Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3120, William Cash, Md.
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Md.          Cash, William     S3120

                                    Carded
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Ohio Pittsburgh 22310
William Cash
of Belmont Co. in the State of Ohio.
who was a Private in the Co
commanded by Captain Bell of the Regt commanded by Col Griffith in the Maryland Line for 6 months $20
No 24,199.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00. Cents
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Oct
1833 and sent to R. I. Alexander St Clairsville Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. 50
and allowance ending 4 Mar 14. 10.
 50.00
 10.00
$60.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm Palmer Clerk
Book E Vol. Eight Page 108,

Let to Hon W Kennon Aug 25 1837
Order to pay 9th Oct 1837.
Letter to Paige & 3. and 6 Nov 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March
1838. Agt Notified 26 Nov 1838.
Paid as above from 4 Sept
1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt
notified 7 Decr 1839.
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State of Ohio Belmont County
On this 4th day of September AD. 1832
Personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Belmont aforesaid William Cash a resident of Richland Township in the County aforesaid aged upwards of seventy seven 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 enlisted in the army of the United States in the year (he believes) 1776 with That Kirk, Jacob Rhode Elisha Rhodes, Samuel Bury, Ninean Nichols & others and served in the dont recollect the regiment or in under the following named officers, Bell, Gen. Charles Griffith Col. Brock Lieut. Col. Elisha Bell
1st Lieut- Helms 2d Lieut. and William Brother
He thinks it was in August 1776 he entered the service and left the service in the December following he resided in Fredrick County & State of Maryland when he entered the service - He volunteered - That he marched from Fredericktown in Frederick County aforesaid to Philadelphia and thence by Trenton to
New York City and after remaining in New York City about a week marched nearly to Fort Washington thence to the White plains  and having remained them a few days returned to Philadelphia and there released from service he has no documentary Evidence of his service nor can he procure any witness to testify as to the same-- He served in what was called the Flying Camp. He was engaged in no battles-- He served six months - he was a private, in the field, and during the time in which the service was performed he was not employed in
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any civil pursuit-- that is during the six months
aforesaid. That he served only during one term of Enlistment. That he has not got his original discharge 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
William Cash
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid In open Court Hol Tallman Clk
(illegible)
And the following questions were propounded by the Court to the applicant, to wit,
Q. When and in what year were you born?
A. I was born in the State of Maryland in the year 1756
Q. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it I
A. I have none
Q
Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & Where do you now live?
A. When called into serve I was living in Frederick County & State of Maryland, & until 18 years after when I left Maryland and settled in Washington County, State of Pennsylvania, where I remain for five years and their came to Belmont County where I have since and now reside, except for about Eleven years when I resided in Jefferson County and State of Ohio
Q .How were you called into service?9
A. I volunteered
Q. State some of the names of the Regular officers who were with you in the troops when you served such continental and Militia Regiments as you can
Q.
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recollect, and the General circumstances of your services
A. I dont recollect the names of any of the Regular officers except Capt Bell nor any 
Continental and Militia Regiment and for the
general circumstance of my service I refer you to the above statement which is correct
Q. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and by whom was it given & what has been of it 
A. I received a verbal discharge with others in
Philadelphia when did where the whole regiment was paid off & discharged-
Q. State the names of persons in your neighbour to whom you are known, and who can testify as to your charact for for veracity
and their belief of your service  so of the Revolution 
A. Crawford Welch cry, Henry Neff Sen. George
Mickey. Frederick Ault
We,  Robert E. Carothers a Clergyman residing in the County of Belmont of and Crawford Welch residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Cash who has subscribed and sworn to the
whose declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbors where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution that we concur in that opinion
 Robert E Carothers
Crawford Welsh
Sworn & subscribed the
year aforesaid in open Court
Attest Jno Tallman Clk pro ten
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And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Robert E. Carothers who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Richland and County of Belmont and that Crawford Welch Esq who has
also signed the same is a resident in the same Township and County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
John Silliman Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of Belmont County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Cash for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of September 1833 
Jno Ballman Clk protem

Wm Cash
Amended Statement
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20.310
24-199 (SCRATCHED OUT)

William Cash
Belmont Co. Ohio

Send G G Brewer 

Return to 
Adm 6 Months.

B J Alexander 
J Clairsville 
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27th May 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulates will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the service of William Cash
Period when the service was rendered 1776
Duration of Service 6 months 
Rank of the claimant.  Private 
Names and rank if the Field officers under whom he served.  Lt. Bell, Col. Griffith
Age at Present and the place of abode when he entered the service.  77 years   Frederick Co. Maryland 
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
None

I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commission of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been constructed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army to include under the terms "Continental Line," " State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular placed at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers. non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARTION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of County of } ss.
On this        day of     personally appeared (a) before    
A. B. a resident (b) of       in the county of      and State, Territory or District of     aged (c)        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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the Untied States in the year (d)    , with          and serviced in the           (e) regiment of the            line under the following officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank the names of his officers:) the town or County and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (Pointed hand drawing) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. ]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                            ; AB
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I    of the Court of 
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of      for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this    day of        &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants making such declaration cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belongs to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the       and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  years of age; that he is reputed and believed, the the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a solider of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the    and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,  Clerk of the Court of       do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of  &c. 
Every applicant will produce proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detain his personal knowledge of the service of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known as the Department.  A very full account of the service of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. [a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: " Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension." {It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. [j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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In reply to your requst of blank received blank for a statement of the military history of William Cash a soldier of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. File 3120

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment - June 1776
Length of service - 6 Mos.
Rank - Pri.
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain - 1st Lt Elisha Bell
Colonel - Charles Griffith
State - Flying Camp, Maryland

Battles engaged in - None
Residence of soldier at enlistment - Frederick Co, MD
Date of application for pension - Sept 4, 1833
Residence at date of application - Richland Twp, Belmont Co, Ohio
Age at date of Application - Born in 1753 in Maryland
Remarks - His claim was allowed. No family data.

Very respectfully

Commissioner
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Left Side Page

1912 Oct 3 - Hist to Mrs. W. L. Corrough

Right Side Page

3120
Rev War
INVALID

File No 3120
William Cash
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7th, 1832
Index. Vol A Page 57

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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FREE

James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Aug 25

Wm Cash
Pvt Ohio
Pitt - 32
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I William Cash a pensioner at twenty dollars per annum under the act of 7th June 1832 do declare that I now reside in the County of Belmont in the State of Ohio. Witness my hand this 8th day of August 1836.

William Cash
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St. Clairsville, August 21st, 1837

Dear Sir

Mr. Cash has not drawn any of his pension since the 4th of March 1836; he then drew at Pittsburgh but neglected to send on his place of residence.

Yours very respectfully

Wm Kennon

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Oct 19
Mr. Evans

Oct 16 Mail Stamp

FREE

James L Edwards 
Washington City
District Columbia
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I William Cash a pensioner at $20.00 per annum under the act of 7th June 1832 do declare that I now reside in the county of Belmont and state of Ohio.

Witness my hand this 15 day of October 1836

William Cash
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William Cash
$20.
7 June 1832
Belmont, Oh
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Controller's Office
Nov 22nd, 1839

Sir

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" William Cash, a pensioner on the roll of the Wheeling Va Agency at the rate of twenty dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of Sept. 1838 to the 4th March 1839.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Controller's Office
Nov 17th, 1838

Sir

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" William Cash, a pensioner on the roll of the Wheeling Va Agency at the rate of twenty dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of Sept. 1837 to the 4th March 1838.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Pension Agency
North Western Bank of Virginia
Wheeling, October 2nd, 1837

Dear Sir,

I enclose for your inspection vouchers of William Cash of Belmont County Ohio pensioner at $20 per annum under act 7th June 1832 claiming from 4th March 1836 to 4th September 1837.

I am yours very respectfully
A Wood - Pension Agt
{illegible]

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Wm Cash
24199
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State of Ohio
Belmont County

On this 8th day of March AD 1833 personally appeared before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Belmont aforesaid William Cash a resident of Richland Township in the county of Belmont and state aforesaid aged seventy-seven 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 enlisted in the army of the United states in the year 1776 he believes with Elisah Bell 1st Lieut. - Helms 2nd Lieut. William Beatty Ensign - and served in the don't recollect either the regiment or line under the following named officers: Resin Bell, General, Charles Griffith Colonel, Stiock Suit Colonel - and left the service six months after he was [illegible]. That he served under only one term of enlistment - that he resided in Frederick County in the state of Maryland when he enlisted or entered the service - that he was engaged in no battles - that he marched from Frederick Town in Frederick County aforesaid to Philadelphia and then by Trenton to New York City - and after tending in New York City about a week marched nearly to Fort Washington - then to the White Plains and having remained there a short time returned to Philadelphia and then released from service.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension nor annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and Declared
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subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.

William Cash
March 8th, 1833
Peter Tallman - Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont County
J H Halloch
George Sharp
John Davenport

I Peter Tallman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Cash for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of March A.D. 1833.

Peter Tallman - Clerk
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Grinnell Iowa
Sept 26, 1912

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Can you give me any information concerning a William Cash a soldier of the Revolution. He received a pension. He was born in Maryland and supposed to have entered the service from that state. He lived until his 99th year, was buried at Lloydsville, Ohio, Belmont Co.

I will be very grateful for any information.

Respect. Yours
Mrs. W.L. Corrough
921 Park St
Grinnell, Iowa