Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2.415, Teunis Case, New Jersey
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(3─1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Case Tennis

NUMBER
S.2.415
carded

CONTENTS
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[left panel]
See let to Hon L Cass
11 Mar. 1834
1886 Aug 30 Mrs Caroline E Conover
that no discharged was filed & the pensioner
states that he never rec'd as he recollected
1886 Oct 20 Mrs Carolin E Conover
with history
Son
Date of
death not
on AB
Louis L Coryeil Nov 2, 1858
see ltr m pen. clin. S3335 od Daniel Ent
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17871
New Jersey
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Tunis Case
of Amwell in the State of Con
who was a Pri in the com commanded
by Captain ________ of the Regt commanded
by Col Chambers in the Con Troops
for 7 mo - 6 days
N.J. (Service) ss
Explanatory letter -
Inscribed on the Roll of Con
at the rate of 24 Dollars _____ Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of October
1833 and sent P.J.
Clark Flemington N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of September 33 | $ 60-
Semi-anl allowance ending Mar 4 34 | 12
 |  $72

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by E D Bullock clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 106
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
		On this twenty first day of September in
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three
personally appeared in open court before the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of said county of Hunterdon
now sitting Teunis Case a resident of the Township of
Amwell in the county aforesaid aged seventy one
years and upward who being first duly sworn according
to law on his oath maketh the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832.
1?			He was born in the Township of Amwell
aforesaid on the twentieth of December 1761. He has a
record thereof at home in his Bible. The original rec-
ord was in a Dutch Bible & he does not know
2d?     what became of it. He resided in the said Town
3d?     ship when first called into the service and has con
tinued to reside there ever since. His services were per
4?       formed either as a volunteer militia man or teamster.
6?       He has never received a written discharge as he recol-
lects. if he has he has lost it.
	The following is a true detail of his services.
In the fall of 1777 when but fifteen years of age he
engaged for a month as a Teamster in the Brigade of
Teams under Wagon master John Oliphant. He carted from
1mo     Trenton to King’s ferry on the North river & completed
the term. - On the evening 20th of December he became
16 years of age and was classed in the militia and in
5?        the March following was called out. He marched with
his company to Haddonfield near Philadelphia under
Captain David Jones. [scribbled out] Robt White order
ly Sergeant. The company was not full & they had
no Lieutenant. At Haddonfield the joined the stand
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ing army & was placed under the command of the continen
tal officers. Ellis was Major. Shreeves[?] was Colonel. The
m d     object of those stationed there was to prevent the people
2  8      from trading with the British. They remained there until
their term of one month expired when they marched
about 22 prisoners to Morristown making all together
a month & 8 days. -
   Shortly after he returned from this tour he enlisted in
the Team service under Wagon master Joseph Broadhur[?]
m  d    for 6 months which he completed engaged in carting
8    8   from Trenton. one trip he went to Smiths Clove near
West Point and also to Morristown, Pompton &c. Their
[business?] was to cart provisions for the army.-
   That during this period in June 1778 there being a gen-
eral alarm he went with his company to Monmouth
m  d    under Lieutenant Garret Schenck who acted as Captain
8  18   Major Cornelius Stout Colonel David Chambers. He was
in the battle of 28th - where the balls flew thick around
him. - He saw a Colonel from Virginia fall
struck by a cannon ball. - He was out this time ten
days. which he afterwards made up in his team en-
gagement. -
  That after the completion of this term of six months
in the fall of 1778 he made a trip with his com
=pany to Hackensack under Captain John Schenck
m  d    Lieutenant Garret Scheck Major Cor. Stout, Colonel
9   9    David Chambers. - David Bishop was adjutant. They
were out the time 3 weeks. -They said at second [illegible]
almost all the time. The British were at Hackensack
Some part of the standing army was there under
General Green & also some of Maxwells brigade.-
   That in the winter ensuing he enlisted again in
the Team service under Wagon master Jonathan Higgins
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and was engaged in carting generally from Trenton
m         to Morristown & King’s ferry once he took a load of
12.9     salt from Philadelphia to King’s ferry. — That he
remained under him 3 months and was then trans-
=ferred to wagon master Alexander Thompson under
whom he served at least six months, engaged in cart
ing from the same place. —
  In the latter part of the Summer of 1781 hr joined a-
bout 300 at Morristown selected to join the Standing
army. where they were drilled for 2 weeks by Colonel
Seely. Ralph Guild was his Captain. Wm Harrington
Lieutenant. Wm Herren[?] Ensign. After this they marched
to Dobb’s ferry and joined the army there. General
Washington commenced on the East side & General
Maxwell on the west side. Seely was Colonel, Ely
Lieutenant Colonel. A few days after they arrived
General Washington moved all his army southward
leaving the militia among whim he was one to guard
the shores. It was not then known where he was going
but it was soon afterward made known by the
capture of Cornwallis.- He remained at Dobbs ferry
some time. then marched to Connecticut Farms
back to Elizabethtown where they were stationed about
2 months. engaged in keeping guard. go on scouting
m  d    parties &.- He was in service this tour 3 months
21 23  2 weeks.- Sometime after they returned home they
met pursuant to an advertisement at what was cal
led a new meeting house where they received certificates
to receive 50 shillings a month which he afterwards
sold for 4.6 per £. - He does not recollect receiving
a discharge then & if he did he has lost it. -
	There is another tour which he forgot in making the
detail. It was in the place of one William Vansyckle
months He went out to Springfield at the time of the skirmish
221/2 	there & was in that skirmish. Under Captain Snoek
Taylor was Colonel. He was out this time 3 weeks. -
 		He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
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a pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name on the pension roll of the agencies of any
State.
Teunis Case							
Sworn & subscribed this 21st
of September 1833 in open
court. the tour of Springfield
being first appended.                  Teunis Case
	Geo. Henry
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seventy eight years of age that he is acquainted with Tunis
Case who has made the foregoing declaration & has
been for a great length of time.- That he recollects
well seeing him at Springfield during the Revolutionary
War, engaged as a militia man.- and always understood 
he was a [illegible] soldier of that time.-
Sworn & subscribed in open
Court this 21st of Sept. 1833 | David Schamp
Samuel Hill

The Isaac G. Farler & George Henry
residing in the said Township of Amwell do hereby certify 
that we are well acquainted with Tunis Case who has
subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe
him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been
a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the | 
day & year aforesaid in open | Isaac  G. Farlee
Court  | Geo Henry
Samuel Hill | 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation 
of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it
appears to them that it would be very inconvenient and onerous on
this applicant to prove the attendance of a clergyman and that
Isaac G Farlee (the Clk of this Ch) & George Henry (one of the Judges)
are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit [crossed out]
And the Court further
certifies that Amos Peter & David Schamp the above witnesses are
known to some of the members of this Court who believe them to be men
of truth & veracity & entitled to credit. Done the open Court this 21st
September 1833
Jno Thompson
Wm Probasco
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[crossed out]
State of New Jersey | 
Hunterdon County | ss:
On this 23d day of September
AD 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of
said County Albert [crossed out] Covenhoven who being duly sworn according 
to law on his oath deposeth & saith that he
is now seventy seven years of age, that he has been acquainted 
[crossed out] with Tunis Case from the time of the Revolution
that he was with him at Haddonfield the
time he has mentioned in his declaration where they were
employed as he has stated that he went with him with
the prisoners to Morristown, that he was also with
him at Dobbs ferry in the 3 month service and saw
him [crossed out] doing duty until the time was out. They were
discharged at Connecticut farms.
Albert Covenhoven
Sworn & subscribed this | 
23d of September AD 1833 | 
the word Covenhoven "being first | 
inserted
John Barton
I, John Barton Judge as aforesaid do hereby
certify that Albert who has made the foregoing
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his affidavit is well known to me, and I believe him
to be a man of truth & veracity & credit is due his
statement. Dated this 23d of September AD 1833
John Barton
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State of New Jersey | 
Hunterdon County | ss:
I Isaac G Farlee Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter
of the application of Tunis Case for a Pension and I do further
certify that John Barton before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken
& who has made the preceding certificate is one of the Judges of our said
Court and [illegible] and his genuine signatures
[seal applied] In testimony of all which I have here
unto set my hand & affixed the seal
of said Court this 23d of September
AD 1833
Isaac G Farlee Clk
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[date stamp US PENSION OFFICE B AUG 27 1886]
Locktown Hunterdon Co. New Jersey
August 26th 1886
Mr Black Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC
Dear Sir  I wish you to please look at
the Record of the solders 1776. American Revolutionary
War and you will find the name of Tunis
Case son of Jacob and Catharine Case who joined
the Army at Monmouth in June 1778 he was
a minut man he was 16 years old and 6 month
he must have Joined 25 of June as he [illegible]
from his widowed Mother at that time he stayed
over 3 years got a pension of 24 dollars a year
from 1818 or about that time and it came to him
until 1846 in March as he died 1846 August 21st
aged 84 years 8 months and one day in 1880 in March
I saw the discharge paper of his with the Eagle and
I read to all whom it may concern I saw in
my brother John Cases hand in his own house
at Kingwood New Jersey he being dead his
wife refuses to give us John Cases Children
this paper saying she has not got it pleas
wate out the paper as it is recorded of the
pension office for me send it to me my
address is Locktown Hunterdon County New
Jersey Tunis Case his brother bought up
a large tract of land where the City of Cleveland
Ohio and became wealthy made his will for
his property to be sold and the money to
come toTunis Case the minute man in the
American Revolutionary war and Jacob L. Case son of
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Tunis Cole and [illegible] John Cases family as hanah
and Joseph Case died Hanah in 1814 Joseph died
1804 Jacob L. Case died 1662 July 3d leaving
John Cases nine children living at that time
the heirs to Leonard Case or Leonard Jr who
died in 1880 who had kept this property in
their care for John Cases Children numbering
all together 12 and none there is James M Case
of Lambertville 72 years old Catharine Reading in
Maryland Elizabeth Wilson of Ringoes N.J.
Caroline E Conover Locktown New Jersey
Sarah A. Rake of Illinois pleas send me
the record at Washington pension office his
height I know he was a small man the
the Color of his legs and and all just as it is
their so I will have it correct
you will oblige one of Tunis Cases
grand daughters who lived with him from
1836 until he died 1846.
whatsoever is wright I will pay you
for your trouble.  I will look for your
answer Soon

yours Respectfully
Caroline E Conover
Locktown Hunterdon County New Jersey
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February 28, 1934
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BA-J/EEL
Tennis Case S.3415
Mrs. Walter Rowland
1721 S. Sycamore Street
Petersburg, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information 
in regard to Tunis Case, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, of
Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
The data given below are obtained from the papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2415, based upon the military
service in that war of Teunis Case, the only soldier of that name
that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Teunis Case was born December 20, 1761, in Amwell Township,
Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
While residing in said Anwell Township, he enlisted and served
with the New Jersey Troops as follows: from the fall of 1777, one
month as teamster under Wagonmaster John Oliver; from March, 1778, about
one month as private in Captain David Jones' Company, Colonel Shreve's
Regiment: from sometime shortly after the termination of this tour,
exact date not given, six months as teamster under Wagonmaster Joseph
Broadhurst, during this tour, he served ten days at the time of the
battle of Monmouth and participated in that engagement as a private
under Lieutenant Garret Schanck and Colonel David Chambers: from the
fall of 1778, three weeks as a private in Captain John Schenck's
Company, Colonel David Chambers' Regiment; from sometime in the following
winter, three months as teamster under Wagonmasters Jonathan
Higgins and Alexander Thompson; at the time of the battle of Springfield, 
three weeks as private in Captain Smock's Company, Colonel
Taylor's Regiment and was in that battle: from late in the summer
of 1781, three months and two weeks as a private in Captain Ralph
Guild's Company, Colonel Seely's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21,
1833, while residing in Amwell Township, New Jersey.
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There are no data as to the family of Tunis Case.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary 
War pensioner, Teunis Case (S.2415), you should address address 
The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, citing the following data:
Teunis Case Certificate No. 17871, issued October 2, 1833, rate
$24 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey
Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[left panel]
1934 Feb 28 - Hist to
Mrs Walter Rowland EES
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2415
Rev War
INVALID
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File No. 2415 
Teunis Case
Privt Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 56,
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon J L Edwards
Sir:
Tunis case one of these applicants
sent to your office in August 1832 an application 
for a Pension. When Mr Maxwell
was on it could not be then found &
it has not been yet heard from. In this
first application he only made a statement 
of his militia services, but having
since been that some of his fellow teamsters
are receiving pensions for those services
he has in this set out his own services
as a Teamster and prays their allowance.
Having made application so long
ago he would respectfully urge a speedy attention 
to his claims.
Very respectfully
yr obt servt
 P. J. Clark
Flemington Sept. 23rd
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To J L Edwards Esqr
Before the certificate of
Tunis case was received, he had forwarded
to the war department a supplementary
statement of further services as a Teamster
for which he at first understood no allowance
would be made, but supposing from
what he has since heard that for these
services allowances have been made, he
has concluded as his safer & better course
to make a return of his [crossed out] certificate
till a decision is had on all the facts stated
by him.
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Peter J. Clark
Flemington
Dec 3, 1833.
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#2415
Locktown Hunterdon Co NJ

Mr Black
Pleas write out the records
[crossed out] of Tunis Case, as they stand
on file in the pension Department
You stated the Tunis Case I refer to
must be the one of my mention
as my sisterinlaw Claond Case
refuses to give them to me as
I need then very much if
you have the description of
his age when enlisted color of
his eyes height and whose son
he was my grand father was
Jacob Cases & [crossed out] Catharne Case
of Amwell Township Hunterdon Co.
When he Enlisted, and
when he left the American New Jersey
Revolutionary war of George Washeington
Commander in Chief of the army
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I am very anxious to have
statment from the pension
office
your truly
Caroline E. Conover
gran Daughter of Tunis Case
Pleas return & Answer soon
as I wish to prove
he was the Minute
Man mentioned by
a party who went to
Cleveland Ohio
as I know we are
entitled to Mr Cases
property with [illegible] us
John Case [illegible]
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Tunis Case of Amwell of Hunterdon Co NJ stated in Sept 1833 that he was born in
said town of Amwell Dec 20 1761, where he was residing during the Revy war
that ever since Before [illegible] He volunteered as a teamster for one month in the Fall 1777
with wagon Master John Oliphant to [illegible] supplier from Trenton in Kings Ferry
on the North river & when 16 years old he was enrolled in the Militia & included in the
Copyfied service.  In March 1778 the class to which he belonged was ordered under
[illegible] Capt David Jones to join the command of Col Shear & was stationed
at Haddonfield to prevent [crossed out] trading with the British who then occupied
Phila When they returned home at the end of their one mo service they guarded about 25 prisoners
to Morristown N.J. Shortly after [crossed out] he engaged on [illegible] in the team
service under Wagon Master Joseph Brown Carrying provisions for the [illegible] from Trenton to Smiths Cove near
Westpoint, Morristown, Pompton, & other places - During this period, in June
1778 there was an alarm, consequence of the British evacuating Phil who began
their march across NJ to New Brunswick to reach NY city & he joined his Co [crossed out]under Lieut
Garret Schenck (acting Capt) in the command of Col David Chambers
going to Monmouth NJ & was on the battle at that place (June 26) about 10 day
In the fall of 1778 he was in a 3 week tour of duty with his [illegible] & Capt John Schenck
in the Com of Col David Chambers at or near Hackensack where the enemy was posted & was encamped most of the
time at second river - At the time this last service in Greene with part
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of the regular Army was present. In the winter of 1779 he enlisted into the team
Service under Wagon Master Jonathan Higgins who was engaged in transporting
Supplies for the army from Trenton to Morristown & Kings Ferry & after 3
months he was transferred to wagon Master Alex Thompson under whom he remained 6 mos
below
In the latter part of the Summer of 1781 he, with a company under Capt Ralph Guild
composed a part of the 300 trout at Morristown, who had been selected to join
the regular Army - After these soldiers had been properly drilled by Col. Seely they marched
under his command to Dobbs Ferry & he was employed in guarding the west
Shores of the North river, after the regular Army which was withdrawn by Gen Washington
to oppose the advance of Lord Cornwallis in Virginia - absent over 3 months

At the time of the alarm caused by the advance of the enemy towards Springfield
to he turned out as a substitute for Wm Vansyckle & was in the engagement
under Capt Smock & Col Taylor - later in this [illegible] stationed at Connecticut Farm
(The battle at [illegible] of Springfield took place Jun 23 1780)
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Old war Div.
In3 Ext.
No _______ | Department of the Interior
Co. ______ Regt. _______ | Pension Office
---:o:--- | Washington, D.C. August 30th 1886
Return this letter with your reply.
Madam,
In answer to your request of the 26th inst for a copy of
the discharge of your grandfather Tunis Case who was a
pensioner at $24.00 per annum for his services in the Revolutionary war
from New Jersey, You are advised that a soldier with the
above name, applied for a pension from Hunterdon County, N.J.
who may be identified as the one of your enquiry. In his
application he stated that, his service was as a volunteer Militia
"man or Teamster" and that he never received a written discharge
"if he did he has lost it" No discharge has ever been filed with his
pension papers, nor is it at all probable that the received a regular discharge
in writing
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1721 S. Sycamore Street
Petersburg, Pa
February 9, 1934.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs-
Kindly inform me what
pension data you have, if any, for
Tunis Case - Hunterdon County, N.J.
whose service record in the
Revolutionary war was as follows: -
active since: monthly turns 1778,
1779, 1781. at the battle of Monmouth
June 28, 1778; at the battle of Springfield
June 23, 1780 Received ctf. no 233, May 1
1784 or 7.9.7 depreciation of his continental
pay in Hunterdon Co. Militia
In the year 1833 was still living and residing
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in Hunterdon County, N.J.
Yours truly,
Olive B. Roland
Mrs. Walter Rowland