Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,492, for Medad Kellogg, Connecticut

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Kellogg, Medad.
S. 15. 492
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Connecticut 225006
Nedab Kellogg
of Holland Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Harned in the Mass. due for 10. mo.
24-180
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 33. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Octo r 1833 and sent to L.P. Waldo - Holland. Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833, 83.88 Pens ant. allowance ending April 30/16.66
$99.99.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm H. Palmer Clerk, Book E Vol. three Page 23
Oct 29, 1841

No 24680
22.586
Medal of Honor
Please direct to L. P. Waldo Yadland Connecticut
Adm i 10 Months
$ 33.33.
Jeremiah Parish

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
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 Charles H. Hogg, of Holland, Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Brattleboro 8 Private Col. Darius H. Haskins Col. Samuel H. Haskins Holmes Massachusetts Age 23 Traditionary & Military Discharge   Subi... 9 Col. Darius Haskins  
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 of the Court of 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 days 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, (l) 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, deponeth 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of Connecticut } County of Tolland } ss. Probate Court Tolland District
On this 8 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Jeremiah Parish Esquire the Judge of the Court of Probate for said District of Tolland now sitting Medad Kellogg a resident of Tolland in Tolland County & State of Connecticut aged eighty three 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 offi- cers and served as herein stated.
That he was born in the town of Springfield in the County of Hampden & State of Massachusetts in the year of 1749 and entered into the service of the Army of the Revolution in the month of April 1775 and served in Capt. John Dangers Company under Lieut. Mathew Gray & Ensign Hall in a Regiment commanded by Col. Larned Lieut. Col. Danforth Rice & Major Holman That said Regiment was stationed at Roxbury in the State of Mas- sachusetts and its vicinity and continued there for the space of eight months during all which time he served therein in the Company aforesaid and was discharged from the service in the month of January 1776 That at the time he joined the Army as aforesaid he lived in the town of Weston County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts and since the Revolutionary war has resided in said Weston until the year 1805 since which he has re- sided in Tolland aforesaid.
That afterwards in the month of July 1776 he again entered the Army of the Revolution as the substitute of John Bliss of East Windsor in the County of Hartford and served in a Company under the command of Capt. Stoughton Lieutenant Ribbee and Ensign Pillsworth and was attached to a Reg. commanded by Col. Nathaniel Terry and was stationed in New York City at the time the British Army entered New York from

which said Regiment retreated to the town of West Chester at which place he was dismissed having served during this campaign two months as a substitute as aforesaid. —
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of only one person now living who is personally acquainted with any of the facts above stated and that his deposition accompanies this declaration —
In answer to the interrogatories put by the Court in pursuance of the instructions from the War Department he states — That he was born in the town of Springfield County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts in the month of February the 23 d day in the year 1749 That he has no record of his age That he was living in Weston, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts when called into the army of the Revolution & has since lived in said Weston and in the town of Tolland in the State of Connecticut — That he first enlisted into the service under Lieut. Matthew Gray for eight months and that he served two months as the substitute of John Bliss of East Windsor who is now dead. — He does not name the officers more particularly than in his previous declaration — That he never received a written discharge from the service. — That Ezra Ward & Levi Drake both of Tolland in Tolland County are persons known to him in his present neighborhood and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. 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 — Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid — Mead Kellogg
We Ezra Ward & Levi Drake both residing in the town of Tolland in Tolland County and State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mead Kellogg who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty three years of age — That he is a pious and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Ezra Ward Levi Drake

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 certify that it appears to them that Ezra Ward and Levi Drake who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Tolland and are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to credit. And the Court further find that Edward Brooks the witness whose deposition has been exhibited here in Court and accompanies this declaration is a credible person that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief. Pass. by the Court attest J. Howard Clk
I Joseph Howard Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nedab Kellogg of Tolland in said District for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 8 th day of September A D 1832.
J. Howard Clerk
True copy of record examined & certified
J. Howard Clk of Court of Probate for Tolland Dist. in Connecticut

Edward Brooks of Mansur in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Mr. Abiah Kellogg of Tolland in Tolland County and State of Connecticut in the year 1775. - and know and I now well remember that in the month of April 1775 the said Abiah Kellogg enlisted into the service of the Revolutionary War under Captain John Granger, Lieutenant Nathan Gray and Ensign Hall and was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Russell, Lieutenant Colonel Hill and Major Holman and was stationed at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts near Boston during the term of Eight Months. - I had a Brother in the same company with said Kellogg and I was at Roxbury during said Eight months once for about two weeks and saw said Kellogg in the service, and I know he was from home during the whole said period of Eight months and that he returned home about the 1. of Jan. 1776. - and further the deponent saith not.
Edward Brooks
Tolland County p. town of Tolland Sept 27. 1832 Personally appeared Edward Brooks who signed the foregoing deposition in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. - I further certify that it appears to me that the said Brooks is a credible witness. - From a submitted Brief
Loren D. Waldo Justice of Peace.

Tolland County Conn t s. s. Tolland
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court, do hereby certify that Louis P. Waldo Esq before whom the within deposition of Edward Brooks on the 27 th day of August, A D 1832 was and still is a justice of Peace within and for Tolland County aforesaid legally appointed & authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and that the signature to the within certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 26 th day of September A D 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Mehad 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. S. J. 15,492.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     April 1775 8 mos. Put. John Spangler Learned Mass.   July 1776 2 mos. Stoughton Nathaniel Terry Conn.        
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Weston, Worcester Co. Mass
Date of application for pension, Sept 8, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Tolland, Tolland Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born in Springfield, Hampshire Co. Mass. Feb 23, 1749.
Remarks: he died Oct 29, 1841 (A.B.)
There is no family data on file
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

✓ 15.492 INVALID.
1914 Nov 6: History to Mrs. R.A. Clark. Letter in S.F. 12.302. Edward Pomhs. ms.
File No. 15.492
Edward Kellogg
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Connecticut } County of Tolland } p. Probate Court July 5, 1833
On the 5. day of July 1833 in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland in the County aforesaid now sitting Present Jeremiah Parish Esq. Judge holding said Court, Medad Kellogg a Resident of the town of Tolland in said County appeared and offered evidence to prove and this Court find that the following facts are fully proved to wit, That there is no officiating Clergymen now resident in the town of Tolland who has resided therein for a longer period than Eighteen months, part and that the Clergymen who do reside in said Tolland now, are strangers in the place and unacquainted with the inhabitants of Tolland generally till their present residence among them, and that 1 st Clergymen are located in the village of Tolland and four miles from the residence of said Kellogg, that said Kellogg is now an aged & infirm man and has been known but little from the immediate circle of his own neighborhood, for some years past and is wholly unknown to the present Clergymen in this place. - And the Court would certify that from his personal acquaintance with said Kellogg and his general knowledge of the facts stated in his declaration filed on the 18 th day of August 1832, he easily believes that said Kellogg was a soldier of the revolution as stated in said declaration. -
And I the said Jeremiah Parish Judge as aforesaid do certify that the foregoing declaration to which this is attached contains the original proceedings of this Court in the matter of the application of Medad Kellogg in Tolland County for a pension and that the seal affixed to the foregoing certificate of Joseph Howard Clerk of said Court on the 8 th day of September 1832

There was the only seal used by said Court to authenticate the proceedings thereof, but since a new seal has been procured & is now used by said Court & is the only seal used by said Court in like cases. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name officially and affixed the present seal of said Court at Holland this 5 th day of June 1833. —
Jeremiah Parish Judge