The application states, "Be it remembered that on the 29th day of April, 1833, personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Russell, aforesaid, John Hall, a resident of the county of and state of Kentucky, aged 74 years, the 9th day of December last past. 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States of America in the year 1776, he thinks in the month of September in the County of Prince George, State of Maryland, as a private militia man for three months as a volunteer under Captain Garther. He does not recollect the name of his lieutenant or ensign. He was immediately marched on in service through Frederick County, State of Virginia and to various places in the state. After marching through many parts he went on to Baltimore where he was stationed and joined other troops but does not recollect who was the commander of them. He remained at Baltimore and the vicinity until his time was out. All of which he faithfully served being three months, was honorably discharged by his captain and returned home, this discharge he has lost.

In the last of August or first of September in the year 1777, he still living in some county and state, again volunteered as a private militiaman for three months under Captain Josiah Shaw. He immediatelyentered the service of the United States and marched on through Maryland into Pennsylvania where he was put under the command of General Smallwood and marched in various directions and places among others he was at Brandywine, Germantown, and many other places and in several skirmishes with the enemy, often pursuing General Howe. About three weeks after the Battle of Brandywine, we marched on the Lancaster where he was taken sick.and left there with a few others who were likewise sick, with orders that when he recovered to go home. He was sick there about two weeks and then , feeling better on home. In this tour he served more than three months but not being able to state the precised time over, states the time to be three months. His captain, having left him at Lancaster sick, he got no discharge. He states that he remained then in Prince George County, Maryland untill the fall of 1779, when he moved to and settle in the State of North Carolina, Caswell County. Early in the year 1780 in the month of January he volunteered as a private militia man under Captain Adam Sander, Lieutenant Rose, and the Ensign he thinks was by the name of Chrisman, he was immediately marched to Orange County where he was joined to the regiment commanded by Colonel Jugh Tennin and was continually marching through North and South Carolina. (They) had several engagements or skirmishes--no general engagements. He was finall marched on to Charlestwn where he joined General Lincoln's command, where he remained during the seige and until the surrender when he was made a prisoner of war, where he remained as a prisoner until the 19th day of May, 1780, when he was paroled, which parole of the date is here to attached. Which certificate of parole he states is true and genuine. He further states that he remained a prisoner on parole until after the surrender of Cornwallis, making a service from the time he so volunteered including the time of actual service and prison and parole one year and ten months. He received no written discharge for his last tour, he has no documentation, evidence of his service except the certificate of parole before mentioned and attached and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He states that he was born on the 7th day of December, 1758in the County of Arrundal State of Maryland as he has been informed by his parents, which he believes to be true. He has no record of his age at an early age he was moved by his parents to Prince George County Maryland, where he lived during the time he was in service the two first tours mentioned. In the year 1779 he moved to North Carolina, Caswell Conty where he lived when he served his third and last tour where he continued to reside until the year 1800 when he moved to and settled in Patrick County Virginia, where he styed until 1801 when he moved and settled in Wayne County Kentucky, where lived until last fall (1831), when he moved to and settled in Russell County Kentucky., where he now lives. He further states that he is now so much affected from bodily infirmity that he cannot attend court. He further states the distance is about 12 miles of broken county. He further states that there is no clergyman living in the vicinity nor did he know until now that one was necessary, he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one. He declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Attachment-John Hall's Prisoner of War on Parole Certificate, dated May 19, 1780 and signed by Major Stuart, Commander of Prisoners.