Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4470, John Hall, Mass.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  Mass.
Hall, John
NUMBER  R. 4470
CONTENTS [blank]
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184
John Hall
Sergeants
Capt Ezra Hicocks 
Col Samuel Brewers
Reqt. Mass Militia.
From July 1776 to about Feb 1777 abt 7 months
In 1777. Capt Wm Bacons Militia 4 months
1778 or 1779 2 weeks at Rhinebeck
[illegible] Johnson
Agent, Rome, N. Y.
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Declaration in order to obtain the provision of an act of Congress entitled [illegible] Supplementary & an act for the relief of certain Surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution.  
______________________________
Nate of Newbook
Oneida County.  On this 14th day of June 1832 before me personally appeared John Hall of Rome in [illegible], formerly of Floyd in Said County aged 84 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn in order to obtain His provisions of an act of congress passed June 7th 1832, does declare and say, that he enlisted in the month of July 1776 at the Town of Sheffield, Berkshire Co. Mass. in Capt Ezra Hicocks Co., Col Samuel Bremers Regiment for the term of six months and continued in Service for a little more than that time, nearly Seven Months - and served all that time as the orderly Sargeant - and was discharged at Ticonderoga.  
This deponent further says, that he was out in the year 1778 or 1779 in the Militia at Rhinebeck or Redhook on the North River, under Capt John Spurr  for about two weeks - that he was also in Capt William Bacons company of militia in the year 1777 and served four months - and this deponent further says that the annexed weekly return of Capt Ezra Hickoks Co. is one made out by himself at the day of its date, Nov. 8 1776.
That he has never been placed on the pension roll of any state or territory - and that he is not entitled to any benefits, under the act passed 15th May 1828 for the relief of certain Surviving officers and Soldiers,
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A Weekly Return of Capt. Ezra Hickoks Company in Coll. Samuel Bresser Regimet. November the 8th, 1776
[a chart]
officers Present
commissioned  | non commissioned

Captain 1
1st Lient. 1
2nd Lient 1
No Insign 0
Sergts 4
Drum and Fife 2
Present for Duty 19
Sick Present 6
Sick Absent 3
on Command 8
on Furlow 0 
Wanting to Comlicant -
Drum & Fife -
Privates  -
Dead 1
Defected 0
Discharge 2
Total 39
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of the Revolution.
And further this desonent says not.
John Hall

State of New York
Oneida County [illegible]  on the day and year within named before me personally appeared John Hall within mentioned to me known as a man of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit and declaration.

B. P. Johnson
Com. of [illegible]
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[illegible] County & Anne Kin of the Town of Bolton in the county of Wamen and State of New York being duly sworn before me a Justice of the peace for said County doth depose and say that John Hall lately of said county but now of the Town of Floyd in the County of Oneida did enlist in the Militia of the State of Massachusetts in the Revolutionary war and was absent from home seven months in Captain Hicocks Company in the year of our Lord 1776 and that this deponent did see letters that [illegible] from the [illegible] John Hall to his wife during the period of seven months and that this deponent then lived with the wife of the said John Hall and that this deponent was thus of the age of twenty years old and that the said John Hall enlisted in the Town of Sheffield Berkshire County

[illegible] and Lwern
this 27th day of September
[illegible] before me
David Woodward Justice
 Anne X mark Kin
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the within named Anne Kin being sworn say, the reason she cannot write he name if because she has lost the use of her right hand 
sworn before me this 27th day of September
1430
David Woodeard Justice
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[illegible] County
Clerks Offices
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County of Meiner do hereby certify that David Woodward whose name is [illegible] to the [illegible] of the annexed [illegible] and Certificate was a Justice of the peace and and the day of the date of the annexed affidant in and for the County of Maner duly Elected and Sworn and residing in the Said County and authorized by Law to take afficants and I do further certify that I am acquainted with the said [illegible] of the Said Justice and hereby believe that the Signatures David Woodward Subscribed to the [illegible] and Certificate of the Annexed afficant is the [illegible] Writing of the Said Justice

In testimony thereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Said County this 8th day of October 1830
Thomas Archibald Clerk
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Simon Stevens being duly sworn deposeth and says that in the year 1776 and 1777 that John Hall then of the Town of Sheffield in County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts did enter the revolutionary army under the command of Capt. Husk of the same place as the deponent verily believes and thinks was absent from home one season at the North and also said Hall was in the said army one other season at South but for what length of time the said Hall [illegible] and other of the seasons said deponent cannot say but thinks the first season said Hall was out all of the season and that the affiant was at that time eleven or twelve years of age and did reside in the neighborhood of said Hall and further deponent saith not.[illegible] Oct. 6th 1830
Simon Stevens  
Sworn this 6th day of October 1830 before me C. F. Ingalls Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Washington County
I Jesse F. Leigh, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the said county do certify that Charles F. Ingalls Esq. before whom the within affidavit was sworn and whose name is within subscribed to the [illegible] thereof was at the time the said affidavit purports to have been a Justice of the Peace in and for said county appointed and sworn and authorized by law to act as said Justice and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and do verily believe that the signature "C F Ingalls" within subscribed is genuine and the proper handwriting of the said Justice.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this sixth day of October 1830.
J F Leigh, Clerk
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Clerk Office
Oneida County
I George Brown, Clerk of the county of Oneida, do hereby certify that Benjamin P Johnson before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken, was on the day of the date of the same a commissioner duly appointed and sworn, authorized to take affidavits, and that the signature "B P Johnson" thereto annexed is the proper handwriting of the said commissioner. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this 19th day of June AD 1832.
George Brown, Clerk
for Joseph B Read, Deputy Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
183
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 show what is necessary to be done.  These 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.

STATEMENT: showing the service of John Hall of Oneida Co.
Enlisted 1776, Served 6 months, Rank of orderly sergeant, Field Officer Col. Brewer, Age at present and place of resident when he entered service, 85 years, Berkshire, Mass.
Enlisted 1777, Served 4 months, Rank of orderly sergeant, Name of Field Officer, Capt. Bacon, Militia.
Enlisted 1778 or 1779, Served 16 days, as orderly sergeant, papers on file in War Office, referred to.
Court certify the credibility of the applicant.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Applicant must furnish some evidence of his service- names not on the notes and no papers to be found on the files of the office.
2 witnesses in process application.  See letter annexed.
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[illegible]
Let to B P Johnson 6 Nov   '33
{do Hon A Hazeltine 28 June '34 this letter was our answer to an inquiry respecting another Jno Hall}
Henry C Lake Aug 7 1852
ee his letter under dated 12 May 1882
4473
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See letter of 17 July 1832
to B P Johnson Esq

4470
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12,773
John Hall
Oneida Co. N  Y
1776 1st Sergeant in Col. Saml Brewers Regt from 6 to 7 mos.
1777 Capt Wm Bacon's Co., 4 months.
1778 [illegible] at Rhinebeck or Redbook, 2 
weeks.
See papers on file.

B  P Johnson
Agent, Rome N Y

Pension to be payable at Utica, NY
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State of New York
Oneida County
On this 1st day of June 1833 before me personally appeared John Hall named in the annexed affidavit who being duly sworn deposes and says that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
That he enlisted in July 1776 at Sheffield, Mass. in Capt. Ezra Hicock's Co., Col Samuel Brewers Regt for six months, and marched directly from the Sheffield through Vermont to Ticonderoga and continued in service as Orderly Sergeant until sometime in the month of January. Thereafter 1777 when he was discharged at Ticonderoga having served the full term of six month and some days over, but how much over six months, this deponent cannot distinctly recollect.
In the month of September 1777 this deponent volunteered in Capt. William Bacon's company of militia at Sheffield, in Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment and marched from Sheffield to Kinderhook in the state of New York, and some other places having not now recollected and continued in service for the full term of four months and was [illegible] discharged.
And this deponent further says that in the year 1778 or 1779 he can't be certain which he was called out in Capt. Bacon's company militia and marched immediately to the North River at Rhinetick or Redhoo
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and continued in service the full time of two weeks when the militia was discharged and we returned home.
And this deponent further says that his papers with the application of Ann Rice and Simon Stevens as to his services were sent to Secretary Treasury and by him transferred to the War Office June 26, 1832 as with [illegible] by annexed letter and there is no clergyman living with whom I am acquainted.
John Hall
Personally appeared before me the above named John Hall as [illegible]  of credibility, truth and veracity, and made oath to the foregoing affidavit.
June 1st 1833
Martin Rowley