Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28673, John Cash, Continental. Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
lash John
S-28673
Mass.
CONTENTS
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Maine 27519
John Cash
of Cumberland the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Skillings of the Reg t commanded by Col Fugger in the Mass s line for Oregon
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July 1836 and sent to John Mussey, Portland
Arrears to the 4th of December 36 246 Semi-ant. allowance ending 6 Sept 36 40
$280
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by REO Clerk Book H Vol. 1 Page 9
82 Cumb Mus Con

John Cash's Application for a pension
Aug t 1832
A private

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States began and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the tenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the HONORABLE ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this tenth day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge John Cash aged Eighty 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
John Cash a resident of the county of Lubec in said Maine District, years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
was placed on the pension list roll of the District of Maine Agency and a Certificate of pension granted to him on his application made on the 29th day of April 1818. That his name was dropped from the pension list by the act of May 1. 1820. That he served as a private for one year and afterwards for three years in the revolutionary army in the Regt. commanded by Col. Francis and Tappan in the Massachusetts line. That he now resides in Raymond, aforesaid and resided there when he made his first application for a pension in April 1818.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine .
John Cash
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Asahel Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary pensioner, and served as he states
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Nussey Clerk of said District Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

28 673 Perz  INVALID.
File No. 28,673
John Bush
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

adult Duvate 80 pram Nupex

8427.
Maine 4
John Cash.
of District Raymond in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel ^ Hippea. of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist: of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th of March 1819 and sent to W m Bridgery Esquire Portland, Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{30 \cdot 31} = 01.56 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 40.00
$129.56
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Boston Jan. 8. 1780
John Cash of the Corps of Invalids and late of Col. Tupper's Regt having served in the Continental Army the term of three years for which he enlisted is at his own request hereby discharged from said Army
By Order of the Comm ee
Osgood Carlton
pay to Joseph Mitchell

Garrison Fort Putnam October 14 th 1779
This May Certify that John Cash a Soldier in Col. Tuppers Company in the 11 th Massachusetts Reg t enlisted January 8 th 1777 for the term of three Years
William Hasty Lt.

John Bash
Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next;
in Portland, at the Cumberland Bank Maine.
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 10 th of March 1810, — " —
John Gash — late a Private in the Army of the Revolution — is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Dist: of Maine Agency, at the rate of Eight — dollars — " — cents per month, to commence on the twenty ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
J. C. Calhoun

John Cash
of Maria. application (2 nd set of papers). under act of June 1882.
John Schu Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Elbert
Mari
Stephens
of the property of the Mari 1895 not found.

Portland May 17. 1832
Sir
Agreeable to your direction John Gark (whose ap- plication it appears has been mislaid or lost) has made a new declaration which is enclosed - The evidence filed in his case under the Act of March 18. 1818 will I presume be satisfactory - Please forward me a cer- tificate as soon as convenient & oblige
Your obedt servt John Nufsey
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner Pension
Washington

(Duplicate) John Cook's Application for a Pension -
2 years private 8 July 1777 3 years $80 mustered 1 Oct 1779 dis 8 Aug 1780
J Murphy Esq Portland Me

Duplicate
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the seventeenth day of May A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- four before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
ON this seventeenth day of May aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge, John Cash a resident of Raymond in the county of Lincoln in said Maine District, aged eighty two 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 was a Revolutionary pensioner under the Law of 18th of March 1818 and received a Certificate of Pension numbered 8427 which certificate he forwarded with an application to be placed on the pension list under the Law of June 7. 1832, having been dropped from the first pension list by the act of 1st May 1820. That he never exhibited any schedule of his property under said act of May. That he enlisted at Cape Elizabeth on the 8th day of January 1777 in a Company commanded by Captain Phillips for the term of three years, and marched to Syracuse and served in said Company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Francis & Tupper . That he was in the battle at Hubbston where Col. Francis was killed. He had his leg broke at West-point and was returned to Boston & joined the Company of Invalids, under command of Osgood Carleton and that in Jan y 1780, he received from him his discharge having served out full three years. Which discharge he forwarded to the War Department with his first application under the Law of 18 th Mar. 1818. That soon after he left the service he removed into the Town of Raymond  opercula where he has ever since resided. That his application for a pension under the Law of June 7. 1832 above mentioned, enclosing his old Certificate he understands is lost or mislaid.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine .
John Cash
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Asher Ware } U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary pensioner, and served as he states
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, John Nussey Clerk of said District Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this seventeenth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
John Nussey } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

John Cash Private Col: Suppers Rev Chap ts line 1777 - 3 years
dec. 29 April 1818
con.
Admitted

To the Honorable WILLIAM WIDGERY , one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
RESPECTFULLY SHOWS....
John Cask of Raymond in the Maine District,
that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for the term of three years in continuance on the Continental Establishment, that he yet is a resident citizen of the United States at Raymond aforesaid, and that by reason of your applicant's reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support, being now sixty five years of age.
And your applicant farther represents, that in the service aforesaid, he belonged in his said capacity of a private soldier to Capt. Skillings Company of the Connecticut Regiment, Col. Tufts of the Massachusetts Line, that he entered said service on or about the 8 th day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he left said service on or about the 8 th day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty the term of his enlistment having expired: etc. having received an honorable discharge which is herewith communicated. Col. Capt. Skillings was killed at Sherman's Creek & Capt. Stone succeeded him in the command of the company.
WHEREFORE, inasmuch as your applicant, as he verily believes, comes under the provisions of the Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," he prays your honor to institute an enquiry into the circumstances of his case, and that such farther proceedings may be had touching the premises as are prescribed by law, in order that your applicant may be placed on the Pension List of the United States.
Dated at PORTLAND, this 29 th day of April 1818.
John Cask
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the 29 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came before me, WILLIAM WIDGERY , one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, resident at Portland, within the County of Cumberland, in said Maine District—the said Court being a Court of record of said State, John Cask the above named applicant, and made oath that the several statements by him made in the foregoing application by him signed are true. And the said John Cask farther offered in evidence
his original discharge & an original certificate of his enlistment which are herewith communicated.
WHEREUPON it does appear to the satisfaction of me the said Judge, that the said John Cask served in the revolutionary war as alledged in his application, against the common enemy, and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I the said Judge, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland, to be hereunto affixed, this 29 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States the forty-second. All which is hereby certified and transmitted.
Wm Widgery
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I the subscriber, Clerk of the Courts in
said county, certify that Hon. WILLIAM WIDGERY , is an Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, as stated in the annexed Certificate, and that his signature to the same is his own proper signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, this 27 th day of April A. D. 1818.
Geo. Macdugall