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Jeanne,
That is certainly quite a story.
I have not seen anything like it, nor do I have access to Washington Co., PA Court records.
A couple of things stand out.
One is, an estate administrator could not "draw" a pension. The administrator could have received the last pension payment, but no more.
The story you give states the administrator "drew his pay." Many soldiers were owed back pay well into the 1780s, and some even into the 1790s. Around 1785 those who were owed from specific active-duty militia enterprises, such as the expedition to Upper Sandusky, were issued "depreciation pay" certificates - IOU's from the State under the Militia Loan Act (anticipating money from Congress) for an estimated/finagled difference between value of the actual pay owed and its value due to inflation and the devaluation of Continental currency.
It could have been the Depreciation and/or actual back pay that was taken by the administrator, rather than pension monies.
If you find a Washington Co. Court record where English sued Flowers, I hope you will post your findings!
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