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Boltz/Puls/Pulse/Pults/Pultz

John Michael Boltz (my fourth great-grandfather) a Patriot who tried and failed to obtain the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. As he continues his right to a pension more letters are being exchanged between parties.

Secy’s Office Harrisburg November 17th, 1847

Sir, I am directed, to state that careful search has been made for the name of John Bell, in the papers and Records pertaining to the War of the Revolution and now remaining in this Department, but the aforesaid name cannot be found. Information of the kind you seek is frequently more readily obtained from the Office of the Auditor General of the Commonwealth. To Richard Fortington Esqr. Very respy Your Obt Servt W.C. Richey Clk Military Dept.

Pension Office Nov 12th, 1849

Sir: In reply to your letter of the 6th in the case of John Balty, under act of 7th June 1832 I have to state that the requisitions of my letter to you of the 26th ult, should be complied with in order to a favorable decision. Richard Partington Esq Yellow Springs. Ohio.

Auditer General’s Office Harrisburg Dec. 14th 1849.

Richard Partington Esq

Dear Sir; – Your letter of the 24th ult. has been recd. and an examination of pension books has been made, and I am sorry to inform you that we do not find the name of John Bolly upon the pension books, and consequently there is no evidence in this department, of his having been an enrolled soldier in the Revolutionary War.

I am Sr. Respy. Yours. James Bridea Clk Aud. Genl

Pension Office Oct 26. 1849

Sir,

The declaration of John Baltz, under act of 7th June 1832 has been examined and filed: He alleges to have entered the service in Pennsyl- -vania, in May 1776 and to have served until some time in December following. He also alleges service for Feb 1777 or ’78 about four months, and from the statement made by the claimant it would seem that he was employed during this tour as a wagoner, his father’s team which had been pressed into the service. This tour is called his third tour, but is not clearly expressed as such, but would seem to be the second. The last alleged tour was in 1781, and was discharged after having been three weeks or a month in the service. There was no militia service in 1776 for seven months, and if the service was in the Flying Camp that service did not exceed six months. The employment as a teamster was not of such a character as to bring the applicant within the provisions of the act of 7th June 1832. The records inage 22This office affords no evidence of the service in Pennsylvania troops; Some evidence may perhaps be obtained on application to the Secretary of State & Comptroller General of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg. If no parole evidence can be obtained some parole evidence of persons who knew him during or shortly after the termination of the revolutionary war and can testify to his character having had the character of having been a revolutionary soldier. He should state under oath his reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension.

Richard Partington Esq.

Yellow Springs. Green, Ohio

R. Partington Oct. 26th. 1849

J L Edwards Esqr Sir Yours of the 26th of Oct was received some days since, and I should have answered it directly. but wanted to see the Claimant first. He says that he was not in the Flying Comp but in the Militia, that the term might have been intended for Six months but knows he was out longer, as the leaves on the trees were just beginning to put forth, when they took up their march, and that he returned home a short time before Christmas, he is not so certain of the term of service of his second tour but knows it was not less than four nor more than six months. And if you will read the declaration again, I think you will be able to discriminate between serving under Captain Arderholt in the state of New Jersey and driving a team for Commissary Bowers in General Sylvania in a year which he could not remember but thinks was in 1780. his second term of service is not as clearly, set forth as it should be, but as I have given the reasons before it is not necessary to insert them here. He hopes that you will not take advantage of the infirmities of his age but allow him for the time he knows that he was in the service, sixteen months as he has after computed the time when the matter was fresh in his recollection; the time he was with the team is included in the sixteen months, I was aware that his services as teamster would not come under the act of 32, but as he had been told by others that he could draw for this time I inserted it. He says that he knows of no better evidence than the persons he produced in Court, The Rev. Hiram Shull is a man between thirty and forty years of age, and has known him all his life, and received his information from his Grandfather Jacob Boltz, who was an elder brother of the claimant. but who has been dead for many years. Major John Heaton who has also signed his certificate has been acquainted with him about sixty years. As there will be no Court in this County until next March, he says that if it answers he will go before a Magistrate and state under oath his reasons for not applying sooner for a pension and also what he can recollect of his second terms of service in addition to what has been stated. You will please inform me immediately

Yours Very respectfully,

Richard Partington J L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of pensions.

Yellow Springs May 7 Hon Z L Edwards Sir I directed a letter to you concerning the claim of John Bolly, under Act of June 7, 1832 to which I have never received an answer after waiting until I believed you did not intend to answer mine I wrote to Honorable R B Schenck to enquire into the matter, and in reply received your letters to him, in which you say that there was no drafted service for a longer term than two months under one engagement And that the claimant may have served in the Flying Camp and that his pension would be $200 per annum provided the time you have al lotted to him can be established. He states in his declaration that he does not know of any person now living by whom he can prove his services. You state that there is no evidence in your department. and the papers enclosed will show that there is none in the Archives at Harrisburg he says that he is willing at any time to give his reasons under oath. for not applying earlier for a pension and that he is now greatly in need of it. You will please answer this immediately and inform me whether traditionary evidence would be of any importance in his case. I would be greatly obliged to you if you will forward to me a copy of the pension Laws and also information of the evidence you require in the cases of soldiers who were wounded in the Indian wars under Generals St Clair and Wayne. A man by the name of Isaac Stewart (who was severely wounded in taking an Indian town on the Auglaize River he thinks in the year of 1791 under Captain Wm Dudley) wants to know if he is entitled to a pension and if so, what evidence he will have to produce

Yours very respectfully,

Richard Partington Hon J L Edwards

Yellow Springs, Ohio Hon J. S. Edwards

Sir I directed to you some time since the papers I received from the Secretary of State and Auditor General of Pennsylvania in regard to the claim of John Baltze under Act of June 7 32 My object in sending those papers, was not to prove to you that there was no record evidence to be found. Neither is there any evidence to prove the time of service under which the Claimant served. I wrote twice to the Secretary of Sa to know how long the Officers of the Claimant did serve during the terms mentioned in his declaration and also to know whether there was not short sighted Service longer than two months The reply to this was that search had been twice made for this information without success, and as you stated in the letter I received through Mr. Schenck that if those terms of service mentioned in yours could be established his pension would a 50 dollars per annum. I presume that you require that they should be established. And which seems impossible as they differ from the declaration of the Claimant and there can be found no evidence either for or against it, the Claimant says that George Everhart who obtained a pension a member of years since and also resided then in Berkley Co Va was in the same Battalion at Paulus Hook with him If you will examine his declaration perhaps it will throw some light on the matter I hope that you will inform me whether you think him entitled to anything or not as I want to be done with the matter if you think him not entitled to anything I hope that you will write me to that effect as he is a great annoyance to me about his pension and thinks that it ought to be obtained without any trouble, that Daniel Burkhart of Martinsburg Va came to him and told him that if he would only say the word he would get him his pension but he insulted the man and told him that he was not going to be a beggar like old Everhart when he had property. I want you to write without fail and let me know your opinions about the matter, as he is very poor and I do not wish to put him to any more expense if there is no prospect of him obtaining his Claim. Richard Easton & Son P.S. Direct to Yellow Springs, Green County, Ohio.

As you can see the record keeping of this time was not good. The surnames of people were awful and that was a huge problem for my relative. Plus, he spoke more German than English so there was the language barrier. Most of the people to verify this information for him was either dead or too old to properly remember time frames. I am sure this was the case for many soldiers who came to this country to help fight for OUR freedom. There were the people who did believe in him and tried their best to see that he was represented in the best possible way, with no avail.

Boltz/Puls/Pulse/Pults/Pultz

John Michael Boltz (my fourth great-grandfather) died at the age of 94 abt. 1853, Ohio. He was not recognized as a Revolutionary Soldier who fought for his freedom in the United States and for countless others who he represented. He did not get any kind of pension related to the war effort. He was a common man who did uncommon things.

His wife Margaret Phobe Grantham Pulse died in 1847 in Greene County, Ohio. Their children Nancy Ann and Susan Ann (twin girls) born 1791, Nancy died in 1883 and Susan died in 1893, Lewis (1795-1865), Mary (1801-1881), Joseph Pulse – my 3rd great grandfather, (1803-1873).

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