Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 16742, Joseph Culton, Va.
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Va  Culton, Joseph  S16742
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Letter 21. April 1837 (illegible)
(illegible) Auditor of (illegible)
17 March 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 March 1838 to 4 Mar
1839. Agt Notified 2 April 1840
(illegible) to J. C. L. (illegible) 20
July 1841
Paid as above from 4 March
to 4 Sep 1840. agt notified
28 July 1841
(Illegible)_ to Pen Agt.26. Mar 46
To (illegible) from 4th March  1842 to 7 April 1846. Notification John R. Chenault
Carthage Missouri

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June 1834 and sent to above (illegible0

Arrears to the 4th of March 34       70.00
Semi-annl allowance ending Sept   11.00
                                                       $81.00

Revolutionary Claim 
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by (illegible), Clerk
Book (illegible), Vol 7 Page 11
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30.998
Joseph Culton 
Indiana
$23.33/100
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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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

Statement, showing the service of Joseph Culton
Period when the service was rendered
1780
Duration of the claimants service 
2 months 15 days
Rank of the Claimant
Pr
Names and rank of field offices under whom he served 
Capt Montgomery
Age at present 
68
Proof by which the declaration is supported
no proof

Period when the service was rendered
1780
Duration of the claimants service 
1 month 15 days
Rank of the Claimant
Pr
Names and rank of field offices under whom he served 
Capt Edmonton
Col Campbell
Age at present 
68
Proof by which the declaration is supported
no proof
Period when the service was rendered
1781
Duration of the claimants service 
3 months
Rank of the Claimant
ensign
Names and rank of field offices under whom he served 
Capt Buchanan

Age at present 
68
Proof by which the declaration is supported
(illegible) traditionary evidence and direct proof of services as an ensign


I am, respectfully

Your obedient servant
JAMES L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE, 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, mucicians 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 County of
On this  day 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) served in the
(e) regiment of the with 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. 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
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same) subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be who has 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. 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
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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
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alleged service, as they are (illegible) of the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable. The said will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the effecting the imposition, if one be attempted: and therefore, these are simply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before (illegible) Courts of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribed as a prisoner, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will (illegible) the following (illegible) to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, Sate 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 in to service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now he
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 Officers who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiment in the recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
{To a Soldier Did you 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 that are known in part 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 tried in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same to be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and we in him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one has the immediate it if not applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that the rate of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been charter, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons for the certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the past. And the Courts are related to be very particular in the inquiry 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, that 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 a part of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June, and in case of that subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made the parties interested will permit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated being a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the respecting such series, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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State of Indiana
Morgan County ⎬
On this 14th day of June 1834 personally appeared before me Charles Butter an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County
of Morgan. Joseph Culton a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty eight 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 the Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That in the State of Virginia in Montgomery County some time in the month of August or September, in the year 1780 he (being a resident of said County & State and State) entered the service of the United States
in the revolutionary war as a private Soldier
and as a substitute for his Father (James Culton
who we drafted) under the command of Captain William Montgomery, and joined a regiment (at the Lead mines in said County and State aforesaid) Commanded by Col. William Campbell and Marched into the State of N Carolina to the Moravian towns, At which place they continued about a month had some trouble with the tories, put one to death. Thence they marched to the Yadkin River Thence to the Dan river and where he recd
a written discharge from Col. Campbell, which
discharge he says he has long since lost he not having an expectation of ever deriving any benefit from this tour he can not recollect the precise length of time drafted to serve, but says he served as his substitute as aforesaid, not less than two months and two weeks. and was engaged principally in guarding the whigs from the Tories and soon after he returned home from the afore named tour he (still being a resident of the County and State aforesaid) volunteered into the service
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of the United States as a private soldier under the command of Captain William Edminson in the County of Washington in the State of Virginia aforesaid, and joined a regiment
commanded by Col William Campbell in the Town of Abingdon in State in said County County and State aforesaid. Thence they marched across the Yellow Mountain into the
State of N. Carolina and joined the (illegible) regiment commanded by Col. Isaac Shelby, Col. John Sevier, Col. Cleveland, Col. Williams and Col. McDowell at Berk Courthouse. Hence they marched to Kings Mountain and immediately after their arrival there, he was engaged in the memorable battle of Kings Mountain which he believes was fought on the 7th of October 1780.  And the next day after the said battle he assisted in taking the prisoners to the Moravian towns and soon after their arrival at said towns was discharged from service, and returned home. In the last mentioned tour, he cannot recollect for what length of time he volunteered to serve, but says he served not less than one month and two weeks
And afterwards he believes some time in the month of winter of 1781 he was drafted for a three months tour and entered the service as ensign under Captain Robert Buckhannon in Montgomery in the State of Virginia aforesaid (he still being a resident of said County
and joined a regiment at the lead mines in said
County Commanded by Col Preston, Thence marched to the State of N Carolina to a place called Alamance and there joined General Greens army Thence the they marched to a place called Whites Mills the reedy fork of Haw River, at which place had a small engagement with a part of Cornwall's army. He cannot recollect at what time said
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battle was fought nor any of the events of the same, but well recollects it was but a few days before the battle at Guilford. He was discharged from service the next day after the said battle was fought at Whitzels Mills and returned home, the time having expired for which he was drafted. He received a written
discharge but has lost it in the last mentioned
tour he served three months as Ensign. In the two first mentioned tour he served not less than four months as a private soldier, and having served three in the last mentioned tour, which time when added to the two first, makes in all the term of seven months he served as a private and ensign as aforesaid, in the revolution, and for which service he claims a pension 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 any agency in any State or Territory
In answer to the interrogatories presented by the war department, he says
1st That he was born in Augusta County in the State of Virginia in the year 1766
2nd. That his Father recorded his age in his family bible and he thinks it is now in the possession of his Brother in law Randolph Gibson who resides in the State of Tennessee on Tennessee River
3rd He was living in the State of Virginia in Montgomery County when he entered the service and continued to reside there for several years after the conclusion of the war ┃
Thence he removed to the State of South Carolina and continued there for about the space ten years. Thence
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he removed to the State of Kentucky Garrard County, Thence to Knox County in said State, thence in the year 1811 he removed to Floyd County Indiana- Thence in the year 1821 he removed to Morgan County Indiana where he now resides.
4th He entered the service as a substitute for his Father James Culton who was drafted
5th He says he cannot state more satisfactorily the general circumstances of his service than he has done in his foregoing declaration, nor many of the names of the regular officers he however well recollects General Green who
was in the regular service as he believes, also Col Wm Campbell Col Shelly Col. Sevier Col. McDowell & Col. Williams who fought as he be commanded at the Battle of Kings Mountain
6th He received a discharge from the service signed by Col. Campbell which discharge he has long since lost. He received a commission as Ensign Signed By Col. Walter Crockett of Montgomery County Va. which he has long since lost.
7th He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his services, he is well acquainted with James Lunsford a respectable clergyman and Jonathan Williams John Scaggs Grant Stafford and Jas A Laughlin who reside in his neighborhood in the County of Morgan
aforesaid who can testify to this declarant character for veracity and their belief of his services as well as his reputation 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 found on the pension roll of
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any agency in any State or territory
Sworn to and subscribed
●
On this day and year first Jos Culton
above written before me
C. Butler
Jus. Peace

We,  James Lunsford Clergyman and John Scaggs residents and Citizens of the Neighborhood of Joseph Culton and of the County of Morgan aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Joseph Culton who has sworn & Subscribed the foregoing declaration. That we believe
him to be 67 years of age, and that he has always been reputed and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution and of reputable character for truth and veracity, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and Subscribed
James Lunsford
John Scaggs (his mark)

Sworn and subscribed this day and year above written before me

CB Butler JP
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Morgan County ⎬ I Charles B Butler Justice of the peace aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion that 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,
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And further certify that it appears to him that
James Lunsford who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing certificate is a respectable clergyman and resident of the neighborhood of the applicant in the County of Morgan aforesaid and that of John Scaggs is a respectable citizen of said County and
a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit. In testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand and seal this 24th day of June 1834
CB Butler (seal)
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana
Morgan County
I, Hannibal R Stevens Clerk of Morgan
County hereby certify that Charles B Butler the justice of the peace before whom the forgoing declaration was made is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Morgan and State aforesaid and that his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the foregoing signatures purpoting to be his are his genuine and that the foregoing declaration (except the traditionary evidence
appended thereto, is a complete Copy in substance & in fact of a former declaration made by the said Joseph Culton in the Probate Court of said County at their May Term 1834 which was forwarded to the war department, and returned for correction and is now in my presence
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto ┃
set my hand and seal of office this
14th day of June 1833
H Stevens Clk
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Application for a transfer
State of Missouri
County of Jasper

On this eleventh day of February eighteen hundred and forty six, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said
County of Jasper personally appeared Joseph
Culton who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Buchanan
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Preston. In the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana, whence he removed in the month of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty two that he now resides in in the State, of Missouri where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to Missouri. That my son James Culton with whom I resided in the State of Indiana removed to Missouri in June eighteen
hundred and forty two, and I removed with him and still continue to reside with him on account of any being aged and infirmed
Joseph Culton (his mark)

Sworn and subscribed to before
me the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Doughty  Justice of the Peace


State of Missouri
County of Jasper

On this eleventh day of February Eighteen hundred and forty six, before, the subscriber,
Justice of the peace for the said County of Jasper personally appeared James Culton and
Joseph L. Laughlin who on their oath declare
that they (illegible) know Joseph Culton who was
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sworn to the foregoing affidavit to be the same person whose name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana - and that he is the same person named in a pension certificate which said Joseph Culton now as in his possession - bearing date at the war office this twenty sixth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty four and signed by Lew Cass Secretary of war  - James Culton
Joseph L. Laughlin
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid - Joseph Doughty - Justice of the Peace.

State of Missouri
County of Joseph

The undersigned does hereby certify that James Culton and Joseph L. Laughln whose names are subscribed to foregoing affidavit are persons of veracity and that full faith and credit may be given to their statements - February the 11th, 1840.

Joseph Doughty, Justice of the Peace.

State of Missouri
County of Jasper
I Ellwood B. James Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Doughty the Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit were made was at the time of making the same and is now an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Jasper in the state aforesaid duly elected Commissioned and qualified as the law directs and that full faith and credit was then and is now due to his official acts as such and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony where of I Elwood B. James Clerk of county court of Jasper County in the State of Missouri have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court done at office this 6th day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty six

Ellwood B. James - Clerk
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May 9, 1940
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
JOSEPH CULTON
S. 16742
BA-J/MLB




Mrs. Hattie Denney
210 South Mulberry Street
Martinsville, Indiana

Dear Madam:

The data which follow in regard to Joseph Culton were obtained from the papers in pension claim, S. 1672, based upon
his service in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Culton, son of James Culton, was born in 1766, in Augusta County, Virginia; the name of his mother was not given.

While a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, Joseph Culton enlisted as a substitute for his father, in August or September 1780, and served two and one half months as private
in Captain William Montgomery's company, Colonel William Campbell's Virginia regiment, marched to the Moravian towns in North Carolina where he was in an engagement with the Tories. Soon after returning home from that tour, he volunteered and served one and one half months as private in Captain Edmondson's company, Colonel William
Campbell's Virginia regiment, and during that tour was in the battle of King's Mountain, October 7, 1780, after which, he took
prisoners to the Moravian towns and was discharged there. He was commissioned ensign by Colonel Walter Crockett, and during the winter of 1781, served three months in Captain Robert Buchanan's company, Colonel Preston's Virginia regiment, at the lead mines
and was in the battle of Wetzell's Mills in North Carolina, after which he returned to his home in Montgomery County,

Joseph Culton continued to reside in Montgomery County, Virginia, several years after the Revolution, then moved to South Carolina where he lived ten years, after which he resided in Garrard and Knox Counties in Kentucky, until 1811, when he moved to
Floyd County, Indiana, and in 1821 moved from that county, to Morgan County, same state.
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While residing in Morgan County, Indiana, Joseph Culton was allowed pension on his application executed May 14, 1834.

The soldier moved from Indiana in June, 1842, with his son, James Culton, to Jasper County, Missouri. No reference was made to soldier's wife, nor to any other children.

Joseph Culton had a sister, name not designated, who married Randaulph Gibson, a resident of the State of Tennessee in 1834, his home being on the Tennessee River.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Joseph Culton, the soldier, you should address the
Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Joseph Culton, certificate #26883, issued June 26, 1834, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency, transferred to the Missouri Agency,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1840, May 9 - Hist to Mr. Hattie Denney
NO. 
16742
INVALID.
File No. 16742
Joseph Culton
(illegible) 
Act: (illegible)
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Index: - Vol. 1 Page 8
Arrangement of 1870.
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TREASURY ESTATEMENT
-
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 22 1841.

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, Joseph Culton a Pensioner on the roll of the Madison, Ind. Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4 Sept. 1840
Respectfully yours,

Albion K Parris
Comptroller


To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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J.L. Edwards Jr
Com. of Pensions
Washington City

(text written sideways is illegible)
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(Illegible) March 31 1846


J. L. Edward
Comm of Pensions


(illegible) of the 26 (illegible)  is in
last payment to Joseph Culton
4 March 1842. as per my Roll
very respectfully 
J. F. D. Lanier
Pen agt
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30998

Declaration of Joseph Culton for a pension of Morgan County, Indiana
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State of Indiana
Morgan County ⎬

 On this 14th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before Benjamin Bull Esquire the sole Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County of Morgan County now sitting Joseph Culton a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged Sixty eight them 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 7th 1832. That in the State of Virginia in Montgomery County some time in the month of August or September in the year 1780 he (being a resident of said County
and State entered the service of the United States in the revolutionary war as a private Soldier, and as a substitute for his Father James Culton who was drafted under the command of Captain William Montgomery,
and joined a regiment at the Lead mines in said County and State aforesaid commanded by Col William Campbell and Marched into the State of N Carolina the Moravian towns, At which place they continued. about a month, and had some trouble with the tories
put one to death &c: Thence they marched to the main river thence to a river and there received a written discharge from Col. Campbell, which discharge says he has long since lost, he not having any expectation of ever deriving any benefit from it. In this tour he cannot recollect with certain the precise length of time his Father was drafted to serve, but said he served as his substitute as aforementioned not less than two months and two weeks and was engaged principally in guarding the whigs from the tories.

And soon after he returned home from the
mentioned town He (still being a resident of the County and State aforesaid) volunteered into the service of the United States as a private soldier under the command
Captain William Edminson in the County of Washington in the State of Virginia aforesaid and joined regiment commanded by Col. William Campbell in the Town of Abingdon in said County and State aforesaid
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thence they marched across the Kile Mountain, into the State of N Carolina and joined the (illegible) regiments commanded by Col Isaac Shelby Col. John Sevier Col Cleveland & Col. Williams & Col. Powell at Burk Court house. Thence they marched to Kings mountain
and immediately after he arrival there, he was engaged in the memorable Battle of Kings Mountain, which he believes was fought on the 7th of October 1781 and the next day after the said battle he assisted in taking the prisoners to the Moravian towns, and soon after
their arrival at said Towns he was discharged from service, and returned home. In the last mentioned town he cannot recollect for what length of time he volunteered to serve but says he served not less than one month and two weeks.
And afterwards he believes some time in the
Winter 1781 he was drafted for a three months tour and entered the service as ensign
under Captain Robert Buckhannon in Montgomery County and State of (illegible) aforesaid He still being a resident of said county.  And joined the regiment at the lead mines in said County commanded by Col. Preston, Thence marched into the State of N Carolina to a place called Alamance And there joined General Green Army. Thence they marched to a place called Whitzels Mills on the Reedy fork of the Haw River at which place they had a small engagement with a part of Cornwallis' army He cannot recollect at what time said Battle was fought nor any of the events of the same, but will recollects that was but a few days before the battle at Guilford he was discharged from his the next day after the said Battle was fought at Whites Mills and returned home, the time having expired for which he was drafted, he received a written discharge but has lost it
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In the last mentioned time he served three
month as ensign in the two first mentioned
to us he served not less than four months ┃
as a private Soldier and having served three in
the last mentioned true, which time when
added to the two first, makes in all the term
of seven months he served as a private of Ensign as aforesaid, in the revolution and for which service he claims a pension
He Hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of any agency in any State or Territory

Jos Culton

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Attest
(illegible) Clrk of the Morgan Probate Court
⎬
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as
he states
Benjamin Bull
Probate Judge
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I (illegible) Clerk of the Probate
County do hereby certify (illegible)
contains the original proceedings
of the matter of the application of
for a pension (illegible) the testimony whereof I have hereunto (illegible)
at the hand and seal of office
the fourteenth day of (illegible) the
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and thirty four
(illegible)
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H. of Reps
Jun 24th 1833

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com Pensions

Sir

I enclose herewith the amended
declaration of Joseph Culton,
and should it be admitted, I respectfully request that the certificate may be
sent to me -
Your obedt servt

Geo L. Kinnard
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Branch Bank
(Illegible) 16 March 1837

Hon J.L. Edwards

Sir
Permission to pay the enclosed application of Joseph Culton a Pensioner is solicited

Respectfully yours

B.F Morris
Cash
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 25th 1840


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, Joseph Culton a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison Ind. Agency, at the rate of Twenty three
Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from th4th of March 1838 to the 4 March 1839.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Honorable Leonard H. Sims
Washington City D.C.

Carthage Mo
March 3
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Carthage Jasper Cty Febry 27th 1846


Dear Sir
I enclose you the necessary papers to obtain a transfer of Joseph Culton to the pension
agency in this State, you will perceive from examining them that he removed to Missouri early in 1842 the vouchers filed in the pension office will show when he last drew his pension. As I have not the laws of Congress to examine I will suggest to you that the law as it now stands perhaps may not. authorise the pension agent in this State to pay any sums due prior to the transfer - Perhaps on an instruction from the pension proper department at Washington to the pension agent in this state, not only
would be sufficient to inform him as to the time when Culton drew his pension money last, but perhaps the department would be authorized also in at the pension agent in this State to pay him the amount due him from the time he last drew.  But in the event that there should be any difficulty about this matter, and a private act of Congress should be necessary to authorize the pension agent in this State to pay the sums due before the transfer
I hope you will get one passed for Mr Cultons benefit he is old and infirm and stands much in need of the money. accept of my thanks for the form you sent me for a transfer give my respects to Mr Phelps
Yours Respectfully
John R Chenault
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210 Soutth Mulberry Street
Martinsville, Indiana
April 3, 1940

The United States Penson St
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:- I am writing you for some
information, my great grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier was with George Washington seven years, his name was Joseph Culton and he lived long after the war and I think but do not know for certain was buried somewhere in the State of Ohio, the Government offered him a pension but he was to patriotic to receive one. And when my Grandmother was on her death -bed in 1856 she received a letter from Washington D.C. asking if any of the Culton heirs were yet living and if so their was a handsome present at Washington for them, and my Grandfather
let the matter drop and never answered the
letter. Now what I want to know if their was
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any thing their would not it be their now in the Revolutionary fund if so their is not many of the heirs living but what are would use it very well now.  I would like to have his record very much as I want to join the daughters of the Revolutionary.  So please give me all the information you can as I suppose you will have all of his records their

Very truly yours
Mrs. Hattie Henney
210 S. Mulberry Street
Martinsville, Indiana
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May 9, 1940
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Mrs. Hattie Denney
210 South Mulberry Street
Martinsville, Indiana

Dear Madam>

Reference is made to your letter in which you state that your great-grandfather, Joseph Culton, served seven years in the Revolutionary war, and you desire to know whether or not his heirs are entitled to pension for his service, as he never received a pension.  You state, further, that a letter written in 1856, in this city, contained information that 'a handsome present" was in store in this city of the heirs of this soldier, but the matter was dropped without further correspondence.

This office has no record of the letter to which you refer, nor any knowledge of any accumulation of monies due the heirs of a Josesph Culton of the Revolutionary War.  There is now no provision of law under which the descendants of soldiers of the Revolutionary War are entitled to pension for service of their ancestors in that war.

The record has been found of one Joseph Culton, only, on the Revolutionary War records of this office.  His record is furnished you herewith, as it may be that of your ancestor whose record, you  state, you would like to have.

Very truly yours\

A.D. Miller
Executive Assistance 
to the Administrator