Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38217, for Jacob Mitchell, North Carolina
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(3—1776)

SERVICE                                          NUMBER
N.C.              Mitchell, Jacob            S. 38217


CONTENTS
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Sec [illegible] 14th. ["th" is a superscript here and below] Apl 1835 to Alabama, from 4th. Mar. 1834 - May 9th. 1835.

Death [illegible] A.B.

20919
x Alabama
x North Carolina ["North Carolina" is lined out]

Jacob Mitchell
of Anson in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Bradley of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hogan in the N. Carolina line, for the term of one year from July 1778 to July 1779.

Inscribed on the roll of North Carolina at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the sixth day of November 1829.

Certificate of Pension issued 21st ["st" is a superscript] of November 1829 and sent to W. Dismukes Esq.  Wadesborough, N.C.

Arrears to 4th of [typed text, lined out]
Semi anu'l all'ce ending [typed text, lined out]
Amount due on
4th. March 1830 [curly bracket encompassing these two lines]  $31:47 [1830 appears to have originally been written as 1829 and then overwritten]

{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820}

(Bk. ["k" is a superscript] C. Vol. VIII.  p.42.)
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31 019

Jacob Mitchell

Declaration

Wm. Dismukes [illegible]
Clk Co
Wadsborough
NC
recd 27 July 1828
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arrived 21 Nov 29

J [illegible] E
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Original claim

Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List: under the act of the 18ᵗʰ March 1818

County of Anson fs.
Jacob Mitchell on this 15ᵗʰ day of April 1828.  Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Anson:  Jacob Mitchell Resident in said County aged Seventy Two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his
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of the act of may 1820.  I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18ᵗʰ March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War [ illegible] on the 18ᵗʰ day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule of Jacob Mitchells Property—
10 head of Cattle valued at $52
1 sow and Piggs 7                    3
3 shoats                                    3
2 chairs @ 5/. 1 small trunk 5/. 1 slate 5/.    1.50
1 pr [illegible] 20/. 1 bed iron 5/ crockery 4/ 2.90 
1 [illegible] 5/,. pots many [words lined out] 10/. 1.50
[line beneath amounts]
$63.90
[second column of figures:]
amt------ $63.90
working [illegible] 1.00
[illegible] 1.00
[line beneath figures]
Total amounts $65.90
[underline]
W Dismukes   Jacob his X mark Mitchell

that this Declarant and his Wife aged Fifty eight years his daughter aged about Twenty four years his Grandson aged about nineteen years, and an infant Grandson reside together, that they reside on a tract of land belonging to William Mitchell Betsey Mitchell and Harrington Mitchel containing about Forty one acres, that he [illegible] has been by occupation a farmer but has for the last twelve months been rendered by bodily infirmity unable to pursue the same— That since the 18ᵗʰ March 1818 there has been little or no alteration in his property with the exception of a horse which he has lost.
Sworn to and declared on 15. april 1828 in open Courts before me —
W Dismukes clk    Jacob his X mark Mitchell
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State of North Carolina

I William Dismukes Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter ... in and for the County of Anson do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Jacob Mitchell did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration against the [illegible] army for the Term of nine months under one engagement on the Continental Establishment.  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thusto annexed are [illegible] copied from the Records of said Court, and I do further certify it is the opinion of said County that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixty five Dollars & ninety cents

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 15, day of April 1828, —

W Dismukes Clk
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N.C
[illegible]
Alabama

MO[illegible] AL
APR 3 [circular postmark partially overwritten by "Mitchell"]

F[illegible]
Hon James L. Edwards
Secretary War
Washington D.C

Apl. 13 [written vertically on envelope]
[illegible]
Jacob Mitchell [written vertically on envelope]

War [written vertically on envelope]
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The State of Alabama Montgomery County [squiggled line separating these words from the body of the text]
Personally appeared before me Ebenezer Pond a Justice of the peace in & for the county aforesaid
William Rushing who after being duly sworn deposeth & saith that the above and within deponent Jacob Mitchell is the Identical person inscribed on the pension List-Roll of the North Carolina agency, and that the said Jacob Mitchell who has taken the above oath is the Identical person described in the affidavit & further that this deponent has been acquainted with the said Jacob Mitchell more than Twenty years and that his said affidavit contains nothing but facts Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 28th [th is a superscript] March 1835   E. Pond J.P. [squiggled line separating "Sworn to ...E. Pond J.P." from the rest of the text]
William his X mark Rushing
The State of Alabama Montgomery County [squiggled line separating these words from the rest of the text] 
I hereby certify that I am and have been acquainted with the above deponent William Rushing and believe him to be of strict veracity and good moral character. 
Given under my hand & seal this 28th [th is a superscript] day of March 1835
E. Pond J.P. Seal
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The State of Alabama Montgomery County [squiggled line separating these words from the body of the document]
I James E Belser Clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that E. Pond is not and was at the time of making the foregoing attestations, an acting Justice of the Peace for said county, and that full faith and credit should be given to his official acts and that his signature is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this the 28th [th is a superscript] day of March AD 1835 and of American Independence the fifty ninth year
James E Belser Clk
C. C. M. C
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38217
INVALID.
[Illegible, possibly Ray]
File No. 38217
Jacob Mitchell
[Illegible]
Act:  18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 179
[Arrangement of 1870.]  [these brackets arein the original text]
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Jacob Mitchell
see letter to W. Dismukes Aug. 7. 1829
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State of North Carolina
Anson County 3 October [illegible]

Appeared personally in open Court Richard Wallace a Citizen of Said County and after being duly sworn on the holy Evangalist States that he Enlisted in the Revolutionary war in the State of North Carolina  In the line of Said State in the month of may in the year 1778 and continued in the Service untill the month of May in the year 1779 during which time he Served in the Same Regiment that Jacob Mitchel did Commanded by Col. Hogans,  That from the length of years which have taken place and as well as his memory now Serves him he feels confident from the distinct recollection which he has of the Services of the Said Jacob Mitchel who was at that time in the Company Commanded by Capt G. Bradley and in the Regmt [Regiment] Commanded by Col Hogans that the Service of the Said Jacob Mitchel as stated in his declaration is Just and True and that he feals [sic] confident in stating that the Said Jacob Mitchel did Serve
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nine months or more in the continental Establishment in the line of the State of North Carolina  Sworn to and Subscribed to in open Court
Richard Wallace [signature]
[illegible signature, possibly W Dismukes] clk [possibly clerk]
State of North Carolina
Anson County

I William Dismukes Clerk of Anson County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Certify that Richard Wallace who signed the above affidavit is a Credible Witness & a man of good character.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my [illegible, possibly pen] this 6 h. [h. is superscript] of November A. D.  1829

W. Dismukes Clk
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CITY of WASHINGTON MAY 10 [round stamp or postmark in upper left corner]

J L Edwards
bord [board] of Pensions

Mr. Jacob Mitchell  UStates Pensioner

Montgomery C. H. [Court House]

Alabama

Nov 12 [written vertically at far left of envelope; runs into the May 10 stamp/postmark]

12 Nov. DEAD LETTER [illegible, possibly OFFICE] [round stamp or postmark in bottom left corner]

Afterwards addressed to Mobile Alabama
Nov. 17  '35
R B [four lines written vertically across left-hand side of envelope]
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July

CITY of WASHINGTON MAY 10 [round seal or postmark in upper left corner]

J L Edwards
bord [board] of Pensions

Mr. Jacob Mitchell  UStates Pensioner

Montgomery C. H. [Court House]

Alabama

Nov 12 [date written vertically in upper left corner of envelope, partially obscured by May 10 seal/postmark]

12 Nov. DEAD LETTER [round seal or postmark in lower left corner; illegible except for date and DEAD LETTER]

Afterwards addressed to Mobile Alabama
Nov. 17  '35
R B  [words, date, and initials written vertically across envelope at left side]