Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,765, John Hale, Va.
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(3-1776)
[column headings: SERVICE [blank] Number
Va. Hale, John S.1,765.
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13574
East Tennessee
John Hale
of Bledsoe Co. in  the State of East Tenn
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain  Blueford of the Regt commanded
by Col Crockett in the Virginia 
line for two years

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
[at] the rate of 80 Dollars 0 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the (13?) 24 day of May
1833 and sent to James A Whiteside Pikesville 

Arrears to the 4th of March 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

[R]ecorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 46

[written vertically right hand page]
Date of death not in AB.
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24423
Declaration
John Hale for a Pension
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State of Tennessee
Bledsoe County County Court S.S.

On the eleventh day of February in the year 1833 personally 
appeared on open court before the worshipful justices of the
county court for the county of Bledsoe now sitting. John  Hale
a resident of the county of Bledsoe aforesaid in the State of
Tennessee aforesaid aged either seventy nine or eighty 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 passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the 
following named officers, and served as herein Stated. He 
entered the service in Bedford County in the State of Virginia,
and from declarants best recollections in the year 1776, as a 
volunteer in the company commanded by Captain Harry Bluford,
John Fields was a lieutenant and Abram Sharp an ensign in
the same company. Declarant was marched from  Bedford County 
through the country to what was then the Cherokee Nation, and  
through it to the Long Island on Holston when he was
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stationed - During the time declarant was stationed at 
the Long Island a treaty was held and peace made with 
the Cherokees and he was there discharged Captain  
Bluford having served this tour as a volunteer under him
six months. Declarant then returned to Bedford County
Virginia. He received a written discharge for a six months
Tour to a day from his said Capt. Declarant may mistake 
the year, but he is certain it was at the time the aforesaid 
treaty was held for declarant has a perfect recollection 
of having been at the treaty. Declarant returned from the 
treaty at the Long Island in the fall of the year- remained 
at home during the winter and went to school the summer
following in Bedford county to one George Lambert. In
the fall of the next year after declarants first term of service 
the citizens of Bedford generally subject to military duty 
were classed and numbered in numbers from one to ten 
and the numbers drawn for. Declarant recollects that
his number was Seven. Not long after this classification
& in the same year declarant was called out and entered 
the service under Captain Charles Watkins declarant thinks
 the Lieutenants name was Milum. He marched from Bedford
County
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To Richmond and Norfolk and Little York and was marched from 
place to place without being stationed any length of time at any
one until he was discharged - this tour having been called out for,
served, and discharged at the end of, three months - by
Captain Watkins. He then returned home. About this time a new 
county was established taken principally off of Bedford called as
well as declarant recollects Campbell county, [crossed out words] 
He believes on a division he fell into this new county [crossed out words]
James Calaway was a Colonel in the new county and [illegible] 
in Bedford county. After declarants tour under Watkins he served 
two, three month  tours under Captain Charles Morgan, some time 
intervening between the two tours, but how long declarant does not 
recollect. The first term, Morgan was commanded by Colonel Crocket
and the last  time by Col.Campbell. One or the other of the tours not 
recollected which but believed to be the first a man by the name of 
Rice was Lieutenant
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under Captain Morgan and Heard or Hunt 
a lieutenant the other trip - Declarant served
two three months tours, making six months
under Capt Morgan- while under him he marched
into North Carolina crossed the Yadkin river,
the Catawba, Broad river, and some distance 
through the country but can not recollect the
counties. He was in hearing of the guns at the 
time of the battle at Rawson's mill but was not 
in the engagement - Col. Campbell, he believes
was his commander, at all units he was along.-
Declarant states that beside the tours of duty 
before stated, for all of which he got discharges-
he served three other tours of three months each 
for which he got discharges and one tour of two 
months for which he got no discharge. When calls 
were made for men out of each company, they 
were generally taken from several companies and
[illegible] under our Captain- Declarant is positive
as to the length of his service but cannot specify 
his officers each tour, nor the grade in which they 
served owing he suffers to the above circumstances, 
as well as he recollects he was under officers by the 
name of Baird Given
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Ewen Logwood & Leftridge or Leftwick and he 
believes Smith- Declarant cannot more specifically
than he has, state the periods of the war in which
he served, His last tour was he thinks in the latter
part of the year 1780- at all events he recollects 
that he was in his last tour at the time of the battle 
at Guilford, and was near, but not in it - Declarant
performed all  his service as a private soldier- 
Declarant states positively that he got written
discharges for twenty four months service, and
served two months for which he obtained no
discharges- Declarant states that he has always 
been a man in quite moderate circumstances, 
that he is no scholar and has never had many papers
to preserve, that he did not attach any importance 
to his discharges, the thought that they would ever
be of service to him never having, while he had them,
entered his mind, He cannot tell what has become of them.
About 30 years ago declarants house was burnt
in Blount county Tennessee and every thing in it
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burnt. If he then had his discharges they
were burnt, but he is not certain he then had them. 
Declarant has no documentary evidence, nor does
he know of any person whose testimony he can 
procure who can testify to his service. which he states
in all amounted to twenty six months.
He further states that he was born in Bedford County
in the State of Virginia in the year 1753 or 1754.
He has no record of his age, he has in his memory 
preserved the account given him by his parents & 
relations-
He was living in Bedford county State of Virginia 
when called into the service- After the close of the war
he moved to near Fort Chissel [Chiswell] which he
believes is in Wythe County Virginia when he remained 
only a few months, from there he moved to Greene County
Tennessee when he remained about two years, from 
there to Washington county Tennessee where he lived 
was two years from then to Blount county where he lived
about two years, and from there to Bledsoe county where 
he has lived over twenty years, and where he still lives
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He states that he was a volunteer six months, 
and drafted for the balance of his service
He states that in addition to the names of the 
officers given in his declaration, he was with 
Col's Shelby at the Long Island & he thinks Avery 
or Cleveland- and that the circumstances of his 
service are given in his declaration as specifically
as he can relate them, 
He received discharges from his Captains but does
not know what has become of them-
He states that he is known in his present neighborhood
to John Bridgmon Esquire merchant of Pikesville, 
Elisha Kirklen Esquire merchant, Eli Thurman Sherriff 
of Bledsoe County and James A. Whiteside attorney 
at law who can testify to his character for veracity 
and their belief of his services as a soldier of the 
revolution.-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to 
a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension
roll, of the Agency of any state.
John Hale [his mark] X
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

We John Dalton a clergyman, John  Bridgmon, Elisha Kirklen,
Eli Thurman and James A. Whiteside all residing in the county 
of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with John Hall who has subscribed and 
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 
seventy nine or eighty years of age, that he is a reputed and 
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been
a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Dalton
Eli Thurman
Elisha Kirklen
James A. Whiteside

State of Tennessee,
Bledsoe County, County Court, Feby Session 1833
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the 
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories
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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 John Dalton
who has signed the preceding certificate is a 
Clergyman resident in the county of Bledsoe - 
and that Eli Thurman, Elisha Kirklen and 
James A. Whiteside who have also signed the
same are residents in the County aforesaid
and are credible persons, and that their
statement is entitled to credit -

The State of Tennessee,
I Scott Terry clerk of the 
County Court of Bledsoe County, do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of John Hale
for a pension.-
In  Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed my private seal
(Not having a seal of office,) at Office, 
this 11th day of February 1833~
Scott Terry Clk

[round illegible seal with ribbon attached and initials L. T.]
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The State of Tennessee,
I James Standefer Member of
Congress from the third District of the State of
Tennessee, certify that Scott Terry esquire, whose
signature appears to the preceding certificate is now
and was at the time of making the same, Clerk of
the County Court of Bledsoe County, that due
faith and credit are given his Official acts as
such that the same is his genuine signature
and that his said Certificate is in due form of
law.- and that there is no seal of office for said Court
Given under my hand, this 16th day of March 1833.
James Standefer
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24.423.
John  Hale
Bledsoe Co.
Tennessee
from 1776 private
a year $80
James A. Whiteside
Pikesville
Bledsoe Co. 
Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension  Office.
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is 
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in  the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when 
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter wit them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

Statement, shewing the Service of John Hale. Bledsoe Co. Tennessee
[chart headings] 
Period when the service was rendered./ Duration of the claimant's service Year. Month. Days./
Rank of the claimant./ Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served./
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service./ 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

[Period]......[Rank]...[Duration].......[Officers]
1776..............Priv......6 months........Cap. Bluford, Lieu. Fields
Fall 1777..........".........3 months........Col. Quarles, Cap. Watkins
.........................".........6 months.......Col. Crockett, Col. Campbell, Cap. Morgan
.........................".........9 months
1.780................"..........2 months

[Age/ Place] 78 years/ Bedford Co. Virginia.
[Proof] Traditionary

I am, respectfully ,
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following Regulations have been adopted:
The law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, 
as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include 
under the terms " Continental Line." "State troops,"militia" 
and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who 
volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not 
those who were occasionally employed with the army upon 
civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who 
served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded
from the benefits of the law, as well  as persons who turned 
out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places 
at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military 
service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in the law:
1. The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and  Volunteers
3. Persons employed in  the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this
Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, 
non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will int the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, 
which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such 
applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
I order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } ss.
On this ___ day of ___personally appeared (a) before___A.B. a resident 
(b) of ___in the county of ___and State, Territory , or District of (c)___years,
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by 
the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of 
the United States in the year(d)___, with ___and served in the ___(e) regiment 
of the ___line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the field and Company Officers: the time he
left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, 
he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;)
the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; 
the battles, if any, in which he engaged, and the country through which he
 marched. [pointed finger hand stamp] This form is to be varied so as to apply 
to the cases o officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension  or annuity, except 
the free nt , and he
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a Soldier {Did  you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if  one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
  Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
  Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, of by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
  No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in [illegible] death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity: in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resided.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
  "personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace ,&c. A. B. who, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  __ For ____ year _____ months, and _____days, I served as a_____.  For ____ year _____ months, and _____days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
  It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase "about three or four months" is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
  [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
 [g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
 [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
 [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has not public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers  [this section is marked by " } " ]

Mode of authenticating papers
  In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon., the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
 [j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
  The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
 [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
 [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
 [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 
  Joseph Rowen
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ,_______, 19____

S.F. 1765

In reply to your request of ____, received____
for a statement of the military history of John Hale
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find
below the desired information as contained in his
 (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
1776, Fall of next year, ~, ~, ~, 
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 mos./3mos. /3mos. /3mos./served at various times 11 months./ 3 & 2 mos./ 26 mos
RANK Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAINS Harry Bluford, Charles Watkins, Charles Morgan, Charles 
Morgan, Baird, Ewen, Logwood, Leftridge or Leftwick, & Smith
COLONEL. Crocket, Campbell
STATE Va.

Battles engaged in, ____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bedford County, Va
Dates of application of pension, Feby 11, 1833. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Age at date of application born 1753 or 1754 in  Bedford Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family

Respectfully,
Commissioner
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March 20, 1937

Mrs. S. L. West
Memphis
Missouri

John Hale 
S. 1765
BA-J/AWF
[illegible initials]

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of John Hale, born in 
1753 or 1754 in Bedford County, Virginia.
 
The data which follow were obtained from papers on 
file in pension claim, S. 1765, based upon the service of 
John Hale during the War of the Revolution.

John  Hale was born in the year 1753 or 1754 in Bedford 
County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.

While a resident of Bedford County, Virginia, John Hale 
enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops, 
as follows-
In 1776, six months in Captain Harry Bluford's company. 
marched to the Cherokee Nation and to Long Island on  
Holston River; in the fall of the next year, three months in 
Captain Charles Watkins' company; two tours of three 
months each in Captain  Charles Morgan's company, 
first tour under Colonel Crockett, and the  second under 
Colonel Campbell; three tours of three months each, and 
one tour of two months under Captains Baird, Ewen, Logwood, 
Leftwich, and Smith. There were no specific dates of service given, 
he stated that his last tour was about the time of the battle 
of Guilford Court House. 

He moved, after the Revolution, to Wythe County,
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Virginia, there a few months, then to Greene County,
Tennessee, to Washington County, Tennessee, to Blount
County, Tennessee, and finally to Bledsoe County, 
Tennessee.

The soldier, John Hale, was allowed pension on
his application executed February 11, 1833, then a
resident of Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

There are no data in this claim relative to
the family of the soldier.

In  order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of the person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C.,
and give the following -

John Hale
Certificate # 13574
Issued May 24, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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awg
October 29, 1935
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Mrs. L. B. Hall
5406 Vanderbilt 
Dallas, Texas

John  Hale, S.1765
Joseph Hale, W.C. 13989
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request 
the pension record of John Haile. of Washington County, 
Tennessee, and Nathaniel Carpenter. of Rehoboth, 
Massachusetts, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, also,
the War of 1812 records of Joseph Hale who served as 
captain, and served also in the Mexican War, from Greene 
County, Tessessee, Joseph Hale (Captain) of Washington 
County, Tennessee, and Nathaniel Carpenter, of Kentucky.

Because of the large numbers of requests for records of
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 soldiers, and the lack
of a clerical force available for furnishing such information,
it has been impossible to make a series of investigations
and reports pertaining to soldiers of the wars for one person.

The Revolutionary War record of John Hale who received 
pension while living in Tennessee, and the War of 1812 of a 
Joseph Hale, of Greene County, Tennessee, are furnished you
herewith.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 30, 1935

John Hale-S.1765
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. L. B. Hall
5406 Vanderbilt
Dallas, Texas

Dear Madam:

   The Revolutionary War record of John Hale which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1765, based upon his service in that war.

  He was born in the year 1753 or 1754 in Bedford County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not given.

   While residing in Bedford County, Virginia, John Hale enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows--
   In 1776, six months in Captain Harry Bluford's company, marched to the Cherokee Nation and to Long Island on Holston River; in the fall of the next year, three months in Captain Charles Watkins' company; two tours of three months each in Captain Charles Morgan's company, first tour under Colonel Crockett, and second tour under Colonel Campbell; three tours of three months each, and one tour of two months, under Captains Baird, Ewen, Logwood, Leftwich, and Smith.  there are no specific dates of service given, he stated that his last tour was about the time of the battle of Guilford Court House.
   
   He moved, after the Revolution, to Wythe County, Virginia, there a few months, then to Greene County, Tennessee, to Washington County, Tennessee, to Blount
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County, Tennessee, and finally to Bledsoe County,
Tennessee.

The soldier, John Hale, was allowed pension on his 
application executed February 11, 1833, then a resident of 
Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

There are no data in this claim relative to the family of the 
soldier.

If you desire information in regard to the last payment of pension,
name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death
of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, 
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., 
and cite the following:

John Hale
Certificate # 13574
Issued May 24, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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July 27, 1933
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John Hale-S.1765
Nicholas Hale-S.4313
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. J. S. Pleasants
1186 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

   Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Nicholas Hale, pensioner of Davidson County, Tennessee, John and William Hale, pensioners of Bledsoe County, Tennessee, William Henry Henderson, also, record of all Revolutionary War soldiers of Tennessee, with surname Hale, variously spelled, to aid you in compiling a family history of the Hale family.

   Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, base upon service in that war.

   The demand for Revolutionary War data is very great and with the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to comply with each request which demands no great an amount of time and research.  There is no index which contains the names of the wives and children of Revolutionary War pensioners.
   
   The records of Nicholas Hale and John Hale are given herewith, as found in their claims for pension, based upon their service in the Revolutionary War:  John Hale, S.1765 and Nicholas Hale, S. 4313.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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July 27, 1933
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John Hale-S. 1765
Nicholas Hale- S. 4313
BA-J/AWF
Mrs .J. S. Pleasants
1186 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:
John Hale-S. 1765
He was born in the year 1753 or 1754 in Bedford County,
Virginia, the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Bedford County, John  Hale enlisted 
and served as a private in the Virginia Troops, as follows-

In 1776, six months in Captain  Harry Bluford's company,
marched to the Cherokee Nation and to Long Island on  
Holston River; in the fall of the next year, three months in 
Captain  Charles Watkin's company; two tours of three 
months each in Captain Charles Morgan's company, first 
tour under Colonel Crockett and second tour under 
Captain Campbell; three tours of three months each and 
one tour of two months, under Captain Baird, Ewen, Logwood,
Leftwich and Smith. There are no specific dates of service 
given, he stated that his last tour was about the time of the 
battle of Guilford Court House.

After the Revolution he moved to Wythe County, Virginia,
there a few months, to Greene County, Tennessee, to 
Washington County, Tennessee, to Blount County, Tennessee,
and finally to Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

The soldier, John Hale, was allowed pension on his application 
executed February 11, 1833, then a resident of Bledsoe County, 
Tennessee.

There are no data in this relative to
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family.

   In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Hale, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-

John Hale
Certificate No. 13574
Issued May 24, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.

Nicholas Hale- S. 4313

   The date and place of birth of Nicholas Hale are not shown, nor are the names of his parents stated.

   Nicholas Hale enlisted in Washington County, North Carolina, sometime in June or July, 1780 and served three months as private in Captain Sevier's company, Colonel Robertson's North Carolina regiment, marched to the Cherokee Ford of Broad River, took a fort on Thicketty Creek, and went with an express to Colonel McDowell.  He enlisted sometime in October, 1781 and served three months in captain Carter's company, Colonel Shelby's regiment and took about one hundred British prisoners at "Thompsons House".

   The soldier, Nicholas Hale, was allowed pension on his application executed October 27, 1832 in Davidson County, Tennessee.  He died November 8, 1842.

   There are no family data in this claim.

     Very truly yours

     A. D. HILLER
     Assistant to Administrato
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Mary O. Butler
1717 Peach Ave
Memphis, Tenn.

Madam:
   I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1765, it appears that John Hale was born in 1753 or 1754 in Bedford County, Virginia.
   While a resident of Bedford County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows-
   In 1776, six months in Captain Harry Bluford's Company; in the fall of the next year, three months in Captain Charles Watkins' Company; two tours of three months each in Captain Charles Morgan's Company, first tour under Colonel Crockett and second tour under Colonel Campbell; and served three tours of three months each and one tour of two months under Captains Baird, Ewen, Logwood, Leftridge or Leftwich and Smith; no specific dates of service given.  [written in margin:  last tour about the time of [?] Guil ]
   He was allowed pension on his application exe-
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outed February 11, 1833, while a resident of
Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to family.
The above noted John Hale (Hail or Haile) is
the only soldier of that name found on the 
Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, who 
served with the Virginia Troops, and said records 
fail to  afford any information in regard to soldiers
 named Clement Read Jameson, Clement Jameson, 
Read Jameson (all spellings of the name Jameson searched), 
Peter Hyde Saunders, Hyde Saunders or to Peter Saunders,
(Shaders), who served with the Virginia Troops.
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division for 
reply to relative to a soldier of the Mexican War.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
 
[handwritten note at bottom]
Letter forwarded to Inv. Division for reply 
pertaining to a soldier of Mexican War [initials] auy
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[round black ink stamp] 
RECEIVED MAR 3 1937 
MAIL SUB.DIV
VETS ADM READER #35

Memphis, Mo.
Feb. 26,1937

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear sirs:
Could you inform me if you have any records of 
John Hale, who was born in Bed. Co. Virginia 
1753 or 4, and received a pension for services 
during Rev. War. Did he receive any bounty land, 
and did he have any children, and are their names 
listed.
Thanking you for your cooperation and for favors
granted in the past. 
Respectfully 
Mrs. S. L. West
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[ink stamp;:  Received Oct 17 1935  Mail Sub-Div.
Vers Adm Reader #12]

5406 Vanderbilt
Dallas Texas
Oct 14, 1835

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
   Will you please send me the pension record of John Haile of East Tenn (Washington Co. I think) of Revolutionary war.
   The pension record of Nathaniel Carpenter of Rehoboth Mass. who marched on the Rhode Island alarm 1777.
   And if records of more than two are given I should like records of the following:  Joseph Hale of Greene Co. Tenn of War 1812 & Mexican War. Capt. Joseph Hale of Washington Co.  East Tenn. (exact co. uncertain) and Nathaniel Carpenter of Ky.
    Thanking you--
   Your Truly
   Mrs. L. B. Hall
   5406 Vanderbilt Dallas Texas.
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[date stamp:  RECEIVED  JUL 10, 1933 Mail Sub-div.  Vets. Adm. Reader #64]

1186 Crenshaw Blvd.,
Los Angeles, Calif.,
July e, 1933

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
   Will you kindly send me all information in regard to Revolutionary soldiers, who received pensions in Tennessee, by the name of Hale, Haile, Heale, Hales, Hailes, Haale, as all of these names are used in old records to designate members of the Hale family.
   I am compiling a family history on the Hales and connecting families in Tennessee, at least the branches of the family, who were resident in Tenn, during the years following the Revolution.
   I have some information about them, but am very anxious to get lists of children, names of wives, details of war service, etc.
   I am told that Nicholas Hale of Davidson County, Tenn. in 1833, received pension for servuce [[sic] in N.C.: and that John Hale and William Hale received pensions in Bledsoe Co., Tenn. in 1833.
   Have you indexed the names of children and wives of Rev. soldiers who were pensioned, so that without too much searching, you can find the names of children of any one soldier?  I am very anxious to know if there was any pensioned Rev. soldier, in Va. or Carolinas, named William Henry Henderson, or if any pensioned soldier had a son by that name.
   Thanking you in anticipation of your kindness in sending me what information you can, I am 
Yours very truly,
(Mrs. J. S.)  Lucile G. Pleasants

3 cent stamp incl.  G &S
Stamp returned July 27-1933 AUF
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Rev Ser

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington ,D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me at your earliest convenience,
the record of service in the revolutionary war of the 
pensioners- William Wright of Clarke Co. Ga in 1833
and John Haile of Bledsoe Co. Tenn. in 1833.
These are both in your published list of pensioners, 
and I would like to get any family records that may be in 
their application papers.
Very Truly Yours
Mrs. W. M. Phillips
Monroe, Ga
Jan 17- 1921
[round black ink stamp]
[illegible top word]
US JAN 20 1921 OFFICE
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[left hand page]
1921 Feby 23 Hist to Mrs. W. M. Phillips
Letter in J.F. 32017 Wm Wright.

1928 Jan.11 Hist to Mary Q. Butler aug 
Letter forwarded to Inv. Div. for reply 
about Mexican War soldier

1933 July 27 hist to Mrs J.S. Pleasants

1935 Oct. 30 hist to Mrs L.B. Hale aug

1937 Mch 20 hist to Mrs. S. L. West aug

[right hand page]
Rev War 1765
INVALID.
File No. 1765
John Hale.
Priv. Va. Line.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:-Vol. A, Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]