Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1492-100, John Hall, New York
Page 1

SERVICE
New York 

Hall, John

Number 
BLWt 1492-100
Page 2

No. 1492
Saml Hall son & other
heirs of
John Hall
Priv
N.Y
[illegible]  to Jos. Watson
D.C.
Page 3

State of New York,
County of Greene

I Samuel Hall son and heir of John Hall deceased do upon oath declare, that from the testimony of many who new fellow soldiers with my father in the army of the Revolution, but who are now dead, and from many of the circumstances, I do truly believe that my father John Hall aforesaid enlisted or entered the service of the United States at or about the year one thousand one hundred and seventy for the term of "during the war" and that he served in Colonel Van Courtland, second regiment of the New York line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war when he was regularly discharged from the same second regiment of the New York line commanded by Colonel Van Courtland; and when he was a private I further declare that that it is my belief that the discharge of the said John Hall was destroyed at the time of his death as the said discharge can now no where be found; and further, that the said John Hall has never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised him on the part of the United States nor has he ever assigned or transferred his claim in any manner whatsoever: neither have his heirs or any one of them to my knowledge received a warrant of the Land due as aforesaid.

Therefore, Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Hall aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Col Joseph Watson of Washington City to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of United States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me and to the other heirs of John Hall as aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this Eighteenth day of February AD 1829.

Samuel Hall
Page 4

I David Morse aged seventy four years do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Samuel Hall who has subscribed the aforegoing declaration in my presence; and well know him to be the son of John Hall aforesaid deceased, I further declare that I was well acquainted with the said John Hall in his life time, who is generally reported and believed to have been long since dead, and who I believe to be dead, and do know or believe that he did perform the military service stated in the aforegoing declaration.

David Morse

State of New York
County of Greene } Ss

Before me Truman Sanford a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared the before named Samuel Hall,  subscribed, to the aforegoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney there to duly owed to be his full act and deed: and likewise personally appeared David Morse who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed this eighteenth day of February AD 1829.

Truman Sanford Justice of the Peace

Before me Truman Sanford a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Greene personally appeared Rev. Sylvester Woodbridge of said county who made oath that the before mentioned John Hall was formerly an occasional resident in the same family with himself - that he well knows him to be the father of Samuel Hall subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and also that is now deceased; - that he the said John Hall died in the State of Massachusetts in or about the year 1817 or 1818 in which state the said deponent was then residing.

Witness my hand this third day of March 1829

Truman Sanford Justice of the Peace
Page 5

State of New York
County of Greene } Ss
In testimony that the before written Truman Sanford was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements in the State of New York at the above dates and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature; I have here unto affixed the County seal and subscribed [word crossed out] at Catskill this tenth day of March 1829 in my capacity as clerk of the County aforesaid. 
 Chas C. Abeel Clerk of Greene County. }
Page 6

M Black
[stamp]
RECEIVED MAR 24 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV [illegible]
[stamp]
ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE MAR 24 1939 RECEIVED

ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON, D.C.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON 
March 22, 1939 
Personal 
Reference: JOHN HALL
B. L. Wt. 1492-100
BA-J/MMHF:MLB
Mr. A. D. Hiller, 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: 
Thank you very kindly for your letter of March 20, 1939 furnishing me with such information as is available regarding John Hall, who served in the Second New York Regiment during the Revolution. The discharge certificate which I possess has considerable value at present and will tend to increase in value in the future and I am accordingly not interested in adopting your suggestion of surrendering the document to the custody of the Veterans Administration. Nevertheless, I am very grateful to you for the information that you have given me. 
Very truly yours,
Robert L. Buell
Page 7

ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
March 10, 1939
PERSONAL
My dear Mrs. Finch:
At the suggestion of the Archivist of the United States, I am writing to inquire whether any information is contained in your records or archives pertaining to pension paid to one John Hall, who served in the Second New York Regiment during the American Revolution, or to any of his descendants. My reason for making this inquiry is that I am in possession of his discharge certificate, signed by General Washington, and am endeavoring to ascertain whether he has any known living descendants for this document would undoubtedly be of considerable interest to them. Any information or suggestions you may be able to give me in this regard would be greatly appreciated. 
Sincerely yours,
Robert L. Buell

Mrs. M. M. Finch, 
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs,
Room 1851, Navy Building, 
Washington, D.C.
Page 8

See his reply to this dated Mch 22, 1939  F

March 20, 1939

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

JOHN HALL 
B. L. Wt. 1492-100 
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Mr. Robert L. Buell
Department of State
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of March 10, addressed to Mrs. Finch, in which you state that you have in your possession a discharge certificate signed by George Washington and issued to John Hall who served in the 2nd New York Regiment. You request information in regard to any pension which may have been claimed on account of his service and the names of any of his descendants who, of course, would be materially interested in that document. 
The Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records have been searched and a claim for bounty land (no pension) found based upon service of a John Hall in the 2nd New York Regiment, in that war. This claim for bounty land was made by his son, Samuel Hall, and it was allowed. He stated that he believed that his father's discharge must have been destroyed at the time of his death, as it could then (1829) nowhere be found. He stated, also, that his father served to the end of the war (1783). 
It is believed that the discharge certificate, to which you refer, was issued, doubtless, to the John Hall described above. His son, Samuel, is deceased, of course. No names of any other descendants are shown in the papers in the claim for land. 
If you are interested in the preservation of this old document, it may be stated that every precaution is observed by the Veterans Administration in the preservation of all Revolutionary War documents in its custody, and this document could be placed with the application for bounty land cited above, to complete the set of papers and become a permanent part of the whole, if you care to dispose of it in this way. This has been done by a few others for a permanent resting place and for future reference by descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers. This is merely a suggestion.
Page 9

Should you care to call and read the papers in this claim for bounty land (B.L. 1492-100), and consider this suggestion further, the locations is Room 1851, Wing 8, Navy Building, 19th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.  You will contact Mrs. Finch who is in charge of those records. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator