Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,567, Dan Culver, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Culver, Dan
Mary

NUMBER
R 2,567
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SERVICE
Mass.

Culver, Dan
Mary

NUMBER
R. 2.567
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State of New York,
COUNTY OF Broom} ss

On the 28th day of March A. D. 1853, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Mary Culver aged Seventy three years, a resident of the town of Lisle in the county of Brom and state of New York who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress approved the 3d day of February, 1853:

Who says that she is the widow of Dan Culver deceased, who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and was pensioned under the act of             at the rate of $96 per annum, and was paid at the Albany NY agency.   She further declares that she was married to the said Dan Culver on the 4th day of July 1808 in the town of Sisle in the county of Broom in the state of New York, that they was married by one Cross who acted as a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Simpkins, that she was not married to him prior to January 1800, but that it took place at the time above stated.

She further declares that her husband, the aforesaid Dan Culver died in the town of Lisle in the county of Broom and the state of New York on the 7th day of December A D 1833

She further declares that she was a widow at the passage of the act, and is still a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension, that after the death of the said Dan Culver she drew the back pay due him, and that the proof of her said marriage & of his death, as then made is now on file (as she believes) in the Pension Office

Mary her X mark Culver

Sworn to and subscribed the day 
and year aforesaid, before me,}

B. C. Briggs, Justice

I hereby certify the above named deponent is unable to attend the sitting of the Court, is consequence of the infirmities of old age; and I further certify that I have no interest in the result of this case, and am not concerned in its prosecution.

and I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Mary Culver and I know her to be the widow of the above named Dan Culver who was a pensioner, and that she is now sick and confined to her room, and that she resides twenty five miles from Binghamton the County Seat

B.C. Briggs
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Center Lisle Nov 16, 1853
The Subscribers would respectfully notify the Pension department that Whereas there are Pension agents prowling about our country thick as blackberries in Agust their object need not be mistooken that if a claim is presented in favor of a certain Woman by the name of Widow Mary Culver, of the town of Lisle Co. of Broome & State of NY and as being the Widow of Dan Culver, we give you prior notice that there is "no" such Woman within our knowledge of said name of the Woman they refer to as Polly Cronk & for aught we know the Man Cronk is still living.  Signed by two of the Sons of Dan Culver and are well acquainted with all the circumstances of the case and do testify that the woman referred to is no more entitled to a pension on account of Dan Culver's Military services than any other Woman in the State of NY or else where.

Signed by
Eli Culver
&
Dan Culver is now living on the premises of Dan Culver Deceased.
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McGrawville Feb 9th 1884

T Sumpkin Esq

Dear Sir

I see by the letter from the Commissioner of Pensions that he refuses to allow the claim of Mary Culver widow of Dan Culver who was an invalid Pensioner on the grounds that her husband was an invalid Pensioner.  This objection is not in my opinion the real objection from the fact that pensions have been allowed under such circumstances.  The case of Mrs. Murphey of Herkimer Co NY I name as a precedent I think her name is Mary Murphey, but cannot say, her husband received an invalid pension and died.  his widow applied and received a pension of about $20 per annum, and in 1851 or 52 was increased to the amount her husband received, so you see if one is pensioned another ought to be.

The real objection is I think from the fact that one of Dan Culver's children (by his first wife) has written two or three letters to the Pension office requesting that the claim should not be allowed, this is nothing more or less than in consequence of a family quarrel that exists, and will
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exist as long as Mrs. Culver refuses to give to this said child her right to a certain piece of land which was secured to her by her husband the said Dan Culver, for her support.  The old Lady is confined to her room, not able to walk and has been in that situation some time.  

I wish you would call the attention of the Commissioner of Pensions to the case again, and see if he will allow it, and should he want more explanation as regards the cause of those letters being written, I will furnish it.

Please reply to this as early as convenient

Yours Respectfully
Chester Babcock
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State of New York
County of Broom SS}  
On this thirteenth day of September 1824 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Broom personally appeared Dan Culver who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bradley in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Brown in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Massachusetts but has never Received a formal certificate and now wishes to obtain one.  That he has never received any Notice from the Secretary of War relative to his pension but that he drawn his Pension by means of his original Certificate from the State of Massachusetts which is hereto annexed up to the 4th of March 1823 and since that time the Agent of the United States of New York for paying Pensions has refused to pay his pension without a new Certificate from the War Office of the United States.

Dan Culver 

Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and year aforesaid [illegible] "which is hereunto annexed" [illegible] before signed
James Stoddard Jus Peace
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Broom County
Clerks Office SS}

I Daniel Evans Clerk of said county do hereby certify that James Stoddard 2nd Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time the same was taken an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County of Broom, duly appointed and sworn according to law and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts as such Justice and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature of James Stoddard 2nd "Subscribed to said affidavit as a Justice of the Peace, to be his proper handwriting.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County this 15th day of September A.D. 1824

Daniel Evans Clerk
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State of New York
Broom County SS}

Be it known. that before me James Stoddard 2nd Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county personally appeared Dan Culver to me known and made oath that he is the identify Dan Culver named in the original certificate hereunto enclosed.

Dan Culver

Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of July AD 1824.
James Stoddard 2nd Jus Peace.