Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8140, Reuben Cave, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE.   NUMBER
Va.   Cave, Reuben.  S.8140

carded
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12.691
Virginia
Reuben Cave of Page Co. in the State of Virg'a who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Stubblefield of the Reg't commanded by Col Dabney in the Virginia line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1833 and sent to W. A Harris Page C. H. - P. Co. Vir'a 
Luray P. O.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833.   160. -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept'r 33.   40 -
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$200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. K. Palmer. Clerk
Book E. Vol. six.  Page 4.

Letter to Hon. I. S. Pennyba 20th Jany 1838
Dup. Certificate issued 13 Feby 1838 and sent to Hon I. S. Pennybacker. H. R.

Death not on A. R.
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Reuben Cave
20756
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[Declaration page 1]

State of Virginia County of Page
On this    day of November 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before, Dan Strickler, Dan. Blosser & John H. Roads Justices of the County Court of Page now sitting Reuben Cave a resident in said county of Page and State of Virginia aged Ninety four 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. That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated
That he was a resident of the County of Spotsylvania and was bound to William Hutchison about 15 miles from Fredericksburg, and that I remained with him 2 years after my freedom, that I remained in the County as Overseer in the employment of Andrew Manum, Frank Coleman, and others up to the year 1776, and in that year there was a recruiting party at Capt. Roland [Rowland] Thomas's in Orange County about 12 miles from where I lived, I started there and enlisted under Captain George Stubbelfield in the State Regulars for the term of three years, and he sent me with some other soldiers under Serg't. Bob [Robert] Plumer to Williamsburg to be trained under a French Captain named William Clummer, who commanded the Artillery
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we then marched to Yorktown  [Virginia] where we remained about two months, we then marched to Valley Forge [Pa] under the command of Col Charles Dabney from Henrico County of the State of Virginia 2nd Regiment - I was now commanded by Captain John Mucklehany from London [Loudoun County], Lieut Jas. Helms & Ensign Edmondson, and Major [John] Lee, the whole commanded by Genl Mulenburg, [Peter Muhlenberg]  we then marched to New Windsor we were pursued from this place by the British and had like to loose our Baggage, we then retreated to the top of New Windsor mountain [NJ] , we encamped here for 2 months from thence to Ramapo [NJ] , where we took up Winter quarters

In the spring of 1777 I believe, we moved down East River near a place called the Red house, where we remained in that vicinity 6 months, from thence down the forks of East and North River, to the White plains, and while there we rec'd news that the Hessians were taken at Phillips Mills [Philipse Mills, New York] , at which time we were again ordered to Ramapo [NJ], we quatered [quartered] there that Winter on half allowance, and retreated and advanced in that neighbourhood for 12 months - I was at the storming of Mud point Fort [Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, Pa], under Capt Mucklehany [James McIlhaney], we took possession of the fort at the point of the Bayonet, at which place Dabney acted as our Colonel; some time after this our Regiment was ordered on to Virginia to Reinforce Genl. [Anthony] Wayne, against Lord Corn Wallis [General Charles Lord Cornwallis], we then marched to Gifford Court house [Guilford Courthouse] in North Carolina and my term of enlistment having expired I rec'd a discharge from Capt. Mucklehany [James McIlhaney] countersigned
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by Col Charles Dabney, and my discharge I lost about two years after I quit the service, I have no Record of my Age but I counted from the day of my apprenticeship to the time of my Enlistment, and the different places where I lived in Spotsylvania after I was free to that time, which made me thirty seven or thirty eight years old, from that time I counted up to the Declaration of the War with England, at which time I was too old for service, I was too old at the time of the Chesapeake affair before the late War, but thought we ought to fought the British then; my oldest son if now living would be upwards of 51 years old, all these prominent circumstances with the Age of my Wife, my marriage &c., Confirms me in my mind that I am 94 years old. My Recollection is not so strong as to enable me to name circumstances during the Revolutionary War as it was even some years back, when I made application to obtain a Pension under former laws, in which I was defeated for the want of sufficient proof; I am now old, and poor, and cannot read, or write, and I am suffering for many of the necessaries of life, sometime after the Revolutionary War, I removed to Shenandoah County (now Page) 52 years ago; this county 2 years since was taken from Shenandoah County; My name will be found at the War office in Washington if a Muster Roll was returned by either of the officers, which I have named; I cannot live long at any rate, and my Country may yet cheer my drooping spirits before I die -
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and Declare that my name is not in the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Reuben Cave. X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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20756
12 7 91
Reuben Cave
Va.
Look on Va Role
on role
Adm for 2 years 
Leoray P.O.
W. A Harris 
C.C
Pag Co
Va.
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1937 Aug 17. Hist. to Donna H. Da Vinno
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8140 
INVALID.
Revwar
File No. 8140
Reuben Cave
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st [?], Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Surry Va.
February 7th 1838
Fee [postage]
The Honorable Isaac S Pennybacker 
Member of congress
Washington City 
Hon.S.J. Pennybacker