Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4471, John Hall, R.I.

SERVICE
R. I.
Wall, John
NUMBER
R 4471
CONTENTS

H1140 - June 7. 1858.
Pension Office.
NY
J. Hall.

GERRY. N.Y.
May 29 th 3
Fidel.
Hon Joel R. Poinsett Secretary of War Washington City

Gerry Chautauqua County State of New York May 28 th 1838
Sir
Mr. Chauncey Lucker in behalf of John Hall transmitted to your office pension papers duly authenticated for the purpose of obtaining his pension. The said John Hall is Very poor and is a proper subject to receive a pension. I am his son and he requests me to write upon the subject in his behalf. Firstly, that the proper department Mr. Lucker does not give any satisfaction as to the application which he made in behalf of my father. He has been repeatedly called upon but cannot find out any thing by him. You will see if there is any papers on file in your office for the application for a pension in behalf of John Hall & write me in so doing. You will discover an obligation upon an old revolutionary patriot who will until his last day of life be distinguished remember you with gratitude as will as his ascendants. I expect this is an usual request but the necessity of the case I plead as an excuse for this application. The papers were filed some time in the year 1832.
To
Hon. Sec. R. Poinsett
Your Obedt Servt John Hall Senior
Washington City

Sinclairville (Gerry P.O.) Chan. Co. N.Y. June 6. 1854
L. B. Town Esq.
Dear Sir
I have been for some time endeavoring to assist the heirs of John Hall, deceased to the arrears of his pension for Revolutionary services.
Before the claim was put into my hands, G. W. Bennett Esq. of Washington had been in correspondence with the agent here of the heirs, & had at first offered to undertake the prosecution of the claim for 20 per cent of the amount to be recovered. & afterwards, without any solicitation, proposed to undertake it for 10 per cent. Several letters have passed between him & myself on the subject in which he manifested a commendable interest in the matter, until more recently, he is silent on the subject - On the 15th July last, which is the date of his last letter, he says the claim is before the Department, waiting its turn to come up for action, & that he is using all the means in his power to obtain a favorable issue.
I wrote him in August of last year, & again in April last, & can get no answer from him.
He is either too much engaged to attend to the matter, or the amount in prospect does
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not present sufficient inducement to persevere in the business, or perhaps the pertinacity with which the heir who has the prosecution of the claim here, has given offence - Suffice it to say, that Mr David Hall, who resides near here, & who has sent on a deposition to Mr Bennett, is not disposed to wait the slow progress of Bennett's movements if he can do any better - He has rec d your circular of April 1853. in which you intimate that there is abundant proof of the claim, & wishes to secure your services to prosecute it, if you are at liberty to undertake it, & the claim is worth the effort -
If you are willing to undertake it, & want a power of atty, or any deposition, or valuation which Mr D. Hall can furnish, they will be sent you on request - It might be well to ascertain if practi- cable, whether there is any such amount pending as is worth the effort to obtain it - if not it would be better to drop the subject at once -
Will you write me on receipt of this in answer to the inquiries which it contains, & state whether you will engage in the matter & on what terms.
Very Respectfully
Yours & G. F. Warren

Buffalo Jan'y 25. 1859
Sir:
Many years ago, I sent you the papers to try to get a pension for John Hall, a Revolutionary soldier, and was unsuccessful - It has been so long that I have forgotten what was the difficulty - I now have a letter from a member of his family desiring me to send him the papers on which I made the application - I cannot find them & think I must have sent them to the Pension Department at Washington - If they are to be found you will confer a favor by returning the papers to me - I think it was about 1836 or thereabouts, that I sent the papers - I then resided at Fredonia Chautauqua Co. NY -
Respgly Yours O.K. St. C. Tucker
To the Comm ee of Pensions Washington

18,162 New York
Rev.
John Hall
Reject.
see letter to
Chauncy Tucker
5. Aug 7 1833
4471
back Act 7 June '32
See letter to Hon R.P. Narrom 13 Apr 1838. Stephen de la Let. to Hon C. Hagelin Feb. 2 d 1837
let to Hon A. Hagelin 31 Dec 1834
Set. to Mrs. Hall St. June 16, 1838. C Tucker Feb 13/59 John Hall. Mch 8/59
5 pages

REJECTED
4471
P. O.
John Hall
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 ____
Discharged: _____, 18 ____
Application filed: _____, 18 ____
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
R Island probably in Chautauqua
So ny Recognized. _____ Contract.

John Chatau act No 12
The Paper in pen

NR Washington Jan y 26. 1854
Hon
S r Waldo Com. Sir
Will you do me the favor to allow Judge Woodard to examine the application & papers of the heirs of John H. Harkness asking for an award of Pension Very Respectfully Yours Obtd Servt.
R E Fenton

House of Reps.
Dec. 20. 1856
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
I have been requested to pay some attention to the case of John Hall of Charlotte N. York, who made application for a pension under the act of 1832, and whose claim was rejected. In order, that I may ascertain, whether anything can be done in his case, and whether it is a proper one to be presented to Congress, I will thank you to send me his papers. Mr. Hall claims to have served either in the Rhode Island line, or in the militia or state troops of that state, and to have been in service, both as a soldier and an officer. —
Very Respectfully,
Yours &c.
Abner Hovey

Hall of Representatives April 9-38
Sir
Enclosed I send you a letter of Mr. Ingle which explains itself
Respectfully, &c
R. P. Mason
Rev. J. L. Edwards Esq.

Winterville Ohio
Feb 23 1859
Sir:
Some 18 or 20 years ago my father by name John Hall, made application for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier, for services rendered in that War, he belonged to the Rhode Island Militia, and a man by the name of G Tucker, of Buffalo N Y, was the authorized agent appointed to prosecute the same. I have not heard from said agent for a number of years.
You will please inform me whether there has ever been any favorable action on the same,
I am, Sir, Yours to John Hall
Hon Geo. C Whiting Comm Pen