REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - RICHARD HALBERT

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


Halbert, Richard  Pen. 173  1786-1796
Soldier
Spotsylvania County Militia  
Spotsylvania County
Widow Mary 

(Also See: Chew, Larkin--Collins, Chas. and Mercer, Hugh)

     Spotsylvania Court September the 5th 1786

     It is hereby certified that Mary Halbert a resident of this county and 
widow of Richard Halbert, a soldier who died in the service of the Militia,_____ 
from this_____ for the relief of South Carolina, is a proper object to receive a 
pension and that indigency of circumstances _____ the same _______.

                   Signed  J N Chew, jr  ___  ___

      I do with the advice of council hereby certify that Mary Halbert, widow of 
Richard Halbert, a private of the Virginia militia ordered to the relief of 
South Carolina, who died in the service of the United States, is entitled to the 
sum of eight pounds yearly, to commence on the first day of January, 1786.

     Given under my hand at Richmond this 21st day of October, 1786
                   P. Henry

     Spotsylvania Court April 3 1787

     Mary Halbert, widow of Richard Halbert, produced a certificate from under 
the hand of His Excellency the Governor, entitling her to receive the sum of 
eight pounds per annum to commence from the first day of January as a pension 
and making both that she is the person to whom it was given, and the court 
having compared the said certificate with the list has ______with the auditor 
and found it to be right do hereby direct the sheriff to pay the said eight 
pounds agreeable to _____ to _____ the act entitles the act to answer the act 
concerning pensioners.
                     A copy
                      teste
  8 pounds                          J ? Crew 

Contributor's Note:  Remaining documents showed payment to Mary Halbert until 1796