Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 26512, Robert Williams, Md. And Indian War
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SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Williams Robert S.26512
and Indian War
CONTENTS
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State of Ohio Pickaway County ets
On the Seventh day of June A.D. 1844 personally appeared in open court of the county and state aforsaid the applicant Robert Williams a resident of Circleville in the aforesaid County and State, aged Seventy Six years who being first duly sworn according to law oath and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress [illegible] June 7th 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United States he thinks in the year mentioned in the following affidavit.
personally appeared before
me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county pf Pickaway and State of Ohio Robert Williams who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and faith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less then the periods mentioned below and in the following grade - for two years he was with teh traveling forges belonging to the United States Army being too young to be admited as a regular soldier, in the year 1778 as he verity believes he enlisted int he army of the United States under Coln John E. Howard with Capt Ford in the Maryland line fifth Redgt of said line and the said officers to wit Col John Edgar Howard and capt Ignatius Ford about three years and was discarged at a place called then the cherry fields Maryland that his residence when he enlisted was Saint Marys County Maryland that he was at the battle of the Cow Pens [?] near Camden, Gilford court house Hobkirks Hills Eutaw Springs and also at the surrender of Lord Corn Wallace at York Town all of which time he was a private in said army of the United States and the said Robert Williams hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pention or annuity except the present
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and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of said agency in any State or only on that of the Agency in the State of Ohio at the city of Cincinnati
Robt Williams 
Mayor of Circleville
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of June AD 1844 H.S. Chenoweth 
And the court does hereby declare [illegible] that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and servive as he states

I Wm McColloch Clerk of the court of common [illegible] of Pickaway County do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of application of Robert Williams of the county of Pickaway & State of Ohio
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of June 1844

We whose names hereto subscribed having been personally acquainted with the applicant for many years to believe said Robert Williams to be Seventy Six year old and have no doubt that he was in the revolutionary war as he has above testified
Given under our hand this 8th day of June 1844
W S Chenoweth
Allan C M [illegible]
John E Morgan
John E. Van Meter
Aaron C Stiles
[illegible]
[illegible]
W. B. [illegible]
P. [illegible] Whit[illegible]
Robert Campbell
J W F[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
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The State of Ohio
Pickaway County [illegible] J. William McColloch clerk of the Court of Common [illegible] forsaid County do hereby Testify that Henry S Chenoweth Esquire before whom forgoging the affidavit was made & forgoing proceeding had, was on the 7th day of June AD 1844 and still is acting Mayor of the Borough of Circleville, duly [illegible] & gradification and that as such [illegible] faith & credibility should be given to all his official acts & the Signature [illegible] to be his is genuine.

In testimony hereof I have presented it my hand & office [illegible] the [illegible] of said [illegible] at [illegible] this [illegible] day of June AD 1844
Wm McColloch Clk
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Robert Williams
Ohio, [illegible]

Le[illegible] to him - Dec 22n 43.
"    " H[illegible] E Florence Jan 3.
1844_ to Same June 14. 1844
do to G.G. Brewer June 15. 1844.
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3-871
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
OCT 16 1910
Briefed by AE Wilson
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Soldier Robert Williams
Service Md troops
Additional Service Rev.
No_____claim, State records______,190___
No claim, combination records____,190___
REMARKS:
No Old War Inv. Wid or Reg.
claim for any Robert Williams Md. troops Rev.
0-8   Chief Division
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Robert Williams
In June 1844 of Circleville Pickaway Co. Ohio aged 76 years "for 2 years he was with the traveling forces belonging to the US army, being too young to be admitted as a regular Soldier", then enlisted at St Mary [illegible] in 1778 under Capt [illegible] Ford & Col. John Edgar Howard in 5 M [illegible] for 3 years & [illegible] at a place called Cherryfields In battle at Company near Camden (Jan 7, 1781), Guilford (Mar 15, 1781)
Hobkerks Hill (Camden) (April 25 1781) Easta Springs (Sept 8, 1781) & present at
Surrender of Lord Cathank (Oct 19, 1781
under St Clair in N W Territory wounded in & lost control right Right hand & full [illegible] - certified on [illegible] showing.
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was a private in Captain W Lowe Co, & Lieutenant Colonel Conder William Dark 1st Regt of
Levies-- wounded in battle under General St. Clair at Miami Village  Nov 4
1791 - discharge January 12 1792
went to Ohio about 1809
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26512
invalid
Revy Md troops
&
Indian War 1790-5
File No. 26,512
Robt Williams
Prvt Ohio vols
Act:----------
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 454

[Arrangement of 1870]

1891
Marach 9 -----Ryan - history   [inelligible]
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June 14, 1844

Hon. Elias Florence
[illegibile] in Congress
Washington City
D.C.

Hon E Florence
House of [illegible]
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Circleville 10th June 1844
 Dr. Sir
Mr. Robert Williams has desired me to enclose the accompanying papers to you, requesting you to take them to the proper department, & see if they are sufficient to enable him to draw a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 if so to procure the requisite authority; if not to inform yourself of the alteration necessary to be had to enable him to avail himself of said pension & and explain to him on your return from Washington & much oblige him.
He does not know that the accompanying copy of his original pension certificate will be of any service in this case, but has enclosed it that nothing may be left undone that possibly may be required by the department---

Hon. Elias Florence  
Rep. in Congress

Very respectfully yr. obt. sent.
  Frederic Cogswell
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Resided  a St. Mary county & moved to Parkway Co Ohio
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Copy of original certificate

This is to certify that it appears from the original discharge granted by Brigadier General James Williamson, from the certificate of William Darbe late Lieutenant Colonel commandant of the late first Regiment of [illegible] and from the
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Cincinnati August 29th 1848
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 24 inst [instant] I beg leave to state that the name
Robert Williams which has been on the roll of this office at 8$ pr" month has
been marked off, having been reported as dead, he was last paid on the 1st August 1846, return of which appear to have been sent by the former agent from the office
Your Obt Sert [obedient servant]
Wm D Barry
Pension Agent
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35.760
Circleville, Dec. 1. 1843
Robt Williams Private Co Capt [Captain] Lewis 1st Regt 1792 Lewis 
also in Revy War 1778
for a pension
Co capt [captain] Ford Md regt [regiment] Col Howard
W 268. [illegible] 
Pension off
Robt William
Newark Ohio
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Circleville 1 Dec 1843
Secretary of War
Dear Sir
I hope I will be pardoned for obtruding upon your attention for a few moments, my object for troubling you, is to obtain from you some information on a certain subject, my pension has been drawn for 14 or 15 years by the other person & a part of the time the money has been applied to use different from our express
understanding & on one occasion he sent me a small amount of money to secure the payment of which I gave him a lien on some land for which I had not obtained a Warrant, he took advantage of the lien & by some means obtained a Warrant for the land & possession of the same & utterly refuses to give me an 
equivalent therefore Now my primary object is to ascertain what course is usually pursue for redress under such circumstance & whether such redress can be obtained without subjecting my self to much expense as I have not the means to prosecute an expensive lawsuit,=  I was in the battle at the Cow Pens, at the surrender of Lord Corn Wallis & in other battles for which I have not recd [received] any pension, is there any provission [provision], made by which I might procure an additional pension for those service, my present pension is drawn for service performed under General [illegible crossed out] St. Clair
Very Respectfully
your Obt Sert [obedient servant]
Robt Williams