Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4455, Asahel Hall, Conn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                              
Conn.        
       
Hall, Asahel              

NUMBER
R.4455

CONTENTS
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In the matter after application of Asahel Hall for a pension candidate 
and of company [?] 1832

Declamation & proofs

32.394

Hon. A Mann Jr
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I Aaron Hall of Wallingford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut of lawfull age depose and say that I am well acquainted with Asahel Hall of Salisbury – in the County of Herkimer and State of New York – formerly of Wallingford – and aforesaid that in the year 1780 – or 1781 deponent is not able to say certainly which that the said Asahel enlisted in the service of the United States for the term of six months that he went into the State of New York – and was stationed [strikethrough] for [strikethrough] at West Point – that while at that place – deponent visited the said Asahel – that he continued in the service for the said term of six months – that in the year 1780 or 1781 deponent says that said Asahel was drafted to go to West Haven for the term of three months – that he said [strikethrough] deponent [strikethrough] Asahel was at the that place deponent visited him – that the said Asahel continued in the said service for the said term of three months – according to the best of his recollection – and further the deponent saith not. – Aaron Hall
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Of the service – according to the best of his knowledge and belief before me

In testimony – whereof I have hereunto set my hand [strikethrough] said [strikethrough] and seal of my said office – and I hereby certify that the said Aaron Hall is a credible person – and that his statement is entitled to belief – this fifth day of October one thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Three

A.B. Chapin Notary Public for the County of New Haven by the Seal of the State of Connecticut empowered to administer oaths -
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State of New York
County of Herkimer ss:
On this fourth day of February in the Year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared in afore Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer aforesaid now sitting then since being a Court of Record having by law a clerk and seal Asahel Hall a resident of the Town of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer and State of New York aged seventy one years and upwards, 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 7, 1832 – That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated;

The said Asahel Hall was born in Wallingford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut and resided there during the revolutionary war, that in the summer and as he believes in the forepart of July in the Year 1780 he the said Asahel Hall enlisted at Wallingford aforesaid in the State of Connecticut into Capt. Butler’s Company in Col. Huntington’s regiment in the State Service for six months and he was marched and joined to said Capt. Butler’s Company at English Neighborhood so called and he was stationed there for a time but he cannot say how long; that Gen. Stark Commanded the brigade to which Col. Huntingtons regiment belonged; Col. Angell Commanded the Rhode Island regiment and Col Jackson commanded the Massachusetts
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Regiment, which belonged to Gen. Stark’s brigade; that he saw Gen. Stark frequently: that when said brigade was stationed at English Neighborhood Gen. Washington’s Army was there; that Gen. Stark’s brigade was marched with the Army to [strikethrough] Tappan and stationed there, [strikethrough] Hackensack and stationed there but he cannot say what length of time; that the brigade was next marched as he believes to Tappan and Gen. Washington’s army was there at [?&?]; that he saw Gen. Washington; that the Army lay at Tappan when news of Gen. Arnold’s desertion was received and then Gen. Stark’s brigade was marched to West Point; that be this deponent was stationed in the fort with his Company and at one time he went with a party of war down the river [strikethrough] near [strikethrough] within the enemy lines & took a number of cattle & drove them in that he continued to serve in the Fort at West Point and kept garrison until he [strikethrough] was discharged & [?] [strikethrough] went into winter quarters on the opposite side of the River; that he remained at  his winter quarters till he was discharged of [?] service; that according to his best recollection and belief his winter quarters were at Fishkill or Peekskill or very near there but the name of the place he cannot remember certainly; that he was discharged in writing from the service, least he cannot recollect what month in the winter he was so discharged that his said discharged had been lost or destroyed; and he then said
Asahel Hall
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Saith that he served six months, in said tour which was the term for which he enlisted – The officers under whom he enlisted and served were Capt. Butler Lieut. not recollected, Adjutant Meigs, Col Huntington, Gen. Stark, Maj Willis and he served with the regular troops in said tour, and saw Col. Jackson & Col. Angell & other officers whose names he cannot recollect.

And the then said Asahel Hall further saith that in the summer and he believes in the month of June 1781 he was drafted at Wallingford aforesaid in the State of Connecticut into Capt. Hough’s Company for the term of three months in the State service and was marched to New Haven and put up at night at the Courthouse & was then marched and stationed at West Haven on the seaboard to guard against the enemy – The enemy came to West Haven first before Capt Hough’s Company arrived and plundered property & took away some of the inhabitants as it was then stated & Capt Hough’s Company was stationed at West Haven near the sea shore to guard the place against the inroads of the enemy, but they did not appear there while this deponent was at said station – He this deponent was employed in standing sentry at his regular term and continued to serve at said station util he was regularly discharged but he received no discharge in writing and according to his best recollection and belief he served three months being the term of time for which he was drafted – And he further saith that he was discharged from said
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Service at the time people [strikethrough] were making [strikethrough] began to make cider which he believes was in the month of September 1781. The officers under whom he served were Capt. Hough but he doesn’t remember the names of the other officers – There were no other troops at West Haven at that time

Interrogatories.
1  Where and in what year were you borne?
He the said Asahel Hall answers that he was born at Wallingford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut on the 14th day of January 1764

2   Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
He answers that he has a record of his age in his bible at home

3   Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now reside?
He answers that he lived at Wallingford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut when he was called into the service and since the revolutionary was he first moved to Salisbury in the State of Connecticut and lived there about a year and from there he removed to Florida in the County of Montgomery in the State of New York and resided there about two years and from there he removed to Palentine now the Town of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer in the State of New York and has resided there ever since and he now resides in said County of Herkimer & State of New York
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4  How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
He answers that in 1780 he enlisted for six months in Capt. Butler’s Company and served as herein before stated and in 1781 he was drafted and served as herein before stated.

5  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
He answers that while he was in his six month’s service in 1780 he saw Gen. Washington, Gen Stark, Col Jackson, Col Huntington, Col Angell, and other officers but he cannot now recollect their names; and that he was marched to English Neighborhood, Hackensack, Tappan and West Point fort after Gen Arnold [strikethrough] was [strikethrough] deserted & was stationed in the fort at that point – that [strikethrough] there [strikethrough] in his three month’s service in 1781 there were no officers at West Haven in their regular or Militia except Capt Hough & his officers and he does not remember the names of any of Capt Hough’s inferior officers

6   Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
He answers that he received a discharge in writing from his six month’s service in 1780 but he does not remember the name of the officer who granted the discharge and that said discharge has been lost or destroyed.
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and in his service in 1781 he received no discharge in writing-

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 service as a soldier of the Revolution –
He answers that [strikethrough] John D. Hald and [strikethrough] Joseph Sabin and Lewis G. Loomis are the names of persons to whom he is known in his recent neighborhood and who can testify as their character for veracity & their belief of his service, as a soldier of the Revolution – And he the said Asahel Hall further states that Aaron Hall his brother now being in Wallingford in Connecticut knows of the service of this deponent in the war of the revolution and has under his affidavit of this deponent’s service which is hereunto annexed –

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 – 
Asahel Hall

Sworn to and subscribed this 4th day of February 1835 in afore County
John Dygert Clerk
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He Joseph Sabin residing in the Town of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer and Lewis G. Loomis [strikethrough] of the same place [strikethrough] residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asahel Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one 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 –
Joseph Sabin
Lewis G. Loomis

Sworn and subscribed this 4th day of February 1835 in open Court
John Dygert Clerk

And In said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories 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 Joseph Sabin [strikethrough] who is a resident of Salisbury in Herkimer County [strikethrough] who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the Town of Salisbury in Herkimer County and Lewis G. Loomis who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Salisbury in Herkimer County and that they are respectively credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit -
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State of New York
Herkimer County
Clerk’s office} ss
I John Dygert Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asahel Hall for a pension -  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and and seal of said office of Clerk this 4th day of February 1835 –
John Dygert Clerk

{There is an attached Seal} 

In the matter of the application of Asahel Hall for pension undated
Act of Congress June 1832

Declamation & proofs
32.394

Hon. A Mann Jr
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State of New York
County of Herkimer} ss

Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John D Hall a resident of the town of Salisbury in the county & state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law. States that he is one of the children a son of Asahel Hall deceased in the county & State aforesaid who was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he believes the United States are Still indebted under Existing laws for the pension that was due under the application heretofore made as aforesaid and constitutes & appoints George C Ames of Washington DC my true and lawful attorney with power to examine unto investigate and Establish the claim for said pension and do all acts necessary [?]

In writing whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 16 day of March 1855
John D. Hall

Signed, Sealed, Acknowledged & Sworn to before me this 16 March 1855
Chas Lewis Justice of the Peace
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[Strikethrough] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 [strikethrough]

4455
P. O. ---
Asahel Hall
Service: ---
Enlisted: --- REJECTED , 18—
Discharged: ---, 18—
Application filed: ---, 18—
Alleges: ---
Re-enlisted: ---
Attorney: ---
P.O. ---
---Recognized, ---Contr
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March 20 – 57
Rel to case of Asahel Hall
NY  Jun 32
Cap Triplett
John F. Jenkins
Albany NY

Jas E. Heath, Co of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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New York
Revo. 4455
Asahel Hall
Suspended
Sen. let to Hon A. Mann Jr Feb. 11, 1835
J. F. Jenkins [?]
22/ST
Act of June 1832
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Public due ‘st
Revolutionary claim fin

Hon A. Mann
H. R. Mem. Cong
City of Washington
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Herkimer Feby 6th 1835

Hon A Mann Jr.
D Sir
By request of our Common old friend Asahel Hall I herewith enter to your care by his particular request his pension application and desire you to lay it before the Secy of War – Mr Hall is late in applying but he is nevertheless not [?-damaged paper] or entitled to his pension – And though the department has been [?-damaged paper] very strict still I believe Mr Halls application is well founded and supported by proof so there will be no difficulty in the way of granting his pension – Your attention to it will be thankfully received by Mr. Hall –

Your sir best
H. Nolton
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Albany March 7” 1851

Jas E Heath Esq
Com of Pensions

Sir
Your favor of the 28th June of last was duly sworn and pending the application of Asahel Hall Waggon Master under Col. Elisha Jenkins Q Master Gen’l of the Northern department of the State of New York.

My [?] he must have been paid by George Merchant who was Pay Master at the time of the Northern department of this State. I take the liberty of referring you to his Pay Rolls, which I presume are in your Department.

I am your very obt svt
John F Jenkins
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Feb 17 -57
Relative to Appl of A Hall

John F. Jenkins

Jas E Heath Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C
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Albany Feb 14th 1851

Jas E. Heath Esq
Com of Pensions

Sir
Your favor of the 28th Jan’y last was duly noted suspending the application of Asahel Hall.

I have had an interview with Mr. Hall upon the Subject who informs me that Caleb Benjamin of the Qr. Masters Department paid him from the best of his recollection.

I would request a reference to the cert of Col. Elisha Jenkins who was Qr. Master Gen’l of the Northern Department of this State, and from whom he rec’d his appointment which I presume will give the information wanted. Should it not, his services can be established Caleb Benjamin & Lewis Clark of this City who was acting in the Qr. Masters Department at the time Mr. Hall was.

I am very Resp’y Yr Obt St
John F. Jenkins