Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,852, James Hale, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R.I.

Hale, James

NUMBER
S.29.852

CONTENTS
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1408.
Massachusetts
James Hale
Montage in the State of Mass who was a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Potter of the regt commanded by Col. Angel in the R.I. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 120 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Nov, 1832 and sent James Hale, Montague, Mass

Arrears to 4th Sept 1832. $180.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending Mar 33 - 60.00
$240.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J.H. McBlair, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 2nd Page 58.

A.D. shows - Died Sept. 30 - 1833
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James Hale
Serg't
Col. Angell's reg't
Rhode Island Line.
7. April, 1818
found on the rolls.
Admitted.

Jonathan Leavit, Esq.
Judge, Greenfield, Franklin Co., 
Mass. Rec: 30. Ap'l. 1818
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I James Hale a citizen of the United States now resident in the town of Montague in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do on oath declare that I served as a soldier in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy - I enlisted into the continental army as a soldier during the war in the spring of the year anno domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (if I recollect) in the company commanded by Capt. Potter in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Angel in the Rhode Island Line.

The regiment to which I belonged became so reduced during the service that another reduced reg't and this were united and when this consolidation took place I was transferred into a company commanded by Captain Brown in the regiment commanded by Lt. Colonel Jeremiah Olney where I remained (if I recollect) till the close of the war and was discharged at Saratoga -

When I left the army I received an honourable discharge from the service of the United States which I believe was signed by General George Washington but I am so old that I cannot recollect certainly about it -

This discharge I delivered to the person to whom I sold my Bounty land to enable him to take the possession of the land this was done soon after my discharge and is so long since that I have forgotten his name and I know not his residence and am therefore unable to procure it.

I am now sixty six years of age and am so forgetful that I am unable to recollect names and facts as I once could - I am destitute of property and stand in great need of assistance from my Country for support.

Dated at Greenfield in the county and Commonwealth aforesaid this seventh day of April A.D. 1818.

James Hale

Attest. Samuel Wells
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
E Franklin ss. April 8th A.D. 1818
Then personally appeared James Hale signer to the within Declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.

Before me J.Leavitt - Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. - April 7th A.D. 1818.
I Joseph Gunn of Montague in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid do testify and say that I have been acquainted with James Hale signer of the declaration within for several years. He is destitute of property and in my opinion stands in great need of assistance for support from his Country - and has had the reputation of being a soldier of the Revolutionary army.

Joseph Gunn

Sworn to the day and year last aforesaid
Before me J. Leavitt, Judge &c.

To the Secretary of the Department of War - 
I the subscriber Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which includes the County of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that from the testimony aforesaid it appears to my satisfaction that the before named James Hall served in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy as he has set forth in his declaration
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declaration aforesaid and that by reason of his reduced circumstance in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for support -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Court aforesaid this seventh day of April A.D. 1818 -

Jonathan Leavitt
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4,035
James Hale
Montague
4035
Oct'r 1818
Nov Entitled

Mar 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN ss.

At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, began and holden at Greenfield, within and for the County of Franklin, on Monday the tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, et de die in diem to the fifteen day of the same month,

PERSONALLY appeared in open Court, being a Court of Records, within and for said County of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth, James Hale aged sixty eight years, resident in Montague, in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I entered the service as near as I can recollect in the month of March 1777 to serve during the War in the company commanded by Capt. Potter in Col Angel's Regiment in the Rhode Island Line and served in the same until near as I can remember June 1783 when I was discharged at Saratoga (NY). My certificate is dated Oct 29, 1818 the pension to commence April 7, 1818, and is numbered 4,035. I am a laborer by occupation but my age and increasing infirmities have almost prevented me from doing any labor. My family residing with me counts on my wife, Mary aged 55, who is very feeble by reason of a bilious complaint and one daughter Sarah aged 15 who are dependant upon me for their support
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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 manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitles "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.

James Hale

Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July A.D. 1820, before the said Court.
Attest, E. Alvord Clerk.

I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the aforesaid Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred six dollars and fifty eight cents -

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, on this fifteenth day of July, 1820.

E. Alvord CLERK.
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Schedule of the Estate of James Hale of Montague in the County of Franklin and the State of Massachusetts, applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress May 1, 1820.

He has no real estate of his own but is at present possessed of an undivided right or Widow's Dower when he has married which is to be the estate of the heirs of her former husband at her decease the whole of said deceased's estate consisted of forty nine acres of land with a house thereon which we have appraised two hundred and sixty dollars - 
He has built a small barn by help of his Pension - 55.00
1 cow - 15.00, 2 yearling heifers - 14.00, 1 swine 6.00. - 23.00
1 chest - 1.75, 1 [?] 2.25, 1 [?] chairs - 3.50  - 7.50
1 Small dish Kettle 44, 1 [?] qt pot 50 - .94
1 frying pan 33cts, 1 Tost Iron 15cts, Hured & Tongs 1.33 - 1.81
1 Spieler 40cts, 1 Brass Kettle 1.50, 1 Grid Iron 35cts - 2.26
1 Pr. Hand Irons 2.25, 1 Creme tramel & Hooks 1.58 - 3.83
1 Pr. flat Irons 85cts, 1 Pr. steel yards 50cts - 1.35
1 Wash Tub 45cts, 2 pales 25cts, 1 table 75cts, old 50 - 1.95
1 Light Stand 25, 1 meat tub 50cts - .75
5 Cider Barrels 2.10, 1 tin pail 50cts - 1.60[sic]
1 Churn 50cts, 1 Bottle 25cts - .75
1 Looking Glass 1.00, 5 Small Easthem Plates 32cts -1.32
5 Larger [?] 30cts, 1 Large dish .35, 6 [?] & [?] .25 - .90
1 Scythe & Luath 35cts, 1 Pitch Fork .33, 2 Broad hoes .35 - 1.03
2 Axes 2.32, 1 [?] pork 33cts, 1 old desk 1.00 - 3.65
1 Foot Wheel 1.25, 1 Plow 7.00, 1 Iron Shovel .25 - 8.50
Old Iron .25, 1 Rake 12cts - .37
1 note of [?] signed by Levi Gunn - 79.07

James Hale. $206.58

List of debts which I owe as near as I am able at this time to determine
Col Spener Root 55.00, Selah Root 15.00, Martin Root 7.00 - 77.00
Isaac Chenery 7.00, taxes 4.00, Jerekh Osgood 4.00 - 15.00
Elijah Root 6.00, Thomas Sanderson 5.00 - 11.00

James Hale.    $103.00
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April 1, 1939.

Mrs. Charles S. Nutt
R.D. #1, Box 397
Lowell, Massachusetts.

BA-J/ ILL
James Hale
S.29852

Dear Madam:

The data which follow are shown in the papers on file in pension claims, S.29852, based upon service of James Hale in the Revolutionary War.

James Hale enlisted in May 1777, place of his residence or enlistment not shown, served as a private in Captain Potter's company, Colonel Israel Angell's Rhode Island Regiment, after which he was transferred to Captain Brown's company, Colonel Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiment and continued to serve until June 1783, when he was discharged at Saratoga, New York.

James Hale was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818, at which time he resided in Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts. On January 1, 1821, he stated that he was "but a few days short of sixty-nine years", but he did not give the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. He was living in Montague, Massachusetts, in 1832. He died September 30, 1833. 

In 1820, the soldier's family then living with him at home consisted of one daughter, Sarah, aged fifteen years, and his wife, Mary, aged fifty-five years. Mary had been married previously: the name of her deceased husband, her maiden name, and the date and place of her birth were not given, nor the date of her marriage to James Hale. There are no further data in regard to the family of James Hale.

In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of his pension was made, you should address The Comptroller
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General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

James Hale
Certificate #1408
Issued November 3, 1832
Rate $120 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Massachusetts Agency.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.



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Montague, M.      FREE
August 7th 1832
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary at War
Washington D.C.

P.O.
Aug't 21, '32

Now on Roll
Aet 18 March
1818.

2 years
Serg't
$120

Claimant
Montague
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Montague Ms. August 16th, 1832

Dear Sir,

Being now in the receipt of a pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, concluding that I should by the Act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, be entitled to a greater compensation and providing that you have pointed out a mode of application. I have thought proper to transmit you a line involving my pension certificate agreeably to said directions - I served in the Revolution as a Sergeant in Capt. Brown's Company of Infantry in Col. Olney's Rhode Island Regiment as will appear by my papers in your office. I do now reside in said Montague in the County of Franklin - 
Your very humble servant,
James Hale by
Ian A. Hartwell, agent -
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Montague MS
Jan'y 4      FREE

James Hale

Hon. Samuel C. Allen
Member of Congress, Washington

James Hale
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Honorable Samuel C. Allen, Esq.

Sir, I wish you to [?] the letter directed to the Secretary of War and if you think [?] to him it contains a statement of my service & circumstances and I am truly in need of the Bounty granted by my Country. I hope, Sir, you will do all you can to obtain it for me.
For which you shall have my Humble Acknowledgement,
I am Sir, your Needy Friend & Humble Servant,
James Hale
Montague January [?] 1827
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Montague, 1st Jan'y, 1821
These certify that Mr James Hale is a near neighbor of ours - and we can say that so far as we have been acquainted with him, and that is many years, he is a sober, industrious man, and is in indigent circumstances, and in our opinion has as good a claim on the assistance of his Country as any soldier whatever.

Caleb Kinsley
Soloman Clapp
Medas Montague
Jona Munsell
I [?] for the [?] of Montague
Calkins Munsell
Martin Root
Israel Gunn
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To the secretary of war Sir, 

A war worn labrourer warm aged inform unfortunate person and I  am newless added meritorious applicant for the bounty granted by his country to the revolutionary army would beg leave to state & [illegible] his blame there to by long dangerous and faithful service together with truly indigent circumstance an the whole of my service was not necessary in order to obtain my pension so I did not document for any but that on the establishment of during the war but I now sir inform you that I served the whole of the war I sacrificed eight years of the prime of life from twenty two to thirty and left newly the whole of my pay was in several [illegible] was wounded and by so [illegible] dissate might have taken sixty dollars a year many years since my circumstances. In my ...should much better than they are my application certifies to the court that the trifle of poor land I ...did not make than hay the labour I am now but a few days short of sixty nine years of age warrant with heard ... and my labour farming am ... in need of the county granted by my country of debt. 
Cannot recollect one hundred dollars ...
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Sir I [illegible] consider my long service and newly indignant circumstances your will [illegible] me to the pension list with out loss. 
From your newly applicant
James Hall 
of Montague county of Frankton State of Massachusetts
I served in the Rhode Island line in Col. Angells Reg.t Capt. Fellows company
Sir I am truly in need of help and must have it from some quarter or other and as the just demands against me now or demand and must I am be pay'd I shall not have the propriety left me many have that have obtained. 

Montague January 1, 1821
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James Hale

Payable the 4 of March and 4 of September in each year at one branch bank of the U.S. 
Boston
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James Hale
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War Department

Revolutionary War

I certify, that in conformity with the law of the United State4s of the 18 of March 1878 James Hale late of Sergeant in the army of the Revolution is inscribed on the pension list, roll of the Massachusetts agency at the rate of eight dollars 1 cents per month to commence on the eleventh day of April one thousand eight hundred eighteen.

Given at the war office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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April 1, 1939

Mrs. Charles S. Nutt
R.D. #1 Box 397
Lowell, Massachusetts

BA-J/ILL
James Hale
S. 29852

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Hale, whose pension certificate was numbered 1408 also information in regard to Captain James Richardson, who was born May 29, 1766 in Wrentham, married December 3, 1789, died November 5, 1800, and was survived by a widow, Sarah Richardson, who died January 31, 1847.

A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension or bounty land found which was made to the United States based upon service of the James Richardson cited by you. Such claims for pension and bounty land are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. 

The record of James Hale, the pensioner cited by you is furnished herewith. 

Very truly yours, 
A.D. Hiller, 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev & 1812 Wars

Mrs. Charles Nutt
R.D. 1 Box 397
Lowell, Massachusetts
Feb. 15, 1939

Pension Bureau
Washington DC
Dear Sir, 
In a deposition filed in court of probate Franklen county, Greenfield, Massachusetts, my ancestor James Hale is named as a Revolutionary pensioner and named in the pension certificate numbered 1408. I am tracing over family genealogy and need more information concerning the birth (date & place) and parentage of James Hale. Do your records give this information? Do you
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records show from what town he enlisted and his length of service, etc. Have you also any information concerning the parentage of his widow Mary (Jewett) (Gunn) Hale? I presumed she was the daughter of Enoch and Mary (Moore) Jewett of Templeton, Deerfield and Conway, Mass. 
Can you tell me if Sarah Richardson of Bane widow of (Capt.) James Richardson - (b. in Wrethram, May 29, 1766 no. Holleston, Dec. 3, 1789 d. Mewdow Nov. 5, 1800) received a pension? We have been led to believe that James  Richardson was a Revolutionary soldier. Sarah (Eames) Richardson died in Bane Jan 31, 1847.
I am enclosing self addressed stamped envelope for a reply. 
thank you for any help you may give me on these two questions. 
Your very truly
Marjorie P. Nutt
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1939 April 1 Hist. to Mrs. Charlse S. Nutt

29852
Rev.y 
Invalid

File No. 29,859
James Hale
Serg. Rev. War

Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. 2 Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870]
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4,035
Massachusetts Roll

James Hale
Sergeant
Rhode Island line - 1777 6 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 

Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 7 of April 1818

Certificate of pension issued the 29 of Act 1818 and forwarded to Jonathan Leavitt Greenfield, Franklin Co. Mass. 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818  3946
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 4800
$8746

4 mo 28/30

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818}

Montague, Franklin

Notification sent September 20 1820
E.C. Devoro clk CC Pleas Greenfield
reinstated by Hon. Ser'y of War 16 Feb'y 1820
that day notification sent to Hon. S.C. Allen