Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8647, Jacob Horrauf, Penn.
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Service
Penn.

Horrauf, Jacob
or Harrauf
or Harroff
or Harrowf

Number S. 8647 

Contents
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Ohio = Pittsburgh 26.147.
Jacob Harroff
Trumbull Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a pr. in the Company commanded by Captain Reicker of the Regt commanded by Col McCollough in the Pa line for 
7 Mo Pr $23.33
Jacob Horrauf or Harrauf
Dec 12, 1904
Records corrected.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio- P.A.
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of March 1834 and sent to A.M. McConnell, Warren, Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of March '34  70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 11. 66 1/2
$81.66 1/2

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J.T. Sprague Clerk
Book E - Vol 18 Page 114

Date of death not on AB
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State of Ohio}
Trumbull County Ss}
     On this 21 day of August AD 1832 personally appeard in open Court before the Supreme Court of said State for the County of Trumbull, now sitting Jacob Haroff - a resident of Austintown in the County of Trumbull - and State of Ohio, aged 79 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated _ 
[different handwriting:]
I volunteered at middletown in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in the Sping [Spring] of the year 1776 or 1777 I cannot recollect which, under command of Captain Cowdin, Crouch was my Lieuftenant [Lieutenant] we marched to Philadelphia- from there to Trenton, from there to Princeton, from there to Brunswick, then to Amboy. when we joined the army. cannot recollict  [recollect] whether I was in the Service at this time four or Six months, but recollict [recollect] that I was out at this time as long as the militia. we came back to Philadelphia when we were paid off & discharged. after this tour, I think in 1778 or 1779 I enlisted in Lancaster Co Pennsylvania under command of Capt. Reiker; Philip Grunawalt was my Colonel -
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from there we went to ["Trenton" crossed out] the vally forge. I was enlisted this time for a tour of twelve months, to drive Teams - At the vally forge we took the baggage of the sick and went to Trenton, we joined  washingtons army at Brunswick, from there we were sent to Philadelphia for a load of Cloathing [clothing] for the army, then was eleven waggons [illegible] of company, we left our loading at a continentle [continental] Store between North River & Quaker hill, we all remained there untill Burgoyne prisoners  came there then the hind wagonns were discharged, we some time afterwards started for Philadelphia, before we arrived there I took the Camp Seward, and was sick twelve or thirteen weeks, Capt. Brooks gave me a discharge & I went home - The next year I was drafted again for a tour of three or four months service this tour under Capt. McCullough who discharged me when my time was ended - 
I was born in Bucks County Pa. in the year 1753 - I have no record of my age - I have lived in Cumberland County Pa. in the neighbourhood of Carlisle Since this war of the Revolution about ten years - in Franklin County about Seven years - I have lived in Austintown Trumbull County Ohio where I now live: for the last Sixteen years - I know of no person living by whom I can prove my Service in the Revolution. Mr. E. Whittlesey and George Mygatt two of my Neighbours, who can testify to my verasity [veracity], and their belief of my services in 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 of the agency of any State -
Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid -
 Before me George Parsons Clk SC - 
Jacob Harroff
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The Elisha Whittlesy and George Mygatt residing in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Horoff who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy-nine years of age or thereabouts, 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 to and Subscribed the }   George Mygatt
day & year aforesaid }     Elisha Whittlesey -   George Parsons Clk S.C.

I Elisha Whittlesey - hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Harroff who has sworn to and Subscribed the above declaration and that I believe him to e a man of veracity - sworn to and subscribed
this 24th day of August 1832       Elisha Whittlesey -
before me George Parsons Clerk S.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and Served as he states __
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of Trumbull do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court had in the matter of the application of Jacob Haroff for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Warren this 29th day of August 1832  George Parsons. Clerk
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Pa
Application of
Jacob Harroff 
8222
Filed August 24th
1832
The Stare of Ohio Trumbull County Ss. Court of Commonpleas May Term Eighteen hundred thirty three present the Hon l Mathew Benhard president Richard Hayes Eli Baldwin and Robert Price Esquires his associates [prdgrs?] holding Said Court, whereas Jacob Hurroff of Austintown in Said County aged seventy nine years did at the last August Term of the Supreme Court held in Said County of Trumbull file his declaration in Said Court in order to  obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed Jun 7 1832 and whereas George Mygatt & Elisha Whittlesey were the Witnesses who testified with regard to the Character of Said Applicant and the opinion of the neighbourhood where he resides touching his revolutionary Services and as it does not appear that Said Supreme Court notified with respect to the credibility of Said Witnesses in conformity to the instructions of the war department, this Court does therefore certify that the above named George Mygatt and Elisha Whittlesey are residents of Said County of Trumbull and are credible persons and that their Said Statement is intitled to credit, Ordered that the Clerk certify the foregoing under the Seal of this Court
The State of Ohio Ss} 
Trumbull County  }
I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Said County do hereby Certify the foregoing to be a true Copy of an entry made in the Journals of Said Court at their May Term, 1833  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of Said Court at Warren this tenth day of June 1833.     George Parsons  Clerk
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State of Ohio
Cumberland County Ss}
Common Pleas July Term AD 1821
On this Eleventh day of July AD 1821
Personally appeared in open Court. being a
Court of Record for said County, Jacob
Horrauf, Resident in Austintown in said
County, aged forty-seven years, who being duly Sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818, to wit: That he enlisted into the service of the United States
on or about the fifteenth day of March 1777
as a private in the company commanded by Capt
Jacob Reigher in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Greenewalt, in the Pennsylvania line in the Continental establishment, that he enlisted at Hummelstown in Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania for the space of one year; that soon after Capt. Reigher resigned and Capt. Brooks took the command of the company to which he belonged, that he continued to serve in said Company and regiment until or about the middle of February AD 1778 when he was 
honorably discharged at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, and that he has no other evidence of his said Service, and in conformity to the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my
property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress passed on the 18th of March 1818 entitled An act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the land
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and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war, and that I have no property or securities, contracts or debts,
due to me other than what are contained
in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
One yoke of Steers
Two Steers two years old
Two Cows
Three heifers
Two Calves
Two wagon wheels
One old plane
Some harrow teeth
Two Iron Kettles
Two broken pots
And the said Jacob further Saith that he is
indebted to 
William Ell -$1 00
Peter Linas - $19,
Henry Baird - $15
Jacob Dustman- $10
And the said Jacob further Saith that by occupation he is a shoemaker, that by reason of his age he is able to labor but little, that his family consists of five persons exclusive of himself, to wit: his wife age about fifty, William his son, Lewis his son, Leah his daughter and Rachel his daughter.
Jacob Horrouf

Sworn to and declared in open Court this 11th day of July AD 1821 by
George Parsons Clk
I, George Parsons, Clerk of the Court of  Common Pleas for the County of Trumbull and
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State of Ohio, do certify that the foregoing
oath and schedule are truly copied from the original oath and schedule now on file in my office, and that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is not more than ninety-three dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at Warren this 11th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty-one
George Parsons, Clerk
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8.222
Jacob Harroff
Ohio

Refd to Mr. Edwards
14 Dec 1833
F S Evans

Adm 7 months-
23.39
79.99

Alexander McConnell
Warren
Trumbull Co
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
26 June 1833
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. Those points 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 Jacob Horrauf

Period when the service was rendered: Vol, 1776 or 7
Duration of the claimant's service: 4 months
Rank of the claimant:  Prv
Names and ranks of the Field officers under whom he served:_Capt. Croath
Age at present, and place of abode, when he entered the service:79 years, Lancaster Co. PA
Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary

Period when the service was rendered: Ens,1778 or 9
Duration of the claimant's service: 1 year
Rank of the claimant:  Teamster
Names and ranks of the Field officers under whom he served:_Capt. Jacob Reiker
Age at present, and place of abode, when he entered the service:79 years, Lancaster Co. PA
Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary

Period when the service was rendered: Drafted 1780
Duration of the claimant's service: 3 months
Rank of the claimant:  Prv
Names and ranks of the Field officers under whom he served:_Capt. McCullough
Age at present, and place of abode, when he entered the service:79 years, Lancaster Co. PA
Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

B: Must prove service as a Teamster.
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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 his law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians 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
County of}ss.

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 Officer  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 not (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers of 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 opinions.
Sworn and subscribed the day 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. 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.
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 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person 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 declaration 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 it it?
{To an Officer.{  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was is signed, and what has become it 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 periods 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-
[a]  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.
[b]  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.
[c]  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]  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, and 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 periods 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.
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[I]  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 officers, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or the 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 officers, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j]  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 [I] 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.
[k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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February 10, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXX

JACOB HORRAUF
S. 8647
BA-J/MLB

Honorable Vic Donahey
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.

My dear Senator:

Reference is made to your request by telephone February 8, in behalf of Mr. Ned B. Smith, of Youngstown, Ohio, who desires the Revolutionary War records of Ludwig Ripple who came to America in 1750 from Germany and settled in Ohio (?), received land in 1808 and had a son, John Ripple; also, the record of Jacob Harroff, of Ohio.

As reported by telephone, February 8, there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file in this office based upon service in the Revolution of a Ludwig Ripple under any spelling of the name.  Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office.  The land which you state he received may have been granted by the state from which he served.  The record has been found of a Jacob Horrauf, of Ohio, who surname appears, also, as Harrauf, Harroff and Harrowf.  That record follows as shown in the papers on file in claim for pension, S.8647, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Jacob Horrauf was born in 1753 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was a German.  The names of his parents are not given.

Jacob Horrauf volunteered at Middletown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1776 or 1777, and served between four and six months as private in Captains Cowden's and Crouch's company, in the Pennsylvania Troops.  He enlisted in 1777 or 1778 for twelve months, served as private in Captains Jacob Riegor's and Brooks' company, Colonel Philip Greenawalt's Pennsylvania Regiment, engaged in driving teams at Valley Forge.  He enlisted afterwards, served three months as a private in Captain McCullough's Pennsylvania company.

After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in the neighborhood of Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, about ten years; in 1806 he was living in Canfield; then in Franklin County, that state,
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about seven years, after which he moved to Austintown, Trumbull County, Ohio.

Jacob Horrauf was allowed  pension on his application executed August 24, 1832, while residing in Austintown, Ohio, which had been his place of residence sixteen years.

In 1821, the soldier referred to his wife, Katherine then aged about fifty years, and to children, as follow- William, Lewis, Leah and Rachel, their ages not stated.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of Jacob Horrauf, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Jacob Horrauf
Certificate No. 26147
Issued March 19, 1834
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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8647
INVALID.
[check mark] Rev War

File No. 8647
Jacob Horrauf or Harrauf
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol 1st, Page 160

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[left side]
1937-Feb.10-Hist. to Hon Vic Donahey
1938 Oct. 13. hist to Mrs. Catherine A. Heiser See letter in Rev. clm. Jacob Woolley MCS
W.3908.
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 6, 1873 [crossed out]

REJECTED
4693.
P.O.
Jacob Harrowf
Service:
Enlisted:        , 18
Discharged:     , 18
Application filed:      , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Contract.
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Jacob Horrauf
or
Jacob Harrauf

Mrs. Von Entress Says thatt the above is the mans proper name.
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1896, for reissue to change date of commencement of pension is rejected on the ground that _ not disabled in a degree pensionable under the act of June 27, 1890, at the date of filing application prior to _ the date from which the pension was made to commence.
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Will Mr Adler kindly translate the soldiers signature and place the name on this slip?
[illegible]
Dec 15, 1904
Jacob Harrauf, also
Jacob Harrauft
Harrauft
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Jacob Harroff
Amended Declaration
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The State of Ohio
Trumbull County Ss}

I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio do hereby certify that Alexander McConnell whose name was subscribed in his own proper handwriting to the within and foregoing certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in said County of Trumbull, and that his official acts are entitled to credit
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of June AD 1833.

George Parsons Clerk
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The State of Ohio
Trumbull County ss}

Before me Alexander McConnell a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Trumbull aforesaid personally came Jacob Harroff of Austintown in said County of Trumbull aged eighty years who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot state positively as to the perfect length of his service as a soldier of the Revolution, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades.

For four months in the year 1776 or 1777 under command of Captain Crouch as a private and a volunteer. 
For twelve months I was enlisted as a private to drive Team, was under command of Capt. Jacob Reiker this was in the year 1777 or 1778.
For three months in the year 1778 was a private, drafted, was under command of Captain McCullough. 

And for such service I claim a pension
Jacob Harroff

Sworn to and subscribed before me at Warren in the County of Trumbull of said this 21st day of May A.D. 1833, and I certify that I am well acquainted with the service of Jacob Harroff, that he is a credible person and that his statements are entitled to credit. 

Alexander McConnell
Justice of the Peace
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18.167
Jacob Harrowf
Trumbull Co. Ohio.
- 4693
Joshua R. Geddings
Wayne, Ohio

Recd. 4 Augst. 1821
Col. Greenewalt
Was not on Continental establishment 
See. Letter
Rejected  30 Oct 1821

J C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Free
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State of Ohio
Ashtabula County 
Wayne Township 
13th July AD 1821

Sir
Enclosed is the application of Jacob Harrowf I am apprehensive that some mistakes might have arisen from translating the German names into English as he is a German and unable to speak English distinctly and I could find no person who could give me the exact spelling of the German words when translated but if any mistakes appear in that respect I suppose they will be confined to proper names (Jerhwfs his own) mostly as I was unable to satisfy myself as to every circumstance attending his services you will be so kind as to note those errors if any and make  returns to me at the place of [?tring] this letter. 
Yours Respectfully
Joshua R. Giddings
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Ohio [?]
Nov 5
Pension Claims
[stamp]
WARREN O. OCT 30 

Susp while I see
Mr. Whitlesley 

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Warren October 29th 1833.

J. L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir enclosed for your examination I send the application of Jacob Harroff.

Mr. Harroff as yet is unable to obtain any direct proof of his services as a Teamster.  He is unable to make any proof of living witnesses of his services in the War of the Revolution and has as far as in his power complied with the regulations of the Department.  He would ask permission to refer the Department to the Hon. E. Whittlesey, who is one of the subscribing witnesses touching his character for truth.  Mr. George Mygatt is the other subscribing witness (who is the Sheriff of Trumbull County) either of whom would  answer any questions touching the character of the applicant.  It will appear from his amended application that this Court have testified to the credability of the subscribing witnesses, that the magistrate certified to the credability of the applicant, and that the official character and signature of the Magistrate is certified by the proper officer, and under his seal of office. 
Mr. Harroff is old and infirm in body and somewhat so in mind.  He thinks his claim is one founded in equity and good conscience, and prays that if he has brought himself within the rules provided by the department, that his claim may be allowed.  I hope that if this should not answer the purpose Mr. Edwards will pardon me for sending back the papers without further amendment. 
I am, Respectfully, 
Your obt. Servt. 
Alex. Mc Connell
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Warren October 29th 1833.

J. L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir enclosed for your examination I send the application of Jacob Harroff.

Mr. Harroff as yet is unable to obtain any direct proof of his services as a Teamster.  He is unable to make any proof of living witnesses of his services in the War of the Revolution and has as far as in his power complied with the regulations of the Department.  He would ask permission to refer the Department to the Hon. E. Whittlesey, who is one of the subscribing witnesses touching his character for truth.  Mr. George Mygatt is the other subscribing witness (who is the Sheriff of Trumbull County) either of whom would  answer any questions touching the character of the applicant.  It will appear from his amended application that this Court have testified to the credability of the subscribing witnesses, that the magistrate certified to the credability of the applicant, and that the official character and signature of the Magistrate is certified by the proper officer, and under his seal of office. 
Mr. Harroff is old and infirm in body and somewhat so in mind.  He thinks his claim is one founded in equity and good conscience, and prays that if he has brought himself within the rules provided by the department, that his claim may be allowed.  I hope that if this should not answer the purpose Mr. Edwards will pardon me for sending back the papers without further amendment. 
I am, Respectfully, 
Your obt. Servt. 
Alex. Mc Connell
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Washington Novr 26th 1833
I have been acquainted with Jacob Haroff of Austintown in the County of Trumbull Ohio an applicant for a pension under the act of 1832, from the year 1806 to the present time, and during the earliest part of my acquaintance with him he resided in Canfield, the place of my  residence and for several years on a farm of which I had the charge  as an administrator. Since Mr Haroff moved from Canfield I have frequently seen him, and have known his general character. He is a German and illiterate, but is a man of strict truth and veracity, and has been so esteemed by his acquaintance.
 Very Respectfully
 yours
E Whittlesey

J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Agent -
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Mrs. white in the Office of Senator Vic Donahey (Ohio) called by Telephone for Rev. War records of Ludwig Ripple who came to America from Germany in 1750 and settled in Ohio (?); received land in 1808, had a son, John Ripple; also record of Jacob Harroff of Ohio. She said her request was in behalf of Ned B. Smith of Youngstown, Ohio.
 I reported by phone - no record of Ludwig Ripple and that [w?] would send written report on Jacob Harroff.

Feb 8, 1937
MLB {M.L.B.)

Mrs. White's phone
Cap. Br. 931
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October 13, 1938
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BA-J/MCS
Jacob Horrauf, S. 8647
Jacob Woolley, W. 3908

Mrs. Catherine A. Heister
221 R. Milner Street
Alliance, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Jacob Harrauf, Herrauf or Harrowf, and Jacob Wolly or Wooley or Woolley.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 8647, based on the military service of Jacob Horrauf (the surname also appears as Harrauf, Harroff and Harrowf).

Jacob Horrauf was born in 1753 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was a German.  The names of his parents are not given.

He volunteered at Middletwon, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the in spring of 1776 or 1777, and served between four and six months as private in Captains Cowden's and Crouch's company, in the Pennsylvania Troops.  He enlisted in 1777 or 1778 for twelve months, served as private in Captains Jacob Reiger's and Brooks' company in Colonel Philip Greenawalts's Pennsylvania Regiment, engaged in driving teams at Valley Forge.  He enlisted afterwards, served three months as private in Captain McCullough's Pennsylvania company.

After the Revolutionary War, this soldier resided in the neighborhood of Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, about ten years; in 1806 he was living in Canfield; he then lived in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, about seven years, after which he moved to Austintown, Trumbull County, Ohio.

Jacob Horrauf was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1832, while residing in Austintown, Ohio, which had been his place of residence sixteen years.
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In 1821, Jacob Horrauf referred to his wife, Katherine, then aged about fifty years, and to the following children:  William, Lewis, Leah and Rachel, their ages not stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Jacob Horrauf, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data;

Jacob Horrauf, Certificate 26147, issued March 19, 1834, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency.

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Jacob Woolley
W.3908

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 3908, based on the military service of Jacob Woolley.

He was born January 27, 1762.  The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

He enlisted, place not shown, served six years and three months as private in Captains Howell's and Mitchell's Companies in the First New Jersey Regiment and was discharged June 5, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 24, 1828, at which time he was living in Springfield, Essex County, New Jersey.

Jacob Woolley died November 21, 1829, in Essex County, New Jersey.

This soldier married at Springfield, New Jersey,  October 15, 1786, Hannah Tompson who was born September 22, 1769.

As the widow of Jacob Woolley, Hannah Woolley was allowed pension on her application executed November 27, 1838, while a resident of Springfield, New Jersey.  In 1848 she was living in Rahway, Essex County, New Jersey.
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Jacob and Hannah Woolley had the following children:

Mary                      born----            --, 1787
Abner T.                 "  March         10, 1789
Sarah                     "  January        --, 1791
Nancy                     "  August         --, 1792
Jacob                      "  September  3, 1794
Elizabeth                 "  November 5,   1797                             
Hannah                   "  July   18,         1799
Charlottee                "  November   8, 1801
Charles Thompson  "  October 29,    1804
Issac Williams          " September 7,  1806
Abraham                   "  January 28,    1811

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator