Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,383, for Philip Reger, Virginia
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Letter 15 May 1837. Pen. Act do. te same May 24, 1837
Order to pay 29. March 1838
Date of decision [illegible]
Let 20 Mar 35}
pens. agent
W. Hoffman Same} Cont:
12.0.85
Virginia
Philip Reger.
of Lewis Co. in the State of Virga. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Simonds of the Regt. commanded by - in the Virginia line for Six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1833. and sent to G. D. Camden, Weston Virga.
Arrears to the 4th of March 33     40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.    10.00
1833
$50.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. R. Palmer, Clerk, Book E, Vol. Six, Page 24.
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19038
Philip Regers appln
for a Pension
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State of Virginia}
Lewis County }  S.S.
On this 6th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Lewis County now sitting Philip Reger a resident of the said county of Lewis and State of Virginia aged Sixty five 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 7th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein Stated. At the age of fifteen early in the Spring of 1782 (the precise time not recollected) on the South fork of the South Branch of Potomac in the County of Hampshire in the State of Virginia he substituted in the militia of Virginia for one John Wolf and was marched from thence under Lieutenant George Simons to the barracks near Winchester Virginia and placed under Capt. James Simmond to guard the prisoners taken (al crossed out) at the "Siege of York" he continued in the Service for three months the time for which he had substituted and was discharged. he obtained a discharge which has been lost, is not confident whether it was Signed by the Capt. or Lieutenant the Lieutenant under Capt. Simmond was named Shannon but his baptismal name is forgotten. soon after his discharge he returned home to Hampshire County Virginia, and remained there some time (but how long is not confident) and again substituted in the Virginia militia for three months in the place of Charles Wilson, and was again marched from Hampshire Virginia to the Barracks near Winchester Virginia, and again (en crossed out) joined the Company Commanded by Capt. Simmond and Lieutenant Shannon (the Ensigns name not recollected) and served out his three months ^in guarding the prisoners aforesaid and was again discharged he received
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a discharge from this last mentioned service and thinks it was given by Lieutenant Shannon it has been lost. he thinks he was discharged from this last mentioned service about the last of 1782. From the great length of time he is unable to recollect the names of but few officers, neither does he recollect whether there was any regular troops at the Barracks or not, he however recollects that a man by the name of Dunbar acted as adjutant. He has no documentary evidence, but supposes that the evidence of William Radcliff of Lewis County and John Brake of Harrison County ^will prove the services of this Declarant. To the 1st Interrogatory decided to be put by the War Department He answers that he was born in Hampshire Virginia in the Year 1767 as he was informed by his father. To the 2d. Interrogatory He answers he has no record of his age. To the 3d Interrogatory He answers that he was living in Hampshire County Virginia when he entered the service and continued to reside there for several years after the Revolution and then removed to his present residence on the Buckhannon now in the County of Lewis.
To the 4th Interrogatory He answers that he has already stated that he was a substitute both tours. 
To the 5th Interrogatory He states he has already answered this question as fully in his declaration as his recollection of ^his Service of six months in the Revolutionary war enables him to do.
To the 6th Interrogatory He refers to what he has already shown on this subject.
To the 7th Interrogatory he states that he is known in his present neighborhood to James M. Camp a Justice of the peace Gideon D. Camden Clerk of the Supr. Court. John G. Stringer an attorney at Law and Lewis Maxwell member of Congress who
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can testify to his veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll at the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and Year aforesaid.
Philip Reger
We John Talbott a clergyman residing in the county of Lewis and David W. Sleeth - residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Philip Reger who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be sixty five 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 those opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid.
J.Talbott
David W. Sleeth
We the undersigned have long known Philip Reger who has above applied for a pension he has been a Justice of the Peace in Lewis County ever since its foundation, has always, sustained the character of a man of truth and veracity, and our belief is he served in the Revolution as he states.
Sworn and subscribed the day & Year aforesaid
M. Camp
J. G. Stringer
C. D. Camson
Lewis Maxwell
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William Radcliff of Lewis County Virginia. Certifies that in the Spring of 1782 he was at the Barracks (and crossed out) ^near Winchester Virginia guarding the prisoners and recollects that (and crossed out) Philip Reger of this County who has applied for apension was also at said Barracks in Capt. James Simmond's Company that witness & said Eger returned home together when their tours of Service was over he thinks they were discharged in the early part of the summer of 1782: and is certain that he performed the Services first set out in his ^(Reger's) declaration.
           his
William X Radcliff
          mark
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and Year aforesaid
             his
William  X  Radcliff
           mark
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 Soldier of the Revolution and Served as he States. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Talbott who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Lewis Virginia and David W. Sleeth who has also signed the Same is a resident of the same and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit, and the Court do further certify that James M. Camp, John G. Stringer Gideon D. Camden and Lewis Maxwell who have signed their preceding certificates and William Radcliff who has signed his preceding Certificate are also residents of the said County of Lewis and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John Talbott Clerk of the County Court of Lewis in the State of Virginia do
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hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said co9urt in the matter of the application of Philip Reger for a pension.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (not having been furnished with an official one) this 8th day of November 1832.
J. Talbott      Seal (circled)
I Lewis Maxwell member of Congress from Virginia do hereby certify that John Talbott is clerk of the County Court of Lewis in Virginia and that the (certificate crossed out) Signature to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine. Nov. 8th 1832.
Lewis Maxwell
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M. 19038 12685.
Philip Reger
Lewis Co. Virg.
Aon for 6 Months from 1782.
G. D. Camden Agt
Weston Camden Bd. Virga.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
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 the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These prints to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:  {  ). 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, shewing the Service of Philip Reger Lewis Co. Virga.
(table with columnar headings)

Period when the service was rendered
Sub. for In & Wolf 1782
Sub for Chas Wilson

Duration of the claimant's service
Years

Months 
3
3  

Days  

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Lt. Geo. Simons
Cap at Simmond 
Lt. Shannon

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Dunbar Adjt.

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.

Country through which he marched.
To the Barracks near Winchester

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Hampshire Co. Va
65

Evidence by which the declaration is supported
tradited(?)
one witness for 3 months

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, 
J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.
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2
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 wand 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 classes 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 claim- ing the benefit of this law its 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, or District of } ss. 
County of 
On this ______ day of ______ personally appeared (a) before ___________ A.B. a resident (b) 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 is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, __________ 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 of 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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Philip Reger. His brother, John Reger was sixty-six years of age in 1834, then a resident of Lewis County, Virginia.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Philip Reger
Certificate #12685
Issued May 20, 1833
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Philip Reger S.7,7383
(table with columnar headings)
Dates of enlistment or appointment.
Spring 1782
(check mark)

Length of Service. 
3 mos
3 mos

Rank
Pvt.

Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain.
James Simmond

Colonel.
} guarded prisoners at Winchester Barracks

State.
Va.

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hampshire Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 6, 1832, His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Lewis Co. Va.
Age at date of application, Born in Hampshire Va. in 1767 date of death not shown
Remarks: Soldier enlisted "south fork of South branch of Potomac in Hampshire Co. Va. 
Had brother John
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Mrs. Charles Cresap Ward
360 South Cloverdale Avenue
Los Angeles, California
11/10/33.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir: 
Please send me service & family data of Philip Reeger (REEGER) Revolutionary pensioner, aged 73, living in 1840 with Nathan Reeger (with crossed out) in Lewis Co., Va (now W. Va.)
For use in membership in D.A.R.
Respectfully
Flora L. Ward. Chairman Genealogies, Eschscholtzen (?) Chapter D.A.R.
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(stamp) MAR 13 1907 C W & N DIV [illegible] ILES
North Yakima, Washington, Feb. 28, 1907
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the military record of Anthony Reger, ^(check mark) no claim Revolutionary War. I have it that he served in the 13th Virginia Regiment.
Also of Phillip Reger, ^data from card who served with the Virginia troops, Revolutionary War. They were brothers and I would be glad to have all data on record relative to these men. The information is for a historical work now nearly completed.
Yours truly,
L. V. McWhorter
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A. O. T.  2685      3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by W. T. C.
Claim No. 3/17/10
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Philip Reger
Service Va. Rev.
Additional Service
No     claim, State records      , 190  
No claim, combination records     , 190   
REMARKS:
No claim as above. 
[illegible] cept o/Velnv File
#7,383
-0-8             Chief Division
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Mch. 20: 1902
J. L. Steele, c/o Senator Scott,
1907. Apr. 20. Hist to L. V. McWhorter
1910 Mch. 21 Hist to Mrs. Wm C. Denchl. V. L. M. }AW
1921 Dec. 21 Hist to Mrs. A. B. Seelye
1933 - Aug. 14 hist to Mrs. Ernest M. Simfear AMF.
1933 - Nov. 22- hist to Mrs. Charles C. Ward AWF
1938- June 10- hist to W. Irving Hadley AWF
Rev War   7383
INVALID
File No. 7383
Philip Reger
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: 0 Vol. AeB. Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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North Western Bank of Ca
May 5, 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions,
Dr Sir
I transmit you herewith for your inspection. Pension vouchers of Philip Reger of Lewis County Virginia a pensioner at Twenty dollars per annum. under Act 7th June '32 claiming his pension for one year from 4 March '36.
I am Yours very respecty.
Archd. Woods
Pension Agt.
Jno. S. Browne
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2-
in all about eight months.
The soldier, Jacob Hyre, was allowed pension on his application executed, August 20, 1833, then a resident of Lewis County, Virginia. He died in Lewis County, Virginia, March 8, 1841.
Jacob Hyre married in August, 1783 in Hardy County Virginia, Elizabeth Powers. They were married by "Parson" Valentine Powers, no relationship to the widow stated.
The widow, Elizabeth Hyre, was allowed pension on her application executed, March 31, 1843, while living in Lewis County, Virginia, and gave her age, eighty-three years; she was still living in Lewis County, in 1848 and gave her age, ninety-one years. 
They reared a large family of children, no names shown. In 1834 Henry Jackson and John B. Brake were both referred to as sons-in-law of the soldier, Jacob Hyre.
Philip Reger - S. 7383
Philip Reger (as the name appears in the claim) was born in the year 1767 in Hampshire County, Virginia; the names of his parents not stated.
While residing in said Hampshire County, Philip Reger enlisted on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, in the spring of 1782 and served two tours of three months each as a private in Captain James Simmeral's company of Virginia militia, and guarded the prisoners taken at the siege of Yorktown, at the Barracks near Winchester, Virginia. 
The soldier, Philip Reger, was allowed pension on his application executed, November 6, 1832, then a resident of Lewis County, Virginia. It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
John Reger, brother of the soldier, was sixty-six years of age in 1834.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assitant to Administrator
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August 14, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Philip Reger-S.7383
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Ernest M. Simpson
1209 West 20th Avenue
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Philip Reger, a soldier of the War of the Revolution from Hampshire county, Virginia.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 7383, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Philip Reger.
He was born in the year 1767 in Hampshire County, Virginia, the names of his parents not stated.
While residing in said Hampshire County, Philip Reger enlisted in the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, in the spring of 1782 and served two tours of three months each as a private in Captain James Simmeral's company of Virginia militia, and guarded the prisoners taken at the siege of Yorktown, at the Barracks near Winchester, Virginia.
The soldier, Philip Reger, was allowed pension on his application executed November 6, 1832, then a resident of Lewis County, Virginia.
John Reger, brother of the soldier, was sixty-six years of age in 1834. There are no further data in his claim relative to his family. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and pos-
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sibly the date of death of the above mentioned pensioner, you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Comptroller General, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-
Philip Reger
Certificate No. 12685
Issued May 20, 1833
Rate $20.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Pine Bluff, Ark.,
Aug. 4, I933,
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
I will very much appreciate it, if you will send me a copy of the pension record of my ancestor, Philip Reger who was born in Hampshire Co. Va., in 1767 and died July I8, I846. He was living in Lewis Co, Va. at the time he applied for pension in Nov. 6, I832. He enlisted in I782 and seved (served) at Winchester, Va. He married twice, Mary Jane Fomash, and second to Mary Bozarth or Mary Jane Fomash. I will very much appreciate a full copy of his record, as I am very much enterested (interested) in any family data that it contains as well as the military record. I want this data to complete my D.A.R. papers. My mother was before her marriage Sarah Martha Reger, the great grand-daughter of Philip Reger mentioned above.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Ernest M. Simpson
Mrs. Ernest M. Simpson,
I209 West 20th Ave.
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Rev Sec
Abilene Kansas
Dec 5 1921
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me all particulars you have regarding Phillip Regar of the Virginia Militia who served dring the Rev. War and was living in Lewis Co W. Virginia and drawing a pension in 1835.
Also will like full particulars regarding Lieut George Potter of Coventry R I born there Dec 3-1753. and married Uralaty(?) -
Yours truly Mrs A B. Seelye
(stamp) U. S. PENSION OFFICE D DEC 7 1921
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(stamp) RECORD DIVISION MAR 8 1910
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W. S. Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I (as a descendant of Philip Reger who was a son of Jacob Reger, who settled on the South Branch of the Potomac about 1760,) would like to verify my claim to Revolutionary ancestry. He, Philip Reger, was the oldest son and enlisted at the age of 16 yrs as a substitute in the Revolutionary War.
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and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his turn of service, and at the Latter part of his life received a pension.
Can you give me the dates of his birth, death; (send en crossed out) what company he enlisted in and what battles he was engaged in and what, if any, were his special acts of bravery?
And Obliged
Eva Dix Druehl. 
March 1, 1910
Salt Lake City Utah-
1115 - 2" Avenue
(Mrs. Tom C. Druehl)
(stamp) U. S. PENSION OFFICE. O MAR 5 1910
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RICHARD T. LOWNDES, PRESIDENT    GEORGE L. DUNCAN, SECY & TREAS
The Lowndes Savings Bank and Trust Company
Directors:
Richard T. Lowndes
Lloyd Lowndes
W. Bladen Lowndes
Tasker G. Lowndes
George L. Duncan
CAPITAL PAID IN $250,000
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Nov. 8, 1927
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washing, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please give me the Revolutionary record of Philip Reger ^Rely and Anthony Reger, both of Lewis County, Virginia (now Upshur County, West Virginia).
Very truly Yours,
W. M. Elliott
W. M. Elliott
527 Preston St.,
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Report do the case of Philip Reger, Pri.
enlisted -
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Philip Reger Sevd. 6 mos.
John Reger of Lewis county aged 66 yrs. States that after the defeat of Cornwallis at York town, his brother Philip served a tour of six months at Winchester in Virginia in guarding the British Prisoners - he went as a substitute in the place of a man who had been drafted for that Service.
Col. Camden a Man of Character with Regers Declaration. I have no doubt about his claim. I was unable A oh(?) him. Seen at his home but he was from home 
W. G. Singleton
Nov. 7, 1834