Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7643, George Hall, Va.
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8-1776
Service
Va
Hall, George,
Jane.
Number
W.7643
B.L.Wt.36734-160-55
Contents
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22338
Indiana
George hall
of Washinton in the state of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hallom of the regiment commanded by (blank) in the South Carolina line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 dollars and 0 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of October 1833 and Hon. Lohn Cass Charleston
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 
58.00
10.00
$68.00 
[Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832]
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book # Vol. 7 Page 114
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3,398

Indiana New Alo (remainder of word cut off from tear in document)
Jane Hall
widow of George Hall
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of January /52
and sent to Nathan Sergeant
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under an
February 3, 1853, Page 191 Vol. A
23095
3
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230.095
clerk March 3.
Dec. 31
Jane Hall widow
George Hall priv.
W 36734
if Esq 120/56
Revolutionary war
At: 1600 ac, change : 8/56
Boyton
Ind.a page 53-3398
J.J. Muly
Present

Sept. 20/56
August suspended warrant filed with deputies
Nov 20/70 W to A to Hon. N. H. Hill Dernden R. MS 21st
Neal H.=1=38
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1833

Nathan Sargeant Atty.
Washington D.C.
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State of Indiana
County of Washington} Oct.

ON this 8th day of April 1853 before me Judge of the Court of Common Pleas personally appeared Mrs. Jane Hall of said county aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress past 1853 allowing pensions to certain widows etc that she is the widow of George Hall deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary war Virginia Militia and who in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 was on the 26nd day of October 1833 placed upon the pension list Roll of Corydon Indiana at the rate of twenty dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and to whom the arrears certificate of pension was issued dated 26th October 1833, signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of war, and countersigned by J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. She further states that she was married to the said George Hall in Halifax County Va on the 28th Dec. 1814 by William Moore a preacher of the Gospel that her name before her said marriage was Jane Young that her said husband died at Washinton County Indiana on the 13th of Dec. 1834and that she is still a widow that she is informed there is no public record of her said marriage.
Attn
A. K. Hough
Jane (X) Hall her mark
Inscribed and sworn to in Open Court April 8th A.D. 1853
W.C.D. Pain Ck
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, George Hall of the State of Indiana who was a private in the Army of Revolution is entitled to receive twenty dollars and ---cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 26th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Lew Cass
Secretary of War
Examined and countersigned}
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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2233
Payments to be at Corydon by Thomas P.
Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of Indiana.

Recorded in the Pension office, Book E vol
Page 114 by Davis
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State of Indiana
Washington County S.S.

In the court of Common Pleas of said County within said state April 8th AD 1853 to wit April Term AD 1853 of said Court held at the Court House in Salem in and for said County.
Present tho Honorable William Morrow sole Judge of said court in and for said County the following proceedings were heard.

Satisfactory evidence was addressed in Court that Mrs. Jane Hall of said County aged 77 years who has this day given her affidavit in Open Court thereto, is the Widow of George Hall deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary army of the Virginia Militia and who under an act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 was placed upon the pension list Roll of Indiana agency at Corydon at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum during his natural lifetime that she was married to the said George Hall in Halifax County Virginia on the 28th Day of December 1814 and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Young that her husband the said George Hall died in Washington County Indiana on the 13th day of December 1834 and that she is still his widow
I Washington C. D. Pain Clerk of said Court in and for said County do hereby certify the above to be a full true and complete
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transcript of the records of said court in the foregoing matter
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court at Salem this 6th Day of May A.D 1853.
W.C. D. Pain ck
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27.234
George Hall's
Declaration for Pension
for 6 months service
from 1781 private
6 months $20

Hon. John Cass
Charleston
John Kingsberry Esq.
Salem
(Indiana)
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State of Indiana
Washington County} Declaration of George Hall in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress papered June 7th 1832 sworn in Open Court of said county May Term

1833

ON this 7th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judge thereof now billing as the probate of the County of Washington Indiana being a court I heard George Hall a resident of said county aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress papered June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served as he has stated that in the month of March 1781 the day of the month he does not recollect in the county of Pittsylvania for where he then resided he signed up as a private militia and joined a company commanded by Spencer Shelton marched them through a part of South Carolina by the reedy river and Salisbury to Ninety Six in S. Carolina that he ready in the battle of Ninety Six when the Americans were defeated by Lord Masdon that he served as (illegible) and six months at the Jadin river but was discharged within pound sterling that in some term on the 11th day of March 1760 in the county of Pittsylvania that he was now and  man of age that after the revolution he resided then some years in the state of Virginia when young in  the state of North Carolina and that he now is and has been a resident of the county of Washington state of Indiana for the past seven years the acting to the following persons served of his neighborhood to prove his character for truth in veracity and the reputation of his serving as a soldier of the revolution. Thereto Samuel Pengh and William Logan. That he was no undermining enemies and nor mentioning of no person whose voluntary an power who he certify to his service and that he can prove a clergyman testimony without great in commission under and by this infirmity of the declarant the hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present adn understanding that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed this day by of aforesaid
George X Hall
(his mark)
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The Samuel Pengh and William Logan resident in the County of Washington State of Indiana hereby certify new and an well acquainted with George Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sanuel Pengh
William Logan
Sworn to subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogating prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Pengh and William Logan who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents of the said County of Washington and State of Indiana and re credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William H. Carter clerk of the said Washinton County Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of George Hall for a pension.
The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 day of May 1833.
William H. Carter Clk
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230.095
Jane Hall 
Widow
George hall
Dead
Rev. Pensioner
She draws Pension
act 1853
Bty Land act 1853
Na T. Neely atty
Washington D.C.
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State of Indiana
Washington County] S.S.

On this the 13 day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid. Jane Hall whom I certify to be well known to me and who is entitled to credit deposeth and says I am 62 years old and Im resident of Washington County State of Indiana I am the identical widow of George Hall who was aa private soldier in the Revolutionary war he was in that service six months as a substitute for John Hill in Halifax County State of Virginia he has been dead about 20 years he died here in this county and state of Indiana I have obtained a pension for his services through Henry F. Smith my attorney issued on the 10th day of (words have denigrated from document) for 20 dollars a year. he was in the company commanded by Captain (word/name missing on document) and in the regiment commanded by Colonel (word/name missing on document) we was married in Halifax County State of Virginia by the Rev. William Moore my name before my marriage was Jane Young now jane Hall I make this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land passed by an act of Congress March 3rd L855. I never have obtained bounty land by this on my other act of Congress from anyone. I drew my pension at the city of New Alberry in this state.
Jane (X her mark) Hall. (Seal)
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We Andrew R. Housh and Andrew Housh Sr. residents of Jackson County State of Indiana upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jane Hall in our presence and that we allow from the appearance and statements of the affidavit that she is the identical person she represents her self to be.
A.R. Housh (seal)
Andrew Housh (seal)

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year have written and I certify that I know the affidavits to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents her self to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
State of Indiana
Washington County S.S.
George Downey J.P. (seal)

Personally came Andrew R. Housh and Andrew Housh Sr. persons whom I certify to be well known to me depose and says we defendant was by well acquainted with George Hall deceased. and his widow Jane Hall for many years to live together as man and wife up to his death there marriage never was called in question nor disputed he is dead and she is living on pension for her husbands services her dependents one residents of Jackson County state of Indiana. we have no interest in this claim.

A.R. Housh (seal)  
Andrew Housh (seal)
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The foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me I hereby certify that the defendants are residents of Jackson County State of Indiana.
George Downey J.P. (seal)

State of Indiana
Washington County
Washington C.D. Pain Clerk of the Washington circuit court I certify that George Downey Esq. whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing declarations was at the date thereof an noting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, was duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office this the 16th day of April 1855
W. C.D. Pain Clerk
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(Photo of official signed Land Grant from Department of Interior)

160 Acres (Seal on right/left corner)
Bounty United States of America Land
Department of the Interior
Office of the Commissioner of Pensions
This bounty Certificate that under the Act of March 3, 1855 entitled "In set in addition to a pension act granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States
Jane Hall widow of
George hall Private 
Revolutionary War.
is entitled to have One Hundred and Sixty Acres of any land offered of the United States in one body and in conformity to the legal subdivisions of the public lands upon any of the public lands subject to sale or along the minimum along graduated prices
Given under my hand and the seal of the Department interior 12 day of August 1856
D. Minet (commissioner)
11.36 of 34.
Defendents

Note You can take this Certificate to any of the Untied States Land Offices or it will be granted proven for you by the Original form written on the return of the with your request to that effect instant outstand therein satisfying the State and land restrict in which you wish the limitation made. If you locate it till up and sign the following application to the register of the Land Office
W will this certificate in the quality section of Range Register in (illegible)
Trust
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Aug. 4, 1853

No. 4,008
April of Jane Hall in one of George Hall Washington Co. Indiana
22338
Act 4rd Feb. 1853
$20 per Annum
Coms. February 3.7853
Rev.

Math an Targeans
Present

Department of the Interior, Pension Office. Official Business Commission
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Wid. of George Hall
36-73 
160
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Orange, Mass.

November 30th 1870

Hon. H. Van Aernam,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I would respectfully call your attention to the Bounty Land claim of Jane Widow of George Hall No. not known under the Act of March 3rd, 1855 and ask for action.

Service was rendered in Revolutionary War.

This claimed that a warrant issued in this care was returned.

Respectfully yours,
Damon E. Clency

36-734-160
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Jane Hall
Wid.
George
Added
P. Wallace Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Present
Recorded Dec. 29th 1833
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Widow's application to be cannot with No. 1/15/32 vol. 53
Aug 12/58 W.
Reft. M. Rhett
John Aug. 16/86

Official Business
Hon. J. Minot
Com. Pensions
33781-80
Robb Haskins
Jenkins
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Official Business
Hon. J. Minot
Com. Pensions
33781-80
Robb Haskins
Jenkins H.
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Rev. Widow, & c.

File No. 7643
Jane Hall
Wid"
George Hall
Private Rev. War
Act Jul. 3 1853
Index:-Vol. A, Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Brief in the case of Jane Hall, widow of George. 
Washington County and State of Indiana.
Act 3rd February 1853

Claim, ("original")
Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Traditional word a pensioner under the act of 7th June, 1832.
Marriage proven by a certificate affidavit proof of the Court, I have content who testifies to general reputation of marriage in Charleston.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Nathan Sergeant Esq.
Name and residence of Agent
present
A.C. Boynton
Examining Clerk
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George Hall Deceased
No. 36734-160-55
Suspicious
From a lot of suspicious claims by same attorney
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Additional Proof
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Pension Office
Oct. 6th 1835.

Sir,

By the enclosed printed circular you will perceive that the certificate of a Court is insufficient to prove a case under the Act of Feb. 3, 1833, unless the facts certified are within the personal knowledge of the Judge & c. The claim of Mrs. Jane Hall is therefore suspended, Record evidence of the marriage of claimant is also required in this case, if there be any, and if not, that fact must be satisfactorily shown.

Very Respectfully
S P. Waller
Commissioner

Nathan Sargeant, Esq
Present.
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Pen: Office: 30th Dec: 1853

4034

Sir:

Please certify the time to which the within amount of pension was paid on the date of his death.

Very Respectfully,
J. Dell
for the Commissioner

George Hall, Act 1832
$20 per annum to 4 Sept. 1834. No death
F. Bush
Auditor
Francis Burt Esq
Land and War Treasury
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No. 2929
Jane hall, widow of George Hall
for to N. Sargeant Oct 6/53
Rbs

Rev. Act 3 of February 1853
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s
36.734
Rev. War
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Cert of Cti as to Ma: 7 witness Case 13" Dec:34
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State of Indiana
County of Washington] Act
on this 17th day of December 1853 before me Justice of peace in and for the said county personally came Mrs. Jane Hall of said county well known to me and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of George Hall who was a pensioner of the United States for military services in the Revolutionary War and who was placed upon the pension list roll of Corydon Indiana agency at the rate of 20 dollars per annum as stated in her affidavit for pension under act of Feb 3 1853. She further states that there is no record of her marriage to the said George Hall that she knows of private or public date that she was married to him as set forth in her former affidavit and lived with him as man and wife up to the time of his death, and that she is still his widow.
C. Hall
Jane (X her mark) Hall (seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written and I certify that I am not concerned in the prosecution of this claim nor entitled in its result.
Daniel Knight (seal)
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Also on this 17th day of December 1853 before me personally came John Cale of said county and state to me well known and entitled to credit and being sworn in due form of law upon oath states that he is disinterested that he well knows Jane Hall who has acknowledged to the above affidavit and also well knows her late husband George hall in his lifetime That the said Jane Hall is the widow of George Hall who was a pensioner of the United States for Military Services in the Revolutionary War & who drew his pension at the Corydon Indiana pension agency and states that said Jane & George Hall were together as man and wife and were generally so reported for many years previous to his death.
John Cale (seal)

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first aforesaid and I certify & I am not concerned in the prosecution of this claim and am not interested in the result.
Daniel Knight J.P. (seal)
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State of Indiana
Washington County] S.S.

I Washington C.D. Pain Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court in and for said county within said state here by certify that Daniel Knight Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were made is and was at the time of the making thereof an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly elected, commissioned and qualified according to law, that full faith and credit are due all his official acts as such our that the signature herewith purporting to be his is genuine.& affix the seal of said court at Salem this 17th Day of December AD 1833
W.C. Pain Clerk
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160 acres
1833
Jane Hall
Widow of
George Hall
Rev. War
No. 36,734