Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3466, Andrew Wallace, Penn. Indian Wars U.S.A.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Wallace, Andrew
S 3466.
Indian Wars
U.S.A.
Carded.
CONTENTS

Deat. See letter Mar. 28. 1835 to Anna Wallace.
N o 11.127 Pennsylvania
Andrew Wallace
of _____ in the State of Penn a . who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Church of the R gt . commanded by Col. Wayne in the Pennsylvania line for 2 years Sergeant $120.00
See
File 3466
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 120 Dollars — Costs per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of March 1833 and delivered to Pensioner Pursuant
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 240.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sp. 1833 60.00
$300.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book F 1 Vol. 5. Page 64

Andr. Wallace Pa 906
23 May 1835 Pension Office.
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Recd 23 May
Upper Oxford Chester County Pa May 12 th 1895
To the Hon. — Genl Secretary of War,
The petition of Anna Wallace (widow of the late Sergeant Andrew Wallace, a pensioner of the United States ) respectfully represents that he died in New York on the 22 nd of January last when on a visit to some friends, in that place. That at the time of his decease there were due him to the amt. of eighty one dollars of his pension viz 4 1/2 months @ 10 dollars per month and 4 1/2 months @ 8 dollars per month. And that the certificates of said pension were in his possession at the time of his decease, but she is not able to discover them, being either lost or mislaid or improperly held from her. She therefore, prays your honour to result her an order upon the Agent for paying pensions to enable her to draw the pension due at his death, and she in duty bound will pray
Present Charles Wallace
her Anna J Wallace mother
I certify that the statement in the above petition is correct, and further, beg leave to state that the widow is in absolute poverty
Charles Wallace Postmaster Russellville

make out an envelope
W. R.
Lips
Legeant
$120
Pension
see Present "Printed List" Chester Co., Pa. 1832.

To the Secretary of War.
Andrew Wallace now One hundred three years of age represents that he was a soldier, before & since and during the war of the American Revolution. For twenty nine years he was a sentinel & defender of the liberty of his County, and now, being old & poor expects that the present generation will protect him from want, & sooth his declining years.
His services previous to the Revolution he professes, as having nothing to do with that kindness which the County has awarded to the meritorious defenders of her rights and liberties during her revolutionary struggle.
In April 1776 he enlisted at Turk's Head, Chester County Pa and was afterwards a Sergeant in Capt Church Company (Anthony Wayne Col) which station of Sergeant he held to the end of the war . In April 1778 he was with Col. Wayne at the battle of the three rivers, being the first in which he was engaged. His second was under the same officer at the Iron Mills. He was in the battle of Brandywine on the 11 th of Sept where he bore for the field genl Lafayette who was then wounded.
He was present at the Paoli massacre, & is he believes, now the only survivor of that melancholy day when he narrowly escaped the savagery & brutality of the foe by taking

refuge in a cluster of chestnut oak sprouts
He was in the battles of Germantown & of Monmouth and in the forlorn hope at the storming of Stony Point under the command of Lieutenant Knox of Capt. Ewing's company of the 9 th Regt. Subsequently he was sent to the South and was in the battle of the Cowpens - of Eutaw, and of Camden under the command of Col. Stuart. Lastly he was at the memorable siege of York and capture of Cornwallis under Capt. Davis, of Col. Washington's troops.
After the Revolution he again entered the service twice in 1785 - and in 1786 - and 1791. He was in St. Clair's defeat and in general Wayne's battle of the 20 th of August 1794, under Capt. J. Kingsbury.
At different intervals he was in the army, until 1813 when upwards of 80 years of age, when on account of disability he was discharged at New Orleans by order of Genl. Hampton. Thus he has served his country more than once above twenty nine years.
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th March 1833.
before me
Henry Whetcroft Notary Public Wash n City
his Andrew ★ Wallace clerk

March 7, 1940
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Mr. Joe V. Williams Suite 1011, Hamilton National Bank Building Chattanooga, Tennessee
ANDREW WALLACE S. 3466 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you furnish further information relative to Andrew Wallace whose record you desire. You state that he probably came from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1800 and 1815, and moved from there to Indiana, also that he was the grandfather of General Lew Wallace.
With the information furnished by you, it has not been possible to identify, definitely, the record of the particular Andrew Wallace in whom you are interested, should it be on file. You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier of that name, of Pennsylvania, which, it is hoped, may aid you in your research. The data therein were obtained from the papers in the claims for pension under File No. S. 3466, based upon his military service, in the Revolution and upon disability incurred in service subsequent to that war.
The date and place of birth of Andrew Wallace and names of his parents were not stated.
Andrew Wallace rendered service prior to the Revolutionary War in defense of his country, but no details of that service are shown. He enlisted in April, 1776, at Turks Head, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was afterwards made sergeant in Captain Church's company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's regiment; he served as sergeant to the end of the Revolutionary War, and during his service in the Revolution he was in the battles of Three Rivers, Iron Mills, Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown and Monmouth, was at the Storming of Stony Point under Lieutenant Knox of Captain Grant's company, 9 th Regiment, was at the battles of Camden, Cowpens and Eutaw under Colonel Stuart, also at the Siege of Yorktown under Captain Davis of Colonel Washington's troops.

Andrew Wallace entered the service again in 1785, 1786 and 1791, was in Saint Clair's Defeat and in General Wayne's battle of August 20, 1794, under Captain I. Kingsberry. He served, also, as sergeant in Captain William Piatt's company, Colonel Thomas H. Cushing's 2 nd Regiment, U. S. Infantry, and was discharged April 8, 1811, at New Orleans, from wounds and disability incurred in that service. He stated that his service in all amounted to more than twenty-nine years.
On account of disability and wounds incurred in his service in 1811, Andrew Wallace was pensioned from April 8, 1811, while a resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and his name was borne on the pension rolls of that state.
The soldier moved from Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1821, to Ross County, Ohio; from there, in 1822, to Frankfort, Kentucky; in 1823, back to Chester County, Pennsylvania; in 1824, he was living in the State of Delaware, and in 1826, he moved back to Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Andrew Wallace was allowed pension for his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed March 30, 1833, while still living in Chester County, Pennsylvania, but his application was executed in Washington, D. C. He was then aged one hundred three years. He died January 22, 1835, while on a visit to friends in New York.
Andrew Wallace was survived by his widow, Anna who, in May, 1835, was a resident of Upper Oxford, with post office at Russellville in Chester County, Pennsylvania. No further details in regard to soldier's wife were given.
In 1835, Charles Wallace, postmaster at Russellville, Pennsylvania, witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Anna Wallace, no relationship stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1908 June 15 Hist. to Martin J. Griffin V.P.M. 1908 June 16 corrected statement sent Martin J. Griffin V.P.M. 1916 Dec. 19 Hist. to Chas. H. Hart 1940, Mar. 7 Hist. to Joe D. Williams
20 years Conj 1776
3466 INVALID.
Revolution and U.S. C. File No. 3466
Andrew Wallace
Sergt. 3 d Wd. Infy. Pa
Act: March 16, 1802
Index:—Vol. 24, Page 391
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Revolution
22565
INVALID.
All papers with File 3466
File No. 22,565
Andrew Wallace
Serg Geo. Mai
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 335 1940, Mar. 7 - Heel to Joe V. Williams MKB.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

wt
55 559
80 acres
Act '50

1912, Nov. 6. History of Andrew Wallace sent to Mrs. J. T. Hooker. Fr.
1914, Aug. 6. To Mrs. Hooker to apply to Comm. General Land Office for inf. rel. to patent and location of land. Fr.
1921 June 7 Hist. to O. T. Wallace.

Dead. See letter to Anna Wallace May 28. 1835
From Pennsylvania To Delaware and back to Pennsylvania.
Andrew Wallace Sergeant
Captain Pratt's company of the 2 d Regiment U. S. Infantry
Ratio of disability, Total
Date of discharge
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at 5 dollars per month, to commence on the 8 April 1811. increased to $8 by the Law of 24 April 1816 to take effect from that date
Certificate of pension issued the 28 th of Oct 1811 and sent to Mr Duane Esq Philadelphia
Arrears to 4th
Semi-annual allowance ending
Act 16 March 1802
Duplicate Certificates issued 21. Sept 1819. Quadruplicate do. 28. Augt 1822. Quintuplicate do. 1 st Decr 1824 and delivered to the Pensioner
This Pensioner also receives a Pension under the act of June 7. 1832. as Sergeant $120 per m
11127

W. B. Druce begs leave to send another application for a certificate - to which he respectfully requests such attention as the case requires -
Sept. 11 - 1819 -

Brattleboro May 18th
Free
To the Secretary of War Washington City Dist. Col.

War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
March 8 th 1826,
SIR:
IN conformity with the regulations of this Department, you have this day been transferred from the Roll of Delaware to that of Pennsylvania to take effect from and after the 4 th of March, 1826. As funds have been already transmitted to New Castle to pay you in March, no payment can be made in Philadel- phia till 4 Sept. next.
I am, sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. G. Edwards
Mr. Andrew Wallace
U. S. Pensioner.
Care of Hon. C. Miner, H. Reps.

M rs Anna Wallace May 28. 1835. G g .
Quora. Vol 27) page 65

War Department Pension Office May 28. 1835.
Madam,
In order to obtain the Annuity due on account of the Pension of Your dec d husband the late Andrew Wallace, You Must produce present or transmit to the President of the U.S. Bank and the President of the Girard Bank at Philadelphia, such Vouchers as the enclosed separate Printed Sheets point out. The former will pay the arrears of Invalid Pension at the rate of $8 per month, and the latter the Stipend under the act of June 7. 1832, at the rate of $120 per Annum. These papers contain instructions also how to proceed in cases where the Certificates of dec d Pensioners have been lost, or mislaid
Mrs Anna Wallace Rupelville Chester Co. Penn.

Philadelphia City 53.
Andrew Wallace, having been duly sworn, says, that he served his country, upwards of twenty years, commencing in 1776 - that he obtained a pension for wounds and disabilities from April 3, 1811, and until the present time found no difficulty in drawing the same, although he had lost his papers - that his pension is now withheld in consequence of his not having his certificate, and that he makes this deposition with the hope of obtaining from the War Department a document to enable to draw his pension hereafter -
Sworn and acknowledged this tenth of September, 1819, before me an alderman of the said city - - - - -
J. B. Vaux. Ald.
his Andrew Wallace Wallace mark

From Pennsylvanid
to Miss Andrew Wallace
Sergeant, in Capt. W. Gatty, Co. in the 2 nd reg. Inf'ty in the Army U s . States
Enrolled on the roll of Pa. under the 14 th Section of the Law of the 16 th of March, 1802, Com- mencing the 8 th of April 1811 at $5 increased to $8 by Law of the 24 th April, 1816.
Discharged Triplicated Cert. of Pension issued 21 st Sept. 1879 and sent to W. J. Duane, Esq. Phila- delphia.
Original Cert. issued 28 th Oct. 1811 & del. d to the Pensioner.
Dup. issued on the 29 th of Sept. 1873.
Transferred to Kentucky 29 th May 1822.
Transferred to Pennsylvania 22 nd Jan 1823 from 4 March 1823
Two duplicates issued 28 August 1822 and sent to Miss Emily Roy Lexington Kentucky

From Andrew Wallace requesting to be transferred from Pennsylvania to Ohio
September 8. 1821
Andrew Wallace
APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
District of Columbia } County of Washington - } ss.
On this eighth day of September 1821, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Washington — personally appeared Andrew Wallace — who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Wm P. P. P. — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cushing — in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania — from whence he has lately removed; that he now intends to resides in the state ( district, or territory ) of Ohio — where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
his Andrew Wallace mark
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Enoch Reynolds J. P.
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
District of Columbia County of Washington ss.
On this fifteenth day of December 1824, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared Andrew Wallace who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Ritt in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas H. Cushing in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania — from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state ( district, or territory, ) of Delaware where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
his Andrew X Wallace Mark
M. V. Mauldin Justice of the Peace —
WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
Pennsylvania. ————— 9 County of Chester ————— ss. 8
On this first day of March , — 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace  Notary Public for the said county of Chester personally appeared Andrew Wallace , — who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Wyatt , in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thos. H. Cushing — in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania , — from whence he has lately removed;  was transferred to the that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of Pennsylvania ; — where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the state of
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Leiba Pyle Notary public
his Andrew  Wallace mark
NOTES.—The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.

Chester County, S s .
Before the subscriber, a Notary Public for said County personally appeared William Strickland  Job Wickersham , who on his oath affirmation, properly administered, doth depose and say, that Andrew Wallace, named in the within affidavit, is the same Andrew Wallace, whose name has been entered on the pension-list of the United States: and was transferred from the Roll of Pennsylvania to that of Delaware; and that he has known the said Andrew Wallace for several years.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me the first day of March, A.D. One thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. And I do certify, that in my opinion, the above-named deponent is a man of veracity.
Job Wickersham
Leiba Pyle Notary public
In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal the first day of March 1826.
Leiba Pyle Notary public

Pennsylvania. } Chester County, S s }
I William Williamson, Prothonotary of the County of Ches- ter, aforesaid, Do certify, to whom it may concern, that Liba Pyle Esq. before whom the Oath of the with- in named Andrew Wallace and the within named William Job Wickens  Stewart and has been taken and subscribed is at this time a Notary Public, duly com- missioned by the Governor; and that the signature, purporting to be his, is gen- uine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the first day of March A. D. 1826.
W m Williamson Proth.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
District of Columbia County of Washington ss.
On this fourteenth day of December 1824; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared Andrew Wallace who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Pratt in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas H. Cushing in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the sixth day of December 1824, at or near Harrisburg in Penn a he was robbed
of —
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. }
his Andrew Wallace Mark
H. V. Hauldun Justice of the Peace
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
□ If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."

Love sent to Leslie Combs Lexington Ky

Kentucky Fayette County. ss.
Andrew Wallace appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County and made Oath that he is an Invalid Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eight Dollars per month and that he was discharged from Capt. Williams Piotte Company of the 2 d Regt. U.S. Infantry at New Orleans on the 8 th day of April 1811 for disability - and he was then placed on the Pension Roll for the Spence of Pennsylvania at five Dollars per month. his Pension was then increased to his present pay - he was then transferred to the Spence of Ohio - and that he is now transferred to the Spence of Kentucky to take effect from and after the 4 th of March 1822. and that he had a copy or Duplicate of his Original Pension Certificate, and that the said copy or Duplicate was stolen from him or taken from him in some manner on the 25 th day of April last, at which time his house was broken open and robbed.

of considerable property and money and said Pension Certificate. and that it is out of his power to procure said copy of his Pension Certificate, and that he prays that the Hon. Secretary of War may grant him a copy or quadruplicate Certificate of his Original Pension and send the same to Mr Henry Asbury Lexington Kentucky. his mark Andrew Wallace
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8 th day of August 1822
John Sp.
State of Kentucky, Fayette County Set.
I James C. Rodes, clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify, that Oliver Hearn, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, now is, and was at the time of subscrib- -ing the same, an acting justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, and as such, full faith & credit is due to all his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 8 th day of August 1822 in the 41 st year of the Commonwealth. James C. Rodes Clk.

H. Ores. March 7-1826
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Sir,
I enclose the application for a transfer of And te Weddell. May I ask the favour of a certificate in his behalf?
Very respectfully
Charles Morris

Andrew Wallace must make an affidavit agreeably to the within form, and trans- mit it, properly authenticated, to the War Dept: before he can be transferred from the Kentucky Roll.
It will be unnecessary to send any other document with the affidavit.
28 May 1823.
Andrew Wallace trans- -ferred from Kentucky to Pennsylvania 23 June 1823 From 4 March 1823
Edward

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Pennsylvania County of Chester ss.
On this fifth - day of June - 1823, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Chester aforesaid personally appeared Andrew Wallace who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Piatt in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas H. Lushing in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Kentucky from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Eight dollars per month.
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Thos Hope
his Andrew A. Wallace mark
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
Chester County ss. I Thomas Davis Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester aforesaid do certify that Thomas Hope - Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, now is and has been an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid and that full faith and credit, is and ought to be due to all of his official acts. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at West Chester this day of June 1823 Thomas Davis Proth.

State of Ohio } County of Hamilton } On this fifteenth day of May 1822. before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for the said County of Hamilton, personally appeared Andrew Wallace who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. William Platt, in the Regiment Command- ed by Colonel Thomas H. Cushing in the service of the U. States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he removed, to the State of Ohio where he has resided for the last six months, that he is now on his way to Frankfort, in the State of Kentucky, where he intends to reside in future and wishes his pension to be there, payable in future, Sworn to and subscribed, { his before me, the day and year aforesaid { Andrew W Wallace mark
John Mahard J.P.
State of Ohio } Hamilton County } Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Hamilton aforesaid do hereby certify that John Mahard Esquire before whom the foregoing oath was taken and whose certificate thereof is attached is an acting Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hamilton aforesaid duly elected Commissioned and sworn into office and to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are due & ought to be given
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 15 th day of May Anno Domini 1822 Danl. Gano CLERK 

The State of Ohio Hamilton County ss
Before me John Mahard a Justice of the peace in and for the said County personally appeared Andrew Wallace late a Sergeant in Captain William Pratt's Company of Infantry of the Second United States States Regiment commanded by Col Thomas H. Cushing, who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was placed on the Pension list of the United States to receive a Pension of eight Dollars per month for which he received a Certificate of Secty of War dated the eighth of April in the year eighteen hundred and eleven and after wards Received a Certificate of Transfer to the State of Ohio dated the 8 th of September 1821. and this Deposant states that on the 25 th of April last his house in Ross County Ohio, was broken open and Robbed and the Certificates above mentioned taken and carried away with all the rest of his property by the Robbers. Andrew D r Wallace mark
Sworn and Subscribed Before me the 11 th day of May 1822.
John Mahard J.P.
I certify that the above named Andrew Wallace was a Sergeant in a Company, commanded by me in the second U. S. Regiment, Infantry as above stated - Cincinnati 15 day of May 1822.
W. Pratt
3

Hart

CHARLES HENRY HART 472 WEST END AVENUE NEW YORK
Dec 5. 1916
Ch. Clk. U.S. Pension Office Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Andrew Wallace was a pensioner of the Revolution and was living in 1832 at the age of 103 yrs. Will you please tell me where his pension ceased and any data you may have respecting him, his rank & his State etc.
Yours truly Charles Henry Hart

MARTIN I. J. GRIFFIN
Editor and Publisher
American Catholic Historical Researches
1935 NORTH ELEVENTH STREET
Bell Phone, Poplar 4685 D
Philadelphia,
JUNE 3/08
190
DEAR SIR please give me the record of Sergeant ANDREW WALLACE of the Revolutionary Army: He was in 5th Pennsylvania Regiment under Col Francis Johnston (Pa in Rev vol I. 574.) He served also in the Western Indian Wars under Gen Harmar & St Clair and also in the war of 1812. He was in in 1813 and perhaps later a Pennsylvania pensioner and in 1833 visited Washington to secure and increased pension as he was then getting but 26 cents a day according to an account of him in Hazard's Register Vol XI p 223. He died in New York Jan 1833 and was buried in St Patrick's church yard. I want to get his record of service as on file in your Department.
RESPECTFULLY
Martin I. J. Griffin

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
October 26, 1939.
NO EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO: BA-J/MLB
Mr. Joe V. Williams, Suite 1011, Hamilton National Bank Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Andrew Wallace.
In order to identify the record of the Andrew Wallace in whom you are interested please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of wife or widow.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
December 16, 1939
I have been so long answering this letter that I am taking the liberty of using the same for my reply, for your convenience.
Since your letter came I had an investigation made in North Carolina to see if Andrew Wallace came from that state, but we cannot find that he did. All the information that I have is from the biography of Gen. Lew Wallace, stating that his grandfather Andrew Wallace came to Cincinnati when it was a village, which was evidently about 1800 to 1815, and from there he went to Indiana. Gen. Lew Wallace said his grandfather came from Pennsylvania.
I cannot give you any information as to whether he was ever in the Revolution or not, nor any information as to the dates of his birth and death, nor as to his wife or widow.
I can appreciate that very likely you cannot run this down in view of the meager information I can furnish, and if not, please let the matter go and accept my thanks for the trouble to which I have put you.
Yours very truly,
JVW:h

Record Division.
June 16, 1908.
Mr. Martin J. Griffin, # 1935 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 3 rd and received the 4 th instant, you are advised that the enclosed statement of service of Andrew Wallace, Sur. File No. 3466, is sent to amend the one dated June 15 th correcting date of battle of August 20, 1796 to August 20, 1794.
Please destroy statement of June 15 th , substituting this in its place.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
A statement dated June 16 was sent with this aw

Record Division.
June 15, 1908.
Mr. Martin J. Griffin, # 1935 N. Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sir:
aw 5/1 In reply to your letter dated the 3" and received the 4" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim Sur. File No. 2466, it appears that Andrew Wallace was a soldier before, during and since the Revolutionary War for 89 years, his services prior to the Revolution are not stated. In April 1776, he enlisted at Turks Head, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was afterwards a Sergeant in Captain Clarch's company under Colonel Anthony Wayne, and continued as Sergeant till the end of the war. He was at the battles of Three Rivers, Iron Hills, Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown and Monmouth; at the storming of Stony Point under Lieut. Knox of Captain Grant's company, Ninth regiment; at the battles of Camden, Eutaw and Cowpens under Colonel Stuart; and at the siege of York under Captain Davis of Colonel Washington's Troop.
He again entered the service in 1785, 1786 and in 1791 was in Saint Clair's Defeat and in General Wayne's battle of August 20, 1794 1794 under Captain I. Kingsberry. He also served as Sergeant in Captain William Piat's company, Colonel Thomas H. Cushing's 2nd U. S. Infantry, from which he was discharged for disability at New Orleans April 8, 1811, for which he was pensioned from April 8, 1811.

Sur. File No. 2466.
He was also allowed pension for his services in the Revolution, on an application executed in Washington, District of Columbia, on March 30, 1832 at which time he was 103 years old. He died in New York on January 28, 1835, place of burial not stated, leaving a widow Anna who then lived at Upper Oxford Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.