Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4474, John Hall, Navy (Penn.)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                 NUMBER
Navy (Penn
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Declaration
In order to claim the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County}ss

On the 4th day of October 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania John Hall a resident of Leeport County and State aforesaid Aged about Eighty nine years who being first 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 went on sea the service of the United States under the following named officers as herein stated. Went to sea in the year 1779 in the month of August on ship Ariel I entered under Captain Courder at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, as a sailor on ship Ariel was loaded with some tobacco at Philadelphia which we have unloaded at Lorcean in old France and at the same place we was dispatched under Paul Johns Captain on the Ship by the name Good Man Dick with a load of Powter to take to Philadelphia for ammunition for the war, our first Lieutenant, name was Herman Diehl and our second Lieutenant, names was Benjamin Lund, Sailor master Herman Stacy one morning on sea we was attackted by an English ship, the name of it I do not know and the next day again, we give
them four brought sides and we received two brought sides they have attackted us the second time fires was given on both sides and men worked like Brave Soldiers and we have shoot their masts off and took about Thirty of them Prisoners we have took them along to Philadelphia there they was locked up and what became with them afterwards I do not know, and the Powter we have loaded on our ship were unloaded at Philadelphia and took it to the

No.38081
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magazine. The ship Good Man Dick belongest to the King of France, he has sent afterwards a Fricket and men, to take the ship Good Man Dick to France and between Philadelphia and New York the Fricket  and ship was both taken by the English our Caption Paul Johns was a good man in [illegible] and further do depose and say that he was on sea about three years and that Captain Paul Jones give him his honorable Discharge at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania where he was called into the service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not in the Pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the 4th day of October 1850 Before Mr. Tobias Clauser J.P.}
John Hall x his mark
Tobias Clauser J.P.{
Tobias Wolf

We F.A. Keller and A.L Herman, Clergymen residing in Reading Berks County and state of Pennsylvania Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about Eighty nine years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he reside to have been a
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soldier of the Revolution and that we concur fully with the within Declaration Affirm Before me this 4th day of November 1850 Tobias Clauser J.P. F A M Keller A L Herman
I Tobias Clauser Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks and state of Pennsylvania do hereby declare in my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and Certify that F. A. M. Keller and A. L. Herman who have signed the Certificate are Clergymen residents of Reading in the County of Berks, and state of Pennsylvania, and that John Hall who has signed the same is a resident of Leesport in the County of Berks and state of Pennsylvania, and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Tobias Clauser J.P. Berk County PA
State of Pennsylvania Berks County SS I Michael K Boyer Prothondary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county state aforesaid Do. hereby certify that Tobias Clauser Esq before whom the forgoing Declaration was made is an acting Justice of the peace in aforsaid County duly Commissioned according to Law. and that his Signature is Genuine Witness anyhow the Seal of Said COurt the 4th day of Nov AD 1850 Michael Boyer Prothy
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[Lined Thru]
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

REJECTED
4474
P.O. ____
John Hall
Service: ____
Enlisted: _________, 18
Discharged: _______, 18
Application filed: ______ 18
Alleges: _____, 18
Re-enlisted: _____, 18
Attorney: ______
P. O. _____
_________ Recognized.    _________ Contract.
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Pension Office
Feby 9. 1854
Sir 
Please informs me whether there is in your 
office any evidence of the alleged service of the within named John Hall, and if so, what
service he performed.
Very Respectfully
S. Cole
for Commr
J. L. Smith Esq}
First Auditor}

No evidence can be found in the Office respecting the alleged service of the within named John Hall
1st Aud Office}    T.L. Smith
9th Feb 1854}       Auditor
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Pension Office
Feb 10, 1854

Sir

Is there in your office any evidence of the service of the within named John Hall on board the Bon Homme Richard

If so please furnish me a Statement.

Very Respectfully
L P Waldo
[word crossed out] [illegible]

A. O. Dayton Esq
Fourth [illegible] &c

The Commissioner is respectfully informed that the roll of the above named vessel is not on file in this office.  It is supposed to be in the 1st auditor's office.
A. J. O'Bannon
C. C. 
for 4th auditor

Feby. 27. 1854
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Nov 19 - 50
No 38081
Decd
John Hall
Act 7 June 1832
Penn

[Postal Stamp]
LANCASTER Pa.
NOV 17

FREE

Col. J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
[Illegible]
LP Waldo

[Oval Stamp]
P.O. DEPARTMENT
DEAD LETTER OFFICE
33/1769
SEP 19
18th

[Round Stamp]
WASHINGTON
FEB 2? 
FREE

John Hall
Pa - Jus 1832

John Pritchet, Esq.
Coopersville,
Lancaster Co.
Pennsylvania

Smyrna Pa.
July 8th

[Illegible]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
[Illegible]
LP Waldo

John Pritchet, Esq.
Coopersville,
Lancaster Co
Pennsylvania

John Hall
Pa - Tus 1832

[Oval Stamp]
P.O. DEPARTMENT
DEAD LETTER OFFICE
33/1769
SEP 19
18th

[Round Stamp]
WASHINGTON 
FEB 22
FREE
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Commissioner of Pension
Washington City DC
Paier}

This is the only case in Pa
John Hall
Sep '32
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38,081

John Hall
Pa 4474

Let WT Amweg
J. Pritchet Feb 27, 1854
June 7, 1832
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January the 16 day 1858
Commissioner of Pensioner
Of Pensions   
Dear Sir
I sent on a declaration Made By Solomon Hall for the service of his father John Hall to the service in the Revolutionary War. I sent the declaration on to the department something like twelve months ago. And have never heard from it since
Sir please attend to the case as soon As you can 
I am Respectfuly Your obedient Servant.

John Pritchet
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38081,
John Hall
Pa
June 7, 1832
W. T. Amweg
Lancaster
Pa
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Lancaster Pennsylvania
November 16, 1850
Sir:
Enclosed I send you the application of John Hall of Berks County who was a soldier in the days of the Revolution for pension under the Act of Congress passed 7 of June 1833.
Mr. Hall is poor and is very much in need of a pension. He could not name any other testimony accept his new pension case, as this person who were acquainted with the facts are true and sure.
Yours Respectfully
Wm T Amweg

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.