Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18343, Solomon Culver, New York

SERVICE
New York
Culver, Solomon
NUMBER
S 18343
CONTENTS
Carded
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Ohio 13369 Pittsburgh
Solomon Calver *
of Richland Co in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co — command by Captain Benjamin of the Regt — command by Col. Watermaiden the New York line for 8 mo. & 10 days.
$27.77
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 27 Dollars 77 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Feb. 1833. and sent to Mrs. Edgington. Mansfield. Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. 55.54 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. Sept 33. 13.88
* Culver
$69.42
W.W.H. 4/13/07
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Palmer Clerk,
8. Page 108

24. 194, 13369, Solomon Culver Richland Co Ohio
Return
Adm for 8 months & 10 days.
2666. 111 2777
J. P. Casington Mansfield Richland County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29 th April - 1833
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. These 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, showing the Service of Solomon Culver
   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.     Spring 1777 } 1 3 Private Capt Benjamin 72 Years Traditionary —   Sub e 2 Capt Solomon Albany Co   Line of service 22 Hts Capt Benjamin New York   8 or 10 days General Arnold the officers names Capt Waterbury the whole time  
The deponent says — "I verily believe I have served altogether at least eight months."
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, deposeth 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 [i] 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.

Solomon Culver 24194
State of Ohio Richland County B3
On this twenty south seventh day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable David Higgins President Judge of said Court and Isaac Osburn William Riddle and William Patterson associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Richland in the State of Ohio now sitting Solomon Culver a resident of said County of Richland aged seventy two 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated I was drafted I think in the Year 1777 in the Spring of the Year and entered upon a Tour of duty I think for the term of three months but I am not altogether certain that was the length of the Tour. I then resided in Spencer Township in the County of Albany at that time but it is now the County of Columbia - I marched under Captain Pringle whom first name if I recollect right was Ebenezer from Spencer Township aforesaid to Albany thence up to Half Moon thence up to Still Water and on to Saratoga and thence to Fort Edward where the Main Army lay under General Schuyler - then I served out the Tour for which I was discharged and until other militia came on to relieve us At the expiration of my Tour under Captain Pringle and when the Militia were about to start home General Schuyler caused them to form a hollow square and rode into the square and made a

a speech to them urging to remain until others came to relieve them. They did so. Before a great while militia came to take our places and we were dismissed. I then hired as a substitute for a person whose name I cannot now recollect in the Company of Captain Albert Solomon When I had served two months or upwards I took the muskets and being ordered on duty and unable to do so I was taken before the Doctor & he picked my name on his roll and sent me back to my tent. Very soon after the army being on the retreat from General Burgoyne I was order- ed to proceed on the road towards home. I went on as well as I could having the muskets throughout Saratoga and down to where I lived in Spencer Town as above stated. I was drafted at two other times - at one of them I marched from Spencer Township in New York under Captain Benjamin up to Albany and on up the river to Halfmoon then to Still Waters where on to Saratoga where he remained some weeks and then crossing the Mohawk river went on to Schenectady where he remained one night and then went on to Johnstown. After remaining there several weeks we were discharged. The other time I was drafted drafted I marched from Spencer Township a- -bove mentioned over the same route till we were some miles above Still Waters. We then returned down the river to Fort Palmer where we were dismissed after being in service eight or ten days. I cannot recollect the names of any Officers of the Army in which I served except Captain Benjamin whom first, I think was Benedict and his Lieutenant Muncy under whom I served the whole time I was in service except when I was a substitute. I was then under Captain

Albert Solomons whose Lieutenant I think was Phelps - I know there was a Lieutenant of that name out with us I served the whole time under Colonel Waterman I think his first name was John There was a Captain Brothick with us at Fort Edwards but what description of force he commanded I cannot say. General Hillens was at Fort Anne and General Schuyler was at Fort Edwards and commanded our army. There were Regulars belonging to our Army but I cannot recollect the name of any of their of- ficers - I did not and do not now know the dif- -ference between regular and Continental troops. I cannot all the day or the month in which I en- tered the service or left it. Nor the order in which I performed the different periods of service when I was drafted. Nor can I recollect precisely how long I served at any one or how long I served altogether but I only believe I have served altogether at least eight months I was not engaged in any battle I marched there through the country above stated and also during my time at Fort Edwards I marched from there to Fort George to guard Waggons engaged in trans- -porting stores from Fort George to Fort Edwards. I have no documentary evidence nor do I know of any person by whom I can prove my service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and de- -clare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year above written } Solomon Carlson Esqy the age of 88
And the Court propounded the prop. following interrogatories to the said Applicant and received the following answers viz

1 st When and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born on Chestnut Hill in Litchfield Township in Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut on the 18 th day of August A.D. 1760.
2 nd Have you any record of your age and if you have when is it?
Answer. My parents informed me that the laws of Connecticut required the ages of all children to be recorded and that mine was recorded in the Town of Litchfield and County of Litchfield Connecticut. I never saw a record of it.
3 rd Where were you living when called into service. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Answer. When called into service I lived in Spencer Township in Albany County now Columbia County in the state of New York. About the year 1790 I removed from New York into Plymouth Township Luzerne County in the State of Pennsylvania where I resided till the year 1809 when I removed from To Knox County in the State of Ohio and in the year 1812 I removed to Richland County Ohio where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into service - were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I was drafted three times and possibly oftener - One year we had a great many losses. I was drafted every time that I entered service.

alarming. I was drafted every time that I entered the service except when I served as a substitute under Captain Albert Solomon, I cannot remember for whom I served as a substitute.
2 nd State the names of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer. I can't remember the name of any officer of Regulars in the army in which I served under Generals Schuyler and Gates, were Regular Officers. We had regular soldiers in our Army at Fort Edward, but I don't know that I knew the names of any of their Officers, and if did I have forgotten them. I don't know the difference between Regulars and Continental troops. I can't remember the name of our Major. Our Colonel's name was Waterman. I think his first name was John. All the service I performed was under Captain Benjamin and Lieutenant Muncy except what I performed as a substitute under Captain Albert Solomon the name of whom Lieutenant I think was Phelps. There was at any rate an officer of that name out with us - The principal part of our circumstances of the service performed at Fort Edward were these - I was drafted at Spencer Township in Albany County in the State of New York and marched thence under

Captain Ebenezer Benjamin and Lieutenant Mumey up to Albany - thence up to Wolf Moon - crossed the North River, marched up to Still Water - thence to Saratoga - Thence to Fort Edward where the main Army lay under General Schuyler. At the expiration of the Term for which I was drafted and when the men were about to start home General Schuyler had them formed into a hollow square - rode into the square and made a speech to the men urging them to remain until others came to take their places - They did so - When the militia came to take our places I hired as a substi- tute for a man in Captain Solomons Company and served till I took the measles and was dis- charged - During the tour under Captain Benja- min and Captain Solomons I marched to Fort George to guard some Waggons transporting stores from Fort George to Fort Edward. At Fort George I saw two Raps on the stocks and ready to launch the other nearly so. I was in the Front Guard and about a mile and a half from the village when the Raps and Town were burnt. The small pox was in the the Hospital at Fort George at the time & there were several Waggons load of the sick removed to an Island nearly opposite Fort Edward. Before we left Fort Edward General Belling joined us from Fort Anne and we retreated from Burgoyne towards Saratoga. I left the Army ten miles from Saratoga on account of sickness with the measles. I recollect of being drafted at two or three times at one of which I marched through Albany up the river and on to Saratoga remained there some weeks - then crossed the Mohawk River went on to Schoenely thence to Johnstown remained there several weeks and

And was discharged. The other time I was drafted I marched under Captain Bryamie up through Albany Half Moon and some distance above Still Waters & returned down the river to New Paltz. I think Captain Solomon's Company was along. Some of Indians which were frequent that year occasioned these drafts & nothing of importance took place during the service. I am not absolutely certain that I was drafted at any other times nor if I now can now recollect the particulars.
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer I never received a written discharge as far as I recollect.
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your veracity and their belief of your services as a revolutionary soldier.
Answer, William Ayres resides in my present neighborhood and can testify to my veracity & to his belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. And James D. Ayres lives in Bloomingrove Township of Richland County is well acquainted with me & being an old acquaintance of mine & brother of William Ayres who lives a few rods from me is often in my neighborhood & can also testify to my character for veracity and to his belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. John Stewart and Jephtha Dunn also reside in my neighborhood & can testify to my character for veracity but as they have not been much said about my services as a soldier in my present neighborhood as I know of I don't know that they have any opinion respecting such services.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day & year above written Ezzy H. Cages W.H.
Solomon Calver

We James N. Ayres and William Ayres residing in the county of Richland in the state of Ohio hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Solomon Calver who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration about twelve years in Plymouth Township of Luzerne County in the state of Pennsylvania and we have been acquainted with him since he moved to the state of Ohio and since he has lived in Washington Township of Richland County Ohio - That we believe him to be seventy two years of age. We know that he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resided in Luzerne County Pennsylvania to have been a soldier of the revolution and we believe that it is so reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he now resides and we concur in that opinion. We have heard of no doubts expressed sworn to and subscribed on this subject the day and year aforesaid.  James N. Ayres William Ayres  Elizy H. Ayres Clerk
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 and served as he states and the Court believing that James N. Ayres and William Ayres reside in the County of Richland Ohio and are credible persons whose statements are entitled to credit. The Court further certify there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood.  A. Higgins President Judge Wm Patterson Isaac Solomon Wm Riddle Associate Judges
I, Elizy Hedges Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Calver for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this third day of November A.D. 1832  Elizy Hedges Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Solomon Culver a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. b file 18,343
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Asst. Spencer Inf. N.Y.   Up 77 3 mos. Pvt. Ebenezer Benjamin Salisbury John Waterman N.Y.   / 2 mos. Albert   / 3 mos. Ebenezer Benjamin   / 16 days " "  
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Glencoe Twp., Albany Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 27. 1832.
Residence at date of application, Richland Co. Oh.
Age at date of application, 4. Aug. 12, 1760 Chestnut Hill, Titchfield Twp. Co. Conn.
Remarks: 1790 to Plymouth Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa.
1809 Knox Co. Ohio - 1812 Richland Co. Oh.
Dr auditor for-
date of last payment pension + name beneficiary

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18343
INVALID.
File No. 18343  Culver *  Solomon Culver  Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: — Vol. 1 Page 69
[Arrangement of 1874.]
* W.H.Y. 4/3/07.
1907 Apr. 12. History to Frank B. Culver
1907 May 24. F.B. Culver in regard to copies of photos
1908 Apr. 29 Hist to Mrs. Emma Jones
1908 May 14. Hist to Mrs. Theodosia Ames
1931 Jan. 13. Francis B. Culver adv. cost of photos.
1931 Feb. 21. Photos mailed to Francis B. Culver & Finl Div. ntf'd. 9.10.7.

State of Ohio Richland Co.
I, Henry H. Hagez, Clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the county and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the papers hereto attached contain the Original Declaration of Solomon Lull over as shown to before me in Open Court and the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Solomon Lull for a pension And I do further certify that Thomas Edgington Esquire before whom the affidavit written on this sheet of paper was taken, is and was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the peace of said County of Richland duly Commissioned & qualified as such And to all whom official acts full faith & credit are due In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Mansfield this 21 st day of May A.D. 1833.
Henry Hagez Clerk by R. L. P.

Ohio The State of Richland County ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of said County Solomon Culver who being duly sworn according to law deponth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service in the revolutionary war but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades For three months as a private in the militia in which I was drafted the first time and served under the Officers named in my declaration that is to say Captain Ebenezer Benjamin and Colonel John Waterman and at the places and in the manner stated in my declaration. For two months as a substitute for a drafted militia man whose name I cannot recollect nor ascertain he was a private This service was performed at the places & times and under the officers mentioned (except that perhaps my Captain's name was Sabbethy not Solomon) in my declaration For three months as a drafted militia man a private under the same officers as mentioned in my declaration in the Service in which I went to Schenectady and on to Johnston. For ten days as a private in the drafted militia being the fourth term mentioned in my declaration & was performed in the manner at the places & under the officers as mentioned in my declaration - In all of the above Terms I was served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority and I was not during any part of the time engaged in any civil pursuit & for such service I claim a pension sworn to and subscribed before me this 17 th day of May A.D. 1833 Solomon Culver The Edgington Justice of the Peace

Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 25, 1908
Searched by L. D. Lamparter
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Solomon Culver
Service, N.Y.
Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above except Invd. # 18343

The papers in this case were inspected by
(Mrs) Emma Leuba Jones of Washington, D.C. April 1st 1928
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3100 - 16th St. NW, City.
April 15, 1908
Pension Office, Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me at your earliest conven- ience a record of the military service of my ancestor Solomon Calver who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Solomon Culver was born in Conn. but entered the Revolutionary war in N. Y., I believe, and asked for the pension while living in Ohio. I wish this information to establish my right to membership in the D. A. R. society.
Please send the certificate of service

to me at my residence Very truly, (Mrs) Theodosia Armes 3100 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., April 22, 1908
Commission of Pensions,
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me a certificate of service of my ancestor, Solomon Culver in order that I may establish my eligibility to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. He joined the Revolutionary War from New York, but was living in Ohio when he asked for a pension and received it.
Very truly,
(Mrs) Emma Culver Jones, 1606 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

STATE OF MARYLAND, OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, ANNAPOLIS.
3/25/07
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir: The records of the War Department being incomplete, I have the honor to apply to your Bureau for the following data - Will you kindly furnish me with full data from certain papers that may have been filed with your Department in connection with an alleged application for a pension in behalf of one Solomon Culver , a Revolutionary soldier, under the pension Acts prior to 1835, the year  date of Culver's death.
"He was born 1761, a native of Vermont or Western Mass., lived in Mass., Conn., Penna. and died in Richland County, Ohio, 1833."
A full description of the said Solomon Culver, the record of his Revolutionary War Service, etc. is requested.
Any fee for furnishing copy of the record will be paid. The information is wanted for completing family records. Respectfully
Frank B. Culver

STATE OF MARYLAND, OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, ANNAPOLIS.
May 10, 1907
The Commissioner of Pensions: Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: Referring to your communication of April 12, 1907, Bureau of Pensions, marked: "I.D.C. - Survivor's File #18343- Rev. War" in response to my inquiry as to military history of Solomon Culver , a private in Rev. War, who received pension, Certificate #13369 issued July 6, 1833, under act of June 7, 1832 at Ohio - (Pittsburgh Agency). I have the honor to refer to the terms of the Act of 1832 requiring applicant to furnish satisfactory evidence that he is entitled to pension and to request that your Department advise me if it will render me a copy of the evidence submitted in this case by said Solomon Culver and what will be the cost of such copy.
My reason for this is that the War Department has no record of this man's service and the N.Y. State records are not complete as to the privates of the company in which he was enrolled.
Very respectfully
Frank B. Culver

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
ORGANIZED APRIL 30, 1889
INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 9, 1906
PRESIDENT GENERAL JOSIAH A. VAN ORSDEL WASHINGTON, D. C.
1930-1931
VICE-PRESIDENTS GENERAL ARTHUR M. MCCRILLIS, PROVIDENCE, R. I. WILLARD IVES KIMM, ORANGE, N. J. KENNETH S. WALES, WASHINGTON, D. C. PARK MATHEWSON, RALEIGH, N. C. (DECEASED) FREDERICK W. MILLSPAUGH, NASHVILLE, TENN. MILES S. KUHNS, DAYTON, OHIO LEWIS K. TORBET, CHICAGO, ILL. EZRA C. POTTER, AMES, IOWA CASPER S. YOST, ST. LOUIS, MO. J. WILFRED CORR, DENVER, COLO. HERBERT M. LEE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. MARQUIS DE ROCHAMBEAU, PARIS, FRANCE
SECRETARY GENERAL FRANK B. STEELE 1227 16TH STREET N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C.
OFFICE OF REGISTRAR GENERAL FRANCIS B. CULVER 1227 16TH STREET, N. W. ✓ WASHINGTON, D. C.
REGISTRAR GENERAL FRANCIS B. CULVER, WASHINGTON, D. C. TREASURER GENERAL GEORGE S. ROBERTSON, BALTIMORE, MD. HISTORIAN GENERAL MONROE M. HOPWOOD, UNIONTOWN, PENNA. CHANCELLOR GENERAL RICHARD HARTSHORNE, EAST ORANGE, N. J. GENEALOGIST GENERAL WILLIAM MACFARLANE JONES, RICHMOND, VA. CHAPLAIN GENERAL REV. J. ROMEYN DANFORTH, NEW LONDON, CONN. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILBERT H. BARRETT, ADRIAN, MICH. GANSON DEPEW, BUFFALO, NEW YORK DAVID E. FRENCH, BLUEFIELD, W. VA. BENJAMIN N. JOHNSON, BOSTON, MASS. T. SCOTT OFFUTT, TOWSON, MD. HOWARD C. ROWLEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. LOREN E. SOUERS, CANTON, OHIO JOHN L. WALKER, PITTSBURGH, PA.
30 Sept. 1930.
Bureau of Pensions: Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Please advise me whether I may obtain a photo-stat copy of the Pension Papers of Solomon Culver , Revolutionary War soldier, a private in New York Troops. He applied for a pension under the Act of 1832. Kindly advise as to cost of complete copy of the papers in the case.
Very truly yours,
Francis B. Culver

in re Rev. & 1812 War Section M M H F.
Rev. War claim of Solomon Culver, S. 18343. (private N.Y. militia)
Feby. 4. 1901.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose, in accordance with the within letter, U.S. Postal M. O., in the sum of $1.65, for a photostatic copy of the original papers in your files in the claim of Solomon Culver, N.Y. Troops, Rev. War.
Very truly yours,
Francis B. Culver
To the Acting Comm r . of Pensions Washington, D.C.

IN REPLY REFER TO:
Rev. A1812 Wars Section.
MMHF
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
January 13, 1931.
M.O.# 3794 - $1.65
Mr. Francis B. Culver, 1227-18 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that photostatic copies of original papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Solomon Culver, S.18343, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page.
The number of pages to be copied is eleven.
Should you desire to have them certified, allow twenty-five cents additional for the set.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Acting Commissioner of Pensions.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.
.15 11 1.65

February 14, 1931.
Bureau of Pensions. Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
541
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rev. War claim for pension of Solomon Culver, File No. S.18343.
Actual 1 of each page.
$1.65.....11 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. MLHF
January 13, 1931.
Mr. Francis B. Culver, 1227-16" Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that photostatic copies of original papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Solomon Culver, S.18343, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page.
The number of pages to be copied is eleven.
Should you desire to have them certified, allow twenty-five cents additional for the set.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Acting Commissioner of Pensions.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Mr. Frank B. Culver, Office of the Adjutant General, Annapolis, Md.
Sir:-
In reply to your letter dated the 10 th inst. and received on the 11 th , you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish full copies of papers in  X file, owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose; but that anyone designated by you will be allowed to examine and copy any  said papers X in the claim of Solomon Culver (Survivor's File # 18343 Revolutionary War)
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