Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4487, Seburt Hall, Md.
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SERVICE  
Md.

Hall, Seburt
or Seabert

NUMBER
R. 4487
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CONTENTS
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of
the Act of Congress passed June
7 1832
State of North Carolina
Rockingham County
On this 24 day of February 1845
personally appeared in open Court
Before the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions now sitting Seaburt
Hall a resident of said County
aged 93 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 Act of Congress
passed June the 7 1832
That he entered the service
of the United States under the following
named offices & served 
as herein stated He volunteered
in St. Marys County Maryland
of which he was at that time a
resident under Capt. Enoch
McClain a security officer for
the term of three years  He thinks this was the first year of the war
From St. Marys he marched under
said McClain to the state 
of Massachusetts with the view
of cooperating with the regular Army
under Col. Reed. Two days after
his arrival near the Bunker
Hill battle ground an alarm 
came that the British were about
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landing near the mouth of the Patuxent
River on the Chesapeak Bay & it
was expected they would take possession
of the adjacent county & command
depredatious upon the inhabitants
by carrying off the negroes. [illegible]
in themselves with poresians [illegible]
Whereupon it was deemed advisable
by Col. Reed to send back
for the protection of that section
a portion of the soldiers who had
come from it Accordingly he
ordered back this declarant
with 59 others for that purpose
[illegible] the names of those
sent back with him he recollects
those of Joseph Bright
Ignatius Grinolds & a man
by the name of Reynolds
He returned by forced marches
under said Capt McClain Upon 
his return he with his comrades was 
formed into a scouting party & was
immediately employed in an attempt
to dislodge the British from Drum
Point at the mouth of Patuxent
River his company was required
to keep their arms at all times
in good order to have several days 
provision at hand & to be ready
with a certain number of catridges
to march at a minutes crossing
to guard the landing points of St.
Marys & Calvert Counties
which were from their location
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much exposed to incursion
of the enemy.  In this way his
company after fired upon
the enemy to keep them from
landing He was then employed
when the British took possession
of Cherry Orchard or Cherry Island
in the [blank] with a force
of several thousand men.  From 
this Island the enemy were in the
habit every day & night at low
tides of attempting to reach the main
land  These attempts of the enemy
brought a a good many engagements
with his company, in which
several on both sides were some
times lost  After the experation of
his three years he again volunteered
in the same county to serve
during the war which he did
being most of the time engaged
guarding the points aforesaid
He served under Capts Grinolds
& Abels & others whose names
have escaped him as have also
many of the particulars of his
services from his extreme age
and condsequent loss of memory
He has no documentary
evidence nor does he know of anyone
whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim
to a pension or annuity except 
the present & declares that his name
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is not on the pension roll of the (illegible) or of any stated. Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
Seaburt Hall 
Me Robert Shrives a clergyman and Joseph Holderby both residing in the county of Rockingham hereby certify that we are acquainted with Seaburt Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above dictation that we believe him to be 93 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 27th day and year aforesaid of Feb 1845 in open court 
Robert Shrives 
T B Wheeler
And the said court do hereby declare their option after the investigation of the matter and after getting 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 Robert Shires who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy man resident in the county of Rockingham and that Joseph Haldeby who has also signed the same is
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a resident of said county (illegible) and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thos. B Wheeler clerk of the county court of Rockingham County do herby certify that the foregoing contains the official proceedings of the said Court of which the paper attached marked B James Laport in the matter of the application of Seabert Hall for pension.
I testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand and seal of office this 28th day of Feb. 1845.
F B Wheeler clerk
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To the inquires required by the department to be put he answers that he must have in St. Marys County Md that he has no record of his age that when called into service he lived in St Marys County MD that since that he has been in Gro Town London, and Pittsylvania PA that he volunteered.  He knew Cols Reed and Banns of the regular army.  He thinks they belonged to the regular army .  He received a discharge at the close of the war from Mason Abel which has been lost.  Joseph Holderly can testify for me.
Robt Shrives
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Acts of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4487
P.O. Seaburt Hall
Service: ___
Enlisted: ___, 18__.
Discharged: ___, 18__.
Application filed: ___, 18__.
Alleges: ___
Re-enlisted: ___
Attorney: ___
P. O. ___
___ Recognized. ___ Contract.
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Seaburt Hall
N.C
Act 7th June 1832
D.M[?] Courts May 3d '45
Let[?] G.C. Ames Feby 25 1852
4487
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No 37002
Seaburt Hall
N.C.
Act 7 June '32
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Washington Oct 23rd 1857
James E Heath Esq

Sir

Enclosed you will please find Power of Attorney from Seabert Hall an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 from North Carolina.

I wish to have the privilege of examining the papers filed in support of his claim

Very Respectfully
Your obt. sevt
Geo C Ames
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Washington, Nov. 6th 1852.
Honble Jas E. Heath
Comr of Pensions

Sir,

I have the honor to submit the declaration & a power of attorney from Seaburt Hall a resident of Henry County in the State of Virginia, who was a revolutionary Soldier, asking permission for me to examine his papers to prosecute his claim for a pension. You will please permit me to examine the papers on file in his case.

Very respectfully
Your obt. sevt.
H.C. Spalding
Attorney
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March 14, 1845.
Cls[?] Schaburt Hall
W.S. Mobly
June 7, 1832
Re care of Martin Miller
C.[?]

[sideways] [illegible]
March 10th [/sideways]
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38[?]

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Washington City
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Reidsville, Rockingham Co. NC
March 7 1845

Sir

I enclose herewith the applications of Mr J. Mobly & Seabert Hall for pensions, and also the certificate of the Republic of the Land office of Maryland giving the names of the officers under whom Martin Miller, whose care & forwarded to you some time since, served Mr Miller died before I red your answer, but I hope his death does not absolutely debar his family from geting his pension

Very respectfully
Yours
J.L. Edwards, Esq
D.W. Courts
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Declaration & Power of Attorney from Seaburt Hall to H.C. Spalding

[sideways] Spaulding from Hall } pow. atty [/sideways]
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State of Virginia
Henry County Sct

Be it known that before me a Justice of the peace in and for the The County afore said duly authorised by law to administer oaths personally appeared Sebert Hall a resident of the County and State afore said who being first duly sworn according to law aged 100 years old state that he was in the service he was what was termed a minute man had always to have 3 days provision ready and musket in good order with 5 Cartridges to march at any minute unlisted under Captain McLain in St. Marys County in the State of Maryland and marched on to join head quarters and just got over the purluxton[?] river in the edge of Arnold County in said state of Maryland where Colonel Read overtook us and turned us and marched us down through Colbert County to drum point to meet the enemy. There gave me a certificate to join Edmond Abels company to guard the landing and I was told that my name was scratched off of that roll. Abel getting a higher commission. I came under his Brother John, he died, and then I was under Jonathan Bael and when the british took the cherry field Island we was marched down to the cherry field by Jonathan Abel and was there when Cornwallis was taken at york Town. he says that he enlisted into the service above a short time after the battle of Bunker Hill and remained therein until the surrender of Cornwallis at york Town. on leaving the service he had a full discharge. after which he was absent from home on a sea voyager about 4 years and during that time his relations hearing he was dead. the discharge was destroyed.

And for said service he believes himself entitled to a pension under the laws of the united states now in force and to accomplish which he here by appoint H.C. Spaulding DC[?] his true and lawful attorney with irrevocable power to examine into investigate and establish the claim for said pension and do all acts necessary thereto in witing[?] whereof he has her unto set his hand and seal this 28th day of October 1852

Sabert Hall seal
Witness
J Griggs
W.J. Salmon
Signed sealed acknowledged and sworn to before me the 28th. Oct 1852
Overton R Dillard J.P
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State of Virginia
County of Henry Ss

I, Jeremiah Griggs clerk of the County Court for the County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Overton R Dillard whose genuine signature appeares to the foregoing certificate is an was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for the County and state aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & Credit, and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court or record having general jurisdiction

Given under my hand and seal of office at Office this 28th day of October 1852
J Griggs ck
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STATE OF N. Carolina
COUNTY Rockingham } ss.

BE IT KNOWN, That on this 11th day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty one before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Seabert Hall late a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical person who made application for a pension under act of 7th June 1832 from Rockingham Co. and who was a Revolutionary soldier of the United States; and that he has been informed that said Pension ought to be allowed; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.

Seabert Hall His mark

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
J. Peace. } Geo L Aiken

I, Geo K Aiken a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Seabert Hall who executed the foregoing paper was respectable resident of this County, and is, so far as I know, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.

Geo L. Aiken, J Peace.

I, Thomas B. Wheeler Clerk of the County Court of the County Rockingham and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George L. Aikin before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorize by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 18th day of September A. D. 1857.

TB Wheeler Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Seabert Hall hereby constitute and appoint George C Ames Esquire my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of myself for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.

WITNESS my hand and Seal this 11th day September A. D. 1857.

Seabert Hall his mark

Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Geo L. Aiken
Chas A Speece

[sideways] Sebert Hall [/sideways]

STATE OF N. Carolina
COUNTY OF Rockingham } ss:

On this the Eleventh day of September A.D. 1857 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Seabert Hall and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.

IN TESTIOMNY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
George L Aiken J. Peace