Frederick Wolffe, a native of Bavaria, emigrated to Mobile, Ala. where he became a cotton broker. By 1874 Wolffe had moved to Montgomery, Ala., was involved in cotton trading and railroads, and worked for the Republican Party.
Wolffe became a prominent member of Montgomery's Jewish community, and served as a trustee and treasurer of Kahl Montgomery. Wolffe also served as the local representative of the Erlanger Syndicate, a German Jewish financial house which owned controlling interests in numerous Southern railroads.
Wolffe was implicated in the embezzlement scheme of Alabama Treasurer Isaac Harvey Vincent. Vincent had been using state funds to speculate in cotton contracts with Wolffe.
From the description of Business ledgers, 1874-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562615
