Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21847, for Helmont Kellogg, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Kellogg, Helmont
S. 21847
CONTENTS

omina 3544 Connecticut
Helmont Kellogg
born in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hopkins of the Regt commanded by Col Swift in the Connecticut line for
13 mo 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 44 Dollars 37 1/2 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Decem 1832 and sent to G. C. Woodruff Silsbeefield Conn
Arrears to 14th of Sep 1832 $ 66 Penzant. allowance ending 14th day 1833 - 22
$ 88
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book Vol. 13 Page 51
Sit. to G. B. Woodruff 28 May '36 do to same Nov. 19. 1836
Letter of Tra Cir to Pen 4 Jan'y. 838
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th June 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep 1837 Age notified 15 Sep 1838.
Letter to Pen 6th Aug 1842
Rev to Pension Agt 5 Sep 1842
To Wisconsin from 4th March 1842 9 Sep 1842 notification to H H. Coq Racine Wisconsin
Letter to S. S. Kellogg 20. Dec 1842

The Commissioner of Pensions Sir
The undersigned A Pensioner under the act of June 7 1832 late a resident of Goshen Litchfield County Connecticut having removed to the Wisconsin Territory and now residing near South Port wishes to be informed through your kindness where he can draw his Pension and whereas he can find no one here that understands the particular manner of doing the business for me Please give me the required information — Hitherto I have drawn at Hartford Connecticut & came to this Territory in June last consequently I have not drawn my Sept installment. — it has been suggested to me that I can receive my money at the law office at Milwa — like in this Territory if it could be so it would be very quite convenient for me as I am in the vicinity of Milwaukee — will you find it convenient to give an early attention to this you will much oblige your humble servant and excite his warm acknowledgements — my address is South Port Racine County Wisconsin Territory
Nov 29 1837
Belmont Kellogg
The above Old Mr Kellogg has resided here ever since last Summer has as yet has been unable to ascertain where he can draw his Pension Money. A Brimful Reason to his Enquiry will much oblige the old gentleman as he is much in want of his Money.
Watersbury Conn Sept 17. 37

Declaration of Kelmont Kellogg in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Connecticut } Court of Probate within & for County of Litchfield } the District of Litchfield
On this 7 th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court before Frederick Wolcott Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District now sitting, Kelmont Kellogg, a resident of the town of T. Goshen in said County, aged 70 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated, viz,
I was born at New Hartford in said County on the 17 th day of March 1762. There is a record of my age in my Family Bible which I copied from my Father's Record. I know of no other, I removed from New Hartford to Goshen when I was seven years of age, & I have ever since resided there. In the Spring of the year 1778, a corps of men having been ordered by the Legislature of Connecticut to be raised subject to be called out on the shortest notice, by their superior officers, to serve as soldiers in the service of the United States , where they might be wanted, I enlisted into this corps into a Company of which Joel Gillett was Capt, John Burns 1 st Lieut & Jonathan Wright Ensign, I was enlisted by J. Wright for one year , & was in June called out to go to Saratoga, & I marched with others from Litchfield to Saratoga & was there put with the others of our Company into Col Roger Ennis's Regiment, in which Seth Smith was Lieut Col Lane Curtiss Major. From Saratoga we marched to White Plains, where we found most of our Army, & with it many Continental Troops, I remember Col Meigs Regiment of Leather Caps was then, from White Plains our Reg d & Col McClellan's of the Conn t State Troops, were directed to march to West Point where we went & found at this Post a reg d of Continental Soldiers under the Command of Col Malcolm who commanded the Post, While at West

Point we were employed in constructing a fortification, between fort Putnam & the North River; after remaining at West Point we were allowed to go home, after an absence of 4 months as I think We had been at home but about a fortnight, when I was again called out to join my said Company & march to the Seaboard of Conn. I was sick when first called on, but in a very few days recovered & joined said Company. We were stationed at Greenwich & our duty was to guard the coast in that vicinity, & prevent the British from crossing from Long Island & Hundering on Seaboard, our Regiment was stationed at different pla- ces on the coast, but of our Col's Head Quarters was at Greenwich, we continued in this service on the coast according to my present recollection, about four months when we were released, & not again called into ac- tive service during our term of enlistment which expired after the year was out, in the spring of 1779 The remainder of the year we were at home on furlough, liable to be called out on a moments warning, & while we were at home according to the provision of an act of the legislature we received half pay I have no documentary evidence of this service to prove it annex the testimony of Harvey Whiting
In 1781 & on or about the first of July I enlisted for six months into the Continental army, Those who had en- listed in my neighborhood assembled at Litchfield & were marched to Philipsburgh on the North River above Kings Bridge, on our arrival at that place we found a considerable part of our army there, & were im- mediately put into Col. Webb's Regiment, in Gen. Heath's Brigade, I was put into the Company com- manded by Capt Elisha Hopkins, Most of the New- England Troops were assembled here & the French Troops under Count De Rochambeau. While here we were ordered to make an attack on the British at Kings Bridge, which we did but nothing of mo-

ment was effected; from Kings Bridge we returned to Philipsburgh; (while in this neighborhood Cornwallis was taken); From Philipsburgh we went to a place near Fishkill & remained there till the enemy went into Winter Quarters among the Highlands, not far from 10 miles below Fishkill, where here my term of ser- vice expired, & I having served six months received a discharge from my Col. whom name was at that time Swift I believe, This discharge I brought home with me but have long since lost it & cannot now produce it, This part of my declaration I also sup- port by the annexed testimony of S o Whiting who served with me through the whole of this tour
I am known to In the summer of the year 1777, I lived in Litchfield & was drafted out of the militia company there to go to Red Bank to guard the coast & country in that vicinity from the attacks of the British, & Cowboys, & prevent their plundering the country, & carrying off the cattle & property of the inhabitants, The Capt of the Company was Stephen Phelps, I served in this Company in Col Andrew Adams Regiment, & was out about six weeks , when we were dismissed it was done by the Capt on parade, with the rest of the Company, & I received no written discharge I have no documentary evidence of this service but to prove my declara- tion rely on the testimony of Salome Buel hereto an- nexed
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Edmont Kellogg
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Theophilus Wolcott, Judge of Probate, Litchfield District, Connecticut

We Orlando Starr a clergyman residing in the s d town of Goshen & Augustus Miles residing in said Goshen hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Kelmont Kellogg who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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; And that s d Kellogg's character for veracity is good
Orlando Starr Augustus Miles
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me Frederick W. North, Judge of Probate Litchfield District, Conn. t.
And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & 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 the Rev Orlando Starr who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said town of Goshen, & that Augustus Miles who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said Goshen, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Frederick W. North, Judge of Probate Litchfield District Conn. t.
I Phinehas Miner Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Litchfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Kelmont Kellogg for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said office this 7 th day of Aug. 1832
Phinehas Miner Clerk

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within & for the County of Litchfield Conn. Helmont Kellogg who being duly sworn deponeth & saith that by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to his best recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned before, & in the following grades: viz, "For eight months I served as a private in the actual service of the United States during the year of my enlistment following the spring of the year 1778 as stated in my original declaration made in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, which Declaration was made before the Court of Probate for Litchfield District Conn. on the 7 th day of August 1832; For six months I served as a private soldier in actual service of as stated in 1 st Declaration in the year 1781; For not less than five weeks I served as a private in the year 1777, as stated in my original declaration aforesaid, Through the remainder of the 1 st year following the spring of 1778 when not in actual service I was at home on half pay as stated in 1 st declaration. And for the above services I claim a pension."
Dated at Litchfield, Conn. Nov 27 th 1832.
Helmont Kellogg
Sworn to & subscribed this 27 th day of November 1832 Before me
George C. Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Harvey Whiting of the town of New Hartford & County of Litchfield, Conn. being duly sworn do depose & say that from before the Revolutionary war I have been well acquainted with Melancht Kellogg of the town of Goshen in said County, & that he entered the United States Service as a soldier of the Revolution in March I think 2, 1778, by enlisting into a Company commanded by Capt. Joel Gillette, Lieut. Burr & Clark & Ensign Wright, a company in a Corps of men raised by act of the Conn. Legislature to be ready for active service on the shortest notice, said Kellogg enlisted for a year & in June of that year was called to Saratoga in Westchester Co. N.Y. when he was put into a Regt. commanded by Col. Eno, Lt. Col. Smith & Major Austin, which was stationed a while at said Saratoga but soon was marched to White Plains & then joined the American army, & was there when the Battle at Monmouth was fought. From White Plains he marched with his Company to West Point, where he was engaged in forming a fortification between Fort Putnam & the River at which time Col. Malcolm commanded at West Point. At this place said Kellogg was released & permitted to return home but soon was again called out to go with his Company to Greenwich Conn. which he did. The duty of the Company there was to protect the Court, & prevent the British from plundering; said Kellogg remained at Horseneck with his Company about three months, according to my recollection, & perhaps more, when the Company was disbanded released from further active service at that time.
Around the first of July 1781  1780 said Kellogg enlisted for six months into the Continental Line & marched from Litchfield Conn. & to Philipsburg on the North River, when he arrived at Philipsburg, he was directed by Col. Grosvenor to join Col. Samuel B. Webb's regiment & was put into a Company commanded by Capt. Elisha Hopkins in Gen. Heath's Division, while he was stationed here his Company marched down to Kings Bridge to attack the British there, after which they returned to

Philipsburgh, From Philipsburgh to Gallows Hill near Peebleskill where he remained till the army went into winter quarters in the Highlands below Fishkill, & then said Company went on the 24 th Nov, & remained till the 31 st of Dec 1781 when it was promoted to Newburgh a new not called again during the term of service of said Kellogg having expired he was discharged & went home
I served with said Kellogg through all the foregoing service, I enlisted at each time with him & was dis- missed when he was, He was the whole part of the time my messmate, & I therefore know that he met all the services above stated, Said Kellogg's charac- ter for veracity is good; and further saith not Dated at Litchfield this 3 rd day of Aug. 1832
Harvey Whiting
Litchfield County ss Litchfield Aug 3 rd 1832
Personally appeared Harvey Whiting, a witness to me known, & entitled to credit, & who subscribed the foregoing deposition in my presence & made solemn oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Geo. C. Woodruff
Justice of the Peace

I Salmon Buck of the town & county of Litchfield. State of Connecticut being duly sworn deposed & say, that after Danbury was burned during the Revolutionary war, I think the same year & in the latter part of the summer Herman Kellogg now of Goshen, then lived with my Father in Litchfield, & was drafted out of the Militia in said Litchfield to go to Hornbeck to guard the country near the lines & the neighboring coast against the incursions of the British. Said Kellogg went for this purpose to Hornbeck, in the Regiment commanded by Col Andrew Adams of S d Litchfield. Samuel Woodruff went at the same time as a sergeant in the Company with said Kellogg. Said Kellogg was gone about six weeks . I will remember that when he was dismissed. I started with a horse to go after him, & after going a part of the way, as far as New Milford, I met him, & he from there came home with me. His character for veracity is good & his statement may be relied on, and further saith not.
Dated at Litchfield the 4 th day of August 1832
Salmon Buck
Litchfield County ss Litchfield Aug. 4 th 1832 Personally appeared Mr. Salmon Buck, a witness to me known to be entitled to credit & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him in my presence subscribed before me
No. C. Woodruff Justice of the Peace
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that George C. Woodruff Esq. was at the date of the preceding Certificate after due qualification to be signed by him & that he now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County legally commissioned & qualified & as such has the power to administer Oaths & that all signatures which purport to be his are genuine. — Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this 9 th day of August 1832. Frederick Wolcott Clerk

I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield, Conn, do hereby certify that, George C. Woodruff before whom the preceding affidavits of Richard Kellogg, Har- ry Whiting & Salma Puel were taken was on the 8 th day of August 1832 since has been now is A.D. 1832 & long be- fore, & ever since has been & now is a justice of the Peace within & for the said County, duly commissioned & qualified ac- cording to law to take affidavits & administer oaths &c & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts And that the signatures affixed to the affidavits, purport- ing, to be his, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 28 th day of November 1832 at Litchfield in the County aforesaid Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
2105.

How I C Spence Sec of War Sir
I learn that Melmont Tulloggy of Trumbull County, a Revolutionary Pensioner who is transferred to the Milwaukee Pension Office for payment - has applied for his September payment and is refused by the Agent because his Name is not among those who are ordered for payment at Office but is waiting your Order and he desires writing you unless the old Gentleman (my Father) pays him his pay - as the old Gentleman is in the Country some thirty miles. I therefore ask your honor to forward the necessary Order - am Oblige Sir
Faithfully Yours
Col d Servant
Milwaukee Wis
Leviathan Tulloggy
1842

In reply to your request of Feb 20 1909, received Feb 23 1909 for a statement of the military history of Helmont Kellogg , S 7 21 847 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.     + Sept 1778 6 mos. Private Joel Gillett or Roger Enos. Conn.   March 1 1781 3 mos " Wright "   July 15 1781 Dec 14 1781 " Elisha Hopkins. { Samuel B Webb and Smith "   + Summer 1787 5 weeks " Pheps Andrew Adams "  
Battles engaged in, None stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Litchfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 7 1832. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Portland Conn.
Age at date of application, born Mch 17 1762 at New Hartford, New Hartford Co. Conn
Remarks: In 1842 soldier resided in Racine Co Wis. He has children and their families: son, Everett S. Kellogg, a resident of Milwaukee. There in 1842 states that his father lives in the country some 30 miles. (No first name given)

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Helmont Kellogg
Service Conn.
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim, except I# 21847

Belmont Kellogg
78 Gillet Enos 4.4 July 11. am 8. 6 81. Hopkins Webb & wife 6 77 Phelps Adams about 1.12.

(Conn) Litchfield Nov 28 th 1832
To the Hon Sec y of War
Sir I herewith return Kelmont Kelloggs Pension Papers to your Department He has amended his Declaration by making affidavit as prescribed in the Brief sent me in note to June 5 th . The affidavit immediately follows his original Declaration. The Papers are now I believe properly authenticated Yours with Respect
Geo. C. Woodruff

W. J. Edwards Esq. Nacine August 25 1842
fr Enclosed I send you my Russian Papers for a transfer as have followed your instructions to the same as I believe hoping they will prove satisfactory
I remain Your Obedt Servt Nelson W. Kellogg fr W. J. Edwards

Southport, N.J.
H. Kellogg
Abstract of his pension from Conn. to Wis. T.
No. 69. Recd Aug 2/42
Pension Office.
Mr. Cram,

Dear Sir
The cause of my wishing to have the change effected which is stated in this communication is the difficulty of getting remittances from Hartford. My Pension Draft was duly made out and for 4 th of March 1842 and forwarded to Mr. Agent (Bursley Baldwin) for collection. I have wrote to him since and received no answer - Now will you do an Old Revolutionary Soldier of 80 years old the kindness to inform me whether my Claim for March last has been paid or not as probably you have returns from said Office which will show - Yours truly H Kellogg
My address is South Port Racine County W. T. —

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connecticut 11 November 1836
I hereby certify that on further ex amination for evidence of the service of Helmont Wellogg — I find that his name does not appear in the accounts of the settlements with the Regt. of Col. Samuel B. Webb, of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, (In the year 1781, called the 3 d Regt.)
I also certify that it appears from Haskell Receipts that accounts were rendered in Jan y . Feb. March, June, & each succeeding month in the year 1781 — "for sundry expenditures for the service and expense of Troops stationed at Greenwich for the defence of said (Con t ) State" and charged over to the United States.
Also in "Haskell Receipts", under head of "The United States Dr. To the State of Connecticut, for am t sundry expenditures for supplies furnished & contingent expenses of Militia, Coast Guards & State regiments raised and serving in said State", are the following entries: —
1781 April 13, S. Men of Hartford, equip d . men for H Neck £7.0.0 " " 21 Ensign John Phelps, collecting Troops &c. . . . . 7.14.0 (From Day Book it appears these troops were for Hare Neck) " May 1 — S. Men of Salisbury furnishing men for H. Neck. . . . 20.10.0 " " 17 — Rev d . Jon a Murdock, Forage &c. . . . . 34.11.0 (in Day Book it is called "supplies Troops Hare Neck.") " May 22 — Col o . Sam l . Canfield expenditures Hare Neck 7.16.0 " " 25 — S. Men Goshen equip d . State Soldiers. . . . . 14.0.0

I also certify that there is on file a list of men who joined the "1 st Connec t . Reg t . from the late Col o Warner Reg t ." And also a list of "men in the second Connec t . Reg t . who joined from the late Col o Warner Reg t ." the first of which lists is dated "Camp May 14. 1781" and the second, "Highlands May 11 th '81." And that no other similar lists have been found of that year.
I also certify that there is an account in the "Pay Table Books" with Col o Andrew Adams, in which he is charged To credit on the Treasurers, viz: 1780 July 1 st . £156.15.0- and July 4 (same year) £60.5.0 and June 29. 81 By discount with Gen l . S. Hart £217.0.0-.
Win d Field Comptroller

State of Connecticut "ps" Office of the Secretary of State November 4 th AD 1836—
I hereby certify that it appears from the State Records in this office, that by a resolution passed by the Legislature in this State at their term of November AD 1780 that for the defense of the Port of New Haven and other parts of this State there be immediately raised five hundred and seventy five able bodied effective men to be formed into six companies and to continue in service until the first day of March 1782 unless sooner discharged and to receive the same wages & refreshments as are allowed to the officers and soldiers of the same rank in the continental army and also that the select men of the towns where such recruits belong shall furnish arms for such recruits as are unable to furnish themselves and to have the same allowances out of the public treasury — It further appears from the record in this office at the term of February 1781 of the Legislature, that it was ordered that these be stationed at Greenwich one company of said

Regiment - To consist of one unit, one Ensign for three Sergeants and forty rank and file - and by the same Act it was ordered that the Companies be held in service untill the first of January 1782 except sooner discharged
Attest Royal H. Nassau Secretary of State

Litchfield Conn May 21 st 1830
Mr Purvis
Sir
I enclose to you Helmont Kellogg's application for an Increase of Pension, for a term of service in 1781 longer than he claimed in 1824 in his original declaration. I have received no particular instruction from your Department how to proceed in such a case & I have therefore am his application, like an original application for a pension, confining it however to that term of service which he now says was longer than he originally claimed, supposing it unnecessary that he should again make a statement of those terms of service already allowed by you.
Nor have I introduced the testimony of a "Clingsman & another respectable witness" stating his age & reputation in its neighborhood, because that was done in his original application & such testimony would throw no light upon the point now in question, & is unnecessary as to his Continental service.
Nor have I introduced all the Interrogatories presented by the War Department because they appeared in his original declaration.
The relinquishment of any other pension is made in a manner I supposed applicable to the present case. The manner in which he shall avail himself of this increase (if allowed) in order to obtain arrears, Mr Kellogg will let the Department to point out. Of course he holds himself ready to give up his present certificate, if a new one is granted.
He is not certain as will appear from his declaration that did not serve in the Continental Army, tho' he entered as a militia man & was dismissed as such. In his name should

appear on the roll as a Continental soldier, they will show how long he served. But if not and he served throughout as a militia man he thinks his very particular statement, in connection with the letters of Gen Washington referred to by him, & the deposition of Col. Breche, with his own good character for veracity, will be sufficient to show that he served the full period of nine months in 1781
The names of his officers were stated I think in his original declaration
Should any thing further be required, or if his application should be granted, please inform me
Respectfully Yours &c
Geo. C. Woodruff

Application for a Transfer Territory of Wisconsin Racine County ss
On this Twenty Second day of August A.D. 1842 before me a Subscribed Justice of the Peace for the said County of Racine personally appeared Holman Kellogg who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Phelps, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ennis, in the Service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Connecticut, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the Territory of Wisconsin, where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future the following are his reasons for removing from Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, to the County of Racine, Wisconsin Territory, to wit: That he may remain in company with his children and their families, as they have all removed from Connecticut and are now mostly residing in this Territory.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me H. Holman Kellogg the day and year aforesaid.
J. B. Peck Justice of the Peace for Racine County.
Territory of Wisconsin Racine County ss. I, Henry A. Coe, Clerk of the District Court in and for the County of Racine do hereby certify that Deputy Clerk to Peck Robert Smith, whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit, is and was at the time of taking said Affidavit, an acting Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned & sworn in for said County, and that full faith and credit are due of Apples should be given to all his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1842. Henry A. Coe Clerk

Territory of Wisconsin
Racine County ss
I Albert G. Knight do swear that the said Helman Kellogg who has subscribed his name to the foregoing Affidavit is the identical person described in said Affidavit sworn to and subscribed to before me this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1842 J. B. Peck Justice of the Peace for Racine County
A. G. Knight
Territory of Wisconsin
Racine County ss
I Helman Kellogg J. B. Peck a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Racine and Territory aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Albert G. Knight who has taken & subscribed the above Oath as to the identity of the aforesaid Helman Kellogg is a person of truth & veracity In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1842 J. B. Peck Justice of the Peace
Territory of Wisconsin
Racine County ss
I Henry A. Woodruff Clerk of the District Court in & for the County of Racine aforesaid do hereby certify that Helman Kellogg J. B. Peck whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate is and was at the time of making the same ten acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Racine aforesaid duly Commissioned & sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this twenty second day of August A.D. 1842
Henry A. Woodruff Clerk

June 11-
The Pension Dept - Washington -
Would you kindly advise me if you have a list of the names of Revolutionary Soldiers The name I wish is that of Belmont Kellogg his name is

in the published list of Revolutionary soldiers of Connecticut - and he drew a pension until the time of his death -
If you have any information concerning this would you kindly send it to me - or

advise me as to how to procure it -
Respectfully -
Mrs. Aurelia B. Warren
Milton
Wayne Co - Indiana
Box 142 -
JUN 21 1910

P. O. Box 100 Pullman Wash. Jan 7 th 1927.
U.S. Commissioner, of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Messrs
Will you please tell me all you can about Helmont Kellogg Can you give me the place of his birth? The place of his marriage and date? Who their parents were. The date of marriage of his parents and where. He applied and got pension in 1832.
Had he a Commission if so what?
Please write  his  full  Military  Record
Please give me reference by Volume and page in any other authority you can.
Can you tell me any thing about his & his wife's Parents and Grandparents . When they came from England and where they settled.
You may find it in the book called "400 Years of the Kelloggs in the Old and New World." I haven't it and don't know where to find it. I thank you very much. Please answer at once and oblige. Respectfully
Mrs. Sarah E. Moore, Pullman Wash. R. F. D. No 1.

RACINE, WIS., Apr 12 1880
The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C. Dear Sir,
Desiring to establish my claim to eligibility for membership in the Sons of American Revolution, I address you for an official record of one, Helmont Kellogg aged 86 I died March 25 1848 who drew a pension for services in the revolutionary war.
Hoping this will not entail too much inconvenience
I remain Yours truly W. H. Fancher

Revolution
21 847 INVALID.
File No. 21,847
Robert Kelley the of
Act: June 7 th 1820
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 117
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Nov. 23 Hist. To
W.F. Grummer Austin, Ill.
May 3 1900 Hist. to W.H. Arnoke Racine Wis.
1909 March 24. Hist. to W.F.
Grummer. M.B.H.
1910 March 28. Hist. to W.F. Mrs. Aurelia B. Warren
1921, Feb. 12 Hist. to
Mrs. Sarah E. Moore. EW

O. W. & N. Division.
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 28, 1894.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Helmont 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. ----- 1777 3 wks. Pri. Puel Andrew Adams Conn. Spring, 1778 12 mo. " Joel Gillett Bras " July, 1781 8 mo. " Elisha Hopkins Webb "
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Goshen, Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug. 7, 1852. Residence at date of application, Goshen, Conn. Age at date of application, Born, New Britain, Conn., March 17, 1732. Remarks:
Mr. W. F. Gruener, #5555 L Indiana St., Austin, Ill.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

R Austin, Cook Co. Illinois # 5333 Indiana St. Nov 3 rd 1894
Hon William Lochren Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
I desire to know the military history of Helmont Kellogg, who lived in Litchfield Co. Connecticut in 1832. I understand he was a Revolutionary soldier and was a petitioner for years prior to his death. Please inform me what Company or Regiment he served in and all information relative to his services during the Rev War.
An early reply will greatly oblige
Yours very truly W. T. Brummer.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 12 th 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Helmont Kellogg a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency , at the rate of forty four Dollars and " " " Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837 to the 4 th of September 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Oak Park Illinois 134 S Kenilworth Ave July 20 1909
Hon Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send a letter or certificate under your signature that Helmont Kellogg of the Connecticut troops was a pensioner of the war of the Revolution
and greatly obliged
W. J. Crammer.

9 Sep 1842.
Evans
J. Edward Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Pension Agency Hartford Sep 7. 1842
Sir In answer to your enquiry as to what time Helmont Kellogg a Pensioner on the roll of this Agency under the Act of 7 June 1832 at Forty four Dollars per Annum was last paid I have to inform you that he has been paid to the 11 th of March 1842
I am very Respectfully Your Ob t Serv t
W. A. D. D.
Rev. A. Fowler
Rev. Clerk
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

War Department Pension Office May 28. 1836.
Sir
The papers in support of the application of Belmont Kellogg for increase of pension have been examined & filed
His claim was originally asserted for 8 mo in '78 under Capt. Gillet Col. Eno. for 6 mo in '81 under Capt. Hopkins Col. Webb. and "about six weeks" in '77 under Capt. Phelps Col. Adams. The first term was reduced to Six months by the record evidence of the Dept. the second was verified by the rolls of Webb's Regt. as to the enlistment for six months altho the date of discharge is omitted and the third was estimated at one month seven days. The Certificate was accordingly computed for thirteen months seven days. Since its admission it is ascertained that there are rolls of the Short Levies for 1781 in the Comptroller's Office at Hartford and also pay tables of the Militia Service. As the regulations require the best attainable evidence, he should procure the Comptroller's certificate as to the service in 1781 and 1777. That of 1778 being established by rolls

recently received at this office
I am very respectfully
yr mo obt st
J. L. Edwards
George B. Woodruff Esq Litchfield Conn.

Comptroller's Office Hartford, Connecticut 20 October 1836
I certify that on examination of the Papers and Records of this office of Revolutionary Services, I find in "Haskells Receipts" under the head "The United States Dr. To the state of Connecticut" "for the pay of sundry persons who joined the third regiment, as Short Levis in the year 1781", this entry:—
Names When entered the service. When Discharged Time in Service Helmont Kellogg July 15 Dec r . 24 5 mo. 22 days
Day allowed to go to camp 7 and return — 10. "
And I further certify that his name has not been found on any other record or paper. —
In absence of the Comptroller
Jeremiah Brown, Treasurer.

Litchfield Conn Nov 12 th 1835
J. L. Edvards Esq.
Sir
Yours of May 28 th 1835 (herewith returned) was duly rec d . Mr Kellogg according to its requirements sent to Hartford so soon as was convenient and procured the Comptroller's certificate dated 20 th Oct last, as that however did not support his claim for 9 months service in 1781 I have made further search & procured the certificate of the Secretary Secretary & Comptroller of this State. Mr Kellogg has also made an addition to his declaration or application for an increase of Pension made in April last all of which are herewith forwarded.
From his Declaration made in April last at and the addition now forwarded it appears that he was drafted out of the Militia & served in the Militia from March to July 1781, & then enlisted into Col Mobb's Reg t (3 d Conn s ) & served therein 5 mos t .
The certificate of the Secretary shows that troops were raised in Conn by Resolutions of Gen. Assembly in Nov 1780 & Feb 1781 for the defence of Greenwich Norimbeck & that the towns when they were raised were required to provide arms for those unable to furnish themselves, & by the last resolution they were to continue in service till 1 st Jan y 1782 unless sooner discharged.
Gen Washington's Letter referred to in Mr Kellogg's declaration made in April shows that the Conn s troops were on the lines before the army left Winter quarters & that no other Conn troops had joined him since, except some at West Point which Letter was written Aug 2 o 1781.

But the Comptroller's  Ingraham's first certificate shows that Mr Kellogg enlisted into Webb's Reg t in July 1781 and the Comptroller's certificate shows that Troops were stationed at Greenwich in March June & in 1781; & that accounts were rendered for supplies furnished the Troops then stationed & especially that different towns rendered accounts for equipping soldiers. (Undoubtedly these soldiers raised in consequence of the Resolutions of Assembly in Nov & Feb y preceding.) It also appears that on May 25 th 1781 the Selectmen of the town (Dorset) where Mr Kellogg then resided, rendered an account for equipping State Soldiers to the amount of £ 14. —
Although it appears that Mr Kellogg enlisted for six months into Webb's Regiment, yet it would seem that he was not one of his regular soldiers for there are on the Books at Hartford a complete list of the Soldiers of that Regiment, and from the Comptroller's certificate it appears that his name is not on that list for the year 1781, and the reason I suppose to be because he was more properly a Militia Soldier.
To corroborate Mr Kellogg's statement that he was taken from the Militia & attached to Webb's Regiment, the Comptroller's certificate shows that men joined the 1 st & 2 d Conn t Regiment, from the late Col Warner's Regiment, and I suppose that in the same manner Mr Kellogg joined the 3 d Conn t Reg t from some other Reg t , tho' there can be found no list of those who joined the 3 d Reg t .
In his Deed made last April Mr K. gave the particulars of the junction of the French Troops with Washington's army, at White Plains & gave a minute detail of the march of the allied armies to Kings Bridge near New York for the ostensible

purpose of attacking that city, & of the return of the Troops to their camp at White Plains Now this movement was made I think in June 1781, but as Mr. K. did not enlist into Nebb's reg t till 15 th July 1781, he must at this time have been ser- ving in some other corps, & I doubt not that he was at that time still in the Militia service
as to the service which Mr. Kellogg rendered in 1777 under Col. Adams but little can be found in the Comptroller's Office, & that may be found in the last clause of the Comptroller's 2 d Certificate. There is very little evidence in his office showing where or what Militia service was rendered in 1777
I may have been unnecessarily particular in what I have written & perhaps you would readily have collected it all from the papers around ed; my reason for writing was because from my familiarity with this case I supposed I might advantageously show the bearing of the evidence
Respectfully Yours &c
Geo. C. Woodruff

I, Salmon Kellogg of the town & county of Goshen (county of Fitchfield ) can bring duly sworn de deposition as follows, in addition to my declaration made to obtain an increase of pension, in April last, That when I was drafted out of the Militia Company in Goshen in the winter of 1781 to join the American Army said Company was commanded by Capt Wright & Lieut Francis but I do not think they marched with me to the lines, nor can I tell who my officers were before I joined the continental Army. I know that I left Goshen & joined the Army at Horseneck or Greenwich about the middle of March 1781 & served with the American Army till the last of December following. I know that after I joined the Army I was put into a continental Regiment, but when or at what place I enlisted I cannot tell, tho' it seems from the Comptroller's certificate, that I enlisted into the 3 d Conn t Regiment on the 15 th July 1781, I am sure I served in the Army on the lines about Greenwich , White Plains  Philipsburgh long before that time, & that I did so serve at least 3 months before said enlistment. I believe the fact to have been that I was drafted out of the Militia & joined the Army in March & served in the Militia till July 15 th & that I then enlisted for six months into the 3 d Conn t Regiment, & served till I was discharged the last of Dec 1781, in all the full period of nine months at least & perhaps more. For proof of this I refer to the accompanying Deposition Certificates of the Secretary & Comptroller of this State & to my application for an

in mean of Pension made I think in April last, with the accompanying evidence, And further saith not
Dated at Litchfield Nov 12 th 1835
Helmont Kellogg
State of Connecticut, Litchfield County ss Litchfield Nov 12 th 1835 Personally appeared Helmont Kellogg to me well known to who is entitled to full credit & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed
Before me
Geo. C. Woodruff
Justice of Peace
I do not annex the C ty Clerk's certificate that I am a Justice, having been told that it is unnecessary, it having been formerly forwarded
State of Connecticut } ss Litchfield Litchfield County }
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk of the County Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Geo. C. Woodruff is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated June 4 th 1835 & will expire June 20 th 1837 & that the above signature which purports to be his is genuine
Dated at home under my hand & the seal of said Court this 15 th day of Nov 1836
Origen S. Seymour Clerk

Supplementary Declaration of Helmont Kellogg in order to obtain an increase of Pension allowed him under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Connecticut } ss Court of Probate within & for County of Litchfield } the District of Litchfield
On this 21 st day of April  May 1835 personally appeared Helmont Kellogg in open Court before the Honored Judge Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate within & for said District now sitting, Helmont Kellogg a resident of Goshen in said District & County aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in addition & supplementary to his former Declaration made in 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 viz:
In my former declaration made in 1832 I stated as I thought that in the first term of service therein mentioned I served as a minute man as stated in said declaration 9 months; & that in the year 1781 I served as stated in said declaration in connexion with the Continental army six months.
When my former declaration was obtained I stated to the scrivener who drew it & insisted that my first term of service as a minute man was at least 9 months duration, but my witness did not prove but 8 months & to be within the bounds of truth as I thought I finally realized that said service was at least 8 months & my declaration was thus forwarded to Washington City, But I was allowed by the Commis.

service of Pension, but 9 months, & was informed that there was satisfactory proof at Washington that the Regiment in which I then served was in fact in actual service but 9 months. On reflec- tion & further enquiry I am fully satisfied that the decision of the Commissioners was correct that I did then serve only 9 months. But I was then & always have been confident that in the 1 st & 2 nd term of service I served 9 months & in the other term 9 months, & I am now certain that I did so serve, but I put in my original dec- laration the 9 months service in the wrong year , & the 9 months service in the wrong year. I should have said that during my first term of service I served but 9 months & that during my second term of service in 1781 I served the full period of nine months.
I now declare that in the winter of 1781 I re- sided in Goshen Conn & was drafted out of the militia to start the first of March 1781 to join the American Army. I left home for that pur- pose about the middle of March 1781 & marched to the lines near New York to join the American forces there, passing through Litchfield then to New Milford, Danbury Ridgefield New Canaan to Housatonic in Connecticut, then  then  to  to New Britain then to White Plains & then midshipman where we arrived before Gen. Washington's army left Winter Quarters & remained there two or three months, while there we were engaged in protect- ing the country. I was stationed as sentry at differ- ent places & times. We were encamped back of the town & were marched from place to place as occasion required. On one occasion we were marched towards Long Island Sound.

2 on a hill we had a fair view of the water & we then saw two vessels one British & one American firing at each other, we remained there viewing the vessels for an hour & were then order- ed back & left the vessels still firing - From Newwick we marched to White Plains & that vi- cinity & were there when a body of French King's Troops joined Washington's army in that neighborhood While here soldiers were enlisted to march to the south. I was requested to enlist for that purpose but did not - Some time in the month of June 1781 we received orders to parade for four days previous then came orders to parade our arms were ground- Lower knapsacks taken off, & we were under orders not to be out of sound of the drum but to be ready to take our places. In the afternoon or evening the Brigade marched towards Kings Bridge, where, being in the rear of the army I remained here about for an hour beyond the next day, we were then order- ed to keep within sound of the drum to have no fire nor smoke & be ready to march at a moment's warning & then were dismissed from parade I was stationed on the hill west of Kings Bridge About noon the British Troops came over a hill & halted on the plain. The French were stationed on the hill east of us. We lay there two days & on the 2 nd day about noon the French moved off to the East & we marched after them & direct- ly back to White Plains where we had left our tents - After this we lay at that place till those who had enlisted to go to the south return- ed from the taking of Cornwallis. After they re- turned we remained at White Plains but a week or two & then were ordered to march & did move northward into the Highlands.

Then the army were taking up their winter quarters which was in November. I worked there till all the huts were prepared for winter quarters chimneys floors & laid for the beds of the officers. Then orders came from head quarters that those of the militia who had not had the small pox should be dismissed & on my representation that I had not had it I was dismissed.
On being dismissed I immediately left the Highlands & the army & forthwith returned through New Milford & Hightstown to my residence in Doshan and arrived there about the 1 st of Jan y 1782. On the evening of my arrival, home I learnt that the our near neighbor Mr Amos Beach was dead.
After I joined the American army I think I was annexed to Col Webb's Regiment as stated in my original declaration, which I think was a Continental Regiment. If so it is possible that my name may appear on the rolls of his Regiment as a continental soldier, (tho' I was drafted as a militia man) & they may show how long I served. Still I think I received my discharge from Col Swift. The discharge I got home & preserved for some time but have now lost it. I served as soon the full period of nine months at least, as a private soldier.
To prove the facts above stated I rely on my own statement with the accompanying proof of my character & especially (to show how early I joined the American army) on the last Letter from Gen Washington written on the 2 nd day of Aug 1781 which will be found in "Dordan's account of the American War," Vol 3 page 210 from which it appears that the Conn ce Troops were on the lines before Washington's Army left winter quarters, & that no other Conn ce Troops had joined him since the army left winter quarters except 175 militia who arrived at West Point Aug 1 st 1781 among the latter  where I was not. And (to show when I left the Army) on the accompanying Depo.

sition of Thoms Brack Esq of Litchfield to move when his Grandfather Amos Brack died The last witness who might have testified for me (as Mr. Whiting) if living, is dead & I know of no witness living other than whom I can prove my my said service from actual knowledge
I therefore request the Commissioner of Pensions to take my case into consideration in finding the foregoing facts to be true, (as but six months were claimed by me & allowed for the above terms of service,) to allow an increase of my Pension for the additional three months above above claimed
I hereby relinquish all claim what ever for a Pension or annuity except that granted me in my application in 1832 & for this additional three months service, & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state except that of the State of Connecticut
Holmont Kellogg
May
Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st day of April 1835 before me Frederick Wolcott Judge of Probate, District of Litchfield, State of Connecticut

And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a soldier Revolutionary & served as above stated
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate District of Litchfield Conn. -
I Thomas Miner Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Litchfield Conn. do here- by certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the supplemental application of Helmut Kellogg for an American or Russian
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 21 st day of May 1880
Thomas Miner Clerk

of the Town of Goshen. The undersigned Inhabitants of lawful age depose and say that we have been intimately acquainted, for the last twenty years and upwards, with Belmont Kellogg of the town of Goshen, County of Litchfield, State of Connecticut. — Who now receives a pension from the United States — and that said Kellogg has been sustained the character of an honest and upright man, even to a proverb, and that for truth and veracity, and in all other respects, is as irreproachable and unspotted as that of any man with whom we are acquainted.
Dated at Goshen 5 March 1836.
Erastus Linsley James Root Richard Linsley William Stanley Warner Norton Horace Norton Henry Brooks H. C. Chapin Giles Griswold Jonathan North Freeman Starr Anthibal Brien Milo Bartholomew Moses Cook Alexander Norton Ebenezer Walker Norman Bradhams Washington Fox David Norton Davah et Norton Willard Gaylord Abner Norton Jr Peter M Roberts William Miles Andrew Norton Jr John H Collins Amasa N Chapin Mencas Inu

State of Connecticut ss. Toshua Litchfield County . April 5 th 1835 - Personally appeared each and all of the persons whose names are subscribed to the within certificate, and made solemn oath, that the same contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. - And I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with each and all of them, and that they are men whose character are good, and upon whose veracity entire reliance may be placed.
Birsley Bertram Justice of Peace

I Theron Beach of Litchfield of lawful age being only from an opinion & say that I am well acquainted with Sergeant Kellogg of Goshen Conn, that my late Friend Father, Theron Beach late of Goshen and at the time of his decease resided near the residence of said Kellogg, & that said Theron Beach died at said Goshen on the 7 th day of Dec r 1781 as appears from a record now in my possession. I further cer- tify that said Kellogg's character as truth is & always has been perfectly good. And further saith not.
Dated at Litchfield this 23 rd day of April 1835
Theron Beach
State of Connecticut } ss Litchfield April 23 rd 1835 County of Litchfield }
Personally appeared Theron Beach Esq. a gentle- man to me well known & who is entitled to credit & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed in my presence.
Before me
Geo. C. Woodruff Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } } Litchfield May 21 st 1835 County of Litchfield }
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court in Litchfield County do certify that Thomas Beach & Geo. C. Woodruff & Bridney Baldwin Esq rs are for more than one year last past have been Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly qualified to administer oaths &c, & that the signatures to the certificates annexed to the foregoing depositions which purport to be theirs respectively are their genuine sig- natures & hand writing
For ever in Wolcott, Clerk