Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9260, Daniel Cullen, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Cullen, Daniel
S 9260
CONTENTS
carded

729. Virginia
Daniel Cullen of Richmond in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Johnson of the reg t commanded by Col. Richard in the Virg a Militia for 15 months from 1780.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of October 1832 - and sent to Robert G. Scott, Richmond.
Arrears to 4th of September - 1832 $75. - Pemi=ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833 25. -
$100. -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk. Book D , Vol. 7 Page 94

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Virginia & Hustings Court for the City of Richmond (Court) On this 27 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Hustings of the City of Richmond now sitting, Daniel Gullen a resident of the said City of Rich- =mond in the Commonwealth of Virginia aged Seventy one years, who being first duly sworn ac- =cording to Law, doth on his oath make the fol- =lowing declaration, in order to obtain the ben- =fit of the Act passed June 7 th 1832 - That he was born in the County of Caroline in Virginia. that entered the service under the following named officers & served as therein stated - he entered the said service on the 1 st day of June 1830, as a part of the drafted Militia of the Common- =wealth of Virginia & as a private in that service to March to the South & unite with the Army then in that quarter under the Command of General Yates - That his Captain Name was James Johnson resident near him in the County of Caroline in Virginia

& commanding in the Militia - The field officer of the Regiment with which he marched was Colonel Hott Richardson, who lived in the county of King William in the same common- wealth; & Major Thomas Boyce, whose resi- dence he does not know never having seen him, until he joined with his Company the Brigade of Militia commanded by General Stevens; who commanded the Virginia Mi- litia in the greater part, if not all of that Campaign - The said Daniel Cullen further makes oath, that he marched from Virginia under the command of General Stevens, & his Brigade joined the Army of General Gates at Mudgy's Mill in South Carolina & near to Camden, & the day after, the American Army marched on, & met the British Army, & the Battle of Camden was fought in which the American Army was beaten, & in that action the said Daniel Cullen saith he was; after this, the American Army retreated to Great Pee Dee in South Carolina & there reallied, & from thence was marched to Hillsborough in North Carolina, & from thence to Hamilton Mill higher up in the country, this was towards the fall of the

year 1780 - By leave from the Colonel of the Regiment, many of the men came home from Hamilton Mill, to get money & clothes & this Declarant among the number, & again joined the Army at New Garden in South Carolina, some time about the last of October or 1 st of November; & from thence the said Declarant marched under the command of Colonel Salisbury with the rest of the Army to Guilford Court House, in North Carolina; & from thence the said Declarant was marched with Militia others of the troops to the city of Richmond in Virginia, where late in the winter he was discharged -
The said Daniel Callis further makes oath & declares, that from the time of his discharge at Richmond late in the winter of 1780 & 1781, he was absent from the Army two months, when he was called on again to render service as a Militia man, & went again into the service in Virginia, & continued uninterruptedly to serve as such until the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia - In this last service

he served a part of the time & about half of it, for himself, & the residue as a substitute for his Father, whose presence at home was deemed essential for the family. And during this latter service Colonel Matthews commanded the Regiment to which he belonged, a part of the time, Colonel Eynes a part of the time, & Colonel Philip Johnston a part of the time - The said Daniel Callen further states, that in his last service, he was in a skirmish near Osborne in Chesterfield, County of Virginia where the Troops were commanded by Major Thomas Armis- -tead - he was also in a partial action at Allens ordinary in James City County, near to Williamsburg, where the troops were commanded by Colonel Matthews - The said Daniel Callen further makes oath & declares that he did serve faithfully as above stated as a Militia man from Virginia in the Revolutionary war, about fifteen months - The said Declarant further makes

oath, that he remembers several General Officers with whom he served - Among there was General De Kalb who was killed at Camden General Mavian & General Sumpter were known to this declarant - General Muh- lenburg, served also with the said Declarant in Virginia - He was with General Lafa- yette when he retreated through Louisa County & formed a junction with General Wayne -
The said Daniel Callen further declared makes oath, that he has no documentary evidence of the service - by him rendered he received a discharge from Colonel Davis in Chester field, & which at the instance of Colonel Scott Michaux is no person, who knows of any part of this service now living, except the brother of this Declarant, John Callen, who knows of a part of this service - or who could testify to the same -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll or Agency of

any State -
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year before me -
The said Declarant further states & makes oath that he has no register of his age - That he resided when drafted into service in the County of Caroline, & afterwards lived in the counties of Goochland, Chesterfield, & now resides in the City of Richmond, & has no distinct recollection of any of the Regiments or Corps of the Regular Troops with whom he served - That Garland Haynes & James H Patterson Magistrates of this Court, Lawson Bea- foot Treasurers of this Government & Richard Whitfield Mayor of the City of Richmond have known him long & can testify to his character for veracity, & their belief that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Sworn to subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Daniel his Cullen
Sworn to in Richmond Harkness Court August 27 th 1832.
Th. C. Howard Clerk

John Cullen at the same time & before the same Court personally appeared & made oath, that he served for two years, & for which time he enlisted, during the Revo- lutionary War, that he saw Daniel Cul- len, the above named declarant on two occasions in the service - as a soldier subscribed, & sworn to in open court on this 27 th day of August 1832 -
John C Cullen sworn
Sworn to in Court August 27 th - 1832 -
Th. Howard Clerk
We John G. Mosby a magistrate for the county of Henrico & Garland Haynes an alderman of the City of Richmond do hereby certify, we are well acquainted with Daniel Cullen who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revo-

elution, & that we concur in that opinion -
W o Morby
Garland Haynes
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - Th C Howard Clk in open Court -
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 as he stated as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it ap- -pears to them, that John E. Morby a magistrate for the county of Henrico & Garland Haynes an Alderman of the city of Richmond, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the city of Richmond & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit -
I Thomas C. Howard, clerk of the Court of the Kings for the city of Richmond, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Cullen for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
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Rev. War
9260
INVALID.
Rev. War
File No. 9260
Daniel Sullivan
Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 107 , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Richmond October 13 th 1832
Sir
By the mail of yesterday I received under cover of a letter from Mr F. L. Edwards of the Pension office, the papers relating to the claim of old Mr Bullen for a pension — Mr Edwards informs me that the declaration of Mr Bullen "is defective in not stating explicitly & positively the length of his service" — Mr Edwards further remarks — "He must if he can not recollect the duration of his service swear that "he served not less than months & for that period of service he claims a pension" — And concludes by remarking — "His amended statement may be made before a Justice of the Peace" — Since receiving this communication from Mr Edwards I have seen Mr Bullen; he has seen the letter & made the addition & amendment which you will find annexed to his original declaration — This has been done before a Justice of the Peace, & the Clerks Certificate of the fact that he is a Justice of the Peace is, with the Seal of the Court attached to

the papers now forwarded - I hope they will now be sufficient to entitle this old & respecta- ble man to the Pension he is seeking to obtain -
While he desires me, to express his satisfaction at the prompt communication made in regard to his application, he will feel under an additional obligation to your Department by having as soon as practicable a final decision of his case - I am most Respect- fully your ob- servant
Robert G. Scott

set my hand and seal of my office this 30 th day of August in the year 1832 -
Th. C. Howard, clerk
Amendment & addition made by Daniel Cullen to his foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
The said Daniel Cullen further makes oath & de- clares; that he cannot at this time, & after passing through the adverse & trying occurrences of many years, remember positively, the precise time of his service during the Revolutionary war and referred to in the foregoing declaration, made subscribed & sworn to by him, before the Hustings Court for the City of Richmond; but he further makes oath declares, that taking all his terms of ser- vice together as set out in his said original declaration, he did not serve less than fifteen months & for that period he claims a pension -
Daniel his Cullen mark
Commonwealth of Virginia & City of Richmond (Corvit) The foregoing amendment & addition to the original declaration of Daniel Cullen made before the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond by him, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, was

This day made, subscribed & sworn to by the said Daniel Cullen before me Garland Hanes - the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the said City of Richmond; the said Daniel Cullen being known to me, to be the same person who made, swore & subscribed to the original declaration of which the foregoing is an amend- ment & to which this is annexed - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
12 th day of October 1832 - Garland Hanes Virginia, City of Richmond, Town;
Thomas C. Howard, Clerk of the Court of Hustings, for the said City, do hereby certify that Garland Hanes, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is a justice of the peace in and for the said City, and a member of the Court of Hustings thereof.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court of Hustings, this twelfth day of October one thousand, eight hundred and thirty two.
Th. C. Howard, clk.

County of Henrico (to wit) S. Merrivweather Jones a Minister of the Gospel of the Baptist persuasion resident in the county aforesaid in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Cullen, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion - Given under my hand this 7 th day of Septem- ber 1832 -
M. L. Jones
County of Henrico & Commonwealth of Virginia (to wit) The above named Merriv- weather Jones, who has subscribed the above certificate this day personally appear- ed before me John S. Ellis a Justice of the Peace in & for the county aforesaid solemnly affirmed  on oath , that the facts stated in the said Certificate are true - Given under my hand & seal this 7 th day of October  September 1832 - J. S. Ellis