Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24,023, Jacob Wolf, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Wolf, Jacob
NUMBER _____
S 24.023
CONTENTS

11.483 Pennsylvania
Isaac Wolf
of Armstrong Co, in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Santee of the Reg t commanded Col ... .. in the Penn a Militia.
5. Mo Private - $ 20.00
Enrolled on the Roll of - Penn a the rate of 20 - Dollars - 50 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of May and sent to - 1833 R. C. Brum, Kittanning, Pa.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10.00
$ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk, Book C Vol. 5 Page 64
Leach not in a. B

Application of
Michael Wolf for the benefit of the "act of Congress"
June 1832"

State of Pennsylvania } Armstrong County }
On this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, I personally appeared in open Court, before John Young Esquire President Robert Orr & Joseph Rankin Esquires associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Armstrong now sitting, Jacob Wolf a resident of Sugarcrest Township Armstrong County, Pennsylvania aged 79 years 11 months & 14 days, who being 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 7 June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, That he entered under Captain John Lantee in the month of March A.D. 1776 in the service known by the name of the "Flying Camp" at Easttown in the County of Northampton first Lieutenant John Ludwig who was stationed sometime in Easttown, That from Easttown they were marched over the River Delaware into New Jersey, toward fort Washington That when they came near to fort Washington they received news that the "Flying Camp" or the main body of it was taken at fort Washington sometime in September or November in the same year when they were marched to Easttown and there discharged about the last of September or November in the same year, which Discharge he has since lost.
His answers to the Interrogatories directed to be put by the War department are as follows.
To the 1 st That he was born in Northampton County Penn a on the 4 th of April 1753.
" " " 2 nd He has this age recorded in his fathers bible now in his possession.
" " " 3 rd He lived previous to his service in Northampton County, where he lived until 1789 when he moved to Westmoreland County & moved from there to where he now resides in 1794

To the 4 th That he was a volunteer.
" " 5 th Was not joined with any regular troops (and that from failure of memory) he cannot state the circumstances of his service more fully than he has already done in his declaration.
" " 6 th That he received a discharge from Captain John Vantee and signed by him, which has been lost or destroyed.
" " 7 th To the Reverend G. A. Neighart, Jonathan King and Jonathan King the last named of whom was with him during his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State, that on account of losses he receives from (by a resolution of the general assembly) the state of Pennsylvania a gratuity of $40. per annum.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Frek: Rohrer, Pro
Jacob Wolf
We G. A. Neighart a clergyman residing in the Borough of Williamstown County Penn a and Robert Rohrer Jonathan King Residing in the Borough of Sugarcreek Township in said county. Do hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Jacob Wolf who has subscribed & sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be at least 79 years of age, That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and We concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid N.B. the
G. A. Neighart Jonathan King
erasure of the name of "Robert Rohrer" and their insertion of "Jonathan King" and place of residence inserted before signing. Frek: Rohrer, Pro
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 G. A.

Reichert who signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Borough of Kittanning and that Jonathan  Robert King  Orlaim who has also signed the same is a resident sugarerock Township of said Borough County , and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Armstrong County ss.
Personally appeared in open Court Jonathan King who being duly sworn according to law saith, That He was with Jacob Wolf during the service within stated and that he knows that him serving at least six six months as he has stated in his declaration that he This deponent from loss of memory cannot state more fully the particulars of the service of Jacob Wolf than he himself has set them forth in his declaration, That he has been acquainted with him since a child and that he has always bore the character of an honest and credible man.
Sworn and subscribed in } open Court this 18 th day of } March 1833.
Jonathan King
Frederick Rohrer, Pro
Armstrong County ss
I Frederick Rohrer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Wolf for for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning this 18 th day of March 1833
Frederick Rohrer, Pro

8824323
Jacob Wolf Washington Co Pennsylvania
6 mos $20.-
E. R. Brown Gettysburg Pa Washington Co Penn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 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 Wolf of Armstrong Co. Penna
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol March 1776 - Disch Septm or Oct 76 Private Captn Lontee of Penna Capt of the mory continued last the field officers — 179 11 1/2 14 days Northampton County Penna Ponia living witness for the full service & traditional evidence —  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, 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 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) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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, (1) 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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[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 period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places 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 officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John Norton

February 6, 1940
BA-J/MCS Am Jacob Wolf, S.24023
Genevieve Mary Potts c/o Mrs. C. A. Bernhard R.D. #3 Rockville, Maryland
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to the Revolutionary War soldier, Jacob Wolfe, S.24023.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.24023, based on the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Wolf (personal signature Wolf).
Jacob Wolf was born April 4, 1753, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in March, 1776, as private in Captain John Santee's Pennsylvania company and was discharged in September or November, 1776.
He moved from Northampton County to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and to Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in 1794.
Jacob Wolf was allowed pension on his application executed March 19, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Jacob Wolf, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the

date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
Jacob Wolf, Certificate 11493, issued May 11, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Painesville, O., May 17/30.
Pension Department Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: Is there any record of service in the Revolutionary war of Jacob July 1 Hoag who died in Arm- strong County, Penna.
Did he receive land grant or pension?
Did his wife Christina ever have a pension?
Very truly yours,
Mr. Charles P. Baker
364 Bank St.
Painesville, Ohio.

Record Division DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. War Section BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
October 26, 1921.
EW
Mrs. Ida E. Small, 209 Madison Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania.
FINANCE DIVISION OCT 31 1921 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Madam:-
In reply to your letter dated the 7 th October , and received the 8 th October , you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Ralph Ecoff. In order to identify the record of any particular Jacob Wolf or Wolff, you are requested to furnish as much as possible of the following data:- places of residence at enlistment and after service; approximate dates of birth and death; given name of widow; names of any officers under whom he served.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner Commissioner.
(M F 27)
Washington Gardner, Comm. of Pensions. Dear Sir:
In reply to the above will say that Jacob Wolf or Wolff was born April 4, 1756, Northampton Co. Pa. Enlisted at Easton Pa. in 1776 under Capt. Santee. Later lived in Armstrong Co. where he died in 1838. His widow was Christina King Wolff. Respectfully, Mrs. Ida E. Small

per 2D Pittsburgh, N.S., Pa.
No. 2236, Perryville Ave.
July 6, 1921.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The Pennsylvania Archives show that George Wolff or Wolf , was a Private in Capt. Ralston's sixth Company, tenth Battalion, Northampton militia, in May 1775. His name also appears as Captain of a company in 2nd. Battalion, militia of Northampton County, Penn. in April 1781.
The same records show that Jacob Wolff, son of George, named above, enlisted in Captain Santee's company, at Easton, Pa. in 1776, for a term of six months; and that he was in Capt. Jacoby's company in 1781. It is known by his descendanys that he received pension in his later years.
The Jacob Wolff above-named was my father's grandfather, and it is my desire to obtain a certified copy of the military record of these two ancestors, to be used by my daughter in an application for membership in the Daughters of the Revolution. In a recent letter from the Adjutant General I am advised that his office does not have a record of their service, and refers me to Pension Office. If you have a record of their service, or if their claims for pension includes data of service, please inform me as to such data, and how I shall proceed to obtain certified copies. Address as above.
Very respectfully,
Findley P. Wolff

Rev. Sec ew
✓ get stamp enclosed e.p.
MRS. TAYLOR M. MOORE 524 HYDE AVENUE RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
Pension Office Washington D.C. -
Dear Sir. -
Please send the Pension record of Jacob Wolff, born April 4-1756 in Northampton County, Pa.. - died in Township of Washington, Pa.. 1838 - enlisted March 1776 at - Under Capt. Sauter. Easton, Pa. Was granted an invalid pension in 1833. His widow, Christena King Wolff made application for and received a widow's pension.

MRS. TAYLOR M. MOORE 524 HYDE AVENUE RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
did his father George Wolff mean a pension? Thanking you for this service. -
Faithfully yours. -
(Mrs. Taylor M.) Pseudonym Detention Home.
Right Penn- Ellis Chapter D. A. R. -
May the eighth.
Midnight - eighteen.

Paunsville O. May 19/11.
JHB
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: — Please give what information you can of Jacob Wolf who served in the Revolutionary War with Penna Troops.
He died in May 1833.
Any information you can give will be appreciated, Respectfully, Mrs C. P. Baker 144 Brant St

only one S24023

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
NOV -3
1710738
1910
WAR DEPARTMENT.
1710738
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, November 3, 1910.
Respectfully returned to
Miss Martha McCullough, 1121 North Arsenal Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The name Jacob Wolf has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any organization of Pennsylvania or Continental troops, Revolutionary war, nor has the name Henry Fisk been found on the rolls of any organization of Pennsylvania troops, or of Continental troops raised in that State.
The collection of Revolutionary war records in this Department is far from complete, and it is suggested that the desired information can be obtained from the librarian, Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, or from the Commissioner of Pensions, this city.
The Adjutant General.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 1, 1910.
The Adjutant General, Please send me the Revolu- tionary war records of, Jacob Wolf, of Penn. & Henry Fisk, of Penn. Kind Oblige, (Miss) Martha McAllough 1121 N. Arsenal Ave.
NOV 7 1910
Ack. Nov. 12. 1910. J.H.

CW Painesville, O., Nov. 4, 1902. The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir: — Please give the military record of Jacob Wolf, Revolutionary Soldier, whose name is on the pension list of Armstrong Co., Penna.
Yours respectfully,
Mary A. Wolf Baker.
We spell Wolf now with double f - because Father's Army papers were made out that way.

Revolution
24023 INVALID.
File No. 24023
Jacob Wolf Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 461
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Dec. 4-1902 Mary Ackerman Painesville, Ohio
 1910, Nov. 13 Miss Martha McTearough  1911 May 15- Hist. to Mrs. C. P. Baker V.L.M.  1921, May 25 hist. to Mrs. Taylor M. Moore - Eu  1921 July 15 Hist. to Findley P. Wolff  1921 Nov. 18 " " Mr. Ida E. Smith  1930. July 14 Hist. to Mrs. Chas. P. Baker Mrs  1933 June 20 hist. to Miss Sarah Jeanette Hodge. Mrs.  1933 June 24 Miss S. J. Hodge adv. hist. already published  1937 Oct. 13. hist. to Georgia Denison Simmons. Mrs  1940 Feb. 6 hist. to Genevieve Mary Potts Mrs. 

55 N. Pasadena Avenue Pasadena, California June 17, 1933
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I wrote to you some months ago, asking for what information you could give me about one of the Jacob Wolfes, who fought in the American Revolution. The one I desire the information about was born in Middle Smithfield, in Northampton County, (now in Monroe County), Pennsylvania. He entered the American Revolution at the age of sixteen, and was in actual service in 1781. He was married to Eleanor Gonzales.
I desire any information that you are able to give me about Jacob Wolfe, such as:
his Revolutionary record,
the date of his birth,
the date and place of his marriage,
the date and place of his death,
who his children were, (I desire especially to prove that Mariah Wolfe, born Aug. 29, 1792, died April 16, 1876, and married John Bugh, Nov. 4, 1813, was one of them.)
who his parents were,
when and where his father was born.
Please give me as much information as you possibly can. I desire to join the D. A. R. and have been working on my records for over a year. I would appreciate it, if you would answer my letter as soon as possible, as I would like to join soon.
I would like this information if there is no charge for it. If there is a charge, would you please let me know what the charge would be, so that I could write for this information, if I could afford it?

If you have no records on this particular Jacob Wolfe, please let me know.
I am enclosing another stamped, self-addressed envelope for your reply.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Sarah Jeanette Hodge
It was sent 2

55 N. Pasadena Avenue Pasadena, California May 5, 1933
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
If there is no charge, for the information, I would like the answers to the following questions:
Is there any way that I can find out who were the parents of Jacob Wolfe, a Revolutionary soldier, who was born in Middle Smithfield, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and married to Eleanor Gonzales? If there is not positive proof of his parentage, will you please tell me, from the pension records, if there was a man named Wolfe, entered in the Revolutionary War from the same place as was Jacob Wolfe, who was born in either the United States, England, or Ireland? He was most probably born in Yorkshire, England? Jacob Wolfe entered the American Revolution at the age of sixteen, so his father was not necessarily very old.
Did this Jacob Wolfe, have other children than Mariah Wolfe, Eliza Wolfe, Artemisia Wolfe, Peter Wolfe, Samuel Wolfe, Jacob Wolfe, and a daughter who married a man named Ransom?
Did the Peter 0 Bugh, that fought in the American Revolution, and died in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, have a son, John Bugh, born May 19, 1788? This John Bugh married Mariah Wolfe.
If there are any of these questions, which you are unable to answer, please tell me where I might be able to get the answers. I am enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope for your reply.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Sarah Jeanette Hodge

Act.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. M. S. 10/11/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Jacob Wolf Pa.
Service _____
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
Inv. 7, 24, 023 ( Pa. ) No other Inv. of any service " Wid. — " " " Ref. 11, 769 ( Pa. ) not on file since 1877 No other Ref. at all

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Rt.1, Bowling Green Ohio, 10-4-1937.
Veterans Administration Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
one in files
Gentleman;
Have you any service records in the REvolutionary War of Geo.W.Hicks of Cayuga Co N.Y., Jacob Wolfe of Lucerne Co. Pa, David Drennan( who had son James b 1783) -b-1783)Carlilse Pa. and W.R.H.Averywho m-inN.Y., near Ellisburg Polly Townsley and left a large family who came into Ohio; also a Hollinshead from Philadelphia Co. Pa.
parish of Mordecai Morgan
Kindly let me have these at your earliest convenience.
Very truly yours
Georgia Denison Kimmons
Georgia Denison Kimmons, J.P.
1/2/37

Jacob Wolfe - $ 2407 3
The undersigned was in this office 2/5/40 and requested the history of Jacob Wolfe, $ 2407 3 .
Genevieve Mary Potts. Rockville, Md. R 10#3 c/o Mrs C.A. Bernhard.
Feb. 5/1940

Hittanning 20 March 1833
Sir.
With the papers of Jonathan King returned to me, I send the papers of Jacob Wolf, a very respectable and at the same time a very poor old man, He and King were in the service in 1776 at the same time, he is a distant relation of our present Governor. They are both very frail and I think they will not be a tax upon their country more than a year or two; If there should be any slight exception to the claims, you, I hope will not let an old Revolutionary soldier die, causing the ingratitude of his country. I hope you will have the papers examined immediately.
I am
Sir, Yours &c.
Respectfully R E Brown
J. L. Edwards, Esquire,
Pension Office

October 12, 1937
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Georgia Denison Kimmons Route # 1 Bowling Green, Ohio
JACOB WOLF S. 24083 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George W. Hicks, of Cayuga County, New York; Jacob Wolf, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; David Drennan who had a son James born in 1783, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; W. R. H. Avery who married Polly Townsley near Ellisburg, New York, and left a large family who came to Ohio, also, a Hollinshead from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of any W. Avery or _____ Hollinshead as described by you, or of any David Drennan or George Hicks. Such claims are the source of data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. It is suggested that information in regard to their military service might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city. You are furnished herewith the record of the only Jacob Wolf found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. All surnames were searched under various spellings.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 13, 1937
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Georgia Denison Kimmons Route #1 Bowling Green, Ohio
Jacob Wolf, S.24023 BA-J/MCS
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.24023, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Wolf.
He was born April 4, 1753, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in March, 1776, as private in Captain John Santee's Pennsylvania company and was discharged in September or November, 1776.
He moved from Northampton County to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and to Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in 1794.
Jacob Wolf was allowed pension on his application executed March 19, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 24, 1933
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Miss Sarah Jeanette Hodge 55 North Pasadena Avenue Pasadena, California
JACOB WOLF S. 24023 BA-J/MSHF:MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of June 17, in which you state that some months ago you requested the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Wolf and have no reply to your letter.
The records of this office show that in response to your letter, which was received May 9, you were furnished on June 18, the record of the only soldier with name Jacob Wolf found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, which, it is presumed, has reached you by this time. It is regretted that your letter could not have been reached sooner in turn, but because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to make immediate reply to each request.
Your stamped envelope is enclosed herewith. No postage is required and no charge was made for the information furnished.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

June 18, 1933
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Jacob Wolf, S.24023 BA-J/MCS
Miss Sarah Jeanette Hodge 55 N. Pasadena Avenue Pasadena California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record and names of parents of one Jacob Wolfe, also the record of Peter Bugh.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of any soldier with surname, Bugh, and only one claim for a soldier with name, Jacob Wolfe. The names of his parents are not shown and, without the full name, no claim can be identified as that of his father.
The record of Jacob Wolfe is given herein as found in his claim for pension, S. 24023, based upon his military service during the Revolution.
He was born April 4, 1753, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in March, 1776, as a private in Captain John Santee's Pennsylvania company and was discharged in September or November, 1776.
He moved from Northampton County to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and to Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in 1794.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 19, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

June 18, 1952
No application for pension was made by any person as the widow of Jacob Wolf and the papers in his claim contain no data relative to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

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July 14, 1930
Mrs. Charles P. Baker 364 Bank Street Painesville, Ohio
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 24023, it appears that Jacob Wolf was born April 4, 1753, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in March, 1776 as a private in Captain John Santee's Pennsylvania Company and was discharged in September or November, 1776.
He moved from Northampton County to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1789, and to Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in 1794.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 19, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
No application for pension was made by any person as the widow of Jacob Wolf, and the papers in his pension claim contain no data relative to his family.
The above noted is the history of the only soldier by the name of Jacob Wolf that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

ension on file in this Bureau.
Jacob Wolf. S. File 24023
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     March 1776 6 mos. Pvt. John Sante Pa.   dis. Sept or Nov. 1776                                            
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Easton, Northampton Co., Pa. Date of application for pension, Mar. 19, 1833 - His ch. was ab. Residence at date of application, Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa. Age at date of application, v. Northampton Co., Pa. Apr. 4, 1753.
Remarks: _____
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.