Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,615, Adam Wolf, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Wolf, Adam
S. 3615
CONTENTS
carded.

2408
Pennsylvania
Adam Wolf
of York born in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Sneyfer of the regiment commanded by Col. Swope in the Penn a troops for 6 months & 28 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 92 Dollars 27 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of November 1832 and del d to Maj Handy Present.
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 138.40
Comizant. allowance ending 4. Mch 1833 46.13
$184.53
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Quiffeld Clerk, Book D Vol. 6 Page 92 -
Set to Hon. Henry Hays, Able 26/1/44
Date of death not in A.B.

State of Pennsylvania County of York } ss
1
On this 6 th day of October 1832 Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of York in the State of Pennsylvania Adam Wolf aged 82 years a resident of said County, Who being by me duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered into the service of the United States on the 1 st of July 1776 at York in the State aforesaid for six months and was a Lieutenant in Captain Smyser's Company and Colonel Swope's Battalion and served in said Corps six months and twenty eight days at least. That he marched through the Counties of Lancaster and Chester to Philadelphia where he remained three weeks, Marched from thence to Trenton Princeton Woodbridge Brunswick Elizabethtown & Amboy in the State of New Jersey from thence to Long Island in the State of New York from thence to Fort Washington. There crossed the Hudson River to Fort Lee two days before the Battle of Fort Washington by Orders of General Washington was at Fort Lee saw the engagement of Fort Washington when the Fort was taken and Colonel Swope and Captain Smyser were taken prisoners with many other Officers of Col Swope's Battalion. Then marched from Fort Lee through the State of New Jersey to Trenton crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania opposite Trenton where he remained until the 28 th day of January 1777 the term for which he engaged to serve having expired and twenty eight days more, At which time and place he left the Service.
and that he never made an application for a pension or annuity except in the present instance nor did he ever receive any remuneration for monthly pay for his services in the Revolutionary war. That he is now eighty two years of age and upwards and that he hereby relinquishes every claim 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. Whatever and he does further declare that he has no documentary evidence of his service in his possession nor does he know any persons living whose testimony he can procure to prove his same. Except Philip Wagoner & J. Shultz. Question by the Judge 1 Where and in what year was you born.
Answer I was born in York County in the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1850.
Question by the Judge 2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
Answer I have no Bible record of my age but it will appear on the records of the German Reformed Church of York.
Question by the Judge 3 Where were you living when called into Service Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live.
Answer I lived in York County when called into Service and have lived there since the Revolutionary war. I now live in York County.
Question by the Judge 4 How were you called into Service were you drafted or did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom.
Answer I volunteered to enter into the Service of the United States and had a Lieutenant's Commission to serve as such, and did serve for six months and twenty eight days my Commission I have lost many years since.

Question by the Judge 5 State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served such Continental and State Regiments as you can recollect and the general period of your service
Answer I was with Colonel Swope and Genl Ewing Captain McDonald and Captain Britt and Lt Jacob Barnitz and Captain Smyse under whom I served who was taken prisoner at Fort Washington and many other officers whose names I do not now recollect
Question by Judge 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it Answer I never received a discharge as the Colonel and Captain under whom I served were both taken prisoners at the Battle of Fort Washington and after remaining in the service of the U States twenty eight days longer than the time for which I entered I returned from the service
Question by the Judge 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer George Shetter John Darneth and the Present John G Schneckler and Samuel Schreiner Henry Ruthrauff Charles F Fisher Esq 2 can all testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution sworn to & subscribed before me this 12 th day Oct r 1832 Geo. Barnitz Adam Wolf
State of Pennsylvania County of York } ss Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County Philip Waggoner a U States pensioner residing at York a credible witness who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that he was well acquainted with Adam Wolf of the Borough of York in the year 1776 and that he well knows that he was a Lieutenant in Captain Smyse's Company and Col Swope's Battalion and that he did serve in said Corps for six months or more in the Army of the Revolution as he has stated in his declaration sworn & subscribed this 6 th day of October 1832 Geo. Barnitz 3 Philip Waggoner

State of Pennsylvania } pp York County
3
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Jacob Rudy a resident of the Borough & County of York and State of Pennsylvania a credible witness aged Eighty one years Who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that Adam Wolf was a Lieutenant in Captain Myyers Company and Colonel Swifts Battalion in the Year 1776 and was Legally Commissioned as such and deponent further saith he served under said Adam Wolf six months and twenty eight days in the Army of the Revolution and that the facts contained in the foregoing declaration are true and further saith not
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 6 th day of October 1832
his Jacob X Rudy mark
Geo. Barnitz
York County Pa
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Jacob Rudy and Philip Waggoner have been 40 years last past by whom the within affidavits were made and know them to be respectable citizens of the County of York and that they are entitled to belief on their oaths or otherwise In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
this 15 day of October 1832
Geo Barnitz
We the Reverend J. Geo. Schmucker a Clergyman residing in York County and Lewis Shriver residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Wolf who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty two years old that he is reputed and believed to have been in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Officer and that we concur in that Opinion
And we have hereunto set our hands Sworn and subscribed to before me this 15 th day of October 1832
J. Geo. Schmucker Lewis Shriver
Geo. Barnitz

4 I the said Judge do hereby declare my Opinion after the investigation of the matter who after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Officer and served as he states and I do know further certify that I know the Rev. J. G. Schmucker to be a Clergyman Resident who has signed the preceding certificate in the Borough and County of York and that Lewis Shaeffer Esq r is also a resident of the Borough & County of York Pa who has signed the same and is a credible person and that these statements are entitled to credit and I further certify that H. Adam Noltz is not able to attend the Court to make his declaration in consequence of bodily infirmity in Testify hereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15 th day of October 1832 Geo. Barmitz
Pennsylvania, York County SS, I Richard Porter, prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do certify, that George Barmitz, Esquire, before whom the within Declara- tion was made, and depositions were taken, as he was at the time of signing his name thereto, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, and as such is duly commissioned & qualified, I believe the signature to the same to be his -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court, at York Borough, this 18 th day of October, 1832. for Rich d Porter prothonotary W. H. Elgenfritz, Clerk

Pennsylvania, York County, ss,
5
I George Barnett one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, & before whom the annexed Declaration was made, do hereby Certify, that an error accrued in Mr Wolf's answer to the first interrogatory, to wit, "1850," Whereas it ought to have been 1750; which was the true answer given to said interrogatory by Mr Wolf; but was by me erroneously written, & I do hereby correct the same - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 23 rd day of November, A.D. 1832.
Geo. Barnett
Pennsylvania York County, ss,
I Richard Porter, prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify, that George Barnett, Esquire, before whom the above Certificate was made, is & was at the time of signing the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified; & believe the signa- ture to the same, to be in his proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court, this 23 rd day of November, A.D. 1832
For Rich d Porter protho W. Ilgenfritz Clerk.

Admitted
Sept. 6 th 28. 97
B92. 27.
delivered to Major Handy
Puente

Sir
Sept. 24 th 1837
6
Enclosed I return you the claim of Dr Wolf which was presented to your Office by Mr Wandy and sent back to me again on Account of a mistake made in the year which form which mistake has been Rectified by the Judge as will appear by his Certificate will you have the goodness to inform Mr Wandy that you have the papers again in the Care of Mr Wolf
Yours with respect
David Gory
J. L. Edwards Esq m
N. B.
If you will have the goodness to adjust Dr Wolf's claim soon he will be much pleased to hear the result he is a very Respectable Citizen is nearly 83 years of Age has been confined to his room the most part of the time for several years past in consequence of Old Age and general Disability,
D. C.

17.979
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington City
72 0541 7691
7831 0541

June 16, 1934
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Helfer Cramer-W.2762 Adam Wolf-S.3615 BA-J/AWF
Mr. S. B. Bellows Historical Society of York County, York, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Helfer Cramer and Adam Wolf, both pensioners of York County, Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in claims for pension, based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.
Helfer Cramer-W.2762
Helfer Cramer was born in the year 1753 in York County, Pennsylvania, names of his parents not given.
While residing in said York County, he enlisted July 10, 1776, served as a private in Captain John McDonald's company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania regiment and was discharged, January 15, 1777. He served in Captain John Miller's Pennsylvania company, from September 15, 1777 to November 15, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, December 12, 1832, then a resident of Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
The soldier, Helfer Cramer, married April 5, 1785, Sophia Neetiz or Neteiz; they were married by "Parson Shrader", Clergyman of the Lutheran Church of York County, Pennsylvania.
The soldier died, September 22, 1833 in York

County, Pennsylvania.
The widow, Sophia Cramer, was allowed pension on her application executed, December 5, 1838, then aged seventy-six years and living in York County, Pennsylvania. She died about July, 1840.
Their children are referred to but Henry is the only one whose name is stated; he was in York County, Pennsylvania in 1840.
Adam Wolf-S.3615
Adam Wolf was born in the year 1750 in York County, Pennsylvania, names of his parents not given.
While residing in said York County, Adam Wolf was commissioned Lieutenant and served from July 1, 1776, six months and twenty-eight days in Captain Smyer's company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, October 6, 1832, then a resident of York County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Adam Wolf.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data-
Adam Wolf, Certificate # 2408, issued November 26, 1832, rate $92.27 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831,

Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Aug 27-1930
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF
Mr. Rufus Richart P.O.Box 253 Grand Central Station New York City.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3615 that Adam Wolf was born in 1750 in York County, Pennsylvania.
While residing in York County, Pennsylvania, he served from July 1, 1776, six months and twenty-eight days as lieutenant in Captain Smyser's Company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living in York County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
I sent this one as Franklin @ Pa. & York Co Pa were near. the other adam wolfe was a pensioner from Ohio.

Res Man
3615
INVALID.
File No. 3615
Adam Wolf Sient. Pa. troops
Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930-Aug 27- HNSR L. Rufus Richard- See also corresp in Chas. Rechalt-S 22467 ewg 1934-June 16- list. to S.P. Bellows. See his letter in Helfer Cramer. W 2762 ewg

DRAGON BUILDING FUND
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Special
July 8, 1930
Bureau of Pensions, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
Will you kindly advise me if the name of Adam Wolfe , who served in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolution appears on your pension list. If his name is there, I should appreciate any details given in his application.
Yours very truly,
Rufus Richart
RR-m

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
August 8, 1930
Rufus Richart P. O. Box 253 Grand Central Station New York City.
Dear Sir:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow Mary Full name of soldier ADAM WOLFE or Wolf Residence of soldier at enlistment Residence of soldier after service Franklin Co. Penna. Name of state from which he enlisted Penna. Approximate date of birth 1755-65 Approximate date of death 1740 (?) ?
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. Morgan
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
See another letter in Charles Redickat 822467