Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,184, Eliakim Culver, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn
CONTENTS
Culver, Eliakim
NUMBER
S. 23,184
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Vermont 935
Eliakim Culver
of Shoreham in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Douglas of the regt commanded
by Col. Wooster in the Conn. Militia
line [crossed out] for 12 months . 14 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 41 Dollars 53 Cents per an.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of October 1832 and sent to U.Sa Everett
Shoreham Vt

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 | 62.29
Semi=anl allowance ending 4th Mch 1833 | 20.76
$ 83.05

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J. M. Duffield Clerk,
Book -  Vol. 4  Page 51
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No 1179
Admitted
Private 12 mo. 14 ds.
$41:53

send to
Uldney H. Everett
Shoreham
Vermt.
(935)
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BRIEF in the case of Eliakim Culver
of Addison County in the State of Vermont
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge?
In the County Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmary? 
3. How old is he?
78 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period | Duration of Service. | Rank | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
 | Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen.
May or June In 1775 |  6  | private | Capt. Douglass Col. Wooster
June 1776 |  6  | do | Capt. Rowley Col. Smith
August 1777 |     14 | do | officers not mentioned
   | --- | 
   |  12. 14. | 

5. In what battles was he engaged?  Bennington battle.
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Wallingford Connecticut
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
The two last are proved by one living witness
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?
Correct except that certificates are not attached with regard to the sedi bility of the declarant + his witness, other than the declaration of the court to that effect.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

} The Court as certified to 
the credibility of the claimant and the witneys

JMS Uffield Examining Clerk.
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State of Vermont} On this 3d day of July 1832
Addison County /s}  personally appeard before the Judges of the County Court in open Court, Eliakim Culver, resident of Shoreham in said County, aged Seventy eight years - ^ and has resided in s. Shoreham for mor than forty years lost past. who being first duly sworn according to have, cloth on oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the proviscon made by the act of lougsels dated the 7th. June 1832
That be the said Eliakim Culver inlisted in May or June. in the year 1775, in Capt. Douglass' company, and in Col. (afterwards genl) Wooster' Regiment, for the terms of six months, and ser ved out said term of enlistment, at Horse Neck, at New York. and at Ticonderoga, St. Johns in Canada, + else where on Lake Champlain. and was discharged at Ticonderoga, but had no written discharge.
That the above enlistment took place in Wallings ford in the State of Connecticutt.
And again in the year in 1776 in June, he enlisted at Lenox in Massachusetts in Capt. Aaron Rowley' Company, in Col. Smith' Regiment, and general Fellows Brigade, for the term of six months, and served out 2d term of enlistment in New York, Harnlem Hights, + elsewhere on the North River. and was dismissd at Croton. Manor on the North River. that he had no written discharge - That he went as a volunteer in August 1777 to oppose the common enemy under Genl Burgoyne, and was in Bennington Battle, so called; His tour of service continued about two weeks - that he received no pen sion, nor claims any, except the proscut + is not on nay roll of any afenay in any state - 
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above written
Eliakim Culver [signature]
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Sworn and subscribed in open Court
this 3 d day of July AD 1833

Attist ED Barber Clerk Pro tense

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the  War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and Sared as he states; and the Court fare their certify  that, from pusorial aer guaranteed with the said Eliakim Culver and Josiah Pond, whose office dans is haumth transmiths, they consider their versions of truth and veracity and entitled to audit.

Edward D Barber Clerk
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Revolution
23184
Invalid.
File No. 23,184
Eliakim Culver
Prv Rev War
Act: June 7th 82
ndex: - Vol. 2, Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Shoreham Vt. July 16th. 1832 A.D.
Flr. Lewis Cass,
Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose the Declarations of Stephen King + Eliakim Culver both of Shoreham Addison County Vermont. When their Certificates are made out, you will please forward them to me.
Yours most Respectfully
Uldney H. Everett
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STATE OF VERMONT}
Addison County 88.}
I, EDWARD D. BARBER, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison, do hereby certify that the annexed documents contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application Eliakim Culver for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set y hand and the seal of said Court this 13th day of July A.D. 
1832
Edward D. Barber Clerk [signature]
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No 1179
July 21 1832
Declaration of 
Eliakim Culver
EDB
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Josiah Pond.
affidavit - for
Eliakim Culver

Eliakim Culver's Case
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I Josiah Pond of Shoreham in the County
of Addison + State of Vermont. do certify 
and say that I have been acquainted with Eliakim
Culver of Shoreham afaend. for more than sixty
years - and I know that in June of the year 1776
the said Eliakim Culver enlisted. in the town
of Lenox, in the State of Massachusetts,  into
a company commanded by Capt Aaron
Rowley, in a Regiment commanded by Col.
Smith, - in genl Fellowes Brigade, for the 
term of six months, and know that he served
out the period of his 1 d enlistment, at New York,
Harlem Hights, + else where on the north River.
and at the expiraton of the period of his enlist.ment, he returned home to Lenox - 
And in the year 1777. I know that the said 
Eliakim Culver, went as a volunteer to 
oppose the prosnch of the army under genl Burgoyne, and in August of that year, he was in Bennington battle, which last mentioned
tour of service continued but a few
weeks - I was with the s d Eliakim Culver
in both of the above mentioned tours of 
service.
The corps into which the said Eliakim
enlisted as first above mentioned, was
called "New lives," or State troops - 
Josiah Pond [signature]

Sworn and subscribed in open Court
this fourth day of July AD 1832
E.D. Barber Clerk [signature]