Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22458, for Jacob Reiner, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Reiner, Jacob

NUMBER
S 22458
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11.489
Pennsylvania
Jacob Reiner of Schuylkill Co. in the State of Penna who was a Pt in the Company commanded by Captain Greenmeyer of the Regt commanded by Col, Balek in the Pennsylvania militia.
8 Mo Private $24.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued May the 11th day of 1833 and 1833 J Hammon, Orwigsburgh, PA

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 53.32
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 - 13.33
 $66.65

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by J.T.Sprague, Clerk
Book      Vol. 5    Page 48

839= Oct 21 = Special order to pay
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Petition of Jacob Reiner for a pension
Jac. Hammer
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To the Honorable Calvin Blythe President and his associate Judges of the County Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schuylkill in the State of Pennsylvania now composing a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County this day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two-
The Petition of Jacob Reiner
Respectfully Herewith:
That an act of Congress was passed on the 7th day of June AD 1832 entitled an act supplementary to the "Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and soldiers of the Revolution".  Your petitioner believing himself to be entitled to the benefit of that act offers the following declaration of his cases and prays the Court to declare their opinion upon the same in pursuance of the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury .
And he will pray &c
Jacob Reiner

State of Pennsylvania
Schulkill County, PA
of October Term 1832

On the 30th day of October A.D.1832 personally appeared in open Cout before the Judges of the County Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County now composing a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Jacob Reiner a resident of Upper Mahantongo Township in the County of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania aged between seventy one and seventy two 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 the 7th, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
Sometime in the month of November in the year 1779 he resided in Upper Milford Township, Northampton County and State of Pennsylvania, he was then drafted in the Militia and served for two months and was regularly discharged - the discharge was verbal and was given to him by his Captain - Cassimer Greenmeyer - now deceased was his Captain - Stephen Balliott was the Colonel - Bleis was the Major - Joseph Steinberger was the Lieutenant - deponent marched with his company from here to Bethlehem - then to Nazareth - then by the Windgap - then to Colonel  [Strouts] in Northampton County - was stationed in that neighbrhood until he received his discharge and returned home.
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The second time he resided in the same place, and about three or four months after, he turned out voluntarily as a substitute for Jacob Rodeberger who had been drafted in the militia - deponent served this time two months and was again discharged in the same manner by [illegible] Captain Fairfax,  the other officers were the same as his first time of service aforesaid - this time he marched through the same Country as the first and returned home after serving two months on aforesaid - he was engaged in no battle at either time.

About a year after he turned out again, still having resided at the same place - this time he also turned out as a substitute for Simon Kale who had been drafted. Michael Jacoby was his Captain - John Balliott was the Lieutenant - John Lyenberger was the Sargeant, and the general officers were the same as those first stated - this time he marched from home to Knatenhauten in Northampton County when he was again discharged as aforesaid & returned home - he was engaged in no battle.

 About a year afterward, he turned out again having been this time drafted in the Militia - he resided in the same place. Cassimer Greenmeyer was again his Captain & the other officers were the same as at his first term of Service - he again served two months and was discharged as aforesaid - This time he marched from home to the Lehigh at a place called the Irish settlement on dry land - there they marched towards Wyoming & came within twelve miles of that place in which neighborhood they remained watching the Indians until discharged when they again returned home.

Deponent was born on the 12th September 1761 in Upper Milford Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania - he continued to reside there  in his fathers home until the year 1783 - he continued to reside in Northampton County for several years after when her moved to Berks County & resided there for about four years - and then moved to his present neighborhood where he has continued to reside ever since -

[written along left margin] He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll or agency of any State.
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Deponent saith that he is known by Reverend W. John Hemping and Daniel Mattern ------  
in his neighbourhood and whom he believes will testify on to his character for veracity and their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State ------

Sworn and subscribed the 30th day
of October A.D. 1832 in open court }           Jacob Reiner
Jac. Hammer, Prothy

We John Hemping a Clergyman residing in Mifflin Township in the County of Dauphin, State of Pennsylvania and Daniel Mattern ----- residing in the County of Schuylkill aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Reiner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be between seventy one and seventy two 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 and Subscribed the 30th day of         
October A,D. 1832 in open Court}
John N. Hemping
Daniel Mattern
Jac. Hammer, Prothy

And the said Court so hereby delcare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation 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 John Hemping who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Dauphin and that Daniel Mattern who has also signed the same is a resident in the
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County of Schuylkill and is a credible person and that their statement if entitled to credit and the County further declares it as their opinion that the statement of the applicant is substantially true -----
                             By the Court
                             Jac Hammer Prothy

Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Reiner for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Orwigsburg the Thirtieth day of October A,D, 1832
                                   Jac. Hammer
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No 24321
Jacob Reiner
Schuylkill
Pennsylvania

Admin
8 mo's
26.66

Jacob Hammer Clk
Schuylkill
Pennsylvania
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Pension Office,
183 [blank]
Sir:
     The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (this: } ).
You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Jacob Reiner - Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania

Period when the service was rendered:
drafted Nov 1779

Rank of the claimant: Private

| 2 mo |  Capt Greenmoyer &  Col Ballicot
enl'd vol substitute J Rodeberger | 2 mo |  " Majr Bleiss
substitute  S Kale | 2 mo |  Captn Jacoby
drafted | 2 mo | Captn Greenmoyer

Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service:
71 & 72 years
Northampton Co, Pennsylvania

Proof of which the declarations supported:
Traditional evidence

I am, repectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J.L. Edwards,
Commisioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, cor District of
County of
On this
day of
personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer - Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule. The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year– months, and — days, I served as a —. For —- months and --- days, I served as a —------ and
for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
Papers.


Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (l) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Baltimore Feb 10, 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Resp’ted Sir
Inclosed is the application
of George Reinecker (I see his name is spelled
Rhenecker in the order of Capt Hope to him-- but it is
certainly the same person) for a pension as a
Lieutenant in the War of the Revolution.
He is a respectable old citizen
of this place, and if necessary, many
certificates of his credibility for more than
half a century as a citizen of
Baltimore could be furnished.
Respectfully
your Obt Serv
Alex’r Yearley
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No. 4856
Eliz'h Reinecker

Admitted

Elizabeth Reinicker
213 Lombard St
Baltimore
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore County ss
On this first day of June Anne Domini
1840 Personally appeared before me the subscriber
a Justice of the peace in and for said City and County
Baltimore & State of Maryland aged Elizabeth Reineker
aged 84 years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following declaration
 in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d day of
February AD 1848 granting pensions to Widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Lieutenant George Reineker
an officer of the Revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania
line and the annual amount of pension which
she received under the act 17th June 1844 was
three hundred and twenty dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Elizabeth Reinicker
Sworn to Subscribed the day and year
above written before
Henry Myers
And I further certify that the declarant is personally
known to me
Henry Myers
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three hundred and twenty dollars.
She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn to Subscribed the day and year
above written before


State of Maryland,  Baltimore County, Sct.
I hereby Certify, That Henry Myers Esquire before
 whom the annexed attestation was made and who has
thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so
doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland,
 in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned 
and sworn.
In Testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and
affix the seal of Baltimore County Court, this
Second day of June A. D. 1848.
A W Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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Baltimore May 11, 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
In reply to yours of 22d of
March, requiring a more full and specific account 
of my services I have to say: That I entered the
service in 1776, was at the taking of Fort Washington,
Was at Fort Lee - at the Battle of Trenton
and aided in guarding the Hessian Prisoners.
In the Spring of 1777 I was appointed a Lieutenant
under Captain Hope, in Col Hartley’s Regiment
and served as recruiting officer at York,
Doyles Town &c. Served in the flying Camp -
and under various officers among whom I
remember Captain Jameson and Col Swope and
Col Smyser - and continued in the service (with
short intermissions) untill the year 1780;
When I came to Baltimore, where, I occasionally
turned out with the Militia, in keeping guard
& untill the close of the War
My Witness Martin Eichelberger who
know me as a Lieutenant in the service is (like
myself) aged and infirm and does not recollect the
exact time when I entered and left the service.
And I doubt whether there is any person now
living who can aid materially in this investigation.
Respectfully
Your Obt Serv't
George Reinecker
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Know all men by these presents that I Edward Reinicker of
the City Baltimore and State of Maryland do hereby make
constitute and appoint John Hough, [York] of the Borough and
County of York, Pa. my true and lawfull attorney for me and in
my name to ask for and receive of the Secretary of War of the United [States] a pension certificate due myself and the other heirs at law of Lt George Reinecker dec’d for his services during the Revolutionary war, as will more fully appear  
by reference had to his declaration now in the pension office with proof of his services as an officer of the Revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania Line.  Giving and granting 
unto my said attorney full power and authority to obtain a pension Certificate for the names of the said heirs at Law of George Reinecker dc’d for the amount due as per his services and do every other act and thing in
the Law needfully and necessary to be done in and about the
Premises the same as I could do were I personally present. That I hereby revoke all former powers of attorney given by me in the Pension Office for the purpose aforesaid, and do hereby agree that that whatever my said Attorney shall lawfully do in and about the premises that we will ratify & confirm the same
as our own act & deed.
Edw’d Reinick
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand seal this 21 day of September AD 1843
John Hough Atty

State of Maryland City of Baltimore Sct.
On this 21st of September 1843, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said City, personally appeared Edward Reinecker who signed the above power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and Deed -
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on
the day and year aforesaid
Noah Ridgely
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State of Maryland Baltimore County SS
I hereby Certify that Noah Ridgely Gentleman
before whom the within acknowledgement was
made was at the time of so doing one of the Justices
of the peace of the State aforesaid in and for
the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn,
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand 
and affix the seal of Baltimore County
Court this 21st day of September 1823
Thos Kell Clk of Balto’ Cot’y Co’t
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State of Pennsylvania County of York SS.
Personally came before me the subscriber a Justice of
the Peace in for the said County Nicholas
James of the Borough of York in the
County of York and State of Pennsylvania
who being first duly sworn according to
law saith that he was well acquainted with
George Reinecker and the father and
his connections. That in the winter or spring
of the year 1777 George Reinecker was
in the Regular Army in Col Hartley’s Regiment
 and was a Lieutenant & a recruiting
officer at York & Hanover in the County of York
and in different Counties in the State of Pennsylvania
and enlisted a great many soldiers as he stated to this deponent that were attached to Colonel Hartley’s Regiment.
That he knew Lieutenant George Reinecker to be an officer
 in Colonel Hartley’s Regiment in the actual service of the United States two years & a half or more. Col Hartley was a resident of York County at the Commencement of the war and had a family in this place. And after the war was closed he lived & died in York. Lieutenant George Reinecker was also a resident of York County and moved to Baltimore after the Revolutionary War was over & further saith not.
Nicholas James
Sworn to & subscribed March 4th 1813 before
John A Wilson
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State of Pennsylvania York County SS.
Be it known that I John W Wilson a Justice
of the Peace in for said County before whom the
within deposition was taken do hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with Nicholas
James the within named deponent and
that he sustains a good character for
truth & veracity and is entitled to full credit
on his oath or otherwise. In Witness Whereof
 I have hereunto set my hand and seal
at York in said County the 4th day of March
AD 1843-
John A Wilson {seal}

Pennsylvania York County, Sct.
I William Igenfortz Prothonotary of the Court
of Common pleas of said County, certify, that John A. Wilson
Esquire, before whom the above acknowledgment was made,
is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County,
duly commissioned & qualified; and that the foregoing
Signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and the seal of said Court
Wm Igenfortz Prothy

 George Reineker
Mary’d
act 32
add’l evidence

W S Allison
Present
Mar 6 ‘43
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[stamped U.S. PENSION OFFICE. D JAN 18 1904]
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OW&N
Boone Iowa Jan. 10 1904
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Will you please send me
any Revolutionary War record
you may have of
Jacob Reiner, was a
resident of Schuylkill
County Pennsylvania
and died there. His wife’s
name was Elizabeth .
Mrs. Elizabeth Reiner Hawes
203 Boone St
Boone Iowa

[rectangle stamp]
OLD WAR & NAVY  USPB

JAN 14 1904
FILES.
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Jacob Reiner
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Vol. 2, Page 335
{Arrangement of 1870}
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Title and description of job photostat copies of 3 pages from the Revolutionary
 War pension claim of Jacob Reiner, S3 22458 
No. of copies  1 of each page Shall form be kept standing?      days
For further information see     M. M. H. Finch Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved:  A D Wilkinson Chief Clerk of Bureau  Margaret M. H. Finch Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

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April 24, 1930.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Please furnish photostatic copies of 3 pages from
Revolutionary War pension claim of Jacob Reiner, S. 22458,
Pennsylvania Troops, uncertified.
Very truly yours,
Mary Jane Boyd (Boyd)
Washington D C
Willard Hotel

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Cash - 45 cents
FINANCE DIVISION
BOOK-KEEPER’S DESK
APR 28 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Will call for
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ntf’d they are ready

Received payment
45 [cents]
April 24, 1930.
Margaret M H. Finch
Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
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Pages selected by Mrs. Boyd
Soldier’s statement to Hon. Calvin Blythe, on
same page the decd of Oct. 30, 1832 begins
& reverse side of sheet - + ctf jacket - 3p
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Jacob Reiner
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State of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill county

On the twenty six day of March A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Schuylkill in the State of Pennsylvania, Jacob Reiner of Upper Mahantango Township in the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to the law declares and says That he had no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services as a Soldier of the Revolution, as stated in his application for a pension on the thirtieth day of October 1832 -----

Sworn and Subscribed }                 Jacob Reiner
the Twenty six day of March
A.D. 1833
before Me Peter Yoder

Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, PA
I Jacob Hammer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify Peter Yoder Esq before whom the above affidavit was made and subscribed and who has attested the same is and then was an acting Justice of the Peace duly appointed, commissioned, and authorized and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to ge given. And that I verily belief the above signature to the the proper hand writing of the said Peter Yoder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Orwigsburg the third day of April AD 1833
                                  Jac Hammer