Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40294, for George Preise, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE    Penn.
Preise, George
or Preys
or Georg
NUMBER  S.40294
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6389 
Pennsylvania 4 
George Preise 
of Reading in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy of the Penn line , for the term of one year 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th  of November 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of Feby 1819 and seed to Hon J. Heister House Representatives 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819   27.73 
 $27,73
18/61 
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
3 mo. 14/30
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Pennsylvania 
Berks County SS   On the 21 day of November, A.D. 1818. Berks Before me the subscriber, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared George Preise resident of the Borough of Reading County of Berks aforesaid, aged sixty one years who being by me duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of congress entitled an “Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Naval and land service of the United States in the Revolutionary War”. That he the said George Preise inlisted in the County aforesaid in the month of January 1776 in a company commanded by Captain Deckert, fifth Pennsylvania regiment Col. McKoy, that in the month of November following he was taken prisoner by the enemy at Fort Washington, that he remained a prisoner untill some time in the month of January 1777. that he was then released and returned home that he hath not received any Pension under the Laws of the United States but that he is in indigent circumstances, therefore stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support 
George Preise
Sworn & Subscribed grow in the day and year aforesaid 
Coran Jas Demier 
Berks County ss. On the 21 day of November AD. 1818 Before me James Demier Esquire One of Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appeared Adam Koch of the Borough of Reading County aforesaid who upon his Solemn Oath according to Law doth depose and say that he hath known George Preise named in the above affidavit upwards of twenty years, that he is in indigent circumstances and therefore in need of the assistance of his Country for support 
Sworn & Subscribed 
Coran Jas Demier 
Adam Koch
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I James Demier Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Berks do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with George Preis. the claimant and am also personally acquainted with Adam Koch, they are both honest men residing in the Borough of Reading therefore in my opinion the declaration as to services as well as circumstances are true that the said George Preis did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy   In Witness whereof the unto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this 25 day of November AD 1818. 
Jas Demier 
George Preis 
Solder 
Reading Penna 
Admitted
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O. W. and N. Division. 
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
Washington, D. C. 189 
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of George Preis or Preys a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT.   Jan 1776   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  1 yr.   RANK.   Pri.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Deckert  Colonel McKay   STATE.  Pa.  
Taken prisoner at Ft. Washington in November 1776 and released in January following 
Battles engaged in, At Fort Washington 
Residence of soldier at enlistment Town not given 
Date of application for pension November 21, 1818 
Residence at date of application, Reading Pa. 
Age at date of application  61  
Remarks   His pension was Allowed 
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
Andrew Shaaber 
331 Elm St – 
Reading Pa
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 27 1894
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O. W. & N. Div.    
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
F. S. Washington D. C.   Mar. 12 1894 
J & P
Respectfully returned to Andrew Shaaber, Reading, Pa., with the information that the courtesy of furnishing the military history of Revolutionary soldiers is extended by this Bureau when the same if desired by descendants for historical and genealogical purposes only, and then only when the soldier or his widow applied for pension , their papers being the principal source from which data is collected for a report. The history of not more than two soldiers can be furnished to each applicant because of the large number of such requests and the time and labor it is necessary to expend upon each report. For purposes of identification the soldier's full name should be furnished, his place of residence before and after service (town, county, and State, if possible), and the christian name of his widow, if one survived him. Please return all papers with your reply. 
Wm. Lochren 
Commissioner.
OLD WAR & NAVY FILES
APR 30 1894
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Co
Pa.
40294
Revy INVALID.
File No.  40.294
George Preise
Pri   Rev War
Act;  18 March 18
Index: - Vol 5  Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]
M og 21/94 Mil Hist 
Andrew Shaaber
331 Elm St. Reading
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 27 1894
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READING BUTT WORKS.
 RICK BROTHERS. 
Manufacturers of HARDWARE, & TACKS OF ALL KINDS. 
Reading, Pa., March 2nd 1894 
To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir 
Will you Kindly give me the below named Revolutionary soldiers from Reading Berks Co. Penna 
George Price, (perhaps written Preiss.) 
Abram Price 
William James 
Very truly yours, 
Andrew Shamber 
331 Elm street 
Reading, Pa
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A MAR 3 1894
OLD WAR & NAVY FILES
MAR 6 1894
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 27 1894
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READING BUTT WORKS,   
RICK BROTHERS, 
Manufacturers of HARDWARE, & TACKS OF ALL KINDS. 
Reading Pa, . April 26 1894 
Hon Wm Lochner 
Commissioner of Pensions  
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir:  
Will you kindly give me the Military record of the below named Revolutionary Soldiers. I wish the information for genealogical purposes. 
George Price (or Preiss) of Reading Berks Co. Pa. He was living as late as 1823, and was a pensioner I do not know whether his wife survived him, her Christian name was Susanna    
William James, born 1760, enlisted in Bucks County, Pa, Removed to Reading, Pa, about 1811. Died at Reading about Feb 1850, and was a pensioner. He left no widow,    
Very truly yours 
Andrew Shaaber
Reading Pa.