Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5475, William Hall, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Hall, William

NUMBER
S. 5475

carded

CONTENTS
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Virginia 16037
William Hall
of Hanover in the State of Virginia 
was a pri: [private] in the company commanded by Captain Johnson of in the Virginia line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of June [illegible] and sent P. B. Winston
Hanover C.H. [Court House] (clk) [clerk]

Arrears to the 4th of March 33           53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept    13.33
[Total]                                                  $66.65

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 12
W. W.
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State of Virginia
Hanover County to wit
On this 24th day of November 1832 personally appeared before me Gerrit Anderson a justice
of the peace for said County William Hall a resident of the said County of Hanover & state aforesaid, aged Seventy three 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 7th 1832-
He states that he was born near Charles Terrells Tavern in the upper part of Hanover about thirty miles from Hanover Court on the 22nd day of May 1759 according to family register, there being no record of his age. That he was drafted and called into service in the year 1776 as a private in the first division of the Hanover militia and marched from Hanover under Capt William Johnson through New Kent. Charles City and James City to the town of Williamsburg and there he joined the army commanded by Genl Nelson and was stationed there upwards of a month and then discharged - He was called out again in the year 1777 and marched from Hanover under under [sic] Captain John Thompson through New Kent, Charles City and James City to Wmsburg and then joined the army commanded by Genl Nelson thence to York Town & returned to Williamsburg and was then discharged. He served in this tour upwards of two months. He was called out again in the year 1779 from Hanover under under and marched under Capt Edward Bullock through Henrico and crossed James river at Westham into Chesterfield to a place called Shirley Hundred on said river, thence to Charles City Court House  when several our men were killed by the enemy thence to Holts forge where we were stationed awhile, then we started to march to Wmsburg but before we reached Wmsburg we were ordered to march to a place called Sandy point on James River thence to Cabin point and were stationed
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there some time. He served in this tour two months He was called out again in the year 1781 and marched from Hanover under Capt Francis Underwood through the counties of Louisa, Spotsylvania and Orange and crossed the Rapidan River at the Racoon Ford into Culpeper and joined the American army commanded by the Marquis De Lafayette at that place, thence we marched through Albemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland to a place called Dandridge old fields in Hanover and were stationed there a while, thence to Westham on James river when we crossed the said river into Chesterfield thence down the said River to Maubin [Malvin] Hills and we were stationed there a while and then discharged. He served in this tour two months. He was called out again in the year 1782 under Capt David Davenport and marched from Hanover through New Kent, Charles City and James City to York Town where he was employed sometime after the capture of Lord Cornwallis in loading our vessels with cannon & balls taken of the enemy. He served in this tour a month and upwards. He served during the war of the revolution Eight months in all He states that he has lived since the revolution in the said County of Hanover and has no written discharge or documentary evidence but can prove his services by James Gray and James Hall and refers to Gener Anderson Charles Thompson and Charles Terrell as persons who live in his neighbourhood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief as to being a soldier of the revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory whatever
sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Hall
X
his mark
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Hanover County to wit
This day William Hall personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for sd County and made oath to the truth of the above mentioned declaration given under my hand this 24th day of Novemb'r 1832
Genet Anderson
I James Seay a resident of Hanover County hereby upon on oath that I am well acquainted with the above named William Hall that he served during the revolution with this affiant four tours of duty-- that he marched from Hanover under Capt John Thompson and was stationed at Wmsburg, York Town in the year 1776 - he marched again in the year 1779 from Hanover under Capt Edward Bullock and was stationed at Cabin Point &c. He marched again from said county under Capt Underwood in the year 1781 and joined the Marquis De Lafayette's army and was in his retreat He served in the revolution one other tour under Capt David Davenport and was at York town. He served upwards of eight months
sworn to subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James Seay

Hanover County to wit 
This day James Seay personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for sd county & made oath to the truth of the above certificate given under my hand this 24th day of November 1832
Genet Anderson

I James Hall a resident of Louisa & State of Va hereby depose on oath that I am well acquainted with the above named William Hall that he served in the revolution with this affiant two tours of duty one of which he served in the year 1780 under in Edward Bullock and was stationed at Cabin Point. The other tour was performed under Capt Francis Underwood in the year 1781 when we joined the Marquis De Lafayette's army and was stationed at Maubin [Malvern] Hills. This affiant further states that the said William Hall  was in service with him four months
sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid

James Hall
X
his mark

Hanover County to wit
This day will James Hall personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said county & made oath to the truth of the above certificate given under my hand this 24th day of November 1832
Genet Anderson
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Edward T. Rowzer - a clergyman residing in the said County of Hanover and Charles Terrell & James Seas - residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Hall who subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three 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 to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Edward T. Rowzer
Charles Terrell

Hanover County to wit 
This day Edward T Rowzer and Charles Terrell & James Seay personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for said county & made oath to the truth of the above certificate. Given under my hand this 24th day of Nov. 1832
Genet Anderson

I Genet Anderson a justice of the peace for the said County of Hanover & State of Va hereby certify that the above named William Hall who is an applicant for a pension resides twenty seven miles from Hanover Court House that he is an infirm man and I do not think that he could attend Court without endangering his health and I further declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that he was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states, and I further certify that it appears that Edward
T Rowzer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County and that James Seay and Charles Terrell who have signed the same are residents in the same county an credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 24th day of November1832
Genet Anderson

Virginia, Hanover County to wit, 
I Philip B Winston, Clerk of the Court of the said County, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Genet Anderson, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had in the matter of the application of William Hall for a pension, was at the time of doing the same and still is, Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, and duly authorized to administer oaths, and that his signature annexed is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the eleventh day of December, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty two.
Philip B. Winston C.H.C.
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William Hall
Virginia

Admit as a private
8 mo. 26.66
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183_

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 thye 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 shat is necessary to be done.  These points to which you attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, ()thus: }0. 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 the Service or William Halt, Hanover CH Va

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. 

1776 drafted   |   1 Month.   |   pri:   |   Gen'l Nelson   |   73 years   |
1779   |   2 Months.   |   "   |   "  "    |   Hanover Co.  |
   "      |   2 Months.   |   "   |    ___   |  Virginia   | Traditionary Witnesses
1781   |   2 Months.   |   "   |   ___    |       ___      |   
1782   |   1 Months.   |   "   |   ___    |       ___      |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 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 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. 0 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 the 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 } ss. On the _____day of _____personally appeared (a) before _____ A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ 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, and the country through which he marched. [pointing hand symbol]This form is to be varied as as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he 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 ____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [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 _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &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 _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 day 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 ___ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &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 a least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstance 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 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 enquiry 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, of by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or 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 [illegible] 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.
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[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 resided.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the 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 the 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 the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  __ For ____ year _____ months, and _____days, I served as a_____.  For ____ year _____ 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 phrase "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, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a 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 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 not 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 certificate 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 a 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 all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S. F. 5475  Washington, D. C., ___, 19 __
In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of William Hall a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [marked out: (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in the Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.
1776   |   1 mo.   |   Pvt.   |   Captain WiIliam Johnson     |  [check]   |  Va.
1779   |   2 mos.  |    __    |   Captain John Thompson     |   [ckeck]   |   
1779   |   2 mos.  |    __    | Captain Edward Bullock         |   [check]   |
1781   |   2 mos.  |    __    | Captain Francis Underwood   |   [check]   |
1782   |   1 mo.   |    __    | Captain David Davenport       |   [ckeck]   |

Battles engaged in, non stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hanover County Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov 24, 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Hanover County, Va.
Age at date of application, born May 22, 1759 about 20 miles from Hanover CH.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner
6-285C
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Rev War  5475
INVALID.
File No. 5475
William Hall
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. M, Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]


1919 Nov. 14  Hist. to Clemmie Headrick.
1919 Dec. 2 Data fur. Clemmie Headrick
to apply to ud. for Int.
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V. [illegible] M.
IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. War Section.
3 - 1864
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

December 2, 1919.

Miss Clemmie Headrick,
Greeneville, Tenn.
Madam;
In response to your letter dated the 19" ultimo, you are advised that in order to ascertain the date of the last payment of pension and possibly the date and place of death of
William Hall, Certificate No. 16037, issued June 25, 1833 at $26.66 per annum from March 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency, you should forward this letter to the Auditor
for the Interior Department, 14" and B Streets S.W., Washington D.C.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Freman
Acting Commissioner.
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Greeneville, Tenn.,
Nov. 19, 1919.

Re: S F 5475 Rev. War.
William Hall, Hanover Co., Va.

Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: --
R
On Nov. 14, 1919, you supplied me with the Military History of William Hall, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, a native of Hanover County, Va., and also residing in that county when he applied for his pension. This record does not show the date of his death, kindly advise when and where he died or when his pension ceased.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Clemmie Headrick

[ink stamp:  U. S. PENSION OFFICE D  NOV 20 1919]
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Rev Sec 

Greeneville, Tenn.,
Nov. 4, 1919.

Hon.G.M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sir: -
I am a descendant of William Hall who lived in Hanover County, Virginia. He received a Pension in 1835 for his Service as a Rev. Soldier. He was 75 years old in 1835. Please send me his Pension Record.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours,
Clemmie Headrick

[INK STAMP:  U. S. PENSION OFFICE  D  NOV 5 1919]