Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3324, John Wolfe, Penn
Page 1

(S-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER

[handwritten] Penn. Wolfe, John W. 3324
Wolf B.L.Wt. 2432-100
Mary

CONTENTS
Page 2

State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia

I Maryann Hoffman an Heir at Law of John Wolfe do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said John Wolfe inlisted [enlisted] in the City of Philadelphia in the year 1776 for and during the war, and served in Colonel Buller's regiment in the Pennsylvania Line, and continued till the close of the Revolutionary War, I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to him on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received or transfered [transferred] his claim to it in any name whatsoever.
Sworn to & subscribed the ninth day of October A.D. 1843 before me Geo [George] W. Ash
Therefore know all men by these presents, that I Mary Ann Hoffman aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint William. M. Stewart of Washington City D.C. to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to received of the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid. Witness my hand and seal the ninth day of October A.C. 1848.

Mary Ann her X mark Hoffman 

[square drawn on right side of page with illegible letters inside square]

G W. Jackson
Geo W. Ash} witnesses
Personally appeared the above named Mary Ann Hoffman subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in My presence - acknowledges the foregoing power of attorney [illegible] subjoined to be [illegible] act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned, Witness my hand and seal the ninth day of October A.D. 1848

Geo. W. Ash
Alderman & Justice of the Peace
Page 3

State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County, ss

I John Smith, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Philadelphia, do certify that George W. Ash [illegible] acknowledgment to the court Power of Attorney was made, and who had with his own proper hand [illegible] subscribed the same, [illegible] at that time, an acting Alderman in and for the County  aforesaid and [illegible], a Justice of the Peace, in and for the same, and as such was  duly commissioned and  qualified and qualified and to all whose [illegible] full faith and credit are due and should be given, as with in County  of Judication as [illegible]

In Testimony [illegible] I have herewith set my Hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this Seventeenth day of October Anno Domini, One Thousand eight Hundred and Forty-Eight.
[illegible] C. Ash

John Smith
Prothonotary.
Page 4

War [illegible] No 2432 - [illegible] the 28th October, 1848, to Mary Ann Hoffman and [illegible]as the only heir at law of John Wolf, Private in the Pennsylvania Continental line.
Page 5

3060
Pennsylvania, Phy [illegible due to torn page]
Mary Wolfe, dec.
widow of John, Wolfe
who died on the -- -- -- --
of -- in the State of ----
who was a priv [private] in the --- commanded
[illegible due to torn page] Captain -- of the --commanded
by -- in the --
line for 2 years
Penn. [Pennsylvania] line
[illegible due to torn page] bed on the Roll of Philadelphia
[illegible] due to torn page rate of 80Dollars 00 Cents
[illegible due to torn page] annum, to commence on the 4 day of March, 1821.
Ending February 1, 1842

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of October 1837 and sent to Edwards & Smith
Arrears to the 4th of   Present
Semi-annual allowance ending [illegible due to torn page]

Recorded by H. E. Rolin
Book D   Vol. 2
Page 6

"Marriages for the year 1776"

"John Wolf and [illegible] January the 28 - by publishment". I certify that the above is a true copy of the record of marriages belonging to Gloria Dei (Swedes') Church, Southwark, the name of the clergyman who performed the ceremony being as the record shows, Rev. Andrew Goeranson, at that time rector of said church. The year in which the marriage was performed was one thousand seven hundred & seventy six.
In witness whereof I herewith set my hand & seal this twenty seventh day of February, one thousand eight Hundred & fifty.
J. C. Clay s.s. [the s.s. is encircled with squiggles]
Rector of [illegible] church

I, John Curtis Clay, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Rector of Gloria Dei (Swedes') Church, Southward Philadelphia County, State of Pennsylvania - & That the above is a true extract from the records of said church, as certified by me.
J.C. Clay

County of Philadelphia s.s.
Sworn and subscribed
before me this 22nd day of February 1850
Robt [Robert] Gaw [illegible] J. S. [initials encircled]
Page 7

State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia} s.s.

On this 31st day of March A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me the subscriber, an alderman and Ex officio a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and States aforesaid  
Dorothy Wirts [blank space, word 'and' crossed out with extended line] of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law on [illegible crossed out word] her oath respectively declare that [illegible crossed out word] she is personally acquainted with Catharine Wolk formerly Catharine Wolfe who makes the forgoing declaration that she is daughter of  John Wolfe and Mary Wolfe his wife who were married at Philadelphia on the 28th day of January 1776 that the said John Wolfe enlisted at Philadelphia on or about the [blank] day of [illegible] and served in the Revolutionary War in Colonel Mattack's Regiments Pennsylvania Line, that the said John Wolfe died at Philadelphia on the 22nd day of  March A.D. 1821, and that the said Mary Wolf died at Philadelphia on the 31st day of January A.D. 1843, and there are now living of the children of the said John and Mary Wolfe five children as following Anne Yetter formerly Ann Wolfe Mary Hoffman formerly Mary Wolfe Catharine Wolk formerly Catharine Wolfe, , Sarah [illegible] formerly Sarah Wolfe, and Elizabeth Rinard formerly Elizabeth Wolfe

Dorothy her X mark Wirts

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I do hereby further Certify that Dorothy Wirts, [illegible crossed out word] who makes the above affidavit, is [illegible crossed out word] credible person, and that the above statement is just and true.  The above [illegible]and [illegible] made before signing.

John Apple
Alderman [signature]

Ald & Ex Off. Just. Peace [Alderman & Ex Officio Justice of the Peace?}
Page 8

State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia} ss

On this thirty first day of March 1851 personally appeared before me the subscriber an alderman and Ex officio Justice of the Peace in and  for the County and State aforesaid Catharine Wolk formerly Catherine Wolfe of the county and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law on her oath declared that she is a daughter of John Wolfe, who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Capt. Andrew Geyer in Col. Mattack's  -----Regiment Pa [Pennsylvania] line that he enlisted at Philadelphia on or about the ----177 - that she has four sisters still living daughters of the said John Wolf [illegible] Mary Ann Hoffman formerly Mary Ann Wolf, Sarah Senterlin formerly Sarah Wolf, Ann Yetter formerly Ann Wolfe Elizaeth Riner formerly ----- [word 'formerly' written again but crossed out]  Elizabeth Wolf, that her said father died at Philadelphia on the 22nd day of March a.d. 1821 and that her said father was married to her and her sisters mother Mary Wolf at Philadelphia and state aforsaid on the 28th day of January 1776- and that her said mother Mary Wolf wife of John Wolfe aforesaid died at Philadelphia and state aforesaid on the 31st day of January a.d. 1842, and that she makes this declaration for herself and in behalf of her said sisters to obtain any and all such pension money or arrears of Pension Money that may due and coming to them in [illegible] of their said mother for services of their father aforesaid under the act of Congress or act of congress in such case made and provided

Catharine her X mark Wolk

Sworn to and subscribed before the day and year first written, and I do hereby Certify that Catharine Wolk is a credible person and that I believe the declaration above made to be just and true. The above erasures and interlineations made before signing.

John Apple
Alderman

[illegible]
Page 9

[illegible]

Power of attorney
Heirs of Jno. [John] Wolf
to Evan O. Jackson

Bounty Land was granted to Mary Ann Hoffman and others, only heirs at law of John Wolfs. deceased a Soldier of the Pennsylvania Line, on the 28th October [illegible]

E. O. Jackson
No. 51 South 4th St
Philadelphia
Attorney in [illegible]
Page 10

Know all men by these presents That we Ann Yetter, formerly Ann Wolf, Mary Hoffman formerly Mary Wolf, Catharine Wolk formerly Catharine Wolf, Sarah Sendling formerly Sarah Wolf Elizabeth Rhinard formerly Elizabeth Wolf, daughters and only living legal heirs of John Wolf, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and Mary Wolf his wife, now both deceased, of the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania Have constituted and appointed and by these presents do hereby appoint irrevocably Evan O. Jackson, of the City and State aforesaid our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to ask for demand and receive from the United States Government at Washington City or from said government agent, any pension money or arrearages of Pension money, [illegible] or Certificate, Bounty Land, gratuity or commutation [illegible] that may be due or coming to us as heirs of John Wolf and Mary Wolf - deceased as aforesaid for services of said John Wolf, deceased, in the Revolutionary War by virtue of any and every Act or Acts of Congress in such case made and provided and in our names to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for the amount found due and coming to us, and to do any and every other act and acts that we ourselves might or could do were we personally present at the doing thereof hereby confirming whatsoever our Said Attorney shall do in and about the premises of virtue hereby revoking all other and former powers or Power of Attorney by us o any of us.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth day of June 1857.
Ann her X mark Yetter  [word 'seal' written, surrounded by squiggles in shape of an oval] 

Mary her X mark Hoffman [word 'seal' written, surrounded by squiggles in shape of an oval] 

Catharine her X mark Wolk [word 'seal' written, surrounded by squiggles in shape of an oval] 

Sarah her X mark Sendling [word 'seal' written, surrounded by squiggles in shape of an oval] 

Elizabeth her X mark Rhinard [word 'seal' written, surrounded by squiggles in shape of an oval] 

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of 
John [illegible]

State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia} Ss

On this tenth day of June 1857 personally appeared before me the the subscriber An alderman and Ex officio a Justice of the Peace in and for the City and State aforesaid Ann Yetter, Mary Hoffman, Catharine Wolk, Sarah Sendling and Elizabeth Rhinard and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be their act and each of their acts and deed for the purposes therein contained.

J. Snider Alderman 
and Ex. officio justice of Peace [hand written seal on right side of page with illegible initials]


[on bottom left side of page is a hand drawn hand with finger pointing to the right side of page]
over
Page 11

State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia} Ss

Be it known that on this 10th day of June 1857 personally appeared before me an Alderman and Ex Officio a Justice of the Peace in and for the City and State aforesaid personally appeared Evan O. Jackson the attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney and affirmed that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by writer of the foregoing Power of Attorneyeither by pledge mortgage, sale assignment, or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the sum has been so disposed of to any person whatever.
Evan O. Jackson

Affirmed and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
J Snider [signature] alderman and ex officio of justice of Peace

State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia} Ss

I John Williams Clerk of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the City and County of Philadelphia being a Court of Record and having a Seal Do Certify that J. Snider before whom the annexed and foregoing acknowledgment and affidavit were made is an alderman of the City of Philadelphia, and Ex officio a Justice of the Peace, duly empowered to administer Oaths and affirmations for general purposes and that his Official acts are entitled to confidence, and further that the Signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 11th day of June 1857.

[illegible signature]
Page 12

[illegible] 14, 1843

[illegible numbers crossed out]

Pension Case
Mary Wolfe
Dec. [deceased] [illegible] Proof
By her heirs
Elizabeth Rheiner
Mary Hoffman
Catherine Polk
Sarah Senderling
Anna Yetter

S 3 [illegible]
Pension of 

A

John Stuart
[illegible] Library Street
Philadelphia
Penna [Pennsylvania]
Page 13

Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg, Oct. 18. 1843

I William F. Packer, Auditor General of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that, on the within paged numbered ten (10) and Eleven (11) - where the signature of "John Wolfe" appears, in all four times, with an "0" between the "John" and "Wolfe" the "John Wolf" or "John Wolfe" appears in the originals in the books in my office of which a certified copy appears on the said tenth (10) and eleventh (11) pages in the hand writing of the accountant and the "O" between the said "John" and "Wolf" & "Wolfe" appears as the mark or signature of the said "John Wolfe".
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of office the date above written

William F. Packer
Aud. Genl. [Auditor General]

[paper seal affixed on left center of page]

Pennsylvania
Dauphin County [illegible]

Personally appeared before Charles A. Snyder a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, at the Auditor Generals Office of Pennsylvania on Friday the twentieth day of October 1843 - Frederick Polk who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say "That he resides in the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania and is aged seventy [illegible] years or thereabouts - and is a sugar refiner - That he well knew the late John Woolfe of the City and County of Philadelphia from the year 1803 to the day of his death in the year 1821 - That he {deponent] knows the hand writing of the said John Woolfe
Page 14

and has many times seen him write. That he (John Woolfe) scarcely ever attempted to write English but when he did so attempt it was with very great difficulty - He kept his memorandums in the german language until he deceased as aforesaid - That in the Books in the Auditor Generals Office of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg which are now open and shown to him the deponent the original of which a certified copy appears on page nine (9) in the within dockument [document] where the signature of "John Woolfe" appears in the last column to the right in his (Woolfes) own proper hand writing.  The said John Woolfe was the husband of Mary Wolfe deceased in this instance he (Woolfe) has attempted to write his name in English - and in the same Book in the Auditor generals office which are now opened and shown to the deponent - The originals of which a certified copy appears on page 12 of the within document. In his certificate N-99 for seventy three pounds two shillings and two pence of [pound symbol] 73.12.2. [illegible], dates Reading April 4. 1781. has an endorsement of "John Woolfe" also in the proper hand writing of the said John Woolfe, and on the same Book and in same Office shown to the deponent as aforesaid the original of which a certified copy appears on page 12 of the within dockuments [documents]. In case of the certificate N.129 for [pound symbol] 138.1.9  [illegible] also an endorsement of "John Woolfe" in the proper hand writing of the said John Woolfe, And the original on the said Books in the same office and shown to deponent as aforesaid of which certified copies appear in this four cases on pages Ten and Eleven (10) (11) of the within dockuments [documents] the mark "o" in the last column between the John and the Woolfe on the right, in each of said four cases is also the peculiar hand writing of the said John Woolfe which is but his marks.

Fredrik Volk [signature]

Sworn and subscribed as set forth in the [illegible]}

[illegible] C. A. Snyder
J.P.}
Dauphin County [illegible]
I John A Weir Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & State of Pennsylvania, do certify that C. A. Snyder whose name is subscribed to this foregoing deposition is a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County and that duly appointed & commissioned, and that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to all such his official acts, And that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 20th day of October 1843.
John A. Weir, Prothy [Prothonotary]
Page 15

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the [illegible] section of the act of congress of 4th July 1836.

United States
Pennsylvania
Eastern District

On this 2nd day of November A.D. 1843 personally appeared in open court, in the district court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Rheiner of North Penn Township in the county of Philadelphia, and State aforesaid - aged 63 years or thereabouts, and Mary Hoffman aged 56 years or thereabouts, and Catherine Polk - aged 53 years - or thereabouts, and Sarah Senderling, aged 48 years or thereabouts - the three last named being residents of the Northern Liberties in said county - and Anna Yetter of Kensington, in said county aged 49 years or thereabouts, and on oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of 4th July 1836.
That declarents [declarants]are the only surviving children of Mary Wolfe and John Wolfe late of the city and county of Philadelphia deceased - and are her heirs at law.  That the said Mary Wolfe - deceased - was the widow of John Wolfe - deceased - who was a Sergeant - and Corporal - and private at different times in the army of the revolution that they have always heard him say - he was a native of Philadelphia, born in 1731 - and early in life, learned the art of war in the British Army - during a six years service in the West Indies.
That on his return to Philadelphia - the American revolution had just commenced - When he entered the service of the continental congress - first as sergeant in a volunteer
Page 16

[illegible] the "war" delegated by said corps to go - and went alone to Boston or vicinity while the American troops were there, with written proposals offering the service of the said corps to General Washington, that on his arrival there General Washington wished him to wait some three or four weeks for an answer, - and after that time had expired - the said General accepted, with [illegible] the proffered service of the said corps.
That on his return to Philadelphia, the said Corps, with himself, repaired to Boston or vicinity and joined the American army; but what precise time he was out on that occation [occasion?] they do not recollect to have heard him say, and they have no means of knowing.
That such was his zeal in the service that soon after - early in 1777 he entered the Pennsylvania line - and under sundry enlistments, served the United States, - in different corps, as private and corporal, in different regiments, as his services were most needed - as the 1st 3rd 4th and 5th and perhaps some small portion of the time as sergent [sergeant] in a volunteer corps - to the clerk of the war.
That he was on duty in nearly all battles which were of moments during the said period as the [illegible] at Germantown, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth & others, engaged in by U. [United] States forces.
That when young, he was able bodied and extremely resolute, but received a wound in the early part of the war - in action, which though it did not so materially affect him during the said war as to prevent him from service yet in after years incapacitated him for business, and finally closed his life A.D. 1821.
That the late mother of declarants the said Mary Wolfe was married to the said John Wolfe in 1770 - was part of the time out with him in the said service, and assisted in cooking for the army and after the war lived with him as his wife till his death as aforesaid, and applied for a pension as his widow under the act of 4th July 1836 - and remained his widow till her decease - which was on the 1st day of February 1842.
Page 17

That when she first so applied for a pension they believe she was under the mistaken apprehension that it was only necessary to declare and prove a monthly service of her late husband. That the age of some of the witnesses who testified on the accasion [occasion] of her application, and the distance of time since the occurrence in question may possibly have somewhat confused their minds - when they so notified - as to the precise station the said John Wolfe occupied - and the precise corps to which he belonged at certain distinct dates and periods. But declarants have not any doubt of whatever kind - that the leading facts declared by the said Mary Wolfe, and sustained by the testimony, as a whole, as to the actual service in the war of the revolution, by the said John Wolfe, of seven and more years - were strictly and literally true.
That declarants have made diligent search, and can find no documentary evidence of these facts except what is herewith submitted, and that heretofore submitted in the same case' and can find no person now living who knew and was out with the said John Wolfe when in the service as aforesaid.  That a reconsideration of the case is prayed - and a reference to the testimony and that declarants in [illegible] of the said Mary Wolfe, may receive the pay of a corporal, as for two years service, under the section and act aforesaid.
That the said John Wolfe was an American citizen - that the marriage of the said Mary and John was before the expiration of the last period of his service - and that declarants, for themselves and their late mother Mary Wolfe hereby relinquish each and every claim to a pension or gratuity except the one now applied for.
Elizabeth her X mark Rheiner
Mary her X mark Hoffman
Catherine her X mark Volk 
Sarah her X mark Senderling
Anna her X mark Yetter

Sworn in open Court
November 2, 1843
Archibald Randall
[illegible] Judge
Page 18

United States
Pennsylvania
Eastern District Ss

On this 2nd day of November A.D. 1848 personally appeared at open court in the district court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Alexander Weldon, of the Northern Liberties, in the county of Philadelphia and State aforesaid - aged 73 years or thereabouts - laborer - and being duly sworn according to law - Saith I well knew the late John Wolfe of the Northern Liberties, in the county & State aforesaid during twenty two years - or thereabouts previous to his death which occurred in 1821 - and his wife - the late Mary Wolfe - during forty two years or thereabouts previous to her death - which occurred on the first day of February 1842 - and their heirs to wit Elizabeth Rheiner - Mary Hoffman - Catherine Volk - Sarah Senderling - and Anna Yetter - who have made the foregoing declaration - during the forty two or forty three years last past - During all this time - to with 48 years or thereabouts I have lived a very near neighbor to the said family. Year 1799 - or thereabouts to the day of his death in 1821 as aforesaid, I was almost every day with the said John Wolfe and conversed with him freely - and well knew his reports and general [illegible] among his old comrads [comrades] of revolutionary times - and do fully believe - nor was it ever doubted by any one but fully and generally believed by all his neighbors and acquaintances that he had served the United States - as a soldier in one station or another - continuously through the whole of the revolutionary war - from the beginning to the close.
The said John Wolfe had a wound in one of his legs, which had the appearance of a bullet wound, which he always said - and none doubted, but all believed he received in battle in the said war, which severely affected him in the later portion of his life.
The said Mary Wolfe was always reported
Page 19

to be his wife - and to have been married to him during the said war - and to have been out with him some portion of the time - and after his decease as aforesaid - she, to my knowledge, remained [word remained was repeated] the widow of the said John Wolfe till her decease as aforesaid - and the said Elizabeth Rheiner Mary Hoffman - Catherine Volk - Sarah Senderling and Anna Yetter are her only surviving children

Alexander his X mark Weldon

Sworn in open court
November 2, 1843
Archibald Randall

United States
Pennsylvania
Eastern District Ss

Frederick Volk of the Northern Liberties in the county of Philadelphia - and State aforesaid - aged 73 years or thereabouts - Sugar refiner swears - that the following memorandum in the German language is in the handwriting of the late John Wolfe of the Northern Liberties in the county and State aforesaid.  That the said memorandum was in the possession of Mary Wolfe - the widow of the aid John Wolfe till her decease February 1, 1842 - and since that period it has been in the possession of this deponent
Page 20

the translation of which into the English language is as follows - to the best of deponents' knowledge [illegible] "1791 the 4th February Catherine Wolfe born [illegible] the 27th. and Catherine his wife witnessed Sarah Wolfe born 15th August 1796 - Anna Wolfe born 11 October 1799"

Fridrick Volk [signature]

Sworn to this second day of November 
A.D. 1843 in open court
Francis Hopkinson Clk [Clerk] Dist. Ct. [district court]

United States
Pennsylvania Eastern District S.S.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, the said John Wolfe - deceased, served the United States in the war of the revolution as declarants have stated, and that the said Mary Wolfe - deceased, was married o the said John Wolfe prior to the last period of his said service, and that, from his death in 1821 to her decease Feb 1st 1862 she remained his widow, and that Elizabeth Rheiner, Mary Hoffman, Catherine Volk Saragh [Sarah] Senderling and Anna Yetter who have made the foregoing declarations, are the only surviving children of the said John Wolfe and Mary Wolf deceased and her heirs at law, and that Fredrick Volk - and Alexander Weldon, who have testified in the case, are persons of known respectability and credibility.............................................................................................................
And I Francis Hopkinson clerk of the said district court of the United States, for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania do certify that the foregoing are the proceedings and action of the said court in the matter of the application of the heirs of Mary Wolfe deceased for a pension from the United States, and that Archibald Randall Esq. before whom the said proceedings were had, is the United States district judge for the said district and the signature thereunto annexed purporting to be [illegible due to seal placed over lettering]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court this Second day of November, A.D. 1843 at Philadelphia - 
Francis Hopkinson. Clk. [Clerk] Dist. Ct.. [District Court]
Page 22

Fifth Regiment, 1780

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen, and Captain Ercurius Beatty, Agent for the late Pennsylvania line, the several sums [illegible] to our names respectively, in certificates, dated July 1, 1784, bearing interest at six per cent, from January the first 1781. Signed by John Pierce, commissioner, and described as below, being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for pay [illegible] to January the first 1781.

Date of Issues
August 7th 1785

Number of Certificates
70.280

Letter
G

Names
John Wolfe

Sums
Dollars  [illegible]
33.30

Signers
John [illegible] Wolf

Fifth Regiment 1781.

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen, and Captain Ercurius Beatty, Agent for the late Pennsylvania Line, the Several sums opposite to our names respectively, in certificates, dated July 1st 1784, leaving interest at six percent from January the first 1782.  Signed by John Pierce, commissioner, and described as below, being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for [illegible] to January the first 1782.

Date of Issues
August 7th 1786

Number of Certificates
70.571

Letter
A.

Names
John Wolfe

Sums
Dollars [illegible]
65.50

Signers
John [illegible] Wolf

Auditor Generals office  Pennsylvania
Harrisburg October 16th 1843
I do hereby certify that the foregoing are correct extract copies of the original pay roll on file in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office
Wm [William] F. Packer
Auditor General
Page 23

Fifth Regiment 1782

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowel, and Captain Ercurius Beatty, Agent for the late Pennsylvania Line, the several sums opposite to our names respectively, in certificates, dated July 1, 1784, leaving interest at Six per cent, from January the first 1783 Signed by John Pierce, commissioner, and described as below, being for the balance of a Settlement between the United States and us for Pay to January the first 1783

Date of Issue
August 7th 1785  

No of Certificate
70.825

Letter
B

Names
John Wolfe

Sums
Dollars [illegible]
80.  ..

Signers
John [illegible] Wolfe

Third Regiment, Gratuity

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen and Captain Ercurius Beatty, agent for the late Pennsylvania Line, the several sums opposite to our names respectively, in certificates dated July 1, 1784, leaving interest at Six per cent, from November the fourth 1783 Signed by John Pierce, commissioner, and described as below, being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for Gratuity allowed the non commissioned officers & privates who served to the end of the war

Date of Issue
August 7th 1784

No of Certificate
72.110

Letter
A

Names
John Wolfe

Sums
Dollars [illegible]
80. ..

Signers
John [illegible] Wolfe

Auditor Generals office Pennsylvania
Harrisburg October 16th 1843

I do hereby certify that the foregoing are correct extracted copies of the pay rolls on file in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office

Wm F. Packer
Auditor General
Page 24

No 159.} Certificate for [pound symbol] 110.2.2 specie 
We do certify, that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to John Wolf Private of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, in the sum of one hundred & ten pounds two Shillings & two pence Specie; being the amount of the Depreciation of his pay, from January 1st 1777 to August 1st 1780.  Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, passed at Philadelphia the 18th of Decembe4r 1780.
Reading April 4th 1781
Henry Christ     A. [Auditor?] [signature]
Henry Huller     A. [Auditor?] [signature]

No 129.}  Certificate for [pound symbol] 138.1.9 specie
We do certify, that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to John Wolfe Corporal of the First Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment, in the sum of one hundred & thirty eight pounds one Shilling & nine pence Specie; being the amount of the Depreciation of his pay, from February 18th 1777 to August 1 1780, Pursuant to an Act of assembly, passed at Philadelphia the 18th of December 1780
Jas [James] Stevenson} [signature]
Jno [John] Nicholson} Auditor  [signature]

Auditor General's Office Pennsylvania
Harrisburg October 16th 1843
I do hereby certify that the foregoing are correct copies of the originals on file in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office
Wm [William] F Packer
Auditor General
Page 25

A Return of the Pennsylvania Line entitled to Donation lands reported by the late Comptroller General

| Names
Woods Christopher
Wolfe John
Weaver Henry|

|Rank
Private
"
" |

|Regiment
1st Penna
"   "
"   " |

|Acres
200
200 drawn
200    " |

Pennsylvania SS:
Secretary's Office
Harrisburg October 18th 1843
I certify that the above is a true extract from the Return of the Comptroller General remaining on file in this office, and that no other John Wolfe than the above mentioned appears in said return
Witness my hand & the Seal of the said office the day & year aforesaid
Chas. [Charles] McClure
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Page 26

Column 1
| No 7
  "
  " |

Column 2
| [blank]
[blank]
1345 |

Column 3 
| 200
"
" |

[illegible]
Column 4
| blank
blank
John Wolf |

Return for [illegible]
Column 5
| blank |

In testimony that the above is a copy of an entry on page 94 of Book which "contains a list of the Donation or Military tracts of Land, granted to the officers and Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary Army", and that it is a copy of the only John Wolf in the Book (the name being entered but once0 remaining in the office of the Surveyor General of Pennsylvania; I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said office at Harrisburg this 18th day of October AD 1843

For Jacob Sallade S.G.
Thos. [Thomas] J. Rehrer
Page 29

W. File # 3.324. (2)

Island, Amboy, New Brunswick and Newark, and sustained a slight wound in one of his legs.
He married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1776, Mary Cline, who went into the service with him for a while, as a cook. He died March 22, 1821, at Philadelphia; She was eighty-four years of age and resided at Northern Liberties, Philadelphia County, in 1839. She died February 1, 1842, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the pension which was due the soldier and his widow was allowed for the benefit of their only surviving children, in 1842: Elizabeth Rheiner aged about 63 years; Mary Ann Hoffman 56 years; Catherine Volk 53 years; Ann Yeater 49 years; and Sarah Senderling 48 years.
A Revolutionary War land warrant numbered 2,432 for 100 acres issued to the above children of John Wolfe, the location of which may be ascertained at the General Land Office.
The above is the only John Wolf, Wolfe, Wolff or Woolf found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,

[handwritten] J L Davenport.

Commissioner.
Page 33

Philadelphia County SS:

On this 29th day of April 1839, Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace and Alderman of said county came 
Mary Wolf (the widow of John Wolf deceased), a resident of the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, aged 84 Years, who being duly sworn according to law, says that she knows that her husband John Wolf deceased entered the Service in the Spring of the Year 1776 as Sergeant in Captain  Andrew Geyer's company, in Colonel Matlack's regiment, under General Washington and knows that her husband was in the engagements at Staten Island, Amboy, New Brunswick and Newark, and knows that he was also at the battles of [illegible] and Princeton and was in the Encampment at Morristown in the winter of 1777 and served under the aforesaid officers until the close of the war and a part of the time was out with him and knows that John Wolf performed Military Services for upwards of nine months and that he died in the year 1821 and that she has remained a widow ever since, which may be cited by her former evidence.
Mary her X mark Wolf [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed}
[illegible] 29th April AD 1839
Lewis D. Belaire
Justice of the Peace [illegible]
Page 37

Philadelphia February 24 1851

Hon. [Honorable] J. E. Heath
Comr. [Commissioner] Pensions,
Dear Sir

The daughters of John Wolf - a revolutionary soldier, who was entitled to Bounty Land, placed their papers some time since in the hands of a Mr. David Cory of York Pa. [Pennsylvania], and have not received information from him according to their expectations.  They have desired me to write to you to ascertain if application has been made in their names for Back Pension, pay or any thing else by Mr. Corey, Also to request that you will state, how they shall proceed in case anything has been received by him in their name or names.
John Wolf was a private in [illegible] Regt. [Regiment], Pa [Pennsylvania] Line.
Your kind attention to this matter will confer a favor on the heirs of John Wolfe
Has there been any attempt to file testimony for Pension in this case?
Very faithfully
Yours [illegible]
E. O. Jackson
No 51 South 4th Street
Page 38

Washington  Feby. [February] 21. 1851
Sir,
On the 15. of January, last past, we filed the affidavit of Magdalena Hickson, in the case of the heirs of John & Mary Wolf, as addl [additional] evidence of the service of said John Wolf in the revolution.  Since that date we have ascertained that, by a letter of 27 July last to James Owner, it was decided that for the want of sufficient proof of identity the claims could not be allowed.
We believe that upon a review of this case the evidence of identity will be found to be sufficient.  And as Bounty Land has been granted the same parties, upon the same proof of identity, we think there is no good reason for withholding the pension, & therefore respectfully ask the Commissioner of Pensions to review the case & if consistent with justice & the rules of the Department, to allow the claims.
We are very Respectfully
Edwards & Smith

J. E. Heath Esq [Esquire]
Com. [Commissioner] of Pensions
Page 41

Mary Wolf
act 4 July 1836

Penn. [Pennsylvania] case

See letter 22 May 1844 
to John Stewart - 

[illegible] to W. H. Ketcham
September 8 1847
[illegible] Oct 1 '49
Let [letter] Hon. H. D. Moore
June 15 '50
Page 44

York March 1st 1850

Dear Sir  Enclosed I send you the documents in support of the claim of the heirs of Mary Wolfe for a pension due them from the 4th of March 1831 to the 1st of February 1842 the day in which their mother died, to these same heirs of John and Mary Wolfe you granted and issued a land warrant in their names [illegible] or about the month of October 1848 and delivered the same to Wm [William] M Stewart their Agt [Agent?] and Attorney for them as will appear by reference had in Mr. Gordons office for which warrant they obtained [illegible] for the same [illegible] please send me a pension Certificate for the amount due them

Your H Servant
Davi Corey

 [illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esq [Esquire]
Page 47

York Nov [November] 13th 1857

Hon. [Honorable] Alex [Alexander] H. H. Stuart
Secretary of the Interior, 
Dear Sir,
on the ninth day of October last, (1851), a certificate of Pension was granted by your department to the heirs of Mary Wolfe widow of John Wolfe dec [deceased], namely Elizabeth Rheiner, Mary Hoffman, Catharine Volk, Sarah Sunderling & Anna Yetter, only surviving children.
To obtain this pension, I made an agreement with the heirs, that in case I got it, I was to receive the amount, for my services, as stated in said agreement. - on Wednesday the 29th of October last William Rheiner the son of Elisabeth Rheiner one of the heirs, came to York and obtained from my wife this agreement, and now has it, and as yet, upon request, has refused to return it, no doubt from sinister motives, and from a hint given by him inadvertently [illegible] his object with the rest, intend applying for another certificate of the same kind for said pension, through false misrepresentations, and to achieve their ends, probably perjury.
My object in writing at this time, is to request you, in case of the application made by them, to examine the [illegible], if any presented, connected with this matter, and also the person or persons who present them, and you will find what I have stated above is correct and true.
Very respectfully [illegible]
Eleona Corey
for David Corey. -

N.B. In consequences of Father being very ill & not able to write himself, he requested me to write for him.
E. C.
Page 50

a tour of service fully sufficient to entitle him to be embraced in the provisions of the law.
But it would appear, if I am also correctly informed, that the Department hesitates in giving an affirmative decision in the case, because the record or documentary proof, or rather the Muster Roll of service, now existing, does not bear out the testimony of the living witnesses, with regard to the extent and period of service.  This may readily be - and the discrepancy easily accounted for - as it is known that the Army regulations from the foundation of our government have required the military in service to be mustered every two months [these last 3 words are underlined] - and the rolls certified accordingly - A muster roll, therefore, for two months, on which the name of Mr. Wolf is found, may be the only one now existing, [last 4 words underlined] whilst those immediately previous, and subsequent, containing also evidence of his service, have been destroyed by the ravages of time and contingences of two wars.
These circumstances taken into consideration, with the character and respectability of the witnesses, the extent of their evidence, and it being the best that can be obtained, it is hoped will weigh sufficiently with your Department to grant to Mrs. Wolf the claim she honestly feels herself entitled to on that Government which her late worthy husband contributed the last portion of his life to establish and perpetuate.
I have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect, 
Your Obt. [obedient?] Servt. [Servant?]
Athans Ford
Page 51

To
James L. Edwards Esq. [Esquire]
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington.

Philadelphia  December 28th. 1839

Sir,
At the instance of a particular friend and relative of Mrs. Mary Wolf, a resident of the Northern Liberties, widow of the late John Wolf, who was 1st Sergeant in Capt. Andrew Geyers company of Riflemen of the Pennsylvania Militia, and who performed military duty in our revolutionary struggle with Great Britain, I am induced to trouble you with this communication, hoping that on a reconsideration of the evidence of Mrs. Wolf's claim fora pension, under existing laws, founded on the service of her late husband, you will be enabled, with the exercise of whatever discretion in such cases may be lodged in you and the Honorable Secretary of War, to decide on granting the prayer of the petitioner. -
If I am correctly informed, the claimant has proved from the testimony (lodged at your office) of Peter Kline [illegible], John G. Lower, Margaret Myers, and Mary B. Geyer - witnesses now living - that her late husband, Mr. Wolf, entered the field in the spring of 1776, and remained six months in service - then returned home and went again in December 1776, and remained on duty til [until] 1778 - was in the memorable battles of Trenton, Germantown and Monmouth - having thus performed
Page 52

a tour of service fully sufficient to entitle him to be embraced in the provisions of the law.
But it would appear, of I am also correctly informed, that the Department hesitates in giving an affirmative decision in the case, because the record or documentary proof, or rather the Muster Roll of service, now existing, does not bear out the testimony of the living witnesses, with regard to the extent and period of service.  This may readily be - and the discrepancy easily accounted for - as it is known that the Army regulations from the foundation of our government, have required the military in service to be mustered every two months [last 3 words are underlined] - and the rolls certified accordingly - a muster roll, therefore, for two months, on which the name of Mr. Wolf is found, may be the only one now existing [last 4 words are underlined], whilst those immediately previous and subsequent, containing also evidence of his service, have been destroyed by the ravages of time and contingences of two wars.
These circumstances taken into consideration, with the character and respectability of the witnesses, the extent of their evidence, and it being the best that can be obtained, it is hoped will weigh sufficiently with your department to grant to Mrs. Wolf the claim she honestly feels herself entitled to on that Government which her late worthy husband contributed the last portion of his life to establish and perpetuate -

I have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect,
Your Of. [Official?] Serv [Servant?]
Athans Ford
Page 57

Pennsylvania
York County, ss

I J R Donnell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county certify that the Honorable Daniel Durkee, by whom the forgoing certificate was signed is and at the time of doing the same was an acting judge of the 19th judicial district [illegible] of the counties of York & Adams in said state duly commissioned and qualified and that said signature purporting to be his is genuine - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 4h March A.D. 1851.
J R. Donnell, Pro [Prothonotary]