Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29206, Rhodes Hall, R.I.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
R I.
Hall, Rhodes.
NUMBER
S. 29206

CONTENTS
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Rhodes Hall all. of Olsego Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Thompson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Stanton in the R.I. line for 12 months and 22 days
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To Michigan
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 42 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Nov:1823 - and [illegible] H Sill Burllington
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33  $106.10
Semi-anl. allowance  ending 4 M. '34 21.22
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$127.32
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{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4. Page 104

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Sci letter to Perkins & Osborn, Oct. 3. 1834 -
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Sec. cir. Tr. Mar. 17. 1835
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Tr anj. to O. Peterburgh, from 
4. Mar. 1834 - Mar. 24. 1835
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Cr. Tra. May 28. '36
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Transf' to Michigan, from 4 - Sept. 1835 - June 6 ' 183 G
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8488
21.22
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10610
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28194
Rhodes Hall's
Declaration
New York

from 1776 private 12 mo. 22 days.
$42.44/100

Henry Sill [signature]

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Declaration [underlined] in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New York}
County of Otsego Sp. on this tenth day of June 1833 personally appeared before me James C Walworth a Judge of the County of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New York rhodes Hall a resident of the town of Edmeston in the County of Otsego and State of New Yorek aged 74 year who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oat make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832. That he was in the town of Westerly, in the State of Rhode Island 23 March 1759. that then a record of his age then on the town records that he resided in Westerly at the commencement of the Revolutionary was that toward the close of the war, he moved to Charleston in Rhode Island, that since the war he has resided in the towns Dusemans, Plainfield, Oswego New Haven Mexico and Edmonton (where he now resides) all in the state of New York - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
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again in the month of June following he was drafted from the Militia: At Westerly for the term of one month to go to Quitnesit aforesaid to keep guard there that he joined Capt. Walter Whites company in Col. Noyes' Regt. and served out this term of one month, at Quitnesit guarding the shores, Again in the month of August of the same year vis. 1779 he was drafted at Westerly for the term of one month to keep guard on the Sea shore in the town of Westerly that he served out this term of one month of Westerly near Col. Noyes House in Capt. Gavits' company in Col. Noyes' regt in guarding the sea coast there was a Cannon kept there he thinks a nine pounder At the end of this term in the month of September 1779 he volunteered for the term of one month longer under the same Capt. Gavit and continued in the same service at the same place one month longer at the expiration of which he was dismissed in the month of October 1779. He was also during the Revolutionary war called out on alarms which he can now recollect although he cannot specify the dates nor the exact order viz, once [smudge] the time New London was burnt 3 days to Stonington 3 days Watch Hill R. I. 4 days at Westerly 4 times 6 days at one time and not less than 6 days at the other 3 times making in all not less than 22 days 6 days at the other 3 times making in all not less than 22 days, making in all his service that he can recollect the total sum of twelve months and 22 days for which he claims a Pension.
That while in the service he knew General Cornell General Varnum General La Fayette and General Crane besides the Officers before mentioned in the presiding account of his service
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. [crossed out three lines of text] 
That the Reverend Johna Wells Daniel Crow Esq a Justice of the Peace And Abaratou Clark Warren Delawed and Daniel Munro - are his neighbours who reside in the same neighbourhood with him who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his service  in the Revolutionary war.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Rhodes Hall [signature]
Before me James C Noworth a Judge of Ostego County Courts.

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[heading illegible]
1 mo
1 mo 
1 mo
1 mo 
22 ds
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12 mo 22 ds
total
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Mr Joshua Wells a Clergyman residing in the town of Plainfield in the County of Otsego and David Coon a Justice of the Peace residing in the town of Edmonson in the County of Otsego hereby certify, that we are well acquainted Rhodes Hall who had subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy-four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Joshua Wells [signature]
Daniel Coon [signature]
Before me James C Neuworth a Judge of Ostego County Courts

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations proscribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Judge further certifies, that it appears to him that Joshua Wells who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Plainfield in Otsego county and that Daniel Coon Esqr who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Edmuston in said county and is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit and the said Judge further certifies that the said applicant Rhodes Hall is an infirm man and from Bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court
Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid
James C Walworth a Judge of Otsego Court Common Pleas
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State of New York
Otsego county Ss} I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said county do certify that James C Walworth Esq before whom the within affidavit of Rhodes Hall Joshua Wells & Daniel Coon purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Judge of Otsego County court of common Pleas; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verity believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits & also to the within certificate to be his proper hand writing & Signature Witness my hand & Seal of office this 19th day of June 1833 - 
Horace Lathrop
By G. A. C. Luce Dpt -
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Revy [War]
29 206
INVALID.
File No. 29.206
Rhodes Hall
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th '32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[words Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. crossed out]

REJECTED

4485
P. O. [blank]
Rhodes Hall
Service: [blank]

Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18

Application filed: [blank], 18

Alleges: [blank]

Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]

[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contrac
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Look & tell me - 
Does the letter to Pickens & Osborn ofthe 3- Oct. 1834 - return the Pen. Cer. of Rhodes Hall. 

[the following is crossed out]
he asks for transfer - he is diverted by the letter (as above) to give his identy - and a printed sheet is sent to guide him in the matter
No. J. S. [?]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Jan'y 30, 1854.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
the only child of Rhodes Hall, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Forty two Dollars and 44 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 21 Sept. 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
J.M. Brodhead
Comptroller.
24330
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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June 4
Mr Burdine

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{illegible] BURCH
MAY 31

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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Rhodes Hall
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March 3 O Morris & Bank
Pittsburgh 31st May 1836

Sir, 
In reply to your letter of 28th Inst [?] and I have to State that Rhodes Hall Pr. at $42.44 per annum, was last paid to 4th Sept. 1835.

I am
Very respectfully
Your obedient Servant
for M. Furnan, Pr & Puray
J Cowlylin [?]

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington.
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(To O Pittsburgh)

49 Ohio Jan 1 86
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Rhodes Hall
for transfer
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C
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The State of Ohio
Geauga County Ss: } On this tenth day of December 1834 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said County personally came Adolphus Prindle of Mentor in said County, who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he has been acquainted with Rhodes Hall, now of said Mentor, fourteen or fifteen years. I was acquainted with him in the State of New York and about the first of August in 1834 the said Rhodes Hall removed to said Mentor where he now resides- That said Rhodes Hall has always been reputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary Army, that he is the same identical Rhodes Hall named in a pension certificate now in his possession, dated at the War Office November 22nd 1833 and signed by Sec. Cass, Secretary of War, and numbered 24.330- and purports to have been recorded in the Pension Office in Book E., Vol. 4, Page 104 by Geo. C. Stiles, Clerk, and the same Rhodes Hall who has applied to the department as I am informed, for a transfer- and that the deponent never was acquainted with or heard of any other individual of the same name-
[signature] Adolphus Prindle

Sworn to and subscribed this
10th day of December 1834 - before me -
[signature] Edward Flint Justice of the peace

And I the said Edward Flint do hereby certify that the said deponent Adolphus Prindle is a disinterested, respectable and credible witness- Witness my hand at (illegible) this 10th day of December 1834
Edward Flint Justice of the peace
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State of Ohio
Granger County ss
I, D.D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas within and for the County
and State aforesaid do hereby certify that
Edward Flint Esquire, before whom the
foregoing oaths and acknowledgment appears
to have been taken on the tenth day of De-
cember 1834, was on the day of the date
thereof, and now is a Justice of the peace within and for said
county duly commissioned and sworn; and further that
I am wlll acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice
of the peace and do verily believe that the foregoing signa-
tures puporting to be his are true and genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and
affix the seal of said Court, at Chardon in said County,
this 17th day of December A.D. 1834.
D.D. Aiken, Clerk
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Plainsville Ohio, Dec. 26 1836
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir we forward you the deposition of
Adolphus Prindle in relation to the identity of Rhodes Hall
of Mentor in whose behalf we lately forwarded you an
application for a transfer which is now on file in this
department.
If the testimony is satisfactory, please forward us
the transfer by mail as requested in one communication
endorsing the application and obledge
Your Obbt Sevts
Perkins & Osbourne
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Rhodes Hall
Mr. [illegible]
Ohio
to
Michigan
Hon.
Isaac E Crary
H.R.
Michigan
at Mrs. J.A. Hills
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Territory of Michigan
County of Washtenaw
On the twenty fourth day of
March A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty six before
me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said
county personally appeared Rhodes Hall who
on his oath declares than he is the same person
who formerly belonged to the company comman-
ded by Captain Thomas Thompson in the Regi-
ment commanded by Colonel Lippett in the
Service of the United States; that his name 
was placed on the pension roll of the State
of Ohio from whence he has lately removed
to which pension roll in the State of New
York; that he now resides in the town of
Grass Lake in the county of Jackson in said
Territory where he intends to remain &
wishes his pension to be payable in the
Territory of Michigan in future.  The follow-
ing are his reasons for removing from Ohio-
He is aged & has no wife living & owns no real
estate & is now living with his son & has resided
in his sons family for a number of years past.
That his son here sold his property in Ohio
& has purchased & removed to said Territory
& he has [?] bo other home than with his
family & this son, necessarily moved also.
Rhodes Hall

Sworn & subscribed before me the day &
year above written
J. E. Field Justice of the Peace
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Territory of Michigan
County of Washtenaw ss
I Jonathan E.. Field a
Justice of the Peace within & for said
county hereby certify that Lewis D Stone
who has this day sworn to the identity of
Rhodes Hall is a highly credible person
of undoubted veracity & that his affidavit
of the same is entitled to credit.  In testimony
whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal
this 20th day of April A.D. 1836
J.E. Field
Justice of the Peace 

Territory of Michigan
Washtenaw County ss
I Norton R. Ramsdell clerk
of said county, do hereby certify that the above named Jonathan
E. Field whose name is susbscribed
to the foregoing affidavits and
certificate was at the time of
subscribing the same duly commissioned and
qualifies and then as acting Justice of the 
Peace in and for said county, and that
his signature thereto attached is genuine
Given under my hand and seal of
office this twentieth day of April AD 1836
N. R. Ramsdell
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Free
Hon. J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
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The State of Ohio
Granger County ss
On the fourth day of September A.D. 1834
before me the subscriber a Justice of the
peace in and for the said County of Granger personally
appeared Rhodes Hall who on his oath declared that he
is the same person, who formerly belonged and did duty
as a Revolutionary Soldier under the Command of Captain
Thomas Thompson and Captain Joseph Stanton in the Regiment
Commanded by Colonel Lippett of the Rhode Island Line and
afterward in the militia under the comnnand of Captains John
Gavat, Joshua Bliven [?], Hezekiah Sanders, and Walter White
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Noyes in
the Service of the United States-that his name was placed
on the Pension roll of the Revolutionary Claims of the State of
New York from whence he has lately removed, that he now
resides in the State of Ohio, iin the Township of Mentor in the County
of Granger is said State, where he intends to remain, and wishes
his pension to be there payable in future, and that his reasons
for removing to the State of Ohio are that he owned no land in
New York and that he thought he could get a better living
in the State of Ohio.
Rhoades Hall
Sworn and subscribed to
Before me this 4th day of
September & year aforesaid.  Edward Flint Justice of the peace
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The State of Ohio
Granger County ss
I David D. Aiken Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the county and
State aforesaid de hereby certify that Edward
Flint Esquire before whom the foregoing oath
appears to have been taken on the fourth day
of September ,1836, was on the day of the date
thereof and now is a justice of the peace within and for said
County, duly commissioned and sworn; and further that I am
well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice of the
peace and do verily believe that the foregoing signature Edward 
Flint purporting to be his is true and genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court at Chardon is said County this
22nd day of September A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty four
D. D. Aiken, Clerk
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Plainsville Granger County Ohio
Sept 5 1834
Hon. J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions-Enclosed we forward
an application for a transfer of Mr. Halls pension paymts
to the Ohio agency.  we would prefer the [lined out] Pittsburg
as the place of payment as it is near the part of the
State where the pensioner resides. and the means of
Communication for easy and direct  please forward
the transfer to us
I  am Respectfully
Perkin Osborn
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Old Case 18031 [checkmark]
Rhodes Hall
Oswego Co. N. Yk.
Orvis Hart
Agt:
New Haven, N. Yk.
Recd 15 May 1821
Col. Barton's
Reg-R.I.
not on Contl established
Matrimony
Ed. 6 June 21
Rejected DM
W Edwards [upside down]
J. C. Calhoun Secretary
of War Washington [sideways]
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New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y.
Sir,
At the urgent request of
Mr. Rhodes Hall I enclose to the
War department his declaration made
in 1818 and then returned as wanting
proof.  Mr. Hall is an infirm old
man and very poor These circumtances
combined prevented him from undertaking
a journey in pursuit of testimony
until the winter past.  He then
procured the inclosed [enclosed] affidavit
and as he then intended to search
out another person with whom he
was acquainted in the army  These
papers were not forwarded.  His bad
State of health at this time rendering
it impossible for him to perform
a journey and he has been advised
to present what proof he was already
possessed of for your decision.
In his name I soliccit an
answer to this communication
as early as may be convenient
Respectfully,
Orris Hart
Hon. J.C. Calhoun
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Rhodes Hallk, prive
Oswego County, N.Y.
January 1777 to May
1778 in Col. Bar-
-ton's regt. Rhode
Island.-15 mos.
4485
8th April, 1818.
Wanted the evidence of two
disinterested witnesses -their
credibility should be certified
by the magistrate at ministering
the oath and the whole should
be duly authenticated
9 Apl 1819
Not on continental
establishment-
Rejected
Orris Hart, judge,
New Haven,
Orange County, N.Y.
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State of New York
Oswego County ss
On this eighth day of Apri 1818
before me the subscribed one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County personally
appears Rhodes Hall aged 59 years resident in this County who being
by me duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make following declaration in order to obtain
the provision made by the late 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"  That he the said Rhodes Hall
enlisted as a private soldier in the United States
Service in the Month of December 1776 in Colonel Lippets
Regt and served a term of three months at the expir-
ation of which time he enlisted for a term of fifteen
months in the Rhode Island Line in Colonel Bartons
Regiment Capt. Thompsons company and that
he continued to serve in the said Corps as in
the service of the United States until the Month
of May 1778 when he was discharged from service at
Tiverton and that from his reduced circumstances
he stands in need of assistance from his Country
for support and that he has no other evidence
of his said services now in his power
Sworn to and declared before
me the day and year aforesaid.
Orris Hart Judge J.C
Rhoades Hall
I Orvis Hart Judge JC as aforesaid do certify that
it appears to my satisfaction that the said
Rhodes Hall did serve in the Revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy and that he is in reduced
and [illegible] circumstances and I now
transmit this proceeding and testimony taken
and had before to the secretary for the depart
-ment of War pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress.
Aprl 1818  Orris Hart Judge JC
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Oswego County
I Joseph Davis clerk of the county
of Oswego do hereby certify that the
within named Orris Hart is a 
Judge in and for the county of 
Oswego
Joseph Davis clk
May 7, 1818
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Delaware County
State of New York ss
Adam Hall being sworn
deposeth and saith, that he is well acquaint-
ed with Rhoades Hall, and has been for a
number of years, as the said Rhoades being
the brother of this deponant, that he said
Rhoades now resides in the town of New
Haven in the County of Oswego and State
before said, as this deponant is informed and
believes to be true-that when the British
came into and took possession of the town of
Newport in the State of Rhode Island this
deponant and the said Rhoades his brother
resided in the town of Westerly now in 
the county of Washington and State last
aforesaid; that when the said Rhoades thus 
resided in the town of Westerly aforesaid
and while the British were in the 
possession of Newport aforesaid, the said
Rhoades enlisted into a company com-
manded by Captain Thomas Thompson
attached to a regiment commanded
by Colonel _____ Burton of the Rhode Isl-
and State Line, that the impression of this
deponant is thus, [illegible] since Rhoades en-
listed for nine months that he will not
be confident but that it was a
longer term; that soon after said en-
listment the said Rhoades joined and
proceeded with the company aforesaid
to, or near the said town of Newport and
there served out the said term, or at least
nine months, and this deponant is con-
fident that the said Rhoades did
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not return from service untill the expira-
tion of his enlistment and believes he
was duly discharged but does not recollect
distinctly about the said discharges-And
this deponant further saith, that he
does not know nor did he ever know
any person by the name of Rhoades
Hall except the person mentioned
above and a son of the same person
which last was born long since the time
of the above service and is now deced.
Adam Hall
Subscribed &
Sworn this 3rd
day of February
1820 before me
H, R. Phelps J. Peace
I certify that on this third day of February
A.D. 1829, Adam Hall to me personally
known & appeared before me and affirmed to
the following affidavit.  I do further certify
that said Adam Hall is a good creditable wit-
ness
H. R. Phelps J. Peace