Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4477, Samuel Hall, N.C.
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Service: NC
Number: R. 4477
Hall, Samuel
Letitia
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County 
On this the 16th day of
January 1840 personally appeared
before me Thomas Jack a Justice of the
peace in and for said County &
to
State of Tennessee
Morgan County 
on this the 16th day of
January 1840 personally appeared
before me Thomas Jack a Justice of the
peace in and for said County Letitia
Hall widow of Samuel Hall deceased
aged Eighty one years for undoubted
undoubted calculation, having no seal
of her age, and after being sworn for that
purpose on her oath makes the following
Declaration in order to obtain the best
of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838
Entitled an act granting half pay and
Pensions to certain widows;
She States, that to her best knowledge and
belief that her Deceased husband Samuel
Hall, Entered the service of the united States
in Wilkes County North Carolina
a private soldier, she believes a Volunteer
though she is not certain, whether a volunteer 
or drafted and entered the service
she believes sometime in the year of
the precise time not known but believed
to be about three years before, the fall of
1781 and served pretty much in succession
the most of the time untill the close and
served under captain, Gilseep, a tour
or tours, and under Capt Beverly,
some time, or times, and some tours
under Captain Sams, a tour or tours
and under Col Cleveland
she states that owing to her great age
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she cannot now recollect now if she
ever heard her said husband say precisely
how long he served in total but from
Every impression of mind she believes that
he served, two years, at least, she cannot
further state as to the precise times of his
quiting and beging, and the duration
of his respective tours, She states that
she was acquainted with her said husband before his first service in said war
and in fact well knew of his going and
returning from the service different times
and of his speaking of being in a battle
at one place where he could have walked
on the slain some distance, she believes
at the
on the dead
of
the distinctly recollect of his speaking of
being in service at a place called St.
Augustine, and of seeing a certain
soldier sink under the water, there
and drown, namely Mr Stonecipher
Declarant states that her said husband.
was a twin brother to David Hall of
Anderson County whom she states that
She well recollects said David was in
service some of the same time that
her said Husband was. She states
that the main particulars, as to
the times, of her said husbands service
was tolerably well known to her, at
the time of the same. She states that
she has no record of her age or marriage
that she was twenty four years old in
the month of the first February after
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she was married married in the fall
season of the year on the Stony fork in
Wilkes County North Carolina by Esquire
Brown. She cannot state the day nor
month, but the same was in fodder
pulling time, and some months after
the marriage of her Brother in law
towit David Hall of Anderson County
Tennessee before alluded to in this
Declaration and from her best calculation
it was in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty five, she states that she can prove her said marriage by her sister in law Cloah Hall a widow wife of Martin Hall, deceased, and the facts of her said husbands service as
she believes declarant knowing that the
was at her wedding, and did have a chance
of knowing of the service of said
David Hall and her deceased Husband she states that her said Husband
departed this life the 9th day of June
1819, that she was not married to
her said husband prior to his last period of service, but the marriage took
place prior to the first day of January
1794, towit at the time and place
as above stated she states she is wholly
unable to attend court from bodily
infirmity.
She states that she Recollects of hearing
her said husband speaking of being
at the White House in time of his service
and of Crossing the Catawba River
and Savannah and of [illegible]
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a[illegible]
a while at Col Earles, and of
a great many other places not now
Recollected by her she cannot recollect of his service so as to designate
each respective tour. She will state
the well recollects of his being in the service
often of her own knowledge
She being just four miles from the
Hall family and knew well at the
time of said David Hall, Samuel
Hall, being in service
Sworn and subscribed
this 16th day of January
AD 1840
Thomas Jack
Justice of the peace
her
Letitia Hall
mark
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State of Tennessee   }
Anderson County    }        Personally appeared before me
James Hall a Justice of the peace in and 
for said County, David Hall a resident
citizen of said County whose statements
are entitled full credit and after being
duly sworn for that purpose, on his oath states
his deceased brother Samuel Hall was
a twin brother to him the affiant that
they were born of the same parents at the 
same birth he witness.  Positively states that
his said Twin brother served fifteen months
with him in the Revolutionary war he states
that owing his old age he cannot state
the dates of the Periods of their said ser-
vice but he states that they served
under the identical same officers and 
including the last of the Revolutionary
War the affiant was married the 20th
day of January seventeen hundred
and and Eighty four in Wilkes County
North Carolina agreeable to his calcula
tion and the record of the same made out
by affiants son, Richard Hall which is correct
as affiant has no doubt counting the time as well
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as he can and he positively states that owing
to his great age he cannot state, the precise
time of the marriage, that he cannot state
the precise time of his said brothers marri
age but he can safely say that it was
before the Expiration twelve months after
the marriage of affiant, he positively
States that they were married, and had
several children before the first day
of January 1794 he witness positively
states that his said brother wife, to wit
Letitia Hall has remained a widow, with
ever since his said brothers death his said
brother never had any other wife but said
Leticial, and died in the bounds of what
is now Morgan County Tennessee, he affiant
is the Identical David Hall, that is now
in the receipt of a Pension at the
Rate of Eighty dollars per year and
served under Captain James and Cleveland
principally, affiant lives about thirty five
from his said Ruth brothers widow, she living 
in Morgan Morgan County Tennessee
joining the county that witness lives
in witness states that his memory is greatly
impaired and that he cannot recollect the dates
of his service being no schollar but well
recollects his said brother serving, with him
in said war
Sworn and subscribed
this 11th day of
October 1839 before
David Hall
his mark
James Hall
Justice of the peace
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I Know all men by these presents that I Elijah
Hall an heir at law of Letitia Hall deceased widow of Sain
rel Hall deceased who was a soldier in the Army of the Revo
lution do hereby constitute and appoint J T Neely my true
and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute
against the Government of the United States before any de
partment thereof any and all claims that I have to arrears ┃
of pay or pension money under any act or acts Resolution or ┃
resolutions of the Congress of the United States and especially the
Acts 4th July 1836 7th July 1838, 3d March 1843. 17th
June 1844. 2nd February 1848. and 29th July 1848 as well as
the more ancient acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1818
Paid Attoney is moreover authorized in my name to demand
at any department of the said government a reconsideration
of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given touching upon my
interests and to obtain from any department of the Archives
thereof any and all information or evidence of whatever character ┃
relating or in any wise belonging or bearing upon the claim or
claims I hereby seek the investigation of
said Attorney is further authorized to do any and all things
necepary to carry out the foregoing purposes and to receive the
certificate of pension or other character of drafts or eveden
ces of the amounts due on account of the services of my fa
ther Samuel Hall as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and
to appoint one or more sub attorneys and to confer upon
him or them all the powers herein confered upon himself here
by ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may
do by virtue of these presents
Witness my hand seal this 31st day
Witness
of March 1853
Simerell Hoskins
Hall Seal
Elisha Hall Jun
David Hall Seal
Luke Hall Seal
Garrett Hall
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State of Tennessee Morgan County SS
Be it known that on the 31st day of March 1853 before the subscriber- a Justice of the Peace in ano for the County and State aforesaid Personally appeared Elijah Hall Elisha Hall David Hall and Luke Hall [heers?] at law of Letitia Hall deceased widow of Samuel Hall deceased who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution subscribers to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering of the same to be their [?]- act ano dece[?] voluntarily and knowingly for the uses and purposes therein contained & [?] set forth   In Testimony whereof I do herein to set my hand and subscribed my name the day &[?] year in the prosecution of [illegible] James S Duncan, P.
State of Tennessee
Morgan County  [ brace '}' is hand drawn to include both state and county]     On this 31st day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me James S Duncan an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Elijah Hall aged about [sixty?] and Elisha Hall aged about [sixty?] years (twins) and David Hall aged about [sixty?] three years and Luke Hall aged about [sixty ?] seven years  who being duly sworn according to law doth on their oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress passed on 7th July 1838. 3rd March 1843. 17th [inserted illegible word] 1844. 2nd Feb. 1845 as well as the more ancient Acts of 19th March 1818. 10th May 1828. & [?] 7th June 1832 to with that they are the children of Letitia Hall deceased who was the widow of Samuel Hall deceased who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution think [insertion symbol] he stated whilest living that he joined the Army in Wilks County State in State of North Carolina as volunteer or drafted in the year seventeen hundred and ninety eight and served until the end of the Revolutionary War " have heard him say he served under
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under Captain Galov and under Captain Beverly and also under Captain Lanet and Colonel Cleavland and furthermore heard him say he served part of his time in the south he served with David Hall who drew a pension have often heard him speak about their hardships & difficulties what they had endured. The aforesaid David Hall was [illegible], father's brother Clements say they have often wondered why it was that their Uncle David drew pension and their father Samuel who served in the same war could not
     Then aforesaid father died in Morgan County and State of Tennessee in the year A.D. 1819 on the 23rd day of October and left Letitia Hall deceased widow (their aforesaid mother) who applied for a pension but it was not allowed her for some cause or other whilst living. our aforesaid mother and father were married in the year 1785 according to their statements and from all accounts from the neighborhood in which they were married and from persons who were acquainted with our aforesaid parents out aforesaid mother died in the year eighteen hundred and forty on the 9th day of December and left seven living children of the name first Garrett Hall Luke -- David -- Aley-- Elizabeth.Mary [the name "Mary" is enclosed in a rectangle with the word "dead" written above it]. Elisha and Elijah Hall who most Respectfully as the honorable Commissioner of Pensions that their aforesaid claim or claims may be allowed under the Acts and that the certificates evidencing the same may be enclosed to our said Attorney payable at Knoxville [?] Tenn 
sworn to & subscribed before me
the day and year above written
and I am not interested direct
ly or indirectly
     James S. Duncan
     H. P. 
[The preceding seven lines enclosed with a brace "}". To the right of the brace are the names listed below:]
Garrett Hall
David + his [illegible] Hall
Luke + his [illegible] Hall 
Elijah + his [illegible] Hall 
Elisha + his [illegible] Hall
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And I the just subscribed Magistrate do certify
that the aforementioned declarants are personally known
to me and that they are gentlemen of truth and respect
ability in whose statement the fullest faith & credit
should be given (or placed) in testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name on this 31st day of 
March 1853                                James S. Duncan
                                              J P for Morgan Co.
State of Tennessee   }
Morgan County       }     G W Keith Clerk of the
County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby cer-
tify that James S. Duncan is an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County duly commission
to and sworn and that his signature written is gen
uine.  In Testimony whereof I have herewith subscri
bed my name and affixed my official
seal at Office in Montgomery the 31st
day of March 1853       GW Keith Clerk

State of Tennessee    }
Morgan County        }  SS.     I G W Keith Clerk of the 
County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby cer-
tifiy that it has on this day satisfactorily ap
peared to me that Samuel Hall who was a soldier
in the army of the Revolution died on 23rd day of Oct.1819
and left Letitia Hall his widow who died on the 9th day
of December 1840 who left Garret Hall Luke-David-Aley Elisha & Elijah her living children.
Given under my hand and seal
of said Court at office in Montgomery the
31st day of March 1853    GW Keith
                                           Clerk
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
  [Above crossed through]

4477
P.O.
Letitia Hall
Service:
               REJECTED
Enlisted: _______________________. 18
Discharged:____________________,  18

Application filed:_______________,  18
Alleges:_________________________ 
Re-enlisted:________________________

Attorney:_________________________
P.O._______________________________

__________Recognized.  __________Contract.
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State of Tennessee Morgan County SS
On this 29 day of April 1853 before me B T Staples a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & state aforesaid personally appeared John Young a resident of Morgan County aged seventy two years and after being first sworn according to law declares that he was acquainted with Samuel Hall and Letitia Hall on Bent Creek abot the year 1798 for some years and also acquainted with them about seven years in Knox County from which place they moved to Morgan County and was always acquainted with them to the time of the said Samuel Halls death and with his widow Letitia util her death on a few years ago and that they lived respectably together as husband and wife and were always reputed as husband and wife until their death and that he is fully satisfied that they were lawfully married and he never heard it disputed by any one.
He also declares that he has no interest in the pesion to which he believes the said Hall was entitled for his revolutionary services.
John Young X his mark

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that the above named John Young is a gentleman of unimpeachable character and also that I am not interested in the claim for pension made by the heirs of the said Samuel & Letitia Hall
B T Staples JP
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State of Tennessee County of Morgan
Be it known that on the 4th day of May AD 1853 before me B. T. Staples a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Walter Davis a resident of County & State aforesaid aged eighty three years and after being first duly sworn declares that he was personally acquainted with with Samuel Hall and his wife Letitia Hall for nearly sixty years & he has known & been intimately acquainted with them all the time from the year seventeen ninety three or four up to the date of thei death and with their children until the present time or at least some of to Garrett Luke David Elisha and Elijah who are still living in Morgan County aforesaid and he further declares that the said Samuel Hall and Letitia Hall were always reputed and respected as husband and wife the fact & truth of which he never heard doubted and of which has ever been fully satisfied and also that claimants for pension for services of their father the said Samuel Hall & the dues of their mother Letitia Hall deceased widow of the said Samuel Hall are men of respectability emenent for their firmness and veracity. He also swars that he is in no way interested in the pension which they claim
Walter Davis

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written and certify that I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of said claim.
B T Staples J.P.
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State of Tennessee  }   SS
Morgan County   
I GW Keith Clerk of the 
County Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that B. T. Staples Esqr. who has taken the foregoing affidavits was at date thereof
a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and
that his signature to the same is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said County at Office in Montgomery the 9th day of May 1853
G.W. Keith Clerk
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Morgan C.H.
Morgan County 
Tennessee
Feby 22nd, 1859

Hom Com of Pensions
Enclosed you will please find a power of 
attorney from the heirs of Saml & Letitia Hall Decease. You will please report me the proof
required to establish the claim for the heirs to receive the amt that may be due for the service
of Saml Hall Deceased & his widow Letitia who I presume applied and never saw her pay
please instruct how to proceed to get the amt due and what is the present condition of the claim of said case whether it has been paid & if so to whom as the custom nor him Jacob and the benefit of the amt       
Yours Most Respectfully
Hon Com of                C.H Toffell
Pension  W.P.
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Morgan C. H. Fen                       Free

[On side of page]
Feb. 4, 1840     6758
Tenn.
7 July 1838

[return to horizontal]
Jan. 20 1840
James L. Edwards Esqr
Washington, City
D.C.
War Department
Pension office
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gan  C. H. Fen 
  
[on side of page}   July 1838

Jan. 20 1840                    Free
James L. Edwards   Esqr
Washington City
D.C. 
War Department 
Pension office
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Morgan Courthouse
Tennessee January 18th 1840

Sir, I enclose to you in this letter the declaration, of Letitia Hall widow of Samuel Hall, deceased claiming the benefit of the pension law of July 7 1838, I have obtained the affidavit of David Hall, pensioner of the United States at 80 dollars &c of Anderson County Tennessee but the certificate of authentication is not yet to it no answer will be, asked for until, the same is authenticated together with some other supposed evidence is addressed.
With the utmost respect I remain your humble servant &c
Robert A Dabney
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Washington D C
August 12th 1853
Sir
Enclosed please find the application
of the heirs (with a request to me to lay before your Department the claim) of Letitia Hall widow
of Samuel Hall a Revol Soldier from the State
of Tenn. who made application for a Pension under act of 1838, for the Pension due the widow at her death.
Yours
To the Commissioner }        Very Respectfully
of Pensions                }          Jno T. Neely
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March 26. 1840  [On left side of envelope written vertically]  
[Upper right] [No postage stamp] Free
Morgan C. H. [illegible last name -- Lee?]
March 16, 1840
[addressee]
James L. Edwards  Esq
Washington City, DC
} War Department
Pension Office
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Morgan C H Ten [Tennessee]
March 16 1840
Free
James L. Edwards Esq
Washington City , DC
War Dept
Pension office

Mar. 26. 1840
addl. proof
Letitia 
Clark Hall 
Tenn 
6758
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Morgan Courthouse Ten
March 15 1840
Sir:
Enclosed is the affidavits of David Hall and Richard Hall in support of the claim of Mrs Cloah Hall widow of Samuel Hall deceased. She having made a declaration under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 which I fourwarded to you from this place, I have been delayed some time frowarding said affidavits owing to living at considerable distance from the certifying clerk of the County of Anderson, and other causes.
Respectfully your humble servant
Robert A Dabney

J. L. Edwards
Washington City DC
War Dept Pension office
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No. 6978
Letitia Hall
widow of Samuel 
Tenn [Tennessee]
John T. Neely
Sept 24/53
C.H. Saffell, Mch 17/59
Act [illegible] of1838
Act 7th July 1838
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Letitia Hall
of Samuel
Tennessee
Suspended
See let 30th Sep (illegible)
R. A. Dabney

Act 7 July 1838
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Morgan C H Tenn
Feb. 17. 1840
Free [Postage] 
J L Edwards
Washington City DC
Pension office
mail

Feb. 28 1840
addl. proof
Letitia Hall
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Morgan C H Ten [Tennessee]
Feb 17. 1840
Free [postage]
J L Edwards Washington City DC
War Department
Pension office

Feb 28, 1840
mail
Addl. Proof
Letitia Hall 
on
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Morgan County Ten
Feb 14th 1840

Enclosed is the affidavit of Edmund G Kington, relative the claim of Mrs. Letitia Hall widow of Samuel Hall deceased in behalf of whom I have frowarded, pension papers. Claim the benefit of the act of the 7th July 1838. you are requested to file the enclosed, with the other papers in the case
Your humble servant
R A Dabney

J L Edwards Esqr
Washington City DC
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State of Tennessee SS
I William Cross clerk of the County Court of Anderson County, State of Tennessee certify that James Hall Esq whose name and signature appears to the foregoing annexed affidavits is a Justice of the peace a therein set forth. I further certify that said signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at office in Clinton this 7th day of Febuary 1840
William Cross Clk
By his deputy C. Y. Oliver
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State of Tennessee Morgain County SS
On this the 27th day of January AD 1840, personally appeared before me Thomas Jack - a Justice of the peace in and for said County Edmund G Kington, whose statements are entitled to full credit, and after being duly sworn for that purpose, on his oath states that he is well acquainted with Letitia Hall widow of Samuel Hall deceased the identical Samuel Hall, that was a brother to David Hall a Revolutionary Pensioner, and lives in Anderson County Tennessee, affiant states that said Samuel Hall deceased is now and has been generally spoken of and reputed as having been a Revolutionary soldier. This affiant states from a lengthy intimate acquaintance with his said widow Letitia Hall and with their children, and with their intimate acquaintance.
Edmund G Kington

Sworn and subscribed this 27th day of January 1840 before me
Thomas Jack Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee Morgan County SS
I Samuel P Vaughn Clerk of the County court of Morgan afsd certify that Thomas Jack is a Justice of the peace as before set forth. I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 27th day of January AD 1840
Samuel P. Vaughn Clerk
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Clay Hall States that the law Her [?] Sister Letitia Hall married to Samuel Hall in the State of North Carolina by John Brown esquire. She further States that She was well acquainted with the Hall family and [sic] Knew well from the neighborhood [illegible: women?] that Samuel Hall two or three years in the Revolutionary War that she Knew of [their?] coming home on furlow [sic] and returning Soon afterwards to the Several times the [illegible: ] David Hall Served with Samul [sic] Hall the most of the time. She further states that She has oftimes heard them Speake [sic] of being together and talk of being in battles together. 
           Clay her + mark Hall 
Sworn to and subscribed this 16th day of January 1840 before me } Thomas Jack 
Justice of the Peace 
State of Tennessee Morgan
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County I certify that Cloah Hall who was sworn to the foregoing affidavit is the widow of Morten Hall deceased, and that her statements 
are entitled to full credit.

I further certify that she is to my opinion upward of Seventy years of age and on  conversing with her I have the most convincing reasons to believe, that she had the best chance to know what she has set forth in her affidavit being the sister, to Letitia Hall, and their husbands brothers 

In testimony of the foregoing facts I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of January AD 1840
Thomas Jack
Justice of the peace

Clay Hall
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6758
Letitia Hall of Tennessee
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State of Tennefsee
Morgan County ⎬ SS
I Thomas Jack a
Justice of the peace in and for
said County, certify that I have
attended at the House of Mrs
Letitia Hall, widow of Samuel
Hall, deceased to investigate her
claim to a Pension I believe
that her Declaration is substantially
true, she is entirely unable to
attend court from bodily infirmity,
I further certify that the
traditionary account, is. that said
Samel Hall, deceased, was a Revolutionary 
soldier this Traditionary
account, is a matter I know to
be general, in the immediate
neighborhood of Morgan Courthouse
Tennefsee where declarant husband
lived many years and died
Given under my hand
at Morgan Courthouse Tennefsee
 this 17th day of
January 1840
Thomas Jack
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennefsee
Morgan County
⎬ SS
I Samuel P. Vaughn
Clerk of the County Court of
Morgan County aforesaid certify
that Thomas Jack Esquire is a
Justice of the peace as above set forth
I further certify that the foregoing
signatures purporting to be his are
Genuine
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto affisced
my seal of office and
Inscribed my name 
this 19th day of January
AD 1840

Samuel P. Vaughn Clerke.
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Power of Attorney
David Hall & others
To
C.H. Saffell
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
We the undersigned
Citizen of Morgan County Tennessee
and in full
hereby nominate and appoint B H
saffell our attorney in fact to apply
and receive from the commission
of Pensions any papers relation to the
case of Saml Hall and Letitia Hall
Deceased parties and applicants for
a Pension. and we the said heirs
of the aforemention parties authorize
the said C H Saffer to examine and
receive any papers or report from the
commissioner in the said Pension Claim
and fully authorize the saw Saffell to
prosecute the same we and each of us
hearby ratifying and confirming the same
Witness our hand and said. Feby 22 1859
Elistrus Larunder Luke Hall and
mark
Ivory H Homby
Elisha Hall
mark
David in Hall
mark
sauntit M Hall
Elijah Hall made by mark
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State of Tennessee ⎬ Personally appeared before
Morgan County ⎬ me J.M Milton Clerk of the
County Court for said County Luke Hall, Elisha
Heale, David Heall. Janet Hall and Elijah Heall
with whom I am personally acquainted, and each acknowledged
that they executed the foregoing Power of attorney
for the purposes therein expressed on the day it bears date
Witness my hand at Office and the seal of said county Office  in Montgomery this
22 day of February 1856
---
J. M. Milton Co Clk
By his Dept Wm J Scott
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County ⎬ on this the 11th day of
of October 1839, personally appeared before
me. James Hall a Justice of the peace
in and for said County. Richard Hall
whose statements are entitled to full credit
he being the second child born of the
deceased wife of David Hall, a Pension
living in the aforesaid County; and the
said Richard after being duly sworn
on his oath states that he was born
the 9th day of December 1786, agreeable
to record which he has now in possess
on, and has had from his earliest
Recollection witness has often heard
it from his deceased uncle, Samuel
Hall and from afficents father
David Hall, that they served together
in the Revolutionary war, and
has so understood it from the whole
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of the Hall connexions, that were acquainted
in that day withe said deceased Samuel
Hall officiant always understood that
Garret Hall the son of Letitia Hall
and said Samuel deced was born the
ninth day of July Seventeen hundred
and Eighty Six, witness can safely say
that they were married and living
togathe before and at the date of the
first January 1794 though he witness
never noticed the date nor was capable
of taking it tell in the year 1799 he
the being capable of and notice the dates
Richard Hall
sworn and subscribed 
this 11th October 1839
before me
James Hall
Justice of the peace