Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9469, Elihu Hall, Md.
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Service Md
       Hall, Elihu
      Gertrude or Charity
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Gertrude, alias Charity Hall widow of Elihu Hall, deceased who died March 1794 of Cecil in the state of Maryland who was a Lieut in the 6 company? command, of the first regt command in the  Maryland line for two years.
Inscribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 320 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of  March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20’ day of August 1841 issued to Korvy ? Richardson
                                       Present 
Arrears to the 4th of March ‘41 of         3200.00
Semi = annual allowance ending 4 July. 160.00
                                                                $3360.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act July 4, 1836 Section 3 P}
Recorded by Theo. Leltuady? Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 166
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State of Maryland 
Harford County to with on this twenty seventh day of July in the year of Eighteen Hundred and Forty one personally appeared before me the Subscriber Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Harford County in the state afore said Gertrude Hall a 
resident of Town of Belle Air in the country and state aforesaid, aged seventy eight 
years who after being first
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-veyed to Long Island in the same state and billeted at her uncle John Cowenhoven and afterward at her fathers Nicholos Cowenhoven's. While he was a prisoner they were married which was on the second day of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six months after which he was exchanged and returned to his Father's residence in Cecil county State of Maryland she knew him to have been a prisoner twelve months before their marriage but have always understood from himself and others that he was a prisoner three years. Her husband and self resided in Cecil county until his death which was in March seventeen hundred and ninety four and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before.

R. M Hollard
Chief Justice of [illegible] Court                                 Gertrude Hall
[Massachusetts?]
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Family record
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE
WASHINGTON D.C. Aug 24, 1877

Geo O Gillespie was born Nov 27, 1782.
Sarah O Gillespie  "     "     Oct 29, 1782.
Samuel      "          "     "     Dec 28, 1806.
Departed this life 27 day of January 1807.
Alen Hall born at McWilliams June 1787.
Sarah O Hall was born at  "     Oct 1782.
Susanna Lyon  "      "     "   Unit Nov 23, 1784.
Elihu Smallwood     "     "   13 __ 1788.
Catherine    "    "     "     "    23 Sep 1789.
Nicholas      "    "    "      "    20 March 1790.
Elihu Hall Wells was born the 28th Nov 1807
and Baptized by the Rev W Grian
Sarah Catherine Morgan was born on the 10th of Feb 1828.
Martha Hamilton Morgan was ___the 14th of Dec 1818.
Record taken from the large Hall family Bible.

W B Evans
      IK   BLS
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Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peach in and for Hartford County in the State of Maryland, Washington Hall, who made oath according to Law that he is a resident of Cecil County and State aforesaid that he is the [unintelligible] of one now occupied the dwelling and one of the farms of the deceased Brother Elihu Hall Senior, that he will be sixty five year old on the 24th day of August next according to the family register that he had  but an  indistinct recollection of his deceased Brother Elihn Hall, Junior and does not recollect the period of his death nor of his marriage, that or far back is his memory can such he perfectly so collects the lively and sincere affection at all times and on all occasions manifested by his Father and Mother, Brothers and Sisters toward the Widow of his deceased brother. Said dependent further states that he had always[unintelligible] fromhis brother Elihn after his discharge from the Army and his wife and received into his Father's family where they resided until
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and that he had understood she is at this time about
applying for a pension for the services of his Brother
Elihu in the Revolutionary Army.

Washington Hall

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Second day of August in the year Eighteen
hundred & forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan

Maryland, Harford County, to wit

I hereby certify, that, Thomas H. Morgan 
[illegible] before whom the above and foregoing Affidavit
was made, and who has thereto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing one of the State of Maryland's
Justices of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn and
that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony, whereof, I hereto 
subscribe my name and affix
the seal of Harford County Court this 
fourth day of August 1841.
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I Thomas H. Morgan before whom the afore-
going Affidavit was taken do hereby certi-
fy that Washington Hall the deponent in the  
same is entitled to full faith and credit 
is worthy of belief.

Sworn under my hand this second day
day of August in the year Eighteen Hun-
dred and forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan
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a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.  Elihu Hall wid file 9469

[Column headings and information provided on form]

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.

1777 
Aug 22, 1777 was made a prisoner and on the 27th
May 1778 was promoted Lieut.  He was a prisoner
three years after which he was exchanged.

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.

RANK.

Ensign

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN.          COLONEL.

Nathaniel Ewing

STATE.

Md.

Battles engaged in, See above

Resident of soldier at enlistment,

Date of application for pension, July 27, 1841.  His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Bel Air Harford Co. Md.

Age at date of application, She was 78 years old

Remarks:  [illegible] was the son of Elihu Hall and was married on Long Island while he was a prisoner June 2, 1780.  Gertrude daughter of Nicholas Covenhaven died in Cecil County Md.
Mch 1794 leaving the following children: Ellen; Sarah [illegible] (Gillespie); Susan L Morgan; [illegible]; Catherine (Richardson) Nicholas C. 
Another [illegible]
I see no mention of name "Chastity Hall" on the papers now in the case.

Very respectfully,
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I William Finney, Pastor of the Presbyterian
Congregation of Churchville, in Harford County,
Maryland, do hereby certify that Gertrude Hall
widow of Elihu Hall, deceased, who is an applicant
for a pension, has been known to me for nearly
twenty years--that she has resided in the same
neighborhood with myself, a considerable portion
of that time--that she is a member of the church
I serve--that she does now, & always has sustained
an unblemished reputation, & that perfect con-
fidence may be placed in the truth of any state-
ment she may think proper to make.

Given under my hand this 3d day
of August 1841.

Wm. Finney
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Washington Augt. 6th 1841

Coln James L. Edwards:

Sir

In case of Mrs Gertrude Halls
Application for a pension being successful
I wish to know for her what amount 
of Back Pay she would be allowed also
the yearly payments.

I neglected to enquire of you whether
the registered certificate of her receiving her
portion of her husbands property would be 
beneficial to her in the Application.

You will address me a letter at
the Belle Air P.O. Harford County Md

Yours respectfully
Henry Richardson
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Widow

File No 9469.

Gertrude Hall
Wid of
Elihu Hall
Lt. Md. Line

Receipt for Bible &
enclosed & to be placed
in the Jacket of the above file.
Sept. 5. 1877.
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N.O.W & B.L.D.
Evans

Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE. 
Washington, DC. August 24. 1877

Dear Sir

Please furnish this office with the names and 
present Post Office address of some of the descendants
of Gertrude Hall, Widow of Elihu Hall-Late a Lieut. in
the Maryland Line-[begin underline] Revolutionary War. [end underline]

Mrs. Hall made application for pension in 1840 and
sent a large family Bible--containing a family record to
this office to be filed in evidence of her case.  It is
now desired to return this Bible to some member of the family,
most of whom lived within the delivery of your office--some
lived in the adjoining county (Cecil) when the Bible was
sent to this office in 1841.

The children's names are, Mrs. Sarah O. Gillespie, of Cecil Co,
Ellen, Susan L, Catherine, Elihu S Cath. and Nicholas Hall.

Please return this letter with your reply in the enclosed envelope.

P.M.
Belle Air
Hartford Co
Maryland

Very respectfully
OP [illegible]
Acting Commissioner
[illegible]
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N.OW & BL.D.
Evans

Department of the Interior.
PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. August 30. 1877

Dear Sir

I herewith transmit to your ad-
dress the old family Bible sent to this Office
by Mrs. Gertrude Hall when she made applica-
tion for pension in 1840.

Please acknowledge the receipt of the
Bible on the back of this letter and return 
it to this Office in the enclosed envelope.

D. E. Hall Richardson
Belle Air - P.O.
Hartford Co.
Maryland

Very respectfully
J A Buntley
Commissioner
[illegible]
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Bel Air Harford Cty
Sept 1. 1877

Bible received with thanks.

E Hall Richardson [illegible]

[Oval stamp]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEP 4 1877
PENSION OFFICE.
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Post Office Belair
County of Maryland
State of Maryland

August 17th 1877

Honl Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir

In reply to your letter of
inquiry I have to state that
Dr. E. Hall Richardson &
[illegible] Wm S. Richardson, Sons
of Catharine Hall (who married 
a Richardson) and Grand
Sons of Elihu & Gertrude
Hall reside in this town
and receive their mail at this
office.  There may be other
descendants of the Halls
in this County and in Cecil
but I am not acquainted
with them.

Respectfully Yours,

John P. Spicer
PM
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DR. J. HALL PLEASANTS

806 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY
BALTIMORE, MD.
May 1, 1914.

Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,
                    Your letter of April 29th in regard to the record of Elihu Hall, a Revolutionary soldier, has been resolved. I would like to obtain any information which you may have in regard to Elihu Hall, a native of Cecil County, Maryland, who served in the Revolution as an officer. He died probably either in Maryland or Virginia. Any information which you may be able to give me will be most appreciated. I am under the impression that he enlisted from Cecil County, Md. He is believed to have been born about the middle of the eighteenth century and to have died when he was about fifty years of age.  I
have no idea under what officers he served.  Tradition states that he was a colonel.  His widow's name is uncertain.  Tradition variously gives it Mildred, Amelia and Catherine.

Very truly yours,

J. Hall Pleasants
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I have the record of Colonel Elihu
Hall, who served a 2nd lieutenant
and who afterwards became Col.

Will you kindly give me date
of his commission as Col 
and of what Regiment,
was he in command.

Thanking you, and Oblige

Mrs. Ella Wiley Murphy
1924 N Fulton Ave
Balto, Md.

Nov. PO 1909.
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Plattsberg, Mo.

June 5/14

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Kindly advise me
if there is any record of
Military Service of Elihu Hall.
He served in Revolutionary War.
I have heard from 
Adjutant General Andrew
War Dept. in regard to the
above.  He sent some records
and suggested that additional
information could be obtained
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at your office.

Promptness will be appreciated.

Mrs. Claude Funkhouser
Plattsberg, Mo.
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[Two columns]
[First column]

1909 Dec. 11 Hist to
Ella Wiley Murphy V.L.M.

1914 May 5 Hist to Dr. J. Hall
Pleasants. V.L.M.

1914 July 1 Hist to Mrs. Claude
Funkhouser. V.L.M.

[Second column]

Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 9469

Gertrude alias Charity Hall
Wid. of
Elihu Hall
Lieut. Md. line

Act: July [illegible]/36, Sect. 3

Index:--Vol. A, Page 307

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Thomas H. Morgan Before whom the aforegoing
Affidavit was taken do hereby certify that Sarah
O. Gillespie the deponent in the same is enti-
tled to full faith and credit and is worthy of Belief.

Sworn under my hand this Second day of
August in the year Eighteen hundred and
forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan
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5416
Gertrude Hall
of Elihu
Maryland

Suspended

See let: 5th Augt.
1841 to Henry Richard-
son, let: to do: 7 Augt.
1841

Act 4 July 1836
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by Geo M. Moore

Claim No. [lined through] Dec 3, 1909

Certificate No.

Claimant

Soldier Elihu Hall

Service _____  Rev

Additional Service  Served as a Col.

No. ___ claim, State records ____, 190__
No. ___ claim, combination records ____, 190__

REMARKS

[illegible] OW. I W or R as above except

I.F. No 2920 Pvt.

W.F. 9469 Lieut.

[illegible]-8 Chief Division
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5416

Gertrude alias
Charity Hall
of Elihu
Maryland

Admitted

Sent:  2 yrs $320.
[illegible] 1st Md. Regt.

died March 1794.
(record of marriage filed
with Bible)

Act 4 July 1836

Henry Richardson
Prest.
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Gertrude Hall
No 5416 of Elihu
Maryland

on Md Regt.
Age 72

Henry Richardson
Prest
Aug 5. 1841
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State of Maryland Sct Harford County to wit

I hereby certify that Robert W. Holland
Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration
was taken and who has subscribed his name
thereto was at the time of his taking the same
Chief Judge of the Orphans Court of Harford
County in the State of Maryland duly comm-
issioned and qualified and the said
Court is a Court of Record.

Given under my hand seal of my
office this twenty eighth day of July in
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and forty one.

Thos L. Bond Reg. of
Wills for Harford County

[The following language has been lined through: I Thomas H. Morgan [illegible] Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing Affidavit [illegible] taken]
I Robert W. Holland before whom the afore-
going declaration was made do hereby
certify that Gertrude Hall the Affiant
in the same is entitled to full faith
and credit and is [following word lined through: credible] worthy of
belief.

Sworn under my hand this second day of 
August in the year Eighteen hundred
and forty one

R. W. Holland
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Land Office, Annapolis
22nd July, 1841

I hereby certify, that it appears by the muster rolls of the Revolution
remaining in this office, that Elisha Hall, was appointed an 
Ensign, in the 1st Maryland Regiment, and that the date of his
appointment is blank on said roll.  That on the 22nd of August
1777, was made [illegible], and on the 27th day of May, 1778,
was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.  And I further certify,
that upon the Pay rolls and Army Lagers of the Revolution, 
his name is entered Elihu Hall, and that he received arrears of
pay up to the 1st January, 1782, That he is the only Elihu or 
Elisha Hall, I find upon any of the records of the Revolu-
tion, and from an examination of the records aforesaid, I have no
doubt that Elihu and Elisha Hall are one and the same
person.

George G. Brewer
Regt. Land Office [illegible] Md.
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State of Maryland Ss
Harford County to wit

Be it remembered that on this twenty fourth
day of July in the year Eighteen Hundred and
forty one came Sarah O. Gillespie of Cecil County
aged Fifty Nine years before me the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid and made oath on the Holy Evan-
gely of Almighty God that she is the daughter
of Elihu Hall and Gertrude Hall That said
Elihu Hall died on the  __ day of March
in the year Seventeen Hundred and Ninety
four That the said Gertrude Hall has re-
mained a widow ever since That Deponent
has understood in the family that the said
Elihu and Gertrude were married on Long
Island in the State of New York on the Second
day of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty
and that the said Elihu left at the time
of his death the following children by his
said widow Gertrude, to wit, herself aged
twelve years Ellen Hall aged thirteen years
Susan L. Hall aged ten years Elihu Small-
wood Hall aged eight years Catherine Hall
aged five years Nicholas E. Hall aged three
years.  That she has understood her father
served as an officer in the [words crossed out]
American Army in the Revolution
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and that he was taken prisoner by the British.

Sworn to and subscribed before me the
day and year above written.

Thomas H Morgan}     Sarah A. Gillespie
Justice of the Peace}

State of Maryland
Harbor County Ss:

I hereby certify that Thomas H. Morgan gentle-
man before whom the above affidavit appears to have been
taken and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the
time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Mary-
land in and for Harford County duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my
hand and affix the seal of Harford County
Court this twenty seventh day of July 1841---

Henry Dorsey Clk H.C.C.
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State of Maryland Ss
Harford County To Wit

Be it remembered that on this twenty
first day of July in the year our Lord
Eighteen hundred and forty one came
Curtis Lowe of Cecil County and State
aforesaid before me the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for Harford
County and State of Maryland and made
oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
That his is seventy four years old.  That he lived
a neighbor to Elihu Hall's father which was 
in Cecil County.  That he always understood
in the neighborhood that the said Elihu Hall
was [illegible] in the Revolutionary Army and that he
was taken Prisoner on Long Island and de-
ponent remembers well when his Mother
(Mrs. Hall) went on to meet him and his wife
the said Elihu Hall & his wife Gertrude and
that the Elihu Hall and his wife Mrs. Gertrude
Hall always lived together as man
and wife untill the said Elihu died
which was some years after he returned
home: deponent also knew the children Elihu
Hall left by his widow Gertrude Hall.  There
were four girls & two boys and that the said
Gertrude has remained a widow ever since.

Sworn Before me
Thomas H. Morgan
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State of Maryland, Harford County to wit:

I hereby certify that Thomas H. Morgan 
gentleman before whom the written Affidavit was made
and who has thereto subscribed his name was
at the time of so doing one of the State of Maryland's
Justices of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn, and
that the signature thereto purporting to be his genuine.

In testimony whereof I hereto sub-
scribe my name and affix the seal
of Harford County Court this fourth
day of August 1841.

Henry Dorsey, Clk
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I Thomas H. Morgan before whom the afore-
going Affidavit was taken do here cer-
tify that Curtis Lowe the deponent in the
same from inquiry in the neighborhood
where he resides is entitled to full 
faith and credit and is worthy of Belief.

Sworn under my hand this Second day
of August in the year Eighteen Hun-
dred and forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan
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Rejected 
letter 9 Oct 1834
to A. T. White
Crawfordville
J. A L Crookham June 28 1832

806
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State of Maryland Ss:
Harford County To wit

Be it remembered that on this twenty sixth
day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and forty one came Ann Hill
of Cecil County and State aforesaid aged
Seventy Eight years Before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for Harford County and State of afore-
said and made oath on the Holy Evangely of
Almighty God, That she knew Elihu Hall
deceased and lived a near neighbor to his
Father which was in Cecil County, and re-
membered when he left the neighborhood to
join the Army in the Revolution and she
understood at that time he entered Captn
Nathaniel Ewing's company as an Ensign that
not long after he left the neighborhood she
heard he was taken prisoner and that she
heard from the family that the said Elihu had
wrote to them to meet him and his wife 
and that some of the family had gone on and
they returned accompanied by the said Elihu
Hall and his wife Mrs Gertrude Hall and they staid
at his Fathers for sometime.  That the said Elihu
and his wife resided on a farm near to his
Fathers and continued to do until the
said Elihu died, deponent also knew the children 
Mr. Hall left by his widow Gertrude having
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been frequently at their house and lived there
for a short time while Mrs. Hall was sick--
there were four girls and two boys.  They were
all young when the said Elihu died. That
his widow Gertrude continued to reside
at the said residence [words crossed out] for some
years after until it was sold and that
Mrs. Gertrude Hall has remained a widow
ever since.

Sworn to Before me the day and year
above written.

Thomas H. Morgan

Maryland SS.  Harford County to wit:

I hereby certify that Thomas H.
Morgan gentleman before whom the written & foregoing
Affidavit was made who has thereto subscribed
his name was at the time of so doing one of the State of
Maryland's Justices of the Peace in and for Harford County
[illegible] duly commissioned and sworn and that 
the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I hereto sub-
scribe my name and affix the seal
of Harford County this fourth 
day of August 1841.

Henry Dorsey Clk
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I Thomas H Morgan before whom the aforegoing
Affidavit was taken do hereby certify that Ann
Hill the deponent in the same from inquiring
in the neighborhood where she resides is entitled
to full faith and credit and is worthy of Belief.

Sworn under my hand this second day of August
in the year Eighteen Hundred and forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan
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State of Maryland SS:
Harford County To wit

Be it remembered that on this twenty fourth
day of July in the year Eighteen hundred
and forty one came Susan L. Morgan of
Harford County aforesaid aged Fifty Eight
years before me the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for the county aforesaid and 
made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that she is the Daughter of Elihu Hall and
Gertrude Hall.  The the said Elihu Hall
died on the ___ day of March in the year Seven-
teen hundred and ninety four.  That the
said Gertrude Hall has remained a widow
ever since. That Deponent has understood
in the family that the said Elihu and Ger-
trude were married on Long Island in
the State of New York on the second day
of June in the year Seventeen hundred
and Eighty and that the said Ellihu
Hall left at the time of his death the
following children by his said Widow
Gertrude, to wit, Ellen Hall aged thir-
teen years Sarah O. Hall aged twelve years herself
aged ten years Elihu Smallwood Hall aged 
eight years Catherine Hall aged five 
years Nicholas E. Hall aged three years.
That she has understood her father served
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as an officer in the American Army in
the Revolutionary War and that he was
taken prison by the British.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written.

Thomas H. Morgan         Susan L. Morgan
Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland
Harbor County to wit

I hereby certify that Thomas H. Morgan gentleman
before whom the above affidavit appears to have been
taken and who has thereto subscribed his name was at 
the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State
of Maryland in and for Harford County duly commissioned and
[remainder of sentence cut off]

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand
and affix the seal of Harford County Court
this twenty seventh day of July 1841.

Henry Dorsey Clk. H.C.C.
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I Thomas H. Morgan Before whom the aforegoing
Affidavit was taken do hereby certify that Susan
L. Morgan the deponent in the same is entitled
to full faith and credit & is worthy of Belief.

Sworn under my hand this second day of August
in the year Eighteen hundred and forty one.

Thomas H. Morgan