Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,871, David Hull, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hull David
S 32,871
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
to Mr. Dickins, May 13. 6
1,404
David Hull, 4 Capt Hall 1st Lieutenant Connecticut line 1777. 1st 9 mo in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to John Hooker, Esq. Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Served all during
4 months 11/30. $ 87.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Richard Bicknell
Notification sent to Genl. S. Hall Rep. on Pensions
Senat Mass
Jan. 2 with orig. Ro Aug. 1883. B.S.P.

Lieut. David Wall us
24 April
Correct
Sp. P. map May 8
J. M. Williams

I David Hull a Citizen of the United States President in Richmond in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts do depose & say that I am now seventy six years of age that I enlisted in the service of the United States on the Continental Establish- ment in April 1777 at Guilford Connecticut in the Company comman- ded by Capt Stephen Hall of the regiment commanded by Col. M aj for the space of seven months and in the fall after served & acted as a second Lieut- tenant in the same company & regiment at the taking of at St Johns in Canada and the April 1778 after received my Commission from the Government which accompanies this Affidavit & served as such Officer until the first day of January 1779 when I received a second Commission as first Lieutenant from the Government as first Lieutenant under Capt Eliza  Stephens  Hall in the regiment then commanded by Col Melham and  later  by  Col  Return  Jonathan  Morse who afterwards did to that Col Return Jonathan Morse as then appointed com- manding Officer & that I served as such Officer as a private in the whole time about three years & four months & I do further depose & say that I am in indigent circumstances & that I stand in need of assistance for support from my country and I do further depose & say that I served under the com- mission dated Jan 1. 1779 until Sept 1790 -
David Hull
April 24 -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire
SS. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fourth day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Berkshire the above named David Hull  affirmed  in the benefit of the act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
David Hull the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Berkshire
to be affixed hereto, this twenty seventh day of April 1818. And I do hereby certify that the above & the Commission accompanying this were the testimony & proceedings read before me on the said application & transmitted the same to the Secretary of the Department of War.
John Hooker
J. H. Westbridge Esq.

IN CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the UNITED COLONIES of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to David Hull Gentleman.
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Third second Lieutenant in the Regiment which of Samuel Elmore Gwynn is Colonel
in the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Third second Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
Abel Chapman
By Order of the Congress
John Hancock
PRESIDENT.
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Albany 16 April 1776. H. Shuyler M Genl: born J to the Hon: Genl: S.
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...the remainder in a lingering situation is in healing off shore in boat nine to twelve feet at low tide. The boats were manned to Providence own to procure ready to assist getting her off, but the wind blowing fresh, put ashore on different parts of the cape. The three men of the boats' crews seized this opportunity to desert, who had been seen by informants. The frigate, by staying, her way and throwing over spars and other articles, off, and arrived at Providence about 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Ever since her arrival there, she has remained with springs on her bow, fearing an attack from the Constitution. This is the same ship which was in sight from town on Monday.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.
Thomas Croft, alias John Rogers, and James Robinson, alias James Kincaid, were hanged on Friday last, at Fort Mifflin, agreeably to the sentence of a court martial. Jason Fife, who was sentence to be shot, was reprieved.
From the Baltimore Sun, of Friday morning.
The Fleet of France. Lieut. W. Greene of his M. frigate Manela has come up the river this morning in charge from that ship, under a flag of truce with a dispatch from rear admiral Coëtorn to Mr. Skinner, my agent for flags of truce and prison- ers of war.
The dispatch is said to have conveyed his plans in several applications from French subjects and others for passports to vend vessels in ballast with neutral passengers to Europe. M. C. H. Ostensibly, but believed really to take a lo- int the harbor.
A British ship, tied at the mouth of our river, effectually cuts off all communication with the The brig that was in company is said to be now down.
Baltimore, Dec. 17.
Fales alarum. Yesterday about 8 o'clock the firing of the main guns called the citizens arms, and the different corps were assembling expectation that the enemy, as was reported, were approaching in considerable force. The port, it is said, originated with some Baltimore- ans who supposed he saw a number of vessels approaching the mouth of the river. The arrival a schooner from below proved the report ground- less, and put an end to the bustle which it oc- casioned. Fed. Gaz.
A British ship prize to the Kelp, coming in Charleston got on the bar; every assistance sent down from the city to lighten her. When next morning, a man of war brig's boats in spotted a fire on her, drove away the people, in- sured her boats and set her on fire.
10 A. M. an hour in sight except the ship at the mouth of the river in the same po- tion which they were last night at sundown.
C. H. Beeks.
A singular phenomenon was observed this morn- ing, about 6 minutes before 5 o'clock, by five or six watchmen in several parts of the city. It consisted of various sized persons who saw and were alarmed by it. Five bright flashes, of a white co- lor, in quick succession, issued from a space of ap- parently 40 feet in diameter, and about 150 feet height from the ground. The first flash was flashed downwards, with a very quick tremulous ac- tion, and lighted the ground sufficiently to pick a marble. The sky was overcast and misty, and a few minutes after it snowed a little, nothing like thunder being heard during the night and morning. D. L.
MARRIED.
On Saturday last, by the rev. Mr. Spring, Mr. James Brach, of the house of Nathan and Deborah, to Miss Clarissa Fayer, of this city.
At Paterson, N. J. on Saturday evening Decem- ber 5th, by the rev. Mr. Fisher, Mr. Donahue Adams, to Miss Catharine Wean, daughter of Mr. William Wean, all of that place.
DEATH.
Yesterday morning, HANNAH GRANT, esq. of Charleston, S. C. after a lingering illness, which he bore with the greatest firmness. His friends and acquaintance, and those of reports of papers, are requested to attend his funeral on Tuesday after- noon at 3 o'clock precisely, from the house of rep- resenting No. 63 Spring-street, corner of
This morning, after a short illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Mrs. Mary Hunt, in the 45th year of her age, consort of Mr. Christian Meyer. The friends and acquaintance of the family are requested to attend her funeral to-morrow afternoon at half past 3 o'clock, from the house of Mr. George A. Sasseburgh, corner of Anthony and Church-streets.
Last evening, in the 24th year of her age, Martha Hunt, after a painful illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude. Her friends, and those of Mr. L. Hunt, are invited to attend her fune- ral to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, from the corner of Varick and Vandamne streets.
At Sackett's Harbor, on the 2d inst. in the 25th year of his age, Mr. VINCENT BRUYENART, eldest son of capt. William Bruyenart, of this city.
MILITARY BOOKS.
JUANES Military Library, 2 vols. do. Hand Book, for Infantry, last edition. do. do. Cavalry. do. do. Artillery. West's Sword Exercise for Cavalry. Lee's Bombardier or Pocket Gunner. Simshood's Company Exercise, on the True Prin- ciples of Military Maneuvering. Lee and Articles of War, last edition. For sale at SAMUEL A. BUEYER'S Book-store 1 Liberty-office, No. 29 Beekman, corner of the street.
carried by a large majority. in the further discussion had And, along with Patrick, and reported their proceed-
EXTRACTS.
Dec. 15. 1814 ...the enemy have at last left us, after burning a part of Tappahannock. They then landed, and marched to Farnham church, 7 miles from the river burnt the post office, and took away many ne- cessaries, and returned unmolested to their shipping proves, and remained unmolested in their shipping after taking our shell for us, took them as one was wounded and came to our camp, 8 miles from
COMMUNICATION.
...though the battle is not expected. Col. D. one of the Legion, and Col. Malcolm, of the Rifles, com- manded this column. Expedition, as they will un- doubt call it. Thirteen prisoners and deserters of the enemy, capt. Lomax has taken on to Washing- ton.
Hill, David Com 538911

IN C O N G R E S S.
The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia, TO
David Hull Esq. Greeting
W E, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be first Lieutenant of a Company in a Regiment commanded by Col. William Douglas
in the Army of the United States, raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of first Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereinunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as their first Lieutenant . And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress, for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress. Dated at Hartford in the State of Connecticut the first Day of January A. 1777 By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock PRESIDENT.
ATTEST

As becoming the solemnity of the occasion, adding to the gloom in which it seemed de- to record its arrival, bells were tolled from ten one in the afternoon; and appropriate music, in the muffled drum, were played through all streets of the city. [From a lobby member.]
BOSTON SMOKE.
A political maniac in the Boston Daily Ad- ver, (J. Lowell) who assumed as many shapes than Sydde Moore (craw), or Barrington the pic- cket, but whose language is known as well- all the variety of Stephen Burroughs's noise, a though there is sometimes method in his madness- could dare to help on the Hartford Convention, propose, as the objects of the opposition in England, to obtain amendments to the Consti- for
 Abolishing the slave representation,  Preventing Congress from prohibiting or  restricting congress, 
Taking from them the power of declaring a without the consent of three fourths of the states. There is no harm in proposing these amendme- nor mischief in a liberal discussion of their me- or expediency. Something in a spirit of accom- modation might easily and reasonably be effected- granted on each point, particularly the last. I see how the Boston Post purports that a part- three states shall cover the remaining fifteen in their measures. He says: (and goes on to deal the justice of the plot, and propriety of taking a- vantage of the present state of the country to ca- ry it into execution.)
"If these amendments are, as we all admit, vital consequence, how can you obtain them?"
"Not by conventions of all the states, because you will be outvoted."
"It can only be by treaty. You must take your stand, avow your determination to have the amendments as the condition of your continuing part of the union."
Correction. In our list of members of the 1st congress from Pennsylvania, published the 1st instant, for John Horne (in mistake for federal) read John Hahn (republican) and John Woods should be in place for a federalist. The delegation stand the same, 15 rep. 5 fed.
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR.
JONATHAN HUGHES , since the present Senate from Pennsylvania, in the event of the U. States has been re-elected to that station for six years from the 4th of March, 1815, he had the vote of every republican member present of both houses of the Legislature.
Wills, David Conn. S.S. M.I.

32,871
3-068. (Old No. 3-619.)
Bureau of Pensions.
David Hull
Ap. 20, 1818 - 76
Richmond man
Ap. 75 - - - - - Am
Ap. St. P. Hall
Cal man
Springlas
Asst. St. 3 Yrs 4.7m
No. Ben man.

32 871 Rev INVALID.
Dec. 20. 1903 - Miss C Mrs. Winifred M. Deming St. Paul, Minn.
File No. 32 871
Hu 72
David Hall
Lient Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sir
We whose names are subjoined - the friends and acquaintance of Capt. David Hull of Richmond in the district, which you represent in congress, take the liberty to submit to you the following statement, relative to the property & situation of this aged soldier, whose claim to the appropriations, made to the indigent surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution the Secretary at War appears to question. Our good old friend, whose wish, not to deceive the Secretary with respect to any of the conditions, necessary to bring him within the benevolent provisions of the pension-law, has certainly been greater than his desire to be restored to the pension-roll, suffered to be included in his schedule, property to which he has no legal title. His real estate appears by the schedule, transmitted to the War Department, to consist of thirteen acres of land - it should have been but six and an half. The acts are simply these. He together with one Russell Gushing bargained for the whole thirteen acres, but each took, at the time of purchase, a several share of one half. He afterwards negotiated with the said Gushing for his share, and gave him his obligation upon the discharge of which, he was to receive a warrantee deed of conveyance. He went into immediate possession, but has never paid a racion towards the discharge of the obligations given, and never can, and is at this time, in effect no more than a tenant at sufferance until the receipt of his pension under the act of Congress March 1818. Capt. Hull had procured a moderate support by tending a grist mill, capable of doing but little business, to which his poverty confined him much longer than his age, and inability to labor could, under different circumstances, have justified. When his government engaged, in consideration of his revolutionary toils, and his pecuniary and bodily helplessness, to relieve him, he abandoned his mill, and trusting to the constancy of his government in its promise, built himself a small, cheap habitation on his own little spot of ground - to induce the credit necessary to enable him to build his house, he had nothing to

pledge but the faith and credit of his government. This he did, and the consequence has been, that he is involved in debt to the full value of his property. In addition to all this, Capt. Hull is now arrived to the age of 79 - a period, at which the most hardy and robust constitution begins to totter. He has by accident been deprived of the use of his right hand, which much abridges the avails of that industry, for which he has ever been distinguished. His wife, aged 73, has been sick for a long period, and wholly unable to attend to her domestic concerns. So that he must either leave her to suffer, incur expenses totally without his ability to defray, or trust her to the uncertain relief of public charity. This brief and imperfect statement of Capt. Hull's condition, our long and intimate acquaintance with him, & his situation, fully justifies in submitting - He is a man, Sir, of the most unblemished religious & moral character, and we most earnestly request your mediation for him with the Secretary at War - No other mode of access to him is known to us, and whether he is bound up by rules so severe & cautious, as to exclude applications of this sort, we can not determine. We are sure, however, that were our friend's circumstances fully known to the Secretary, (if he have the sole power of judging of the merits of applicants), he would in this case have no hesitation - It has been the misfortune of this meritorious old officer to be "caught in bed company". The impositions, practiced, have necessarily induced a suspicious caution at the War Department. And while we know of others, whose intemperance, indolence or deception, has procured them legislative benefactions, we have the satisfaction of assuring you that no want of the most rigid economy, industry and temperance, has been the cause of the indigence of the subject of this representation.
Richmond Jan. 25. 1821
Zechariah Pison
Henry Shaw Esq. Nathan Pison -
{ Wm S. Read letter Nathaniel Bishop Samuel Yates Peter Hackley

Francis Harvey James Mace Calvin H. Litten Samuel Dats Henry W. Bishop Samuel Bentel Martin Griffith Joseph Pixley
Sir, the above Gentlemen are all known to me, all are respectable, and the most implicit reliance may be placed on what they have stated — I should be pleased to have your decision before the Congress adjourns if convenient to you —
With Respect Sir you
humble servant
H. C. Thacher

James L Edward, Esq.

Dear Sir,
will you please to draw the attention of the S d H. to the inclosed — you I think must know some of the Subscribers — Judge Bishop — or Pension — at any rate poor guy, Hull, (if for nothing else his Name, I suppose would claim the regard of the War Office,) his Pension —
Yours sincerely D r Shaw

RECEIVED DEC 29 1963 FILED A

OWR
SAINT PAUL CHAPTER.
REGENT MRS. E. M. PRUDY 526 SUMMIT AVENUE
VICE REGENT MRS. H. E. VON WEDDELSTAEDT 517 HOLLY AVENUE
RECORDING SECRETARY MRS. G. H. RANNEY 107 VIRGINIA AVENUE
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY MRS. E. A. KONANTZ 622 JULHANI STREET
TREASURER MISS. LILA MARCHAND 107 N. ST. ALBANS STREET
REGISTRAR MRS. F. L. KRAYENBUHL 527 LINCOLN AVENUE
HISTORIAN MRS. C. R. MCKENNEY NORTH ST. PAUL
CHAPLAIN MRS. G. A. HUNT 107 MACALESTER AVENUE
Commissions of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send to me a com- plete copy of the record of one David Hull, who died on Dec. 8, 1831 ?
He lived in Richmond, Berkshire County, and

Letter of Administration were taken out on his estate in that County January 3, 1832. By furnishing me the information asked for, you will greatly oblige,
(Mrs) Alfred M. Deming Registrar Mr. Paul Chaplin D.A.R. 691 Dayton Ave. St. Paul, Minn.

David Hull
Ans May 13. 1836 by Col. Syl.

Washington
13 April 1836.
Sir,
Mr. Duval having a letter from one of the heirs of David Hull late a Lieut. in the Mass line and a pensioner at the Mass. Agency, under act 1818 requested me to ascertain whether he was entitled to commutation. I will thank you to inform me when and in what manner he went out of service.
I am, sir, very respectfully
Your Obed. Servt.
Francis H. Dickinson.
James S. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions.