Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8186, James Cahill, Md.
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SERVICE
Md

Cahill, James

NUMBER
S.8186

carded
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Ohio  26.259.
James Cahill.
of Brown Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Pri in the Company commanded
by Captain Piddeman of the Regt commanded
by Col Richards in the Maryland
line for
q Mo Pr $ 30.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 30 Dollars __Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of April
1833 and Sent to
1834  Thomas H. Linch, Georgetown Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of March 31,          90.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept,   15.00
                                                            _______
                                                          $105.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk
Book 6  Vol. 87  Page 5

[vertically down right side of page]
Date of death recd 01 93

[2 seals present]
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The state of Ohio
Brown County Ss
Court of Common Pleas March [illegible] 1834 on the third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the honorable the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for the county of Brown and state of Ohio James Cahill aged eighty five years a resident of said County 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 on the month of May 1777 he entered the army of the revolution as a volunteer on Queen Ann's County state of Maryland, under captain Fiddeman of Col. Richardson's regiment, he first marched as under the above officers to New York where he was stationed two months keeping guard the british were in New York at that time, from New York he was marched the army with under Genl Washington and Wayne to Tuckahoe heights [illegible] White plains where he was kept on a  guard for a considerable time from Tuckahoe heights he was sent by Gen Washington to Philadelphia to guard the baggage waggons that were on the road he served on this tour six months during the tour he was in no general battle but was in some skirmishes with the british at New York and Tuckahoe heights at Philadelphia he received a written discharge from Captain Fedderman in Nov 1777 for six months service - this discharge has long been lost - he now went home
In December 1777 he again volunteered for three months under Captain Hawkins he volun
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teered in Queen Annes County Maryland he was immediately marched to Valley Forge, he remained at Valley Forge keeping guard against british forcing being parties and in the line three months - there was a great deal of sickness in the army deponent was very sick.  have served but three months he received a verbal discharge from Capt Hawkins and went home the whole time that he served was nine months - for this time alone he asks a pension _ during his service he belonged to what was called minute men and was in engaged in frequent scouts again the British at Brandywine school kill Germantown and York Island _ he was not in any of the great battles _ he marched in the main army under Gens. Washington Wayne Lee and Arnold before he turned traitor _ he knew all the above general offices he knew Cols richardson & Johnson Captains Fiddeman and Hawkins _ he has a record of his age in his old family bible from which it appears he was born in Queens Anne County Maryland 27th January 1749 - he received only one written discharge which has long been lost _ he was living in Queen Annes County Maryland when called into service _ he entered as volunteer and served two tours one of six the other of three months in the manner above stated since the revolution he has lived in Kentucky and Ohio _ he has lived in Brough County Ohio twenty years  [in Brown County crossed out] _ he knows of no living witnewss by whom he can prove his services but is well known to Alexander Love William Ross Thomas Collins Benjamin Stinments and other who reside in his neighborhood by whom he can prove his reputation as a soldier of the revolution and his good character for truth & veracity _ there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood to testify for him  He never received a pension under any law and he hereby
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relinquishes every claim 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 and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid 
[signed] G W. King Clerk
[signed on right] James X his mark Cahill

We Thomas Collins and William Ross residing in the County of Brown and state of Ohio do hereby certify that we have been long and well acquainted with James Cahill who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that we concur in the opinion that he served as he has stated in his declaration
Sworn and  and subscribed
in open Court the day
and year of aforesaid
[signed] G W. King Clerk
[signed on right]
Thomas X his mark Collins   Wm Ross

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 a revolutionary soldier and served as he states _ And the Court further certifies that it appears to him that Thomas Collins and William Ross who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents of
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the county of Brown, and state of Ohio and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I G.W. King clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Brown and state of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Cahill for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of my office this 3rd day of April 1834
[signed] J W. King Clerk
[seal affixed on left]

[Written vertically below}
James Cahill

Adm 9. Months

Thomas H Linch
George Toma
Brow County
Ohio
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October 23, 1935
James Cahill-8.8186
BA-J/AWF [initialed]
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to James Cahill, soldier of the War of the Revolution from Maryland, who died in 1851 in Brown County, Ohio.
The data furnished herein pertaining to James Cahill were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.8186, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
James Cahill was born January 27, 1749 in Queen Annes County, Maryland, names of his parents not given.
While residing in that county, he volunteered sometime in May 17[illegible] and served six months as a private in Captain Fiddeman's company, Colonel Richardson's Maryland regiment, and was in "some skirmishes" with the British at New York and Tuckahoe Heights.  He volunteered sometime in December 1777 and served three months in Captain Hawkins' Maryland company, stationed at Valley Forge.
After the Revolution, the soldier lived in Kentucky and in Ohio.  He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1834, then a resident of Brown County, Ohio, where he has lived about twenty years.
There are no data in this claim concerning the
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family of the soldier, James Cahill.
The application for headstone for James Cahill, and a letter addressed to your office from Mrs. John M. Markley of Georgetown, Ohio, are returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1912 Mch 27 Hist. [illegible]
Mrs. J.W. McTamary
1914. Sept. 5. history to Mrs. Jesse Bier. [initials}
1928 Jan. 31. hist. & Hon. Will R. Wood, MCS
1930 Apri. 1. hist. to Mrs. John M. Markley. [initials]
1035 Oct. 233 hist to [illegible]
8186
INVALID
File No. 8186
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 1st [handwritten], Page 58 [handwritten]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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James Cahill
Mr. Anderson
Ohio 1832 [initials]
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August 2 1832
L.F.. Dilloway
Higginsport Ohio
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Pension Office
August 3, 1832.

Sir,
The vouchers in the case of James Cahill, decd, have been referred to the Third Auditor of the Treasury that the account due may be paid agreably to the provisions of the acts of 6 April 1838 and 23 August 1842

L. F. Dilloway, Esq
Higginsport
Ohio
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S. 8186.
#293 Georgetown, O. 3/17.1912
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please have the records examined for one James Cahall, who served in the Revolutionary War, and for which services he received a pension.  He enlisted from the State of Virginia and settled in Kentucky so stated by relatives & friends.  He finally located in Brown County, Ohio, where he lived until he died.
Trusting this request will be granted and an early reply received, I am, Yours Respectfully, Mrs. J.W. McTamany.
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Rec'vd one two cent stamp EAC     OK RWS
[letterhead]
LUNCHES
CANDIES
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
PASTRIES 
THE GEM
Jesse W. Bier, Proprietor
Georgetown, Ohio
Restaurant and Confectionery
ICE CREAM
SODAS
OYSTERS
FRUITS
IN SEASON
[Below handwritten]
Commissioners of Pensions, Wash., D.C.
Sept. 1st, 1914
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the Record of James Cahill, a Revolutionery Soldier who enlisted from the State of Maryland, drew a pension for servicers, and died in Brown Co., Ohio?
Trusting this will not be too much trouble, and thanking you in advance.
I am. Yours Respectifully,
Mrs. Jesse Bier,
Georgetown, Ohio
Brown, Co.
[stamp]
Pension Office
E Sep 3 1914 U.S. X224
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WILL R. WOOD
IOTH DIST INDIANA

MEMBER OF
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

January 28, 1928
Hon. Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Bureau.

My dear Mr. Scott:
A constituent of mine, Mr. R. L.
Cahall, of 592 Michigan Avenue, Hammond, Indiana,
would like to locate one of his ancestors who was a
soldier of the Revolutionary War, the name of this
soldier being James Cahall who was probably from
the State of Maryland or the State of Pennsylvania.
He came to this country from Ireland. He is said
to have been with Washington at Yorktown.

I am inclosing the letter I
received from Mr. Cahall, as it may give some information
which will help in locating the record of Mr. James
Cahall.

Anything you may be able to do
in this matter, will be appreciated.

Yours very truly,
Will R. Wood

(Stamp)
Pension office
USA
JAN
30
1928
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Georgetown Ohio
March 15-1930

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

(stamp)
Pension office
USA
MAR
29
1930

My dear Sir:
If you are able to do so, I should
appreciate having you ascertain something
of one James Cahall, an Irishman, who served
in the Revolutionary War. The reason I am
writing you is because I do not know from
what state he came. But we have pretty good
authority that he was a soldier, and I thought
he might be mentioned among pensioners.

I shall be in Washington at the D.A.R.
Congress and if you do not care to attend to
this, perhaps with some assistance I might
be able to search data for myself.

Respectfully
(Mrs. J.M)  Meryl B. Markley, Regent
Taliaferro Chapter D.A.R.
409 N. Main St.
Georgetown Ohio

(stamp)
Pension Office
USA
Mar
29
1930
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[word cut off]ation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen[rest of word cut off] file in this Bureau. James Cahill S.F. 8186
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
May 1777
Dec 1777

LENGTH OF SERVICE
6 mos
3 mos

RANK
Minute Man

CAPTAIN
Feddeman
Hawkins

COLONEL
Richardson

STATE
Md

[Battles crossed out] Engaged in,
skirmishes at New York & Tuckahoe Heights
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Queen Annes Les. Md
Date of application for pension,
Apr 3. 1834. The el. al.
Residence at date of application,
Brown Co. Ohio
Age at date of application,
[illegible mark] Queen Annes Co. Md. Jany 27, 1749
Remarks:
Lines the Rev. Soldier lived in Ky & Oh.

The only James Cahill found in Rec. pension boards.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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Rev. 1812
War Section
MCS

April 1, 1930

Mrs. John M. Markley
409 E. Main Street
Georgetown, Ohio/

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 3186, it appears that James Cahill was born
January 27, 1749, in Queen Annes County, Maryland.

While a resident of that county he enlisted in May, 1777.
and served six months as a private in Captain Fiddeman's Company
in Colonel Richardson's Maryland Regiment; he was in skirmishes
at New York and Tuckahoe Heights. He enlisted in December 1777,
and served three months as a private in Captain Hawkins' Maryland
Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3,
1834, at which time he was living in Brown County, Ohio.

He stated that after the Revolution he lived in Kentucky
and Ohio.

There are no data on file relative to his family.

This is the only James Cahill that is found on the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau and there is no record of a
James Cahall.

Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 War Section
W.C.S.
January 31, 1928

Honorable Will R. Wood
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Wood:
In response to your letter of January 28th relative to information
desired by Mr. R. L. Cohall, I have the honor to advise you
as follows:

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8186,
it appears that JAMES CAHILL was born January 27, 1749, in Queen
Annes County, Maryland.

While a resident of that county he enlisted in May, 1777, and
served six months as a private in Captain Fiddeman's Company in
Colonel Richardson's Maryland Regiment; he was in skirmishes at
New York and Tuckahoe Heights. He enlisted in December, 1777, and
served three months as a private in Captain Hawkins' Maryland Company

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3,
1834, at which time he was living in Brown County, Ohio.

He stated that after the Revolution he lived in Kentucky and
Ohio.
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There are no data on file relative to his family.

This is the only James Cahill that is found on the Revolutionary War
records of this bureau and there is no record of a James Cahall.

Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner