Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 462-100, for Thomas Mitchell, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R.I.

Mitchell, Thomas

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 462-100
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Letter from Thos Mitchell
Dated June 6, 1809
Rec'd 13' 09

Esq. Elisha Mathewson
Washington   [stamp] FREE

[round stamp] ROV. R.I. JUN 9
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Glouster June 7 AD 1809
Sir 
I have this moment had the honor to receive your Letter of the 26 ult by which I with pleasure learn that I am at last in a fair way to obtain a warrant for my old ^promised land and that I must Impower some person other by power of attorney or by letter to transact this business for me as some Cost will Acrue in getting a Power Executed I have thought best to write this letter & do therefore hereby empower and pray you to be so obliging as to call Once more at the office of the war Department and transact this business for me please to get the warrant and transmit it to me and so doing you will very much oblige your friend and Obt Servt
Thomas Mitchell
To Elisha Mathewson
Washington
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No. 402.

Thomas Mitchell
Tr if so
Rhode Island Line

Wt. issued 14 June 1809 & Del'd to Mr Hon. M. Mathewson
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BY HIS ExCELLENCY 
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Thomas Mitchel, Refer. ---in the Rhode Island Regiment, having faithfully served the United States six years of twenty four days and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army. 
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 15th June of 83 
G. Washington 
By His EXCELLENCY 
Command,
J Trumbull Jun 
REGISTERED in the Books 
of the Regiment, Rhode Island
J. Greenman Adjutant 
THE above Thomas Mitchel --- 
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service.
Jere’h Olney Lieut Col Comm
Rhode Island Regm’t
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 15th, 1783. 
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

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[stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
a Warrant to be issued on the within Discharge as soon as a power of Attorney or letter, requesting its delivery shall be produced- H. Rogers in the 26 May 1819.

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Thomas Mitchell (R.I.)
B.L. Wt. 462-100