Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1182, Peter Canine, New Jersey
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State of Kentucky
Shelby County   Sct

On this (blank space) day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of Shelby now sitting Peter Canine resident of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky, aged 80 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 the service of the United States, under the following officers, and served as herein stated.  That he volunteered to the best of his recollection in the fall 1776 in Somerset County and State of New Jersey in the company Commanded by Capt William Verbryck, in the Regiment commanded, as be believes by Col. Quick and Major Baird.  They marched to the city of New York, from New York to Bergen from there to Princetown in the State of New Jersey from there to Springfield, and from there to Elizabethtown from there to New Brunswick, Then to Millstown, from there to Pennsylvania.  He the said Peter Canine verily believes that he served under the officers above named between two and three years, with some short intermissions, that he acted as Quartermaster almost one year of said time, and a part of the time as first Seargeant of said company, but in consequence of his age and the great length of time that has elapsed since those trans
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actions it is impossible for him to recollect dates distinctly.  but he is confident that he served fully as long as he has stated.  He the said Peter Canine further states that he again volunteered in the Company Commanded by Capt R. Stork, whose Lieutenant he thinks was named Bier in which Company he the said Canine served about one year though the precise length of time he cannot recollect.  The only battle of consequence in which the said Canine was engaged was the battle at Germantown.  he cannot as above stated recollect distinctly dates &c. but he swears unhesitatingly to the fact that he served fully as long as he has stated, having been engaged with short intervals, during the most of the Revolutionary Struggle  He the said Peter Canine hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 or territory.
  Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
   Peter Canine

We John Vannice residing in the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky, and Cornelius Canine residing in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Canine who has
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Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to be 80 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he Resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Vannice
Cornelius Canine

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 them that J. Vannice who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a (blank line) resident in the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky, and that Cornelius Canine who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County and State aforesaid, and a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Geo. Pellelly Presiding
Justice Shelby County Court

I James S. Whitabke Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County Kentucky, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the
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original proceedings in the matter of Peter Canine for a pension.
In Testmony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of September 1832.

Att Ja L. Whitaker, C
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State of Kentucky
Shelby County

On this 8h day of April in the year 1833, personally appeared before the County Court of the said County now sitting Peter Canine in the 81st year of his age, a resident of the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  Saith that he was born on the 16h day of November in the year 1752, in the County of somerset in the state of New Jersey.  He has no record of his age, his father died when he was an infant.  he learned his age from his mother.  He states that in the year 1776 in the month of July he believes and states, he marched as a sargeant of a company commanded by Captain Verbryak from the said County of Somreset to the City of New York.  He and his company were volunteers.  We joined Colo Quicks Regiment in the same county before we proceeded to New York.  We were called into service on short Tours of two months.  From the best of my recollection I served two months as sargeant of Captain William Verbryaks company before I was discharged.  After we were discharged, I returned home.  In the Fall of the same year, I again was called into service in the same capacity of Orderly sergeant attached to the same company.  We marched to
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various places, and after having performed a short Tour of duty were relieved, and returned home.  We were called out again the same year and performed a short Tour.  I do not recollect the length of the Tours I performed during this period of the war with precision.  The first I am certain was three months as I have stated, the other two was not so long, but I believe the two would amount to two months.  In the year 1777 the month I do not recollect I again marched from the same County as orderly sargeant in the same Company and attached to the same Regiment.  We were marched to Millstown where we were stationed for a short time, from thence the Elizabeth Town, from there to New [Y]Ork.  During our wait we had there a few skirmishes.  One night we marched from Millstone to Brunswick to take a guard of Hessians.  The snow was knee deep.  We took only three Hessians.  There was about two hundred of us commanded I think by Capt. Verbryck.  I was at the Battle of German Town under Captin Stolls, attached to Cap Quicks Regiment.  when the Battle was fought I think was acting as Quartermaster.  I continued in service off and on during the war.  Owing to old age and loss of memory, I am unable to state with precision the particular period of the war further than I have before stated, when I was engaged in the military service.  But from the best of my recollection I served three years as orderly sergeant and one year as Quarter Master during the Revolutionary War.  I remember Major Baird was attached to Quicks Regiment. Genl Washington was along when we situated from Brunswick to Pennsylvania.  Captn Tenike, Captn Varnist
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Captain Logan I recollect.  (Illegible) that his memory is very (interlineation illegible) that he is unwilling therefore to venture to set forth any particular incidents that transpired whilst he was engaged in the military service during the Revoluiton, and is unwilling and indeed unable from loss of memory to set forth the different tours, there commencement and conclusion, which he performed, but he believes and will state that he served as he before stated three years as orderly sergeant and one year as Quarter Master during the war of the Revolution.  He moved to Kentucky about 3 years ago and has lived here ever since.  He states that he has no documentary evidence of the services performed by him, nor does he know of any living witness by whom he can prove the aforesaid service, except John Turney, whose certificate is hereto annexed.  he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension of any state or of the United States, or of any Territory.
   Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
   Peter Canine

We James L Marshall a Clergyman residing in the County of Shelby aforesaid, and Robert Doak of the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Canine who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we
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believe him to be of the age he states in his said Declaration, we believe him to be eighty years old: That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

  Sworn to and subscribed the day and
  year aforesaid.
     J. A. Marshall
     Robert Doak

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 them that James A Marshall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in said Shelby County and that Robert Doak who signed the same also, is a resident in the same County and is a credible person, and their statement is entitled to credit.
   Wm. Shanks  P.J.S.C.C.

I James L Whitaker Clerk of the Court of Shelby County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings by the said Court on the matter of the application of Peter Canine for a Pension  In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal of Office this 10th day of April 1833.
Ja L. Whitaker Clerk
Shelby County Court
[seal affixed]
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Kaintuckey Shelby County August 26th 1833

Mesures  I Want to give a Short account of my Life  My hip Was Put out of Place about 15 years ago and Never Put In  I have the Gravel Complante about 6 years that I can't barely go abought and one Eye Blind and the other Not Good that I can't  Scarcely See to Right  I Was Born in the yer 1752 the 10th Day of November (illegible) 16th of Noevember  I Will Be 81 Years old and as old as I am I Never Tasted one Drop of Sperrets In my Life Even Sider Nor Smoll Bere Nor Wine Nor Metegelon Nor Never Mak Youse of Vinager c/o the Bord of War  I Was Born In New Jersey at Bown Brook from Summerset County and theare attaiht to Coronel Quick and Mar Bards Battallon ander Capt. Verbrycks Company as orderly Sargent In the Beginging of the Revelusanary Waur - for New Jersey  It Was Cutomary to take Short Tours to gard against the enemy Sumtimes one Munth Sumtimes 2 Munts and 3 Munts that Was Generally the Longest So that We  cod go home and Do our Busines to Be Ready the Next tour  I Dont think I maid No Les then 20ty tours In the Revelusinary Waur from the first to the Last of the Waur I Never Served as a Privet Nor as a Corperel But Sum tours as an orderly Sargent and Sum as Quarter Master and that Way We kept on During the Wour Sumtimes under one Capt. and Sumtimes under aNother  So on
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N:B Wen I acted as Sargent I Drawed 15 Dollar Pr. Month When I acted as Qourter Master I Drawed 27 Dollars Pr Month and 3 Rashens I Dont Want to take Enny thing off the States But Wat is Right By Law I Sarved faithfull that you Will See By Mr. Feumes Deposion We Lived in New Jersey in one house together Sum yeares he Was Counted a Very Wordy Cittison the Nerest my Recolectin I Sarved three years as orderly Sargent In tours and one year Qourter Master In tours I think I Sarved faithfull from the first of the War to the Last I Think I Deserve a Penshon If my Melitian Gets It I outh to Git Sum I Leave that to your Good Pleasure I am (?) you Must Excuse my Bad Spelling and for (?) this from Your old -
friend Peter Canine
c/o Lewis Cass
Secretary of War

N.B.
  I did not know it was necessary to send the old Declaration back.  I now send it with the other papers which you sent with it. I think there is sufficient proof before you to entitle me to something under the law.  I cant possibly recollect the particular periods of the War in which I served, better than I have stated.
   Peter Canine
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The Deposition of John Tume of Mercer County Kentucky now in the Eighty third year of his age taken at the clerks office of sd. County this 5th day of April AD 1833, to read as evidence in behalf of Peter Canine of Shelby County Ky. who wishes to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832
   This Deponent being duly sworn deposeth and Sayeth.  That in the year AD 1776, Peter Canine now a citizen of Shelby County, Ky. and himself entered the Militia service in the army of the revolution from the county of Summersett and State of New Jersey in the company of Capt. Verbryck and Joined Colonel Quicks Regiment and march to New York and served out this Tower, during this year this deponent believes they served three towers in which Peter Canine served as orderly Sargeant.  This deponent believes that in the year 1777, they entered the militia service under the same officers and marched to Millstone where they were stationed for a short time from thence to Elizabethtown and from thence to Newark. during our (?) we had two or three skirmishes with the British  This Deponent cannot recollect the number of towers he served with Peter Canine but he believes he served of and on with him for four or five years in which Canine served as orderly Sargeant about three years and was afterwards promoted to the office of Quarter Master  This he recollects well, That he marched under Col Quick with Capt Stolls to Germantown where the Battle was fought when he acted as Quarter Master.  This deponent recollects that the British came to the house of sd Canine after Capt. Verbryck and Peterson and plundered and took Blankets & Knapsacks and filled their Canteens with Rum, and threatened to kill the sd Canine.  this Deponent believes that sd Canine served his country in the army of
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of the Revolution four or five years or upwards and that he believes he served at least one year as Quarter Master and before that time he served as orderly Sargeant.  This Deponent is well acquainted with Peter Canine They were school boys together. That they served together during many Tours of duty in The Revolution and that they have been well acquainted ever since and that he is a man of as much verasity as any other This Deponent cannot recollect the different periods or dates when they were called into srevice but they served off and on during the whole of the war.
John (his X mark) Tumey

State of Kentucky
Mercer County  Sct

I George L Waugh am of the commonwealth Justices of the peace in and for the state & county afsd. Do hereby certify that the foregoing Deposition of John Tume was taken Subscribed and sworn to before me at the Clerks office of sd County this 5th day of April AD. 1833, and that the said Tume is a credible witness -
Geo L Waugh JP MC

State of Kentucky
Mercer County Scts
I Thomas Allin Jr Clerk of the Court for the County afd. do Certify that George L. Waugh Esqr whose name is affixed to the foregoing Certificate is an acting Justice of
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the Peace in and for the County afd. duly Commissioned and qualified and as Such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to every of his Official acts as Such.
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office, this 5th day of April 1833
Tho Allin Jr
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Peter Canine, Kentucky roll, act June 7, 1832.
   Be pleased to say to what time he was last paid.
Pension Office
May 3d 1844.

$120. per an.
Paid fo 4th Sept. 1840. -
B L Bryan