Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2129, for Ludwig Kopp, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Kopp, Ludwig or Kupp Ludwig Elizabeth
No. 2129
CONTENTS

Mila
Kopp
Ludwig Kopp
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a
Pirate Pa Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May 1852 and sent to
Norton & Owen Pittsburgh, Pa
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 240 Vol. 1

25.714. Lyman Pittsburgh. Ludwig Keph. - of Pittsburgh - in the State of Penn. who was a Private in the P. o commanded by Captain Hangerborough of the Reg. t commanded by Col. Reichland in the Penn. a time for Seven months.
$23 33 / 100
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn. Pensions at the rate of 23. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. day of Dec. 1833 and sent to W.H. Lowrie. Pittsburgh. Penn. a
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. — 58.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34. 11.67 $ 70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Patmore Clerk Book S. Vol. five Page 82.

23.33  2 1/2 46.66  11.67 58.33
28. 4825 25.711.
Ludric Kopp. Penn a
Adm 7 Months $25.33
M. H. Lorrine Esq Pittsburgh Penn a

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th Nov. 1855.
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 subjjoined 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 Ludwig Kopp.
   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.     May 1776 7. priv Capt. Hangerboar Col. Reesleins 74 years Allen town Pa. Trade be an arg.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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                      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 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, (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

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 inquiry 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.
□ 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 traditional 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.

State of Pennsylvania County of Lawrence } ss
On this 30 day of August
1851 personally appeared before me Jacob Bear Associate Judge in and for said County Elizabeth Krupp aged ninety four (94) years resident of North Beaver Township in said County who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 3 d March 1831 and acts subsequent thereto.
This declarant states she is the lawful wife and widow of Ludwig Krupp late a resident of Allegheny County in said state who was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the United States at the rate of five dollars per annum and who died in the County of Allegheny state aforesaid on the tenth (10 th ) day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty one (1841).
This declarant further states that her maiden name was Elizabeth Moritte and that she was lawfully married to the said Ludwig Krupp on the twenty fifth (25) day of July in the year eighteen hundred and eighty (1780) in the County of Northampton in said State of Pennsylvania by a Presbyterian Clergyman whose name was John Boyle and from the time of her said marriage to the time of the death of the said Ludwig Krupp she lived with him in lawful wedlock and that since his death she has not again married and that the original family records of her said marriage to Ludwig Krupp and the births of her several children by him was lost about twelve years ago and that she has no record of marriage either publick or private - This declarant further states seven (7) children were born to her as the fruits of her aforesaid marriage to Ludwig Krupp prior to the year eighteen

Three hundred and ninety four (1794) whose names are Solomon, Lewis, George, Elizabeth, Catherine, Daniel and Jacob -
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year heretofore written Before me MBAR associate Judge
Elizabeth X Kupp Mark
I certify that satisfactory proof was made before me that Ludwig Kupp late a resident in Allegheny County in the State of Pennsylvania who was a revolutionary pensioner - of the United States at the rate of per annum died on the tenth (10) day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty one (1841) leaving a widow Elizabeth Kupp surviving him who has not again married since the death of the aforesaid Ludwig Kupp and that she now remains the lawful widow of said Kupp and that from old age and bodily infirmities etc said Elizabeth Kupp is unable to appear in open court I also certify that she is a woman of respectability and that her testimony is entitled to full credit and belief
MBAR Associate Judge
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County ss
I James D. Clarke (Prothonotary) of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County do hereby certify that Hon Jacob Bear before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was taken was at the date of said acknowledgement an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly commissioned and sworn that his signature is genuine & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts. Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at New Castle this 1 st September A D 1851
(James D. Clarke) Prothon.

Transcript from the Assessment of Stony creek Township for the year eighteen hundred and seven (1807)
John Koap 1 Car
$ 7.00
$ 0-20
State of Pennsylvania Somerset County Jo.
I hereby certify the above to be a true transcript of the assessment and valuation of John Koap, for the year eighteen hundred and seven in Stony creek Township, County of Somerset, and State of Pennsylvania as they now remain on file, in the Commissioner's Office in said County.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Commission of the said County this 18th day of Oct. A.D. 1851
W. H. Gandy Clerk to Commissioners
State of Pennsylvania } County of Somerset } Jo
Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared John Hite age 53 years resident in said County who being duly sworn I depose & saith that he was intimately acquainted with Ludwig Koap. Kuhn or Kopp, deceased, late of the County of (over)

Allegheny & State of Pennsylvania. And a revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the United States, That he was also well acquainted with Said Ludwig wife Mary Krapf, Kupp or Kopp, That he lived near neighbors to the Said Ludwig & Mary in the said County of Somerset & State of Pennsylvania from his Earliest Recollection up to the period when they removed from said County. That he was also intimately acquainted with John Krapf, Kupp or Kopp whose name is above stated as having paid the foregoing tax in the Township of Stoney Creek in Said County in the year One thousand Eight Hundred and Seven (1807) was the reputed lawful Son of the Said Ludwig & Mary Krapf, Kupp or Kopp. That the Said Ludwig & Mary were respectable people and lived together as Man & wife and were reputed as such and that they had other children as well as the said John, with whom he was well acquainted whose names were Lewis, George, Elizabeth, Catharine & Daniel Krapf, Kupp or Kopp, That he considered Said children older than this deponent —
Sworn to and Subscribed
this 20 th day of October 1851
Before me Geo. Cloy
Deputy of the Judge
John Hill
I certify that the above named affiant is a Man of sound mind and a credible witness And I further certify that from personal knowledge the facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit to be true,
Geo. Cloy Deputy of the Judge

State of Pennsylvania Somerset County ss I. R. Stewart Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County do hereby Certify that George Troy, before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the time & now is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Somerset this 20 th day of Oct. 1857 R. L. Stewart Pro

State of Pennsylvania } County of Allegheny } to wit.
On this 18 th day of November, 1833
personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County aforesaid — Ludwig Kopp a resident of Ross Township in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, aged 74 years more or less , 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of May in the year 1776, in Hilenstown, Lehigh Co. Penn a . in Capt. Jacob Han-gerbough's company of Riflemen, belonging to what was called the Flying Camp, in the Regiment of Colonel Peter Kirchlein, (or Kecklein) and under Major Popbst, Lieutenants John Murray & Conrad Myers, and 1 st & 2 nd Sergeants John Turner and Abraham Boetzinger, that he entered as a volunteer for seven months, that he served seven months as a private, when he entered the service he lived in Hilenstown aforesaid — Penn a , he was in the battle of Long Island, and was afterwards taken prisoner at the surrender of Fort Washington, that during the time of his service he marched through the eastern part of Pennsylvania and through New Jersey. He further declares, with reference to the question put to him according to the directions of the War Department, that he was born in Northampton County Penn a on the 12 th of October 1759. He has a record of his age in an old German psalm book, written by his grandfather in German, his father being dead three months before this declarant was born, but that he has the same,  in German language and has therefore procured a true copy of the same to be hereto annexed, certified under the oath of Rev. D. Kammerer, his clergyman, together with a translation thereof. When he was called into the service, he lived as above mentioned, and since the Revolutionary War, he lived some time in Northampton County, afterwards in Somerset County & that he now lives & has lived for the last 15 or 16 years in Allegheny

County Penn a . As before stated, he entered the service as a volunteer for seven months. His term of seven months had expired, wanting three weeks, when the company to which he belonged, lay at Kingsbridge after the battle of Long Island, & before the surrender of Fort Washington. All the officers of the company and our Colonel were killed and Major were taken prisoners at Long Island, except our first lieutenant. After the battle of Long Island, we marched from Kingsbridge to Amboy, and Col. Baxter was placed as Colonel over us, and we were then marched to Fort Washington. In a sally made from the fort on the morning of the surrender of Fort Washington, Col. Baxter was killed by a cannon ball, and we were then put into the Regiment of Col. Schwap of Little York P a and were under his command at the time of the surrender.
We were forced to go to Fort Washington, after the battle of Long Island, by General Mercer, Lieutenant John Murray acted as our Captain after the capture of our officers at Long Island. Col. Magaw was the officer in command at the Fort, when it surrendered. After the surrender of Fort Washington, this declarant, was confined three weeks as a prisoner in New York, in one of the churches. He was afterwards imprisoned in one of the prison ships, where he was kept six weeks. His term of service had expired when Fort Washington was surrendered, & he was prisoner nine weeks, making his service, in all, over nine months. When they were discharged from prison, they were required not to serve in the war for two years. He remembers the named but few officers except those above named. He knows Lord Sterling to have been a principal officer at Long Island. He recollects Capt. Arndt, of the same battalion but of another company, & Lieut. Isaac Sheiman of Capt. Arndt's Company, a cousin of this declarant. Capt. Arndt was wounded at Long Island by a grape shot.
He never received any discharge from the service. He has no documentary evidence of his service, nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify,

to his service, He is known to Hugh Davis Esq late Marshall of the Western District of Penna. Hon. Warman Denny, Thomas Sample Esq. — — — — — who reside in his neighborhoods & can testify to his veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity or pension, 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 Penn a . Sworn & subscribed the day & year { 1841. J. G. Hopp aforesaid. }
H. H. Peterson Esq
We, David Hammerer, a clergyman residing in the city of Pittsburgh, & Hugh Davis residing in Ross Township, in same County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ludwig Kopp who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhoods where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year { and the said David & your aforesaid Hammerer does further certify that the following is a true copy & translation of the second of age referred to above by the said Ludwig Kopp.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year { aforesaid }
H. H. Peterson Esq
Hugh Davis David Hammerer

Galvan. Lebenskraft Han. ein Morphin, und nunmehr als ein Gegenmittel.
"1839. am 13ten October ist mein Vetter ein junger Mann auf dieser Welt geboren, und sein Onkel Ludwig Galler und sein Onkel Luis Gantzen - und Oheim ist der Herr Herrn Karl Galler Ludwig Gantzen - Oheim am 13ten 1860. gestorben."
Translation
True copy of the original from an old Hymn book.
"Born 12 th day of October 1759. Son of my daughter, and his god parents were Louis Heller and his wife, and at his baptism he received the name of John Ludwick on the 27 th day of April 1760."
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 & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that D. Wannemacher who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Pittsburgh, & that Hugh Davis who has also signed the same is a resident of Ross Township in the same county & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Harvey H. Peterson Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Frederick Kopp for a pension. In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 18 th day of November A.D. 1833.
A. M. Peterson Esq.

June 30, 1939.
Mrs. F. G. Simonton Edinburg Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL Ludwig Kopp W. 2129
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Ludwig Cupp, of Pennsylvania, whose widow, Elizabeth Cupp, received a pension in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and died there in 1856.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers of file in pension claim, W. 2129, based upon service of Ludwig, or Ludwick Kopp in the Revolutionary War; his widow, Elizabeth Kopp, was a pensioner of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1852.
Ludwig Kopp was born October 12, 1759 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; his father died three months before his birth. A translation from an old hymnal, written by his grandfather in German script, shows the following -
"Born 12th day of October 1759. Son of my daughter, and his God parents were Louis Heller and his wife, and at his baptism he received the name John Ludwick on the 27th day of April 1760".
At the time of the Revolutionary War, Ludwig Kopp resided in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in May 1776, at Allentown, Pennsylvania, served as private in Captain Hagenbuck's company, Colonel Peter Kachlein's Pennsylvania regiment of the Flying Camp, was in the battle of Long Island, also served under Colonel Baxter at Fort Washington, was taken prisoner there, confined three weeks in an old church in New York City, afterwards held prisoner of a prison ship for six weeks, and was discharged at the end of nine months.
The soldier continued to reside in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, for some time after the Revolutionary War, resided
This service may be verified in Pa. Arch. Vol. 8 Pages - 531 - 532 -

afterwards in Somerset County, moved thence to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 18, 1833, at which time he resided in Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; he had resided in that county for fifteen or sixteen years. He died there May 10, 1841. The soldier signed his name Ludwig, at the time he made application for his pension; his name was borne on the pension roll Ludwig Kopp.
The soldier married July 25, 1780, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Morrits; they were married by a Presbyterian Minister.
Elizabeth Kopp, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed August 31, 1851, at which time she gave her age as ninety-four years; she did not state the date and place of her birth, nor the names of her parents. She resided in 1851, in North Beaver Township. Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Next time The soldier and his wife, Elizabeth, had seven children born before the year 1794, whose names were listed as follow: John, Lewis, George, Elizabeth, Catharine, Daniel and Jacob.
When Ludwig Kopp d made application for pension in 1833, he referred to his cousin, Isaac Shirner, who was Lieutenant of Captain Arndt's company in the same battalion with said Ludwig him at the battle of Long Island.
See mss file + Can be verified Pa Arch Vol 8 - page 538
If you desire information in regard to the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Elizabeth Kopp, widow of Ludwig Kopp Certificate #5861 Issued February 13, 1852 Rate $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1848, Act of Feb. 2, 1848. Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Eliz th Kopfe widow of Ludwig
Pa
Act: 3 d March 1843
" 17 th June 1844
" 2 d Feb 1848

9.157 Pennsylvania Phila Elizabeth Kopp, widow of Ludwig who was a Pirate in the Revolution
Lawrence Co
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Feby 1852 and sent to
Norton & Owen Pittsburg Pa
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 110
Lawrence Co.

Nov: 20th 1851
Nov 20 - 51
Apple eggs of Elizabeth Widow of Ludwig of Christina Long Weed widow of John
Norton & Owen Pittsburgh Penn
Commissaire de Douane Washington

Ludwig Kopt, or Copt Payments to be made at Pittsburgh. by J. M. B. Bandy Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Penn. Pittsburgh.
5861/48 25714/32 P.W.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book Vol. five Page 82 by Miss G. Calmes Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Ludovic Kopp of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution. is entitled to receive Twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twentieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
J. D. Phipps Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
in Allegheny County - 17 years & 7 mos in Washington Co and 1834
wife,

Elizabeth Kopf, in g Lading Pa
Mar 31st 1843
Anton & Queen

Pittsburgh Pa Nov 11, 1891
Dear Sir,
We have the honor to submit herewith the papers in the application of Brig Genl J. H. Wilson of the Army Corps for a pension under act of March 3, 1883.
Also the application of the heirs of Brig Genl J. H. Wilson of the Army Corps for the benefit of the act of July 18, 88 and acts subsequent thereto.
Yours sincerely, J. H. Wilson
John D. H. Smith Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.

10/22 P.D.C.
To
Sir
J. L. Edwards Esquire War Department Pension Office Washington City

Pittsburgh Nov. 19. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir.
Enclosed I send you the application of Ludwig Kopp, a soldier of the Revolution for a Pension. If there should be any difficulty, please address me.
Resp. yes &c.
W. H. Sonnier

Elizabeth Hopp, via. of Ludwig. Pa
Act 3 March 1843 Act 7 March 1843 for arm from 4 March 1843.
Letter from to N. or W. or E. or S. Pittsburgh Pa

Ludwig Kopp - Pa (Pittsburgh) Agney) Sta 7 June, 1832. $23.33 per ann - to what time paid?
A.F.C. (Repeats)
Perriam Affair } July 6. 1832 } Pa to 4 th March 1841
J.S.B.

Brief in the case of Elizabeth Kopp County and State of Pennsylvania act Act 3 March 1843-
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her land was a premium. As the way back to documentary.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Martin Horn Pittsburg - Pa
Hipson
Examining Clerk.

Rev May
1939-June 30-List. to Mrs. F. F. Simonton - See
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2120  Elizabeth Koph  Widow  Ludwig Koph  Ind. Rev. War.
Act. Feb. 2, 1848.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edinburg, Pa. May 1st - 1939.
Bureau of Pensions Dept of Old Wars Washington D.C. -:
In the Coal City Item, a news paper printed in New Castle, Lawrence Co. Pa., Aug 24 1856 is the notice of the death of Elizabeth Cupp, in Taylor Twp. age 99 yrs 5 mo. She was the widow of Ludwig Cupp a Soldier of the Revolution, who died May 1841. Mrs Cupp was pensioned.
The pension of Ludwig Cupp would likely be listed among those living at that time in either Allegheny or Beaver Co. Pa. - The city of New Castle is now a part of Taylor Twp.
Would be very happy to have any additional records from either of the pension applications of Ludwig and Elizabeth Cupp. This record is to be used in a record of Revolutionary Soldiers who died in Lawrence Co Pa.
Yours truly (Mrs F.G.) Nellie M. Simonton Edinburg, Pa Law. Co.