Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,822, Richard Cains, Va.
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SERVICE
Va.
Cains, Richard
NUMBER  S. 35,822
CONTENTS 
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35822
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 35,822
Richard Cains
Pri Rev War
Act:  18th March 1818
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Richard Cains
of Floyd County in the state of Kentucky
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
 by Colonel [Abraham] Buford of the Virginia line, 
for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate
of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 
20th of November 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of June 1819
and Sent to Hon David Trimble Montgomery Kentucky 

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 [$] 27.96
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 [$] 48.00
$65.963 mo 11/30 4/31

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

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paper copies 17 May 1834 sent to Hon J. Love HR
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Richard Cains

Soldr Claim
Private
79 to 80
Buford Virg Regt
Admitted
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Floyd County 
State of Kentucky
Richard Cains an old revolutionary Soldier Sixty fore [four] years of age States he enlisted in the service of the United states against The common enemy in the year 1779 (he thinks) under the command of Col. Moffitt [George Moffett] was taken to Stantown [Staunton, Va.] there recd [received] his bounty from Col. Samson Mathews [Sampson Matthews]. he was under the command of Captain Adam Wallace 

The No. [number] of his regiment he do not recollect States that he was in the small Shurmish [Skirmish] at Monks Corner [Battle of Monck's Corner, South Carolina April 1780]
that he was in the Battle at Blufords Defeat [Battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina May 1780 also known as Buford's Massacre] at the hanging rock South Carolina where he was taken prisoner and received fore [four] wounds one by Bayonet through his arm one in his head and right resast [wrist] both by a sword, in a few days was peroled [paroled] signed by Colo. Benjamin Tarlton [British Officer Banastre Tarleton] 

States he enlisted for Eighteen month and served about twelve month befor taken a prisoner, some time after he returned home he recd [received] a Certificate of his Enlistment from Colo. Samson Mathews [Sampson Matthews], by virtue of which he obtained an Honorable discharge 

he give the certificate and discharge to a Mr Sinkclere in Stantown [Staunton, Va] to draw his soldiers pay he recd [received] his pay but not his discharge, and from age and infirmity and the wounds received and his reduced Circumstances of property is not able to suport [support] himself and family by manual labour and needeth the assistance of his country agreably [agreeably]  to an act of congress approvd [approved] the 18th of March 1818.
Richard Cains [his mark] X
[hand drawn seal]
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Floyd County 
State of Kentucky

Alexander Lackey being of Lawfull age personally appeared in open court  and after being first Duly sworn Deposeth that he has been acquainted with Richard Cains the with in applicant for 10 or 12 years 

that he [Richard Cains] is a poor man much Debilitated that he  has received wounds on his head right rist [wrist] and his arm  that he is aflicted [afflicted] with the palsy complacent that he needeth the assistance of his country agreably [agreeably] to an act of congress approved the 18th  of March 1818
[signed] Alexander Lackey [hand drawn seal] 

Richard Cains
Petition Ss
June 1818
State of Kentucky
At a court continued and held for Floyd County at the Courthouse in Prestonsburg on Tuesday the 16th day of June 1818
Richard Cains an old  revolutionary soldier prefered [preferred] on oath the foregoing statement of facts relative to his service praying to be placed on the pension list of the United States with in affidavit of his being an indigent circumstances accompanying the same is order to be certified to the Secretary at war agreeable to the provision of an act of Congress approved the 18th day of March 1818. 

A Copy Tested Wm.J. Mayo CFCC
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State of Kentucky
Floyd County Sc

I William James Mayo clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that James Brown is Presiding Justice of the Court for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law to whose official acts as such due faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of Justice as thereout

Given under my hand and private seal agreeable to the act of assembly in that case made and provided (having as yet no seal of office) this 20th day of November 1818 and in the XXVII year of the Commonwealth
Wm J. Mayo CFCC
[hand drawn seal ]

State of Kentucky
Floyd County to wit
I James Brown presiding Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Wm. James Mayo who subscribed the foregoing certificate is acting clerk of the court for the county aforesaid duly appointed and qualified according to law, and that his said attestation is in due form of law.
Given under my hand and seal the20th day of November 1818 and in the XXVII year of the Commonwealth
James Brown
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This is to certify that Richard Cains who it appears is now and has been for many years a resident of Floyd county in the State of Kentucky,  joined my ditached [detached] Regiment in Virginia as a private soldier on the continental establishment  in the spring of the year 1779.

that he marched to the south  and continued with the Regiment until the latter part of May 1780 when that Regiment under my command was defeated at Waxsaws in South Carolina. [Battle of Waxhaws,  South Carolina May 1780] where it appears from many sword wounds and other circumstances that Richard Cains  was badly wounded, from which wounds he has in a great measure lost the use of his right hand,

He appears to be well  entitled to a pension. From Waxsaws [Waxhaws] he Cains says he returned home to Augusta county Virginia and that he has never received any pension or compensation from his Country except his pay and depreciation .

Given under my hand in scott county state of Kentucky, this 14th day December, A.D. 1818
A [Abraham] Buford late Col 11th Virg Regt