Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 19,366, Robert Boush, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Boush, Robert
R. 19,366
Va. Half Pay.
CONTENTS
See N.A. Acc. No. 874
050 018 Half Pay Robert Boush

Robt Boush

(Copy)
House Delegates, Dec. 11 th 1849.
My Dear Sir:
I called on Mr. Heath to-day, to make inquiry in relation to the pay of Paymasters in the Va. Line and received from him the following references: Act. 29 th May 1778. Journals of Congress. 2 d Vol. pp. 567: Paymaster per month — $30. } In addition to their Adjutant ————— 13 3 } pay as officers in Q r . Master ————— 13 3 } the Line —
Act of Jan'y. 12 th 1778. Vol. 3 d pp. 555.
Regimental paymaster and Clothier, in addition to his pay as an officer in the line is, by this Act entitled to $30 per month.
Act of March 23 d 1779. Vol. 3 d pp. 232.
This Act provides that "the Office of Paymaster and Clothier shall always be executed by the Regimental Paymaster." Thus the 2 officers are one & the same.
Mr. Heath concurs with me on these acts, that the pay of a Paymaster in the Va. Line, is $30 per month. He adopts this opinion. Indeed, he informs me that he has already addressed an official letter to Mr. Edwards to this effect.
Besides, the pay of a paymaster, has been in the Va. Courts a matter of judicial adjudication.

By a decree of the District Court of Va (see Partners Report) Windsor Brown, Captain and paymaster was allowed £1260 - to wit:
As Captain — £ 720. 00.
As Paymaster — 540. 00.
On reducing the English into Federal money, you will find that the pay of a paymaster to be $30 per month —
Robert Brach then is entitled at the rate of $30 per month. She is entitled to 5 years full pay, as Paymaster to wit: £ 540 — $1800, with interest, to be credited with the amount of half pay some time since received. There can be no doubt of this — there is no new principle involved. It was so decided in Greaves' case, he receiving his Commutation both as corner & St. Master .
I ask that you present the claim as one for Commutation.
And I hope Mr. Edwards will do me the favor to take up this case and decide it at once particularly as it is perfectly free from difficulty.
I certainly have not been fortunate enough to receive much despatch at his hands, though I have not complained. I have made all allowance knowing well the diversified & laborious character of the duties of his Office.

As the papers have been mislaid in Turn- bull's case, and it cannot be disposed of until I get other copies of the Court papers, I will take it kind in him to take up Wouski's case in lieu of Turnbull's.
Very Truly,
Yours
F. A. Dickens, Esq.
Signed Jos. Segar. "

Robert Boush, decd. April 10. 1849
cert: att 5 July 1832
Recorded Vol- ume 43, Page 203.

Insulin Office April 10th 1849.
I hereby certify that I have examined the claim of the legal representative of Robert Boush under the act of Congress of the 5th July 1832, entitled "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia" and that I find the said Boush reported as an Ensign in the Virginia State line entitled to half pay for life in consequence of serving to the end of the war. I also find that he died on the 15 October 1809, and that Dr. Cornick James Cornick is the administrator on his estate. I am therefore of opinion that the claim should be allowed at the rate of One hundred and twenty dollars per annum from the twenty third of April seventeen hundred and eighty three to the fifteenth of October 23, April 1783. to the 15 October 1809, the day of his decease, and that there should be deducted from that amount, five hundred and twenty six pounds, one shilling, and four pence, Virginia Currency, which he received from the State of Virginia as commutation with interest, and that the balance should be paid to Richard Smith by Cornick Attorney of the said Administrator Dr. James Cornick .

Robt. S. Boush

Home Delegates
Feb. 11
1850
My dear Sir,
When I left Washington, I was un- der the impression had made up your judgment in Ro. Boush's case, and that before this it would have been disposed of. But I learn this evening to the contrary.
Will you do me the favor to take it up immediately & dispose of it? I shall be much obliged thereby, while I remain
Very Respectfully
Yo. Mo. Obt:
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. Pensions
Washington
Jos. Segar.

Half pay Certif to Robert Boush, dec d March 15 th 1850

Pension Office March 14 th 1850.
I hereby certify that I have examined the case of the administrator of Robert Boush deceased, who claims half pay under the act of 5 th July 1832, for service of the said Robert Boush, as Paymaster to the State Garrison Regiment, in the Virginia State line, in the war of the Revolution: and I am satisfied from the evidence, that the said Robert Boush was an Ensign and Paymaster in said Regiment, in the war of the Revolution, and continued in the service as such until he became supernumerary, by the reduction of said regiment, see the I am therefore of opinion, that Dr. James Cornick, administrator of the estate of said Robert Boush, deceased, is entitled to receive, under the act of 5 th July 1832, half-pay for the service of said Robert Boush, as Paymaster as aforesaid at the rate of fifteen dollars per month (half pay for his service as Ensign having been heretofore allowed) from the 22 nd day of April 1783, to the 15 th day of October 1809, the day of said Robert Boush's death: and that the amount is payable to

Francis A. Dickinson, Substituted Attorney in fact for said Administrator of Robert Boush, deceased-

ST. LOUIS MO. FEB 13 1857 July 21/57 Comt R Bush J. Edwards Esq Commr Pension Washington. FREE
Robert Bush handed to Genl D. L. 1857.

N o 19366  own
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3028
Lt Robert Boush
Val Line
• Revolutionary
Discharged _____, 18
3028
REJECTED
H. J. Ray — act 32
Received _____, 187
_____ Attorney.