Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,258, Andrew Hall, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Hall, Andrew
S 13258
Carded.
CONTENTS

Connecticut 9882
Andrew Hall
Served in the State of Connecticut was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Wells in the Connecticut line for State Troops 8 mo $26.66-
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June 1833 and Rent. John Wyde Norrich Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of March 32: $53.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 11 13.33 $66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Burrough Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 18

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Connecticut } County of New London } S. Court of Probate District of Norwich
On this 8 th day of January A.D. 1832.
Personally appeared, in open court before the court of Probate for the District of Norwich present John Hyde Esq. Judge holding said Court Andrew Hall of Franklin in the county of New London State of Connecticut within said Probate District aged sixty nine 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 7 th 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted into a company of state troops commanded by Captain Nathaniel Wales of Windham a s sometime in the month of April 1780. for a term of eight months, and joined the company on the first day of May of the same year & marched from Windham to Hartford thence to New Haven thence to Fairfield, thence to Horse neck where he was stationed. the Lieutenant of the company in which he served was Galt and the Ensign was Whiting, and the Col. of the Regiment to which he belonged was Levi Wells of Colechester & there was another Regiment there under the command of Col. Beebe and he was dismissed the first day of January 1781. he had no written discharge.
He was born in Norwich which is now Franklin on the first day of October 1763. and has always lived there where

he now resides, he has no record of his age and no documentary evidence and he knows of no person living that served with him and believes that all are dead. He knows Dan Manning of said Franklin who lived in his Father's family at the time he did the said services he also knows the Rev. Samuel Nott D. D. of said Franklin and also Eleaner Tracy of said Franklin
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Andrew Hall Before me John Hyde Judge of the court of Probate
We Samuel Nott a clergyman residing in the town of Franklin in the county of New London & state of Connecticut and Eleaner Tracy residing in said Franklin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Hall who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine 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.
Samuel Nott
Eleaner Tracy
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde
Judge of the court of Probate

Dan Manning of Franklin in the county of New London and state of Connecticut aged sixty years, being sworn according to law doth on his oath testify say, that Andrew Hall of said Franklin is uncle to the deponent being a brother to his mother that they were born & brought up in the same house, that when he was a boy he remembers very well that the said Andrew enlisted into the company of state troops commanded by Captain Nathaniel Wales of Windham, and well remembers his taking his bounty money and that he said Andrew went off to join the army and was gone as he then understood & now believes eight months and then returned home again, and recollects well his telling and relating the circumstances of his services as a soldier.
And further the deponent saith not
Dan his  x Manning mark
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde
Judge of Probate
And the 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 foregoing named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Nott who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Franklin aforesaid and that Eleanor Tracy who

has also signed the same is a resident in said Franklin and that Dan Manning whose testimony accompanies this is also a resident of said Franklin and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Buel Lathrop Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the state of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Andrew Hall for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of this court this eighth day of January Anno Domini 1823.
Buel Lathrop Clerk

United States of America State of Connecticut County of Windham
(1883 Feb 12 83 Windham
I, Saul W. White, Notary Public for the state of Connecticut and Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham, do hereby certify that the within Nehemiah Ripleys personally appeared before me, signed and made solemn oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed. I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Ripleys, and know him to sustain a reputable character as to truth & veracity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name in my official capacity and affixed my seal of office as Notary Public.
Saul W. White, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public

23174
Andrew Hall Feb.
Admitted Private Smouthe
John Hyde Norwich Oct.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Andrew Hall New London Ct.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl. Dec 4th '80 8 for. Capt Wals Col Wells A. Wadsworth Ct. Tradl. Histr. & the Service  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 traditional 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, or 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 case of 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.
[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 resides. 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 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 than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ 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 no 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.
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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Willam Esq.

Rev. Hall
✓ 13.258 INVALID.
File No. 13.258
Andrew Hall Prim. Rev. Hall
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 434
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Franklin Conn