Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, John Cash, Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va
CONTENTS

Cash John
B. Feb 1. 1780 in Amherst Co Va, there at enlistment
In 1832 he was living in Jackson Co. Ga. where
he had resided 32 years
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John Cash
Georgia
Rejected see letter
of the 21 Dec 1832 to the
Hon. A.S. Clayton
copy of this
letter on back of
this paper

Copy of letter
to Hon. A. S. Clayton dated War Dept.
The claim of John Cash has not been allowed. His service in the files of this office was for a less period than six months and the Revolutionary
pension laws provide for none who were not in actual service
for at least that length of time. His papers will remain
Dec. 31, 1832.
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John Cash
Claim
Rejected. See
letter 21 Do
A. P. Clayton
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STATE OF GEORGIA,
Jackson county
 On this 6 th day of Nov., personally appeared in open Court, before
the Inferior Court of said County, now sitting, John Cash, a resident of Jackson
and State aforesaid, aged 72 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 named officers, and served as herein stated: --
He volunteered his service in Amherst County Va. in the 16 th year of his age in Capt James Franklin Company & Col. Samuel Cabell regiment for six months - was marched to York town to the siege of that place he remained there until the place was taken & Lord Cornwallis surrendered - He was in no engagement before York or during the
Six months -- He saw General Washington & Lord Cornwallis both while there-- After the surrender of the place & before the expiration of his six months tour he was discharged at Amherst Courthouse-- but never
received any written discharge or certificate for that service. Although he did not serve out the six months he nevertheless served as long as he was required & was willing to have served the balance. He was born in Amherst County Va. on the first day of February 1760 - and after the war he lived a while in Amherst & for the last 32 years in Jackson County Georgia. He refers to the following persons as neighbors to whom reference may be made for his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution: Mr. Matthews, John King,
Russel Jones, Carlos Strickland, John G Pitman, John Espy-
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                 John Cash
August Brown J.P
Joseph Hampton J.P.

Wm Penticost, a Clergyman, residing in Jackson County residing in the same, and Horatio Webb residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Cash  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
W. Penticost  C. M
Horatio Wenn




AND the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Penton has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Jackson and that Horatio Webb who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, that their
statement is entitled to credit. and that the first named persons are entitled to full Credit. 
August Brown JP
Joseph Hampton JP
Robert Santhuick JP

I, Sylvanus Ripley, do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application for a pension.
In testimony I hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18 day of Nov in the year of our Lord 1832
             Sylvan Ripley