgomery
On this fourth day of September AD 1832 personally appeared before the circuit Court of the County of Montgomery and State of Missouri (it being a court of Record) Now Sitting, William Hall a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress
passed June 7th 1832. That he, in Caswell County North Carolina, enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 with Col James Sanders and served in the 4th Regiment of the Continental line, under the following
named officers, viz 1st Col Henry Dixon 2d Archibald Lytle, 1  Maj John Armstrong and 1 Major Donoho. We marched out under Capt Robt Moore, who was elected by the men, when we got to head quarters we were placed under the command of Capt Goodman. Gen Lincoln commander, and also Gen Sumner
From Caswell County we marched to  Pottsylvania or Halifax Cty Virginia, but which he does not recollect from thence to Caswell N.C. again and encamped on Moon Creek, after remaining there a few weeks there being no call for soldiers, he received a furlough for six month's, but before the expiration of the Term, he volunteered into service, there being a call for soldiers & about the first of  November 1778 was mustered in to service in Caswell Cty N. Car. from thence was marched to Salisbury to Charlotte, to Camden, to Nelsons Ferry on Santee S. Car. and from thence to within ten miles of Charleston; thence to Furysburg on Savannah River on the S. Car. side and encamped about twenty miles above the Savannah Towns. Here we took up head quarters remained until next spring, he believes in April. He was marched out under the command of Gen Weatherford until he
got to head quarters and was then under the command of Gen Lincoln. From head quarters we marched towards augusta, just before we reached there, he with others were detached & detailed & sent
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to Charleston to defend that place against the enemy. Ten or fifteen days after we landed there, the enemy left there; we were then marched to Stone River, where we agained joined Genl Lincoln, We then pursued the Brittish [sic] to a point down the River where the enemy took up camp. we encamped & took up head quarters within five miles of the Brittish forces. The Battle on stone River was fought to the best of his recollection on Sunday the 19th or 20th of June following. He was then under the command of Col Pinkney S. Car. who commanded the Infantry. Capt Macaje Davis a regular officer with fifty men was sent as a guard to the Battle ground & he was one of those fifty There we remained about a week then returned to Head quarters; about the last of July following we marched
to Bacon's Bridge across stone and there remained until the 6th of August I then marched to Monks Corner where he received a written discharge from Maj John Armstrong (having served his term of nine months)
His said discharge he has lost, but how or where he does not know In the year of 1780 he, in the militia of Nor. Car. served a three
months tour under the command of Capt Wilson, Maj Elijah Moore and Col William Moore as the substitute of Bazle Davis who was drafted; he was mustered into service in Caswell County N. Car. where he lived, and was marched  with the troops to Hillsborough, Salisbury, Charlotte and from thence to the Waxhaw Creeks head quarters and there remained until we were verbally discharged by Col William Moore. In this time Geb Morgan a continental officer took a pretty good number of Tories who were taken to our head quarters and he assisted in guarding them. In the first of 1781 he volunteered in the Militia of Nor. Car. under the command of Col William Moore and Capt Dudley Reynolds and Ensign William Haney to go against the Tories. To the best of his recollection this service lasted about six weeks; during the time we had the battle with the Tories near Haw River. where we defeated them & killed nearly the whole of them. A little 
after this time the battle of Gelford [Guilford] was fought.
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in that battle, but for his horse, and was with another soldier, permitted to go home to get fresh horses. He was about 3 miles from  Gilford [Guilford] at the time of the Battle. He was then discharged verbally by Col William Moore. about the month of June following there was a draft in Virginia for men to go to Little York. He went as the substitute of one Charles Cannon, who had been drafted, under the command of Col Peter Rogers, and Capt Fleming Bates of Halifax Va still living in Caswell County N. Car. near the Virginia line, as well as he recollects, about the last of June or of 1st of July he was mustered into service at Halifax Court house, and was marched to Petersburg, crossed James River at old Jamestown, from thence to  Williamsburg and thence to Little York, there we continued until Cornwallis surrendered to Gen George Washington, He was then verbally discharged by the Governor of Virginia, whose name is now forgotten. after his discharge
the governor as he understood issued a proclamation, proclaiming that any person who would assist in guarding the prisoners from Little York Nolands Ferry on the Potomac should be considered to have rendered service equal to a three months tour of duty, this ser ice he performed as one of the guard and marched by Hanover Ct. House & Fredericksburg to the Ferry, under the command of Capt Roberts. The Col not  recollected, continued in the service, or engaged, from the time of discharge until
about the middle of the December following before he reached his place of residence in Caswell Cty N. Car That he has never received one cent of pay for the services he rendered during the revolutionary war except the time he served as a regular Soldier. He served as a soldier in the continental line nine months, as militia soldier about ten months and a half and
was on furlough about three months That these statements as to the names of the officers under whom he served, the names of the places at which he was, at the different times are all made from recollection and in some instances his Memory may have miss served him. That he has no
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documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any State.
Qn. by the Court-- Where and in what year were you born?
Ans.  I was born in Henrico Cty Virginia in the year of AD. 1761.
Qn. by the same Have you any record of your age & if so, where is it?
Ans There is none that I know of my age I learned from my parents.
Qn by same - Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do
you now live?
Ansd. when called into the service I lived in Caswell County North Carolina since the Revolutionary war. I lived in Caswell County until I was near thirty years old, I then moved to Rowen Cly N. Ca and lived twenty two or three years, I then moved to Smith County Tennessee & lived five years & from the to Montgomery County Missouri & lived fourteen years, where I now reside
Qn. by same. How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans I first enlisted, the second time I was a substitute for Bazle Davis, next I was a volunteer to go after the Tori s, next I was a substitute for Charles Cannon in Virginia and lastly I volunteered to guard the prisoners who were taken at Little York.
Qn. by court-- State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and
Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans. 1 Col Henry Dixon, 2nd Col Archibald Lytle Major John Armstrong, Maj Thomas Donahoo, [Donoho] Capt Goodman, Gen Lincoln,
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Gen Sumner, Col Pinkney of South Carolina, Capt Macaje [Micajah] Lewis Gen Morgan and Gen Washington the names of some of the
regular officers who were with the troops  where I served and Col James Sanders, who enlisted me, Gen Weatherford, Capt Wilson
Col Wm Moore, Maj Elijah Moore, Capt Dudley Reynolds, Col Peter Rogers and Capt Fleming Bates, some of the Militia officers under whom I served; the only Regiment recollected was the 4th Regiment of the Continental line, the number of the other Regiments not  recollected; and as to the general circumstances of my service I will say that I was enlisted by Col James Sanders in Caswell County N. Car. and was then put under the command of Col Henry Dixon a continental officer & marched to Virginia, then back to Caswell City N. Car. was then furloughed for six months; afterwards there being a call for men
I was mustered into service about the sixth of November & marched to Salisbury to Charlott [sic] to Camden, S. Ca. thence to Nelson's Ferry on Santee, thence within ten miles of  Charleston, and from thence to Purrysburg on the Sabina River, within twenty miles of the Savannah towns and continued there until the first of April 1779. I was then marched up to the Sabina River towards Augusta and with three hundred other soldiers to go and reenforce Charleston, which we done, and continued there until the Brittish left, we pursued them to Stono, (where they  encamped) having joined Gen Lincoln, about the 19th or 20th of June of said year the battle at Stono was fought. I was after that marched to Bacons Bridge across Stono and then to Monks Corner, where I was discharged by Maj John Armstrong having served nine months
I afterwards in 1780, entered the Militia of N. Car. as the substitute of Bazle Davis, under the
command of Capt James Wilson, Col William Moore, and Maj Elijah Moore in Caswell City - and was marched through Hillsborough, Charlotte to the Waxaw [Waxhaw] creeks, head quarters, and was discharged by Col. William Moore having served 3 months
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About this time Gen Morgan took Gen Rugsley  [Rugeley] and his men at Rugeley's Mill, and I assisted in guarding the prisoners. In 1781. I volunteered under Col. William Moore and Capt Dudley Reynolds to march against the Tories, whom we fought near Haw River, and killed most of them, being about three hundred in number, who were under the command of Doe [Doc] Hiles {Pyle] as their Collonel [sic], and was in the service about six weeks- a little after this the Battle of Gelfort [Guilford?] was fought and should have been in it, had I not gone home to get a fresh horse. Just before the battle with the Tories, Col Bee, from the north with nineteen dragoons joined us and was in the battle-- In the June following there was a draft in Virginia, and I entered the militia service, as the substitute of Charles Cannon, under the command of Col Peter Rogers and Capt Fleming Bates of Halifax Virginia, and was marched to Petersburg, thence crossing James River at old James Town, thence to Williams being and Joined Gen Washington at Little York where I remained until after Cornwallis surrendered in 1781 and was then discharged by the Gov of Virginia, the proper officer
being absent for some cause not recollected, and then from the proclamation of the Governor of Virginia I volunteered and went under the command of Capt Roberts to guard the prisoners to Nolands Ferry on the Potomac and was discharged about the middle of the December following, and as a circumstance I will here state  to the best of my recollection
 that Lieutenant Charles Dixon receipted for my pay as a continental soldier, which I expect is now on file in the office of the secretary of war or by same. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans Having served nine months in the continental line. I, when my time was out received a written discharge from Maj John
Armstrong a regular officer, which I have lost, how, when or where I do not know, and that was the only written discharge which I ever received
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in writing [crossed out]
Qr. by same, State the names of persons as to whom you are known in your present  neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the Revolution:
Ans-- There is Robert Baker, a preacher of the gospel, who is now sick and cannot attend the Court, John Baker, Cornelius Howard Jacob L. Sharp the clerk of the Court and Absolem Hayse the Sheriff of Montgomery County Mo
Sworn to and subscribed the day year aforesaid in open Court
William Hall
Jacob L. Sharp Clerk

we John Baker, Cornelius Howard, Jacob L Sharp and Absolem [Absalom] Hayse [Hays] all residing in the County of Montgomery hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above  declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the
Jacob L. Sharp
John Baker
Cornelius Howard
x
his mark
Absalom Hays


And the [illegible] court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court
further, that it appears to them that Jacob L Sharp, John Baker Cornelius Howard & Absalom Hays residents of Montgomery
County, who signed the foregoing certificate are credible persons and that then statement is entitled to credit
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I Jacob L. Sharp Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Montgomery, state of Missouri, do hereby certify that the foregoing seven pages contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Hall for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at office this 1st day of September AD 1832 and of [illegible] state the

Jacob L. Sharp Clerk

[seal]
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No 24314

William Hall
Montgomery County
Missouri

Return

Adm 16 Months &
15 days.

          53.33
            1.66
[Total] 54.99

              108
                27
[total]     135

Hon. William H. Ashley
St. Louis
Missouri
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20th April - 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew [sic] what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this  Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing [sic] the Service of William Hall of Missouri Montgomery County.

Period when the service was rendered, Duration of the claimant's service, Rank of the claimant, Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served, Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service, Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Enlisted 1778, 9 months, Private, Col. James Sanders, 71. years Caswell  County No. Carolina, Traditionary

Enlisted 1780. 3 months, Private, Col. H Dixon, 71. years Caswell  County No. Carolina, Traditionary

Enlisted 1781, 1 mo, 12 days, Private, Col. Wm Moore, 71. years Caswell  County No. Carolina, Traditionary

Enlisted June an 1st July, 3 months, 19 days, Private, 71. years Caswell  County No. Carolina, Traditionary

Enlisted October 19, 2 mon, Private,71. years Caswell  County No. Carolina, Traditionary





The sums of his Service by Stating, he Served as a Soldier in the Continental line 9. Months, as a Militia Man, about 10. Mo. 15 days, and was on furlough about 3 months.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 1832,
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of
 [blank] in the county of  [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c)[blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)[blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] 
(e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he the Agency in the State of
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of
[blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
[blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what one has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates,
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general; and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State of Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the declarant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A> B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, accordingly to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: -- For ____year ____ months, and ____ days I served as a _______. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrases about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps
called into to service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service
was performed; he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certification of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must in all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

October 11, 1929

Nell Hall Wright
New Florence
Missouri

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the  Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16859, it appears that William Hall was born in 1761, in Henrico County, Virginia.
While residing in Caswell County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops as follows:
In 1778, a few weeks in Captains Robert Moore's and Goodman's Companies, Colonels Henry Dixon's and Archibald Lytle's Regiment; from November 6, 1778, nine months in Captain Micajah Lewis' Company, was at the battle of Stone and was discharged at Monk's Corner by Major John Armstrong; in 1780, three months in Captain James Wilson's Company, Colonel William Moore's Regiment; early in 1781, six weeks in Captain Dudley Reynolds' Company, Colonel William Moore's
Regiment and was at the battle of Haw River.
Later in 1781, three months in Captain Fleming Bates' Company, Colonel Peter Rogers' Virginia Regiment, was at the
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surrender of Cornwallis, after which he served until in December, 1781, under Captain Roberts as a guard to the prisoners taken at the battle of Yorktown.
After the Revolution, he moved to Rowan County, North Carolina, lived there twenty-two or twenty-three years, then moved to Smith County, Tennessee, was there about five years, when he moved to Montgomery County, Missouri.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Montgomery County, Missouri
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Boone County Mo
May 18th 1833

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose The amended declaration of Mr William Hall who requests that a certificate may be forwarded to my care, as early as convenient.
with the utmost respect
I am your obedient servant,
W. H. Ashley

I have searched all the W. Hall cases, and
cannot find an amended declaration in and
of them. AW

Hon Lewis Cass
Secy of War
City of Washington
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New Florence, Mo
August 5, 1929.

Pension Dept of Wat
Washington, D.C

Dear Sirs:

I am collecting date on my relatives to make application to the D.A.R. Will you give me any information you may have on William Hall who
joined the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. I know that he was a
Soldier in that war since the D.A.R. have a
monument to his grave near here. He was born 
in North Carolina and came from Eastern Tennessee to Montgomery County Mo. in 1817. His second wife was Elizabeth Hicks and their
[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE.
U. S.
AUG 7 1929
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children were, Sarah, Elizabeth, Dorcas,
Nancey, Lovey, David and Henry. The older
children were born in North Carolina,  Tennessee or So. Carolina. We do not know when he was born or who his first wife was. The only references we have of this ancester [sic] is in Rose and Bryan "History of Pioneer Families of Missouri " written in 1876.
Any information you can give me concerning his services, date of entering the army, date of birth,
first wife and family ect. [sic] I will appreciate very much.
I shall be glad to pay any reasonable sum if charges are made fore your trouble.
May I hear from you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Nell Hall Wright
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No. 16859
INVALID.
File No. 16859
William Hall
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 165 -
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1915 Mar 6 Tombstone dated to Mrs H. W. Johnson see letter in W96 2v. Va.

1929 Oct 1 Hist to Nell Hall Wright AW