Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13335, Andrew Hall, Conn.

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Hall, Andrew
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Connecticut N o 3762.
Andrews Hall
of N. Haven in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain E. Hall of the _____ commanded in the * Militia time for 8 months.
Conn. Feb. 19/06. Records O.K.
Enscribed on the Roll of Connecticut the rate of 26. Dollars 66. Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of Jan y 1833. and sent to Hon. S. H. Foster Sec. of War.
Arrears to 14th of September 1832. -- $39.99 Pension allowance ending 4. March 33. 13. 33.
$53.32.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Francis T. Francioni Clerk, Book D. Vol. 3 d Page 47.
As to Def. Cur - see letter to Hon. A. T. Judson, Mar. 14:36-
order to pay July 28. 1837

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of Connecticut County of New Haven Probate District } S. S. Wallingford of Wallingford. }
On this fourth  fifteenth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford - Said court being a court of record and having by the laws of this State a Clerk & seal & now sitting Andrew Hall a resident of the town of Wallingford in the County & State aforesaid aged seventy three years the 15 th of inst. August 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 - That in the year 1776. He then being a member of one of the Militia companies of said Wallingford, commanded by Captain Elisha Hall, he went with this company (all the Militia being then called out) to the City of New York. He was marched from Wallingford to New Haven about the middle of August - and from thence we embarked on ship board for New York - He arrived in New York not long previous to the battle on Long Island - during the battle on the Island he was on quarter guard in the City, and there were twenty four British prisoners marched by him which had been brought from the Island he counted them - He could distinctly hear the cannon & noise of the engagement distance too great to take much note of fire arms - He was quartered with his company in what was then Queen Street now Pearl Street, soon after the battle his Regiment with two others under the immediate

Command of Acting Brigadier General Chestled were marched out of the City about four miles and there encamped two or three days - and then we were marched further up and after three or four halts & marches we at last encamped on Volantines Hill having passed through Harlem, Kingsbridge St. in our march after reaching the last place - He was taken with the Camp distemper he did not do duty after this, he was discharged before the whole body of Militia were on account of his illness - he thinks the early part of October and for this time he claims two months as he thinks this the term he was from home. and as he was only prevented serving the whole term by sickness contracted in the service & he did actually serve nearly the whole time. In the year 1779 - He was drafted into a company commanded by Captain Hough of Meriden for the term of two months - he was marched to the Town of Branford with this company consisting of about one hundred men. and this company were stationed there the whole term - He was billeted in a brick house owned, by a Mr. Hoaggs - our business was to keep guard - The guard patrolled along the shore - we were verbally discharged at the end of this term of two months - In the year 1780. in the month of January or February Josiah Hart of said Wallingford having been drafted he hired me as his substitute to take his place for the term of two months - Ensign Chittenden of Wallingford had the command of that part of the company to which he belonged. Our company rendezvoused at or near Stamford and first collected there - Major Backus of Mansfield in Windham County seemed to have charge of the troops which were in small numbers scattered about this region and for

a short time Applicant was his waiter from Stamford we went near to Dorset neck to Byram river Ct. Applicant finds it difficult to remember so as to swear positively as to year but he thinks he cannot be mistaken in it - He can fix it however to the satisfaction of the Department for it was just as the three years mens time was out & there were twenty or thirty of them, as substituted in this service. During this service we took about thirty cowboys in all - at one time five were bro't in at one time & put under quarter guard, I was on sentry at the time - One of them had five balls thro' his cloaths in different places - we were verbally discharged at the end of this tour - In the month of September 1781 he was drafted from one of the companies of Militia in the town of Wallingford into a company commanded by Captain Charles Norton of Durham. he joined the company at the City of New Haven - The Company was stationed along the coast from New Haven to Stratford - He was stationed at sin the City of New Haven - The guard house was a part of the time in the south west part of New Haven upon the road to Milford - Applicant quartered at John Pierpont's north side of the Green thro' the whole time he was at New Haven the latter part of the time he was quartered at West Haven and here he served out with the company the full tour of two months - Applicant thinks whole company were march'd to New Haven and were at that place verbally discharged by the Captain - He does not know that there was any field officers attached to the station - Applicant was out on several other times in the Alarm at New Haven and for a short time at East Haven as his father's

Substitute - But he will only make claim for the four first years and for these he claims to be entitled to a pension of eight months - In reply to the Queries of the Department Applicant states 1 st that he was born in the said Town of Wallingford the 15 th . day of August A.D. 1759. 2 nd I have my age in my family Bible taken from my fathers record, he supposes it is also recorded in records of town of Wallingford - 3 rd He has ever lived in Wallingford except when in the service - 4 th . He has answered the 4 th . question in the body of his declaration - 5 th . Applicant has answered this question as fully as possible in his declaration 6 th . He never received any other than a verbal discharge - never received a commission - 7 th . Applicant refers to the following gentlemen as to his character for veracity and as to their belief of his services in the Revolution - Rev d . James Noyes. Dea. Joshua Stewart - Hunn Munson Esqr. Town clerk - Dr. John Andrews - Hon. John D. Reynolds - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present - and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State -
Andrews Hall
We the Sedgwick Rev a Congregan residing in the Town of Wallingford and John Andrews a Physician residing in the same town. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be a twenty three years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sedgwick Rev sworn and subscribed the day here in afore John Andrews

Andrews Hall
W. E. —
Don S.A. of M c Hoote Senate NS

BRIEF in the case of  Andrews, Hall of Wallingford  of New Haven  in the State of Conn  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Albany  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 73  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     '96 Augt. 2 private Gen. Hall } Acting Brig. Capt Hall } Gen Chester   '99 July 2 " Capt Hough   '80 Jan'y or Feby 2 Sut. Lt. Engrn Chittenden } Major   '81 Sept 2 private Capt Morton } Back  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wallingford  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 3 living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The clerk's seal not attached to such affidavit & the papers not properly connected 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  Wm C. Easton  Examining Clerk.

Rev. Mr.
13335 INVALID.
File No. 13. 335
Andrews Hall
Dis. Rev. War.
Act: June 18. 82
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Wallungford Co.

Andrews Hall's
Additional Evidence - Depositions Signatures of Magistrates genuine
Sam t A. Goots

20259. Andrew Hall
admit
8 m o private
26.66
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Stan Mr. Hook

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Andrew Hall which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Y II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Y III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
yes
Pro
Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 the 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
† QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Farmers & Merch Bank Pension Agency (Hartford 22 July 1835)
Sir
Andrews Hall having neglected to claim his pension for more than one year his papers are herewith enclosed & transmitted for special directions authorizing the payment
I am very Respectfully Your obedient Servant
Sam l L. Pitkin. Agent.
J. T. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

House of Reps
March 11. 1836
Sir:
I wish you would send me two new certificates, on the enclosed applications.
Please send them tomorrow, for the Poor old Soldiers cannot draw until they get them
In haste, Yours &
A. T. Jackson

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the War Department, that that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Sedgwick Rice who has signed the preceding cer- -tificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Wallingford, and that Dugald Andrews who has also signed the same, is a resident of said town of Wallingford, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and the Court further certifies that the declaration of the above Andrew Hall is confirmed by evidence under oath orally given in Court as to the town of 1776 by the testimony of John Booth in relation to the town at Branford 1779 by the testimony of of Jeremiah Hall, of the town of 1781 by the testimony of Jeremiah Hall and Reuben Hart all of which witnesses were with Applicant in the respective towns to which they have testified
Mo. D. Sleeper Judge of Probate for the District of Wallingford
I Randall book Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proce- -dings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Hall for a pension In testimony whereof I have here- -set my hand & seal of said office this 4 th day of August, A.D. 1852. Randall book Clerk.

I Jacob Curtis of Wallingford County of New Haven of the age of twenty four years depose and say - That in the year 1776 about the middle of the month of August - I then being a private in Capt Elisha Hales Company - and Andrew Hall now living in said Wallingford also being a member of the same Company - we proceeded on together in the same Company to the City of New York and said Andrew Hall remained and served in said town and Company during the whole time I was there which I think surely was as much as six weeks, when I was discharged from being armed with the then prevailing disorder - and I believe since Andrew Hall remained and served after I left
Jacob Curtis
New Haven County S.S. Wallingford Sep 19 th 1832 Personally appeared Jacob Curtis a credible person and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Jno A Root Justice

I Charles Gues of Wallingford county of New Haven of the age of twenty two yrs depose and say - That in the month of August 1776 I was then alive in the militia Company of Town of Wallingford and we were all ordered to the city of New York and I proceeded in said company with Andrews Hays  him to the City of New York and I remained there with him for the term of six weeks at least in the City and vicinity and further deponent saith not Charles Gues
New Haven county S.S. Wallingford Sep 18. 1832 Personally appeared Charles Gues subscribed to the foregoing deposition - said Gues being a credible person and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
before me J. H. Foot Just Peace

I Randall Cook Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford hereby certify that John A Foot is a justice of the Peace and that the accompanying Depositions of Charles - Ives, Jeremiah Hull, & Jacob Curtis to prove the service of Andrew Hall & purporting to have been sworn to before said justice Foot each and all bear his genuine signa- ture, and that said Foot is qualified to administer Oaths —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this Probate office this 19 th . day of September A.D. 1832 —
Randall Cook Clerk

I Jeremiah Hull of Wallingford county of Rutland of lawful age depose and say - that in the year 1779 I was drafted for the term of two months into the same Company with Andrews Hall of said Wallingford and I served in said Company with said Andrews Hall the full term of two months - we belonged to the same Militia Company in the town of Wallingford we were drafted at the same time - we went on together to the town of Brattleboro' we there served two months and returned home together - I chabed Gues and James W. Clark were also with us in this town and I am confident with the two latter persons that our Captain's name was Collins & not Hough as said Andrews Hall states in his declaration - said Hough of whom he speaks was only an Ensign I think in said Company - said Hough might have had the Command of the detachment of the Company to which said Andrews Hall was attached - In the year 1781 I was again drafted with said Andrews Hall into Capt Charles Norton's Company - Col Arnold's Regiment for the term of two months and I served out the term in the same Company with said Hall in Stratford & New Haven and was discharged with him in the City of New Haven the last of said term and of the full of the year and further Deponent saith not Jeremiah Hull

New Haven County S.S. Wallingford Sep 19. 1832 Personally appeared Jeremiah Hull subscriber to the foregoing deposition - and a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the same
before me
J. A. Root Justice of Peace
Jeremiah Hull for Andrews
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