Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8693, for Daniel Reinert, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
Service                                    Number
Penn.    Reinert, Daniel.         R8693 
              or  Reinerd
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Daniel Renard [Reinert]
priv. [private]
Col. [Colonel]
Penna Regt. [Pennsylvania Regiment]
1777, for 3 yrs.

Let the applicant state
the name of his Corps and
No. of the regiment, in his
said section -- [illegible]
his militia [illegible] his [illegible].

Proof of service by 2 [illegible] or disinterested individuals [illegible] required in this [illegible]


[illegible signature]
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ORIGINAL CLAIM.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
County of Philadelphia, } ss.
On this twenty third day of June 1821, personally appeared
in open court, before John Hallowell, Judge of the Court
of Common Please {Pleas] of the City & County of Philadelphia
Daniel Reinerd [Reinert] --- aged
about seventy years
who, being first duly sworn -- according to law, doth on his solemn oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th
March 1818, and the 1st May, 1820, that he, the said Daniel Reinerd -- 
enlisted for the term of three years -- the day & date forgotten --- in the year seventy seven in the State of Pennsylvania
in the company commanded by Captain Nathan scull -- in the regiment [commanded crossed out] 

All in parentheses:  {in the Brigade, com'd [commanded] by Genl [General] Wayne, [illegible] } 

in the line of the state of Pennsylva [Pennsylvania] .  continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the
said corps three years, for which he [illegible] when he was discharged from the said
service, at the expiration of the [iillegible] time in the State of Pennsylva [Pennsylvania].
That he was in the battles of of long Island, White Plains, Fort Washington
and that he has no other evidence, now in his power of his said services, except
Bambrick, Rhode Island, Brandywine & Germantown.

And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly
that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property,
or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of
an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or
securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the
schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
[handwritten just below:  applicant has no property at all.]

Sworn and declared on the 
twenty third day of June 1821
at all
in open Court of common pleas for the City
& County of Philadelphia

John Hallowell
President judge of
the said Court


I, Matthew Randall Clerk of the said Court
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly
copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court
that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of said court, on this 26 day of July 1821
Matthew Randall
Pronoth. [Pronothary]
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As I am Informed

Whereas there was an error in Captain Sculls Name and an Omission of the name of
the Cornel [Colonel] under whom the applicant within Named Served therefore the within
named Daniel Reinard [Reinert] further declare on the Sollemn [Solemn] Oath which I took before the 
Honorable Judge Hallowell that the Name of my Captain was Sull and in
Col. [Colonel] Butlers Regiment No. that the place of my Residence when I Enlisted
was in Philadelphia County Now Montgomery that after my time was up
I Returned to my Native place of Residence where I Remained Some time and
then [returned to crossed  out] removed to the Western Country where I lost all my Property
by the [illegible] and have now got [illegible] Richland Township Bucks County
and have been living on the Charity of my friends and relations ever since
year last of
March 2d 1822

[illegible name]

{Done before me Everard
Faulke a justice of the peace
in and for the County
of Bucks}

[written upside-down at the bottom of the page:  Please send this poor old soldiers certificate to the Pronothary of the Court of Comon Pleas.]
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Daniel Reinerd [Reinert]
Revo. Penn. [Pennsylvania]
Suspd. [Suspended] case.

8693
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8693
P.O. 
Daniel Reinert
Service
Enlisted:______18
Discharged:REJECTED_______18

Application filed:_______18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
_____Recognized. _ __Cont
_____Cert. of Dis. Searched for _______
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(State of Penna)
Montgomery County ss.
[on the left: a pointed paper seal with stamp, mostly illegible, but MONTGOMERY readable]

I Frederick Conrad Prothonotary of
the court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Montgomery and
State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify
that Jacob Schneider before whom the
within deposition was made and
taken was at the time thereof and
still is a Justice of the Peace in & for
the County of Montgomery aforesaid by lawful
authority commissioned and duly qualified
and to all whose acts as such full faith and
credit are due and ought to be given-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said Court at
Norristown in the County aforesaid the ninth
day of February A.D. One thousand eight him
dred and twenty two.

Theo. Conrad Prot [Prothonotary]
-
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Montgomery County ss
Personally appeared beforeme the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid; George Gilbert, And on his Solemn Oath did Depose and say, he knows that Daniel Reinert was Enlisted in the Continental Army in the Revolution war, he saw him March in Company with other Enlisted Soldiers and wore a Cockgate [cockade] like the other Soldiers did And he knows also that he was out in Camp and Served as a Soldier; And further he saith not

Georg Gilbert

Sworn and Subscribed
the 5th day of January 1822 
Before me --
J Schneider  [decorative circle with Seal written inside] }
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E. Foulke
from Quakertown
March 3
Dr.Samuel Moore Esq.
Washington City
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Dear Friend
Richland March 2nd 1822
I again trouble thee with a few lines and Inclosing the
Paper Respecting Daniel Rinart [Reinert] the affidavits are not done 
agreeable to thy direction.  I have the letter and directions to his friend with
whom he lived and told him to take them along with him to the
justice before whom the affidavits would be taken and requested
him to be Particular in geting [getting] the justice to send the affidavit
as directed but I see it is not done, and as he had to go about
30 Miles into Berks and then into Montgomery County I therefore
at his request send them on and of there should be any thing farther
required Please to Inform me and he must do it or not blame
thee nor me; he says he gave the directions to both the justices
who took the affidavits but it seems they did not understand or what
is worse did not care
-
Daniel Reinart [Reinert] is an Entire [illegible]
to me the man with whom he now lives is Married to a
Neice [Niece] of his and is only in low Circumstances not able to keep
him without some compensation and [illegible] Reinert is a cripple
not able to go only on Contities and came to him in rags
IF thee should be so fortunate as to obtain his Pension he
Requests thee to send it on to me for him I am with
Respect thy friend

Everard Foulke [underlined]

[illegible] Samuel Moore

over
1.
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was Edward not Nathen now I know many of the German do call
the Name Ned Nathan not knowing any better being an uncommon Name among them
E F
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Two affidavits returned to Dr. Moore (illegible) March 1822, for magistrate to certify to their credibility.

[Written sideways: J L, Edwards [illegible] 
Pension Office]
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March 13. 1022 [1822]
Sir
Please to have the case of Daniel
Rivard [Rinert] [illegible] again to see if he can be
found on the rolls according
his corrected recollection of his service -- his Captains
name it [illegible] either Scull either Edward
or Nathan -- his Colonel he now states
was Butler, in his declaration [illegible] 
was without the name-- [illegible] his affidavit
on the back of his declaration.

This man is poor enough it appears --
if his claim can not be found, I hope the testimony 
of Charles Boyer who was with him
corroborated by that of Geo [George] Gilbert who saw him March, may be sufficient-- and I wish the
letter of E Foulke who is intimately known
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to me and whose have for integrity is
known to now in the County where we live
may be examined -- it illustrates the [illegible] difficulty of obtaining testimony in these cases,
where the applicants are poor, illiterate, crippled, and [illiterate] to be put off with little attention to their requests where they are unknown -- 
I know nothing of this applicant.  The devation from my [illegible], attended to by Mr Foulke, 
[illegible] is the omission of
the Magistrate to certify the credibility of
the witness-- If the name and not be found
on the rolls, and that certificate be indispensable in the case, I will [illegible] the [illegible] of the Magistrates and will write to them on this subject.
Respectfully
Yours
Saml [Samuel] Moore

J L Edwards Esqr [Esquire]
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to me and whose character for integrity is
[illegible] to [blank] in the County where we live may be examined-- it illustrates the [illegible] difficulty of obtaining testimony in these cases, where the applicants are poor, illiterate,  crippled, and
[illegible] to be put off with little attention to
their requests where they are unknown.
I knew nothing of this applicant.  The
deviation from my earlier [illegible] attempts [illegible]
by Mr Foulke, These [illegible] is the omission of the Magistrate to certify the credibility of
the witness-- If the name can not be found
on the rolls, and that certificate be indisputable in the case, I will enquire the [illegible] of the magistrates and write to them [illegible] certificate
Respectfully
Yours
Saml [Samuel] Moore

J L Edwards Esqr
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New Hanover Township
Montgomery County March 21, 1822

Respected Sir,
I received your letter from the 13th of this (illegible) respecting the testimony of George Gilbert in behalf of Daniel Reinert- I do hereby certify that I am well and intimately acquainted with the said George Gilbert above thirty years and know him to be a credible and honest man, which all his neighbors would certify if it was required, and that he is a credible witness.
I am also acquainted with the said Daniel Reinert [underlined] and know that he has in servis [service] in the Revolutionary War,  But I did not see him there the said Daniel Reinert is in low circumstances he is old and not able to provide for himself
If he obtains no pension he will be removed to the poor home
 Respectfully
yours,
J Schneider} Justice of the Peace
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            (round seal)
                                        Free
Attn.
Potts Grove
27 March
Samuel More,  House of Representative
Washington