Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4472, John Hall, Vt.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Vt. Hall, John R. 4472
CONTENTS
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State of New York}
Warren County }ss. On this ninth day of September
one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five personally
appeared in open Court before Seth C. Baldwin
First Judge, Hiram Barber, Herman B. Hicks Hobby
Mead & Thomas Pattison his associate Justices of
the Court of Common Pleas of said County now
setting John Hall a resident of the Town of [illegible]
in said County of Warren aged Seventy five years 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
Enlisted into the service of the United States at the Town of
Springfield in the State of Vermont in the month
of April A.D. 1777 into Captain Benjamin's Company
of militia, the major's name was Whitcomb, Colonel
Leeley. I marched with under said office from
Springfield to Ticonderoga in the State of New York
where I remained on duty till some time in the month
of June when we were marched to the Town of Hubble
ton in Vermont & were at that place engaged in battle
with the British - I was wounded in the battle at
Hubbleton, & shortly after left the service & went home
where I remained about six weeks 'till my wound was
healed-- I then rejoined my regiment at Stillwater
about the first of August I think. We remained at
Stillwater & vicinity three or four weeks after I re
joined the army. We had some skirmishing while
there with the British under Burgoyne. We marched
from Stillwater towards Saratoga under the command
of Genl Gates, by way of Bemis Heights where we had
a severe battle with the British army under Burgoyne
I was in the battle which lasted nearly half a day Bur
goyne, retreated with his army after the battle tow
ards Saratoga where he surrendered to the United States
troops commanded by General Gates. He sur
rendered to our any about the 17th of October
1777. We remained at Saratoga after the Surrender
of Burgoyne four or five days when the prisoners were
sent off for Boston under the escort of a part of the
militia. I belonged to the escortment to Boston. We
were about a fortnight on the march to Boston, & about
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two days after our arrival there I was discharged
on or about the 7th day of November 1777, and
returned home having served in this year seven
7- months as a private soldier including the time
I was disabled by the wound I received at Hubbleton.
In the next summer I was again called out as one 
of the militia under Capt. Benjamin at Springfield
Vermont, in the month of August I think. The
wheat had been harvested but the haying was not then
completed. We marched to Royalton Vt. under Capt.
Benjamin on an expedition to repel the incursions
of the enemy including tours & indians who were
devastating the county. The enemy had left Royal
ton when we arrived, having previously destroyed
their stores & provisions-- we overtook them at the Town of
Bethel about eight miles from Royalton & attacked
them, when they dispersed & escaped in all directions
We marched on thirty or forty miles farther to Upper
Cohos in the State of New Hampshire, passing in our
way the Town of Pownal Vt. where we staid one day
We encamped at upper Cohos till some time
in November when it became cold & the snow began
to fall. We then marched back as far as Windsor
on the Connecticut River where I was discharged
with the rest of the company returned home having
served on this tour in the year 1778 three months
as a private soldier in the militia-- My Brother
James Hall now living at Ira N. York was in the
company with me during this last mentioned ser
vice. I know of no other one living who served
with me or had personal knowledge of any of my ser
vice as above stated or whose testimony I can procure
for the above services I claim a pension hereby
relinquishing every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present & declare that my name is not on the pen
tion Roll of the agency of any State.
1st Dis. I was home at Stafford Connecticut A.D. 1759
I have no record of my age. 3d I was living at Spring
field in Vermont when I listed into the service. I
resided there after the Revolutionary War till the year
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John Hall's dul.
33.543
N. York
Warren
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1824, when I removed to Athol where I have since
resided & now reside-
4 & 5th Answered in the declaration above.
6th I have never received any written discharge
7th Luman Pendell Zebadiah Smith John Thurman
& Thomas Pattison also George Mixter & Richardson Carmeron and persons to whom I am [illegible]
by known & who can testify as to my character for veracity
& this belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
but there is no Clergyman residing in Athol nor any
one residing in the vicinity to whom I am known
or whom I can procure to certify for me.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in open Court before me
Thomas Archibald Clerk
John Hall
We Luman Pendell George Mixter & Richardson
Cameron of Athol in the County of Warren
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted John Hall
who has subscibed & sworn to the above declaration that 
we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he
is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur
in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
By Luman Pendell
Richardson Cameron
Suman Pendell
George Mixter
Before me
Thomas Archibald Clerk Richardson Cameron

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the inter
rogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he
States. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them
that Luman Pendell & Richerson Cameron are resi
dents of the Town of Athol, that they are credible persons
& that their statement is entitled to credit-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscibed
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my name and affixed the Seal of the said
County this ninth day of September One
thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Thomas Archibald Clerk
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Warrensburgh N.Y.
Feby 29.
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Warrensburgh N. York
Feby 29. 1836.
Sir,
Enclosed is declaration of John Hall
Claimant for a Pension, which is Respectfully
submitted to the Pension Department
Respectfully
Your obd Servt
WE Dodge
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
REJECTED 
4472
P.O.
John Hall
Service: Vt.
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: Athol in at Warren Cony, 18
in 1835 Enlisted at 5 [illegible] Vt
April 1777 In battle at Hubbarton
& wounded
Alleges: in Capt Bengamin's Co. Col.
Seely - joined his regt. at Stillwater
& conflict with Burgoyne [illegible]
Re-enlisted: Bemis Heights escorted
prisoners to Boston - a fight at [illegible]
near Royalton Vt.
Born in Stafford Cont 1759 
Attorney:
P.O.
Stafford Cont
Recognized. Contract.
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Washington 17 July 1837
Sir
This John Hall after whose case
I enquird is of Warren County NY
Your G N. Briggs
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N. York
Suspended
John Hall
See letter to
W. E. Dodge 2 April 1836
Hon. G. N. Briggs 18 Feb 37
See letter of H.G. Lake dated 12 May 1832
filed in the case of John Hall of Oneida
Co NY.
4472
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1832
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W.E. Dodge
2. Apl 1836
O.C
Rec. Vol. 38 page 207
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War Department
Pension Office
Apl 2, 1836
Sir
The papers of John Hall an applicant for
a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 have
been examined and stand on file. Mr Hall
States in his declaration that he served seven months
in 1777 in Capt Benjamin Company & three months
in 1778 - The militia of which Capt Benjamins
company was composed, were out occasionally only
and for short terms. The applicant is required
to specify the duration of each term of actual
service & the place or places when rendered and
in required to the best
produce the affidavit of his brother tour who it is alleged
served with him-
In the absence of an explanation, the delay in
making application is presumptive residence that the
claim is not well founded
W.E. Dodge Esq
Warrensburgh
New York
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41 BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hall, John GRADE Private LINE Virginia  
WARRANT
NUMBER 12198 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 6, 1791
to not shown-
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.