Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,564, William J Canely, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Carely, William J.
S 23564
CONTENTS

N o 11.465 Pennsylvania
William J. Canby of Philad. in the State of Pennsylv a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Morgan of the Reg t commanded by Col. Warner in the Penn a Militia time for 6 months Private $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of May 1833 and sent to Hon. J. G. Watmough, Philadelphia
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept. 1833 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page 9
let. 19 Jany 1842 B. C. Brown

Declaration of Genl. Casella

State of Penn a } ss. County of Phil a }
On this sixth day of May A. D. 1833 personally appeared before me Richard Walcutt Justice of the Peace for said County and William J. Canelly, a resident of the County of Philad a and State of Penn a , aged seventy four 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1775, as a private in the first Company of Col. Isaac Warner's Regiment in the Penn a . line then in the Continental service, as a drafted Militiaman, said Company being first under Captain Morgan, then Capt. Jones then Captain Roberts, that subsequently he was transferred to Captain Hall's Company in General Potter's Brigade of the Penn a Line, that he was with the Army at the Battle of Brandywine actually engaged in the Battle of { Germantown

and further that during the latter mentioned epoch, he served a term of not less than six months.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.
I hereby subscribe the day and year aforesaid —
William J. Canby
For the Plaintiff

Wm. J. Conely
Francis Leatherman
Conely
Private 6 mo.
$20 per ann.
Hon. J. G. Walnough
Philadelphia

In the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia -
Francis Leatherman
of the County of Philadelphia a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania aged seventy eight years, being duly sworn according to law doth declare and say, that he is well acquainted with William J. Canely who is now living in said County, & was also well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War; that he the deponent served with him during the war, as a Private in the first Company of Col: Isaac Warner's Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line, then in the Continental Service as a drafted Militiaman - and further, the said deponent served with him, in the same company, same Regiment; first under Capt: Morgan, then Capt: Young, then Capt: Roberts - that subsequently he was transferred to Capt: Wall in Genl: Potter's Brigade of the Pennsylvania Line, & that said William J. Canely served a tour of not less than six months duty at a time
his Francis X Leatherman mark
Sworn & Subscribed before the open Court 23 April 1833 F. A. Raybold pp.

I, H. G. Watmough residing in the County of Philadelphia, City of State lately been made acquainted with Francis Leatherman who has subscribed Oath to the above annexed declaration that, there reason to believe him to be of the correct in the statement he has made of Canely's Age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been engaged in the service of his Country during the War of the Revolution and and further that I concur in said Opinion — Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid —
H. G. Watmough yrs
H. G. Watmough
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
April 23 d 1833
Edward King
W. Sutherland.

I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Francis Leatherman for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 23 April 1833
R Palmer Protho

Dear Sir
Hon. J. P. [?]
Dec. 17. 42
Will you be so good as to give the enclosed your attention & inform me of the result.
Yours,
C. D. [?]
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Rootstown
23564
INVALID.
File No. 23,564
William J. Canaly
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]