Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,897, Joseph Hall, R.I. Vt.
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New York 71.068
['From Connecticut to Vermont' crossed out] R
Joseph Hall of Plainfield in the state of Connecticut who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Olney of the R. Island line, for the term of nine months 1782.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of March 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of May 1819 and sent to Zephaniah Swift Esq. Windham Connecticut
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Arrears to 4h of Sep. 1819 42.86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending [blank]
Mo. 7/31 4/30  $42.86
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Transferred to New York. 

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Notification sent January 18. 1821 to H. E. G. McLaughlen, Chelsea, Vermont
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Joseph Hall private
Colonel Olney's Reg't
Rhode Island line 
1782.9 months

Admitted
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I Joseph Hall of Plainfield in the County of Windham and District of Connecticut now a resident Citizen of the United States do depose declare and say that in the month of March in the 1782 I enlisted in the Continental army in the Company commanded by Cap'n John Holden and in the Regiment commanded by Col'o Jeremiah Olney in the Rhode Island Line, for the term of Nine months - that I enlisted at Providence and immediately marched and joined the regiment at Philadelphia, then marched and joined the Continental army under General Washington at Verplank's Point on the north River, then I marched  to West point and from thence some time in October I marched with the Regiment to Saratoga and continued in service till the 20th day of December when I was regularly discharged, it being the expiration of my term of service - that not considering my discharge to be of any consequence I took no particular pains to preserve it and it is now lost. I am now fifty seven years of age, entirely destitute of property in a very infirm state of health and incapable of much labour and stand in need of the assistance of my Country for any support 
Windham March 25th AD 1819
/s/X his mark Joseph Hall

Sworn to before //s/Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Sup'r Court

I Joshua Kennedy of Plainfield in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I am acquainted with the above named Joseph Hall - that he is wholly destitute of property - and by reason of bodily infirmity can perform but little labour - and further saith not
Windham March 25th AD 1819 - 
/s/Joshua Kennedy
Sworn to before 
/s/Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Sup'r Court
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State of Connecticut ss Windham March 25th AD 1819
Whereas it appears to my satisfaction from the declaration of the within named Joseph Hall, and from the inclosed certificate of Major Dexter and from the inclosed deposition of John Place taken by John Lester Esq'r known to be to be a Justice of the Peace that the said Joseph Hall served in the continental army in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for the term of nine months in the manner he was sworn in his declaration. and whereas it appears to my satisfaction from the within deposition of Joshua Kennedy and also from further inquiry that the said Joseph Hall is infirm destitute of property and in such indigent circumstances that he needs the assistance of his Country for his support
I do therefore certify and transmit the aforesaid testimony to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the act of Congress in such case made and provided.
attest /s/Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Supr Court of the State of Conn
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Joseph Halls Declaration and Schedule - 

return Schedule with a blank form for transfer 
Conn't to Vt
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss} On this 5th Day of July AD 1820 - personally appeared before the County Court for said County of Orange in open Court (said Court being a Court of Record agreeably to the Laws of this State having the Power of find and imprisonment &c) Joseph Hall aged 59 years resident in Chelsea in said  County of Orange who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows: in 1775 I served nine months in Capt Holdens Company in Col Jeremiah Olneys Regiment. Rhode Island Line. in 1775 
I served nine months in Capt John Benjamins Company in Con'l Benjamin Waits Regiment Vermont Militia That he made his original Declaration on or about the 10th day of March 1819 has received a pension Certificate No 1119 - 
And I do solemnly swear, 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 mamer, 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. I have followed the business of a farmer but by reason of old age sickness and Infirmities am
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I have followed the business of a farmer but by reason of old age sickness and Infirmities am unable to perform labour sufficient to procure my support, and am Dependant on my pension and friends for the same. - I have no family nor property of any description - Sworn to & Declared in Court, on this 5th day of July AD 1820 - 
Before s'd Court attest /s/H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk

State of Vermont
Orange County ss} 
[court seal affixed] I H E G McLaughlin Clerk of the County Court for the County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the s'd Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Joseph Hall has no property - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of s'd Court at Chelsea this 5th day of July AD 1820 
/s/H E G McLaughlin Clerk. -
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3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
[initials: own] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
S. F. 44.897
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Joseph Hall a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ['(or his widow's)' crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. (CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|
* ✓ |9 mos.|Pvt.|(John Benjamin|Benjamin Wait)|Vt.|
Mch. 1782|Dec. 20.1782|[blank]|(John Holden|Jeremiah Olney)|R. I. |
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Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Plainfield, Windham County, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Mch. 25. 1819. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Plainfield, Windham Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, 57 years old
Remarks: In 1820 he resided at Chelsea, Orange County Vermont. There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully, 
Commissioner. 

*Date of this service is probably incorrectly stated see Vt. book, pages 386 & 534. Major Dexter verifies second service as 1782.
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44897 
Revy INVALID.
File No. 44,897
Joseph Hall. Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18th March 1818.
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 213
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1919 Sept 11 Hist. to Edith M. Hale Letter in W. F. 4266 Solomon Linsley
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I John Place of Foster in the County of Washington of Rhode Island of Lawful age testify & say that during the latter part of the last Revolutionary Day. I, being then a Soldier, served with Joseph Hall, who ['then' crossed out] belonged to the Town of Plainfield Windham County & State of Connecticut I being under the Command Capt John Mackenborough & he the s'd Hall belonged to the Company of Capt John Holden in the Regiment under Col. Jeremiah Olney in the Rhode Island line - That Myself & s'd Hall enlisted at Providence in s'd State of Rhode Island for the full term of Nine Months - that we were from thence marched to Philadelphia where we joined s'd Olney's Regiment From thence we were marched to a place on the north river South of Albany which was called Verplank Point - from thence to West Point & from thence to Saratoga where we completed our nine month services & were both Honorably discharged - & the deponant saith that during the whole of s'd nine months I was well acquainted with the said Joseph Hall & know that he served the whole of s'd Town as a good & faithful soldier & was honorably discharged & further the Deponant saith not - 
/s/X his mark John Place

Windham County (ss) Plainfield 8th March AD 1819 
Personally appeared John Place signer to the foregoing Deposition made solemn oath to the truth of the same. - before me
/s/John Lester Justice of Peace
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It appears by the Regimental Book, That the bearer hereof Joseph Hall inlisted for, and served the full term of, Nine Months a Private soldier in the Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Jeremiah Olney, in the Rhode Island Line on the Continental Establishment, and that he was honourably discharged from said Regiment at Saratoga, in the State of New York on the twentieth day of December 1782, being the expiration of the term of his said inlistment.
/s/Jno. S. Dexter Major of said Reg't eodem tempore.

Providence March 11th 1819.
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We the subscribers have for many years known Joseph Hall, the bearer hereof, who formally resided in this Town, but for several years past having generally resided in the State of New York - Do Certify that he was, & we have no Doubt, s'd Hall is very Poor & Destitute of property - At any rate such has been the general Respect of the Man since he left this town & knowing him to be a very inefficient Man we have every reason to believe that such is now his circumstances ['of the Man' crossed out] have, every appearance of the Man evidently shows that he is as poor as he was formally - & consider him fully entitled to a pention if he served as a soldier according to the [illegible] Law & of that we have no reason to Doubt
Plainfield 14th March 1819
/s/John Lester
/s/Daniel Wheeler
/s/John Dunlop
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Joseph Hall's application to be transferred from Conn't to Vermont.
Transferred 18 Jany. 1821.

N. Yk
Sep 19

The official character & signature of the Magistrate before whom the within affidavit was made must be duly authenticated, before the applicant's name will be transferred.

Joseph Hall's application to be transferred from Conn't to Vermont.
Transferred 18 Jany. 1821.

N. Yk
Sep 19
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The official character & signature of the Magistrate before whom the within affidavit was made must be duly authenticated, before the applicant's name will be transferred. 

Joseph Hall's application to be transferred from Conn't to Vermont.
Transferred 18 Jany. 1821.

N. Yk
Sep 19
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

State of Vermont
['Orange' crossed out} County of Orange} ss. } at Chelsea 
On this 14 day of November 1820, before me, a subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Orange personally appeared Joseph Hall who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belong to the company commanded by Captain Holden in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Vermont but is about to Remove to Massachusetts where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
/s/X his mark Joseph Hall
attest /s/H E G McLaughlen
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. }
[court seal affixed] /s/H. E. G McLaughlen Justice of peace & Clerk of Supreme & County Court and Notary Public

NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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Joseph Hall's application for transfer from Vermont to New York - 
Transf'd 26 Oct. 1822.

Sept'r 1819.
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State of New York
Ontario County } ss
On this Tenth day of October 1822 before me O. Seymour a Notary Public in the county aforesaid personally appeared Joseph Hall who on his oath declares that he is same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt John Holden in the regiment commanded by Colo. Jer'e Olney in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he removed to Vermont & was transferd to that state from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of New York in the County of Munro where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be payable in this State in future
/s/X his mark John Hall
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 10day of October 1822 
/s/O Seymour Notary Public
[notary seal affixed]
witness /s/O Seymour
/s/R. T. Williams