Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23737, for Frederick Kalehoff, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

Kalehoff, Frederick
or Kalehoof
or Colehoof

S.23737
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11.041
Pennsylvania
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Frederick Kalehoff of Columbia Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hunter of the Regt commanded of Gen Potter in the Pennsylvania Line for 10 mos, 20 days, private - $55.52
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 55 Dollars 52 Cent per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of March 1833 and sent to G N Frick, Esq, 
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $111.04
Semi-anl. allowance ending   - $27.76

$138.80

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by John T Sprague
Book E. Vol 5 Page 31
Date of death not on AB [Agency Book]
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Frederick Kalehoff or Calehoff

Pennsylvania

Adm'd
16 mo's, 20 d's

$55.52

17501

G N Frick, Esq
Danville, Penn
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BRIEF in the case of Frederick Kalehoff of Columbia Co in the State of Pa 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 72 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed 
Period   In 1776 substitute   Duration of Service   14 days   Rank  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Cap. Richard
Period   beginning Augt 1776  Disch 26 Decr 1777  and from the best of his recollection served during the war 1 Year 4 Mos. 20 Days.  Duration of Service    Rank  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap Haster  Genl Potter
5. In what battles was he engaged? Long Island, Trenton 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Potts Grove Pennsylvania 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the length of not precisely given 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above George Taylor 
Examining Clerk.
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Fredrick Kalehoff or Calehoof
17501
V
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County 

On the eight day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said County before the Honorable Seth Chapman Esquire President and his associate Judge of the same Court now sitting, Frederick Kalehoff or Colehoof, a resident of Catawissa township in
Columbia County aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated-- 

That in the year 1774 he arrived at Philadelphia from Germany then thirteen years age & letter, was bound for four years to Christopher Garret to pay for his passage. Christopher Garret his master resided at Pottsgrove. In August 1776 deponents master was drafted into a militia company at Pottsgrove Penn. said company was commanded by Peter Richard Captain; deponent entered said company as a substitute for his master Chris Garrit.  was marched to Amboy in New Jersey; served in that company two weeks when application was made by the Government officers for volunteers for the flying camp. not succeeding in obtaining volunteers a draft of the militia men then in the service was made. James Garret a son of deponents master was then in the company deponent was & was drafted into the flying camp and at his request deponent joined the flying camp as his substitute and was attached to a company commanded by Capt Joseph Huster, former Governor of Penna. was then marched to Long Island, was in the battle of Long Island; our Captain Hunter, and our Lietenant Christopher Brady were taken prisoners, Genl Starling was in the battle. after the battle deponent joined General Potters Brigade. Captain Hurley of Lancaster was deponents captain.  deponent was then marched to New York, crossed there into New Jersey, from there through New Jersey. was at the battle of Trenton when the Hessians were taken. Washington was there - Genl Potter was there also & commanded our Brigade. after the battle of Trenton Genl Potter crossed the Delaware and we were marched down the Delaware to Wilmington.  the British were coming up the country from Maryland from the head of Polk.  after the British crossed Christine Creek they had an engagement with the Americans at a place called "Bunkers hill" in Delaware State but deponent was not in it. From Wilmington we were marched towards Brandywine when we had a battle. our Brigade was not in the battle, Genl Waynes division was engaged. deponent did not see Washington then but he was there though not in the battle. From Brandywine deponent was marched to the Trap about 27 miles from Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Penn. Genl Washington, Genl Potter, Genl Green & Genl Wayne were at the Trap. From there we were marched to Stony run; there we got orders in the evening to clean our arms & load them. In the morning when the long roll was beating we had to fall into rank and march in the night down to Germantown. we marched the whole night and in the morning about day break Washington's cannons fired & the battle begun.  all the Generals stated to be at
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the top were at this battle; Genl Stevens was also there and commanded at Frankford road. The battle lasted till about ten o'clock when our men had to retreat after the British came from Philadelphia. From Germantown we marched towards Hickery town, then crossed Schuylkill at Swedes ford and marched to Valley forge and lay their until deponent was discharged which was the 26th day of December 1777. Genl Washington was with us at the Valley forge. Deponent cannot by reason of old age, the consequent loss of memory and length of time swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, his term of service commenced the beginning of August 1776 & ended the 26th
Decr 1777 and to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below. For one year four months and twenty days as a private as aforesaid and for such service
he claims a pension.

Answers to questions by the Court:

Deponent was born in Alsace in Germany in 1760.
Deponent has no record of his age, his house burnt down in Catawissa township where he at present resides & burnt the record of his age.
Deponent resided in Pottsgrove Penn. when he entered the service; resided there 18 months after he left the service. from there went to a forge at the head of Elk Maryland; remained
there near two years; then returned to Pottsgrove, resided there a few months then removed to near Reading, Penn. Resided there 1½ years, then removed to about 15 miles from Reading; remained there a few months; removed to Swans near Reading, remained there & near Reading till about 26 years ago when deponent removed to Catawissa township where he
at present resides & resided there ever since-

Deponent entered the service first as a substitute for Christopher Garret & afterwards as a substitute for James Garret. Deponent does not know how he became attached to Gen Potter's Brigade nor in what manner, nor by what authority he was detained in the service the length of time he was kept there - he does not recollect of enlisting.

Deponent has already stated the names of the officers in the service & the general circumstances of his service.

Deponent did receive a discharge signed by Captain Peter Richard which was burnt in deponents house in Catawissa township afsd.

Deponent is known to Leonard Rupert, Christian Probet, John Yetter Esquire, Col Joseph Paxton & Stephen Baldy all of Columbia County and who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a revolutionary soldier

Deponent does not know any person now living who can prove his service as a revolutionary soldier
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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. 
Jacob Eyerly Prot
Frederick Kalehoof  his mark

We Joseph Probet & Casper Hartman both residing in Cattawapa township in Columbia County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Frederick Kalehoof who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be of the age of seventy two years- that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion - and deponents further state that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said Frederick Kalehoof.
Sworn& subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Joseph Probet
Jacob Eyerly Prot
Caspere Hartman

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter & 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 said court further certifies their opinion that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood of the said Frederick Kalehoof, and that the said Joseph Probet & Casper Hartman who have signed the preceding certificate as resident in Columbia County and are credible persons, and that their statemen is entitled to credit.  
Seth Chapman
William Montgomery
Leonard Kespert

I Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Frederick Kalehoff or Calehoof for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day of November 1832
Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary
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October 21, 1938 
BA-J/AWF 
Mrs. Lester Lunden             Frederick Kalehoff
304 Superior Street            S. 23737 
Saginaw, Michigan

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Frederick Kalehoff who died about the year 1846 in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 23737, based upon the military service of Frederick Kalehoff in the Revolutionary War. The name is shown also, Kalehoof and Colehoof. 

Frederick Kalehoff was born in the year 1760 in Alsace, Germany, and arrived in Philadelphia in 1774. The names of his parents were not given. 

While residing in Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, with Christopher Garret, Frederick Kalehoff enlisted early in August, 1776, served about two weeks as substitute for said Christopher Garret, in Captain Peter Richards' company; he then volunteered for service in the Flying Camp, and served in Captain Joseph Huster's company, was in the battle of Long Island, after which he joined Captain Husley's company, was in the battles of Trenton and Germantown, and was discharged at Valley Forge, December 26, 1777. 

He lived in Potts Grove for about eighteen months after he left the service, then moved to a forge at the head of "Elk", Maryland, was there about
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two years, returned to Potts Grove, and in a few
months moved to near Reading, Pennsylvania, and from there moved to Catawissa Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
The soldier, Frederick Kalehoff, was allowed
pension on his application executed November 8, 1832, then a resident of Catawissa Township, where he had lived about twenty-six years.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-
Frederick Kalehoff
Certificate #11041
Issued March 19, 1833
Rate $55.52 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Revolution
23737 
INVALID. 
File No.  23737
Frederick Kalehoff 
Priv Rev War 
Act: Jun 7th 32”   
Index: Vol 2, Page 216 
[Arrangement of 1870] 
1929 - Sept 30 - Hess Co. Mrs. Lester C. Lunden AWF
1938 Oct 21 Hist to Mrs. Lester Lunden AWF
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Rev & 1812
RECEIVED SEP 15 1938 MAIL SUB DIV VETERANS AFFAIRS 
304 Superior St.
Saginaw Mich
Sept. 13 - 1938
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Gentlemen:
May I please have a copy of the pension record
of Frederick Kalehoff who fought in the Revolutionary War? His was Revolutionary
Warr pension claim, S.23737 
I think he died in about
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you can include in this pension record.
I am enclosing an addressed postal 
ret. Sept. 15 
if you will inform me the cost of procuring this information I will forward a check for the amount promptly.
Very truly yours,
Gertrude A. Lunden
(Mrs. Lester Lunden)
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the year 1846 at Calawissa Pa. I am anxious to learn the date of the last pension payment to him so as to definitely establish his death date. I am also anxious to learn the names of his wife and children and death date of his wife if possible.
I should greatly appreciate any information
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RECEIVED SEP 15 1988 MAIL SUB DIV VETERANS AFFAIRS 8
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel
September 30, 1929
Mrs. Lester C. Lunden
Gaylord
Michigan
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.23737, it appears that Frederick Kalehoff (the name is also spelled Kalehoof and Colehoof) was born in 1760,in Alsace, Germany. He reached Philadelphia
in 1774.
While residing in Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in August, 1776, served about two weeks as a private in Captain Peter Richards' Company. He then joined the Flying Camp in Captain Joseph Huster's Company, was in the battle of Long Island, after which he joined Captain
Husley's Company and was in the battles of Trenton and Germantown, and was discharged December 26, 1777, having served one year, four months and twenty days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 8, 1832, at which time he was living at Catawissa, Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, having lived
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there about twenty-six years.
There are no data as to family,
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Mrs. Lester C. Lunden
Gaylord, Michigan
Personal request for Frederick Kalehoff S.23737-
Sept. 26 - 1929