Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13627, for Benjamin Kellogg, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
1 Kellogg, Benjamin
S. 13627
CONTENTS
carded

Died Dec 16, 1857 at New York aged 75 years at his residence Oct 2, 1857.
No. 20.754 New York Benjamin Killogg
Wadsworth in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company Captain Spurr of the Regt. commanded by Col. ... in the New York line for 13 Mos
Mass. line. July 3, 1906. Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Aug. 1831 and due to M c William, Washington
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1831 $108 33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr. 30 21 66 Dec 1850 $129 99
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4, Page 64.

No 16112
Benjm Kellogg Madison Co N.Y.
Alma
13
Ch's H. J. Williams Cazenovia Madison Co N.Y.
Oct 12 2nd 31

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined 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. Those 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 Benjamin Kellogg Redison Co NY.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     disb Apr 1777 July 3 Private Captain Spurr Lieut See Capt Parker not field officers stated Albany Co York Hoboken Hooker Hill where State following time Belle Green Bush Saratoga Spring Field Mapache setts - White Plains Still wa Co York 71 years Barrington 1774 for 3 mo 1778 until long Co York Mapache not stated sign setts - Captain Kellogg 1774 for 3 mo 1778 until long 1781 6 weeks or 2 months the other tradition al evidence   disb May 1778 indefinite   disb Sep 1781 indefinite Lieut Tracy Capt Officer Lieut Warren & Lee  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 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) _____ 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 day 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 (1) 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 enquiry 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] 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.
John N. Atkinson

In the matter of Benjamin Kellogg an Applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 1832
State of New York } County of Madison } ss. Nathan Kellogg, of the Town of Granby in the County of Oswego in the State of New York, who being sworn according to Law doth upon his Oath depose and say - that he is a brother of Benjamin Kellogg the above named Applicant - that in the Spring of 1777 - the Applicant & this Deponent resided in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts - the said Benjamin in the Town of Barrington & this Deponent in the Town of Egremont ad- joining - that some time in the month of April 1777 - the said Benjamin Kellogg - was drafted in the Militia & went as was understood & as this deponent believes, went to Saratoga he was gone about three according to the best of my recollection months - returned to Barrington - And it was generally believed he had been in service all that time & this deponent has no doubt of its truth - And this deponent further says that in the month of May 1778 - the said then Benja- min was again drafted, & this deponent understood & still believes, went to Spring- field Massachusetts - was gone till January following, when he returned again to Barrington - And it was believed, & by the neighborhood & this deponent believes the said Benjamin was employed in guard- ing the public stores at Springfield, during the whole of that time - And this deponent further says that in the

month of September (about the in the year 1831 last), this deponent was Stationed at. Saratoga (in the service for three months) - And then saw the said Benjamin Kellogg - who had been called out after this deponent left home - The said Benjamin, was Stationed at Still-Water; - when this deponent saw him The said Benjamin remained in service there about six weeks or two months. When he returned home -
Nathan Kellogg
Subscribed & sworn before me this 3 rd day October 1832
Barak Beckwith a Judge of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison I Jonathan Smith residing in the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison & State of New York do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Nathan Kellogg the above deponent for three years past and believe him to be a man of reputable standing in society whose character stands fair for truth & veracity
Subscribed & sworn before me
this 3 rd day of October 1832
Jonathan Smith
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison county court of common pleas
Personally appeared before me Barak Beckwith Esquire one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison aforesaid Jonathan Smith to me well known to be a man of reputable standing in society and was duly sworn according to law and subscribed the above certificate
Barak Beckwith Judge etc
State of New York
Madison County Clerk's Office
I, Andrew J. Sloan, Clerk of the said County do certify that Barak Beckwith, be- fore whom the two preceding Affidavits purport to be sworn, and also whose name appears to the above Certificate, was, at the dates of the same, one of the Judges of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits & Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 24 th day of October 1832
A. J. Sloan Clk

In the Matter of Benjamin Kellogg a Revolutionary Soldier -
State of New York } County of Madison } ss. On this Ninth day of October A D 1852 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison, now sitting Benjamin Kellogg a resident of the town of Cazenovia in the county & State aforesaid, aged Seventy One 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein after stated - In the year 1777. he resided in the town of Barrington County of Berkshire State of Massachusetts. - in the month of April (according to his best recollection) in said year, a company of Militia was raised in the towns of Barrington, & Sheffield (an adjoining town) by drafting. And the De- clarent was drafted, in said company. John Spurr was Captain & Warham Lee, & Jeremi- ah Hildreth Lieutenants of said company. The company immediately marched to Albany NY - through Windhoek Hillsdale, & Greenbush - At Albany they joined a Regi- ment but he does not recollect the names of any of the regimental Officers - They marched within a few days for Saratoga - through Halymoon & Stillwater - He remained there about three months, was discharged & went

with the rest of his Company, in July, as near (As he can remember), returned home - While he was at Saratoga there was no fighting by the Troops there - There were no contin- =ual Officers or Soldiers there except some Troops that passed, going north - he does not recollect the names of any of the Officers stationed at Saratoga except those of his own company - The company were all discharged, together but none of them received written discharges. That in the fore part of the month of May 1778 - he was again drafted in a Com- pany commanded by Captain Parker - & Lieutenant Tracy - This company was raised from the different towns in the county & The declarant & one other were the only Soldiers drafted from the town of Barring- =ton where he still resided - They joined their company at Springfield in Hampshire County Mass. - When the said company & one other company were stationed to guard the public stores - He was in a detachment sent from Springfield to Providence R.I. to guard 13 of teams loaded with Ammunition - returned to Springfield - was again among a detachment sent to White Plains, to guard stores sent from Springfield to the Army at White Plains under command of General Washington Returned immediately to Springfield, Remained there till some time in the month of January following when the declarant company were all discharged but no written discharges given them - A declarant returned home, to Barrington He was in service this time about eight months

In the month of September 1781 he was again drafted at Harrington of course, in a company commanded by Captain John Spurr, & Lieutenants Warham Lord, & Jeremiah Hicock, the same Officers under whom he first served - The com- pany was organized & marched to Still Water now in Saratoga County N.Y. - Did not form a Regiment & there were no Field Officers there, Decearant believes there were one or two other companies but he does not remember the names of any of their Officers - He remained at Still Water - from six weeks to two months from the time he last entered the service - When his company was discharged as before, without giving them written discharg- es -
He was born in the town Wingham Berkshire County Massachusettes - the 18th of February 1761 -
He has a family record, in which his age is entered as taken from the family record of his father -
We lived in Barking for as said it is an adjoining town till the year 1786 Memoranda. No. Winderbrook, line. Then about ten years moved to Glavac Columbia Co. N.Y. line then about twenty years moved to Cazenovia Madison County N.Y. where he has lived ever since He has no documentary evidence of his services, I do not know of any except his brother Nathan Bell age 84 Whom he can prove. Many of his friends.
That his name is not an "The" Poulson Rall of the agency of any State I hereby relinquish all claim to

will be paid in full in Feb. as soon as
A Pension or annuity except the present He is known to Charles Stolfeus, John T. Hiltz, Isaac Dodge & many others who can testify as required by the War Department Sworn & Subscribed this day of year of our Lord A.D. Sloan CLK
Benjamin Kilbass
Mr. S. A. S. , , , , ,

We Isaac Dodge believe residing in the town of Canajoharie in the County of Montgomery & State of New York and John F. Hicks, residing in the same town do certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Kellogg of the said town, an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 1832 that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Isaac Dodge
John F. Hicks
Sworn & subscribed before me this ninth day of October 1832 A. S. Sloan Clerk

And the said court do hereby certify that it is their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department. That the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution & served in the States - and the Court further State that it appears to them that Isaac Dodge and John T. Hicks
were who have subscribed the foregoing certifi- cate - reside in the town of Gagetown in this County, are credible men & their statement is entitled to credit
I Andrew S. Sloan, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Benjamin Kellogg for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1832.
A. S. Sloan Clk.
of Vogt Sloan
Wams Hy

State of New York } County of Madison } ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Madison aforesaid Benjamin T. Kellogg - who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age & 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, & in the following grades
For three months in the year 1777 I served as 3 mo } a private -
For Eight months in the year 1778, & the begin- 8 mo } ning of 1779 I served as a private
2 mo } For two months in the year 1781 I served
13 mo } As a private - and for such services I claim a Pension -
During all which periods, I was in the Militia of Massachusetts, & was not engaged in any civil employment -
Sworn before me this } 10th day of June 1833 } Elisha Farnham Justice.
Benjamin Kellogg
State of New York } County of Madison } ss. I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said County do certify that Newell Wright before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and, verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting & signature - Witness my hand & Seal of office this 20th day of June 1833. A. S. Sloan Clerk E. Barnard. Dep. Clk.

com a 13mo. pri $43.33

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section HRL
March 20, 1930
Honorable W.J.Driver Room 521, House Office Building Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Driver:
In response to your personal request of today in behalf of Mr. L.R.Parmelee, of Helena, Arkansas, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13627, it appears that Benjamin Kellogg was born February 18, 1761, in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
While residing in Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April, 1777, and served three months as a private in Captain John Spoor's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted early in May, 1778, and served about eight months as a private in Captain Parker's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted in September, 1781, and served about two months as a private in Captain John Spoor's Massachusetts Company.
In 1786, he moved to Kinderhook where he lived for ten years, then moved to Claverack, Columbia County, New York and lived twenty years, then moved to Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832.
He died December 16, 1850.
There are no data relative to wife and children.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Kellogg , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     all 77 3 mos. vt John Spoor Mass.   1778 8 mos. " Parker   Sept 81 2 mos. " John Spoor  
Battles engaged in,  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barnington, Berkshire Co., Mass.  Date of application for pension, Oct. 1, 1802. His claim was allowed.  Residence at date of application, Cazenovia, Madison Co., N.Y.  Age at date of application, B. Feb. 13, 1751 at Springfield, Mass.  Remarks: He resided at Cazenovia, N.Y. from about 1796 to 1816.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

O. W. & H. Div. P.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
December 22, 189.
Sir:-
In answer to your communication addressed to Hon. Simon J. Schermerhorn and by him referred to this Bureau for reply, in which you request the military history during the Revolutionary war of Benjamin Kellogg, you are advised that a very careful search has been made but from the data given this Bureau has been unable to find any record of his services.
Record has been found of a Benjamin Kellogg who was born in Tyngsborough, Mass., Feb. 13, 1761, and who afterwards removed to the State of New York, residing in 1832 in the town of Canajoharie. If it is thought that this person is identical with the one of your inquiry the Bureau will take pleasure in furnishing you with a statement of his services.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Abraham L. Kellogg, Esq., Oneonta, N.Y.

INVALID.
File No. 13-627
Benjamin Kellogg P.S. New River War
Act: June 7 th 18 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 253
 [Arrangement of 1870.] 

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. Lamparter
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Benjamin Kellogg
Service _____
Additional Service Reer War
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim as above except Invd. # 13627

Congressman W. J. Driver Room 521 H. O. B.
Benjamin Kellogg, Rev. War born Feb 2, 1761 in Teylingham, Mass.
for L. R. Parmelee at Helena, Arkansas
Personal request by Mr Driver's daughter - March 20 - 1930

Rev Sec Pensions
Mahern, Iowa.
August. 19. 1916.
Commissioner of Pensions: Washington, D. C.
I wish to get the record of Benjamin Kellogg. born at Tyringham Ct. in 1761 died at Union Square - Otsego Co. N. Y. in 1851 as my niece - descendent of his - desire to join the D. A. R.
Please notify me as to how I can secure his record at your office.
Benjamin Kellogg was the son of John Kellogg and Union Stoddard Kellogg.
Thanking you for your trouble I am.
Yours
Willis Summers.

Jan 20 th
Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir -
Will you kindly send me the record of a Revolutionary Pensioner Benjamin Kellogg - who served
April 26 to May 20 - 1777 July 11 to Jan 1 1778 Oct 12 - to Oct 28 1781
I am anxious to establish the official record, to make my application to the D.A.R. Mrs. R.H. Pierce of Cortland N.Y. has just inquired on this same line. Thanking you in advance
Grace H. Warmcastle 5717 Horre St. Pittsburgh - Pa

NI
St. Atkinson Mo Jan. 16, 1914.
Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington. D. C.
I write you for dates concerning one Benjamin Kellogg, a Revolutionary soldier. Please send all dates connected with his life particularly the date of his marriage to one Luramali Spaulding.
Address
Mrs. E. A. Bingham St. Atkinson
R.R. 3

GEO. A. DAVIS
STRAWBERRY HILL
FRUITS—GREEN AND DRIED
MEXICO, N. Y.
Mexico, N. Y. Dec 17 th 1906
Mr. Pension Department Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of Please send me the Revolutionary War records of the following Benjamin Kellogg of Canajoharie N.Y. He drew a pension & was buried at Mexico New York
Matthew Allen wife Sarah Brit of Bridgewater Mass Joseph Peters " Plumber of Hebron & Hampton Conn
Yours truly Mrs Geo A Davis "Regent Silas Town Chapter" Mexico. New York