Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16403, Robert Hall, Continental Va.
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(3-1776)
Service
Continental Va.
Hall, Robert
Number
S.16403
carded
contents
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1[illegible].600
Indiana
Robert Hall
of Laurence Co. in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Shelton of the Regiment commanded
by Col. Cleveland in the Virginia
line for 9 months

Described on the Roll of Indiana
the rate of 30 Dollars ----- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day of May 1833 and sent Robert Mitchell Bedford

Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00
[illegible] allowance ending 4 Sept 15.00
$75.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, 
Book [illegible] Vol. 7 Page 114
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Robert Hall
pension claim
24368
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State of Indiana
Laurence County ss
Laurence County probate court
November [illegible] 1832.

[illegible] in order to obtain the benefit the benefit of an act of congress of the 7th June 1832

on this the 15th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before Rollin C Dewey judge of the probate court of the county of Laurence [illegible] being a court of accord, Robert Hall resident of Marion Township in the county of Laurence [illegible] aged 71 years of age from the best of his information, who being first duty sworn according to law [illegible] on his own oath make the following oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress of the 7th June 1832 that he was born in the county of Abermarle in the State of Virginia.  The he entered the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution in the county of Henry in the state of Virginia or [illegible]  for the [illegible] of three months [illegible] in the summer of 1778 [illegible] in what month in said year he does not now remember, and that he went out in said tour under the following named officers:  towit in the company commanded by Sifus Shelton, Edward Tatum, in the [illegible] commanded by [illegible]  Cleveland, that he was in no battle in his tour but was in Bedford county va where some time in the latter part of the summer or early of 1779, he again entered the service as volunteer for the term of three months, under the following named officers (towit) in the company commanded by John Trigg, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Merryweather of the [illegible] of the State of Virginia that during said tour he passed through the following country [illegible]  to Petersburgh, Va from there to Cabin Point, Va, from there to [illegible] from there to Norfolk from there to Edenton, N.C. from there back to peters burgh  Va where he was discharged after having
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informed his tour of duty as [illegible] stated, that said discharge was handed to him by [illegible] John Trigg but by whom it was [illegible] this declarant at this distance time cannot state, after having received his discharge [illegible] mentioned he returns to Bedford county va. where some time in the month of March or April in the year 1781 he was drafted for the term of three month in the county of Bedford in its State of Virginia and entered to service as a Malitia Man under Captain Clemments and Lieutenant Cobb in its regiment commanded by Maj Ward and that he marched through the following county towit though Salisbury N.C. Charlotte N.C. from there to 96 in S.C. was in the battle of 96 under General Green from there the army had to retreat to Broad River in S.C. at which place the Enemy turned down said River and quit the pursuit and this declarant [illegible] finished his tour of duty on [illegible] at Broad River in S.C. for during the war under Col Lee and was attached to Col Lee Briggade and was on the [illegible]. Furloughed by Col Lee for 90 days which was at this [illegible] believes some time in June or July 1787. and on his return home on said furlough he was taken [illegible] in Charlotte in the state of N.C. where he [illegible] about three months where he was met by his friends and taken home, and even afterwards.  [illegible] them any [illegible] sick until the war was ended and [illegible] who informed by General Joseph Martins that he need not return that the war was ended and if his services should be needed that he would let him know of it.  that he has no written document or record of his [illegible] but from the best information he has of his age from the [illegible] of his family he was born some time in the year 1761 that [illegible] the revolution [illegible] in the following States (towit) in its countys of Henry and Patrick Virginia for thirty years; from there he moves to county of Wayne in the state of Kentucky for two years, from there to [illegible] county Ky, where he lived for two years; from there to the State Indiana where he now lives where he has resided for the last sixteen or seventeen years.  The he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the [illegible] that 

[text written along lefthand margin] That he lost his discharges paying no attention to them and supposing them to be of no value and does not know [illegible] by what means he lost them, that he has no written proof of his services nor does he know of any person by whom he can move the [illegible] other than by the testimony of John Short a minister of the gospel, and John Henderson, and John Hopper, [illegible] of Lawrence County and neighbors to this [illegible]
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and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency of any state or territory.

Sworn to and [illegible] on the day and year last [illegible].

Robert [cross made and written "his mark"] Hall
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I Robert Mitchell, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Lawrence in the State of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Robert Hall for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of November 1832.

Robert Mitchell Clerk L. P. C.
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No. 24368
Robert Hall Lawrence County
Indiana

From 1778 private 
9 months
$30.
Shelton
Cleavland
Va.
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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 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 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 the Service of Robert Hall Lawrence County, Indiana

Entered Service 1778;  3 months;  private;  Cap Shelton, Colonel Cleveland;  71 years Henry County Virginia
Traditionary  evidence & Clerquinicans certificate, ? certified credible - papers correct

Entered Service 1779; 3 months; private; Cap Trigg, Colonel Merryweather

Drafter Apr 1781; 3 months, private; Cap Clemments & major Word

Entered Service July 1781; to then sick & left the army; Col Lee

Battle of 96

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2 
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 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 applications by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the Country where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a [illegible] 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 } as
On this day of  personally appeared (a) before 
A>B> resident of (b) of          in the count 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 name 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. [HAND SYMBOL POINTING RIGHT] This for is to be varied so 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 that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn 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.
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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 ex-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) interrogations 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 who was it given, and what has become of it?
              [ To a 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 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 statements 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 the 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 in 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 of 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 bay a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a justice of peace, the certificate of the secretary of state or territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or county, under his seal of the 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 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 this 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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July 28,1925
Mrs. William N. Rinehart
Louisville 
Ill.
Madam: I have to advise you from the the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16403, it appears that ROBERT HALL was born in 1761 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He enlisted in Henry County, Virginia, in the summer of 1778 and served three months as private  in a company commanded by Sifus?Shelton and Edward Tatum in Colonel Cleveland's Regiment. While a resident of Bedford  County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1779 and served three months as private in Captain John Trigg's Company, Colonel Thomas Merriweather's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted in April or March, 1781, and served three months as private in Captain Clamments' Company, Major Ward's Virginia Regiment; he was in the battle of Ninety-Six. He enlisted in 1781 and served, , length not stated, as private in Colonel Lee's Brigade. He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. There is no [illegible}  file [illegible] to his family. Respectfully, [illegible]
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[stamp] Office of the Commissioner
U.S. Bureau of Pensions
Mar 21 1927

Pension Com., March 9- 27 Louisville, Ill

Mr. Winfield Scott,
Kind sir
Could you advise me if Lawrence Davis of Chicago has ever received any pension claim from Robert Hall and Old Veterans Soldiers please advise.
Respectfully
Ella D. Kenley

[margin marking] RETURN THIS LETTER]
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8-049
stamp Office of the Commissioner US. Bureau of pensions[illegible] MAR 21 1927
Washington D.C., Mar 16 1927
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.  Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit and return to this Bureau.

No. of Claim S.16403
Name of Soldier Robert Hall
P.O. Address of claimant Albemarle County Virginia
Company
Regiment Col Cleveland Virginia 
State where enlisted Virginia
Date of enlistment 1778
Date of discharge
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers. Sifus Shelton 
Return attached letter with reply. 
WINFIELD SOTT Commissioner
8-2469 Government Printing Office
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March 28, 1927
Ella D. Kenley
Louisville, India
Madam
I have to advise you, that the Revolutionary War soldier Robert Hall of Albemarle County, Virginia and Lawrence County, Indiana was allowed pension himself, to satisfaction of the services rendered by him.  There is no provision of law that would entitle anyone to pension on account of his services and it does not appear that any lawyer named Davis has made request [illegible] pension. If you desire the history of this soldier's services and will so state, it will be furnished you, but you should quote in full the data relative to him in the first paragraph of this letter. Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner 
[illegible]
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January 15, 1926

Mrs. William H. Rinehart
Louisville, R. R. 7
% Hi Johnson
Illinois.

Madam:

I have to advise you that you were furnished on July 28, 1925 the history of Robert Hall, s. 16403, Revolutionary War pensioner, who was born in 1761, served from Virginia and was pensioned from Indiana.

Owing to the great pressure of current work and the lack of clerical force available for the purpose, each inquirer is furnished only once the history of the same soldier.

Respectfully

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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Revolutionary war records section. 3-525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 1.7.16.403 WASHINGTON, D.C. ........, 19 ...... Washington, D.C.,...........   19 
In reply to your request of ........  , received ...... for a statement of the military history of history of Robert Hall a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau.
Dates of ENLISTMENT OR Appointment. Summer 1778
Length of SERVICE 3 mos
Rank Pvt 
Officers Under WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED 
Captain.
Sifus Shelton
Edward Tatum 
Colonel. Cleveland
State Va. 
Dates of ENLISTMENT OR Appointment. 1779
Length of Service 3 mos
Captain John Trigg 
Colonel Thomas Merriweather
STATE "
DATES of ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[illegible] 1781
Length OF SERVICE 3 mos. 
Captain. Clemments 
Colonel. Maj Ward  acc
Battles engaged in, Ninety-six
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Henry County, Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov 13, 1832 His [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Marion Twp, Lawrence Co., Indiana
Remarks:[illegible] no date on file as to his family
Respectfully, Commissioner.
d-285c
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[illegible]


Chicago, Illinois, Oct 16, 1917.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary War Section. 
Dear sir:- Will you accommodate me with a certificate of the record as it appears on your books of my ancestor

Robert Hall born about 1752, served in revolution Virginia Militia and died in Indiana. He was pensioned when about 81 and drew same to his death. He moved to Indiana about 1818. 
His wife's first name was Nancy but do not know the balance of it, so in case the records show this it will be helpful as I am making application for membership in the D.A.R Society.
Thanking you for an early reply, I am, 
Most sincerely, 
Mrs. James W. Davis 
Room 1333 Stock Exchange Building
30 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago, Illinois,
November
Third,
Nineteen seventeen.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Not having a reply to my letter of some time I fear it may have gone amiss, so am taking the liberty of asking again that which I formerly wrote about.
My ancestor, Robert Hall, served in the Revolution from Virginia, received a pension and died in Indiana at a very advanced age.
What I wanted and what I am very much in need of his the certificate which is in your office of service and any data that may be contained of record. This is for use in the Daughters of the American Revolution. 
- Hoping it may receive your early attention I am with thanks,
Very truly yours, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Murry Davis, 
Room 1333 Stock Exchange Bldg., Chicago, Ill.
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Louisville, Illinois. 
June, 3, 1925.
The commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir:
I would like to know if a pension has ever been applied for by any of the relatives of a certain Robert Hall, who served in the Revolutionary War. His wife's name was Mrs. Nancy Hall. He resided eor some time near Mitchel Indiana, and was born in either Pennsylvania or Virginia, where he died. 
Yours truly,
Mrs. Wm H. Rinehart.
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Mr Winfield Scott
Kind Sir
Name of War Rev 1812
Period of serive. From the start to the Finish of the Rev. He inlisted in Henry Co. Virginia in the Sumer of 1778. Co commanded by Sifus Shelton & Edward Tatum and then 1779. He inlisted and Served 3 month as Private in Captain John Trigg CO. Colonet Toas Merriwether's Virginia Reg. and he inlisted in april or march 1781, and Served 3 months as Private in Captain Clamments Co over
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Major Ward's Virginia Re. He was in the Battle of Ninety-six  inlisted in [illegible] as Private in Colonel Lee Brigade. He was allowed pension on this application executed Nov 13th 1832. at witch time he was a Resident of Marion Township Lawrence CO.
Yours Truthly 
[illegible] Wm H. Rinehart R.R. 7 Leonsville, Ill in care of Hi Johnson.
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Continental Va. Hall, Robert S16403
carded
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16 403
INVALID
File No: 16.403
Robert Hall 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7'32
Index:-Vol A, Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870]

1917 Nov 10 Hist to Elizabeth M. Davis
1925  July 28 hist to Mrs. Wm H. Rinehart MCA
1926 Jan 15 Mrs. Wm. H Rinehart advised hist [illegible] once more [illegible]
1927 Mar 28 Ella D Kenley [illegible] sol pens no one now entitled, etc. aw
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
Name Robert Hall Grade Private Line Massachusetts
Warrant Number 4373  Acreage 100 Issued  Apr 21, 1796
to _ not shown _
* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.