Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R., for William Mitchell, Massachusetts
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Pension Office
January 23, '56

Dear Sir
I drop you a line to correct an eroneous impression which I fear I made this morning, as to the duration of pension to which the children of the widow would be entitled in the case you spoke of.
Under the act of 4. July 1836, if the marriage took place before the execution of the last period of the husbands service, the pension would continue from 4 March 1831 to the date of the mothers death or marriage.
If the marriage occurred between the last period of the husbands service and the 1st January, 1794, the claim would be under act of 7 July 1838, and the pension would be only for 5 years commencing 4 March 1836 and ending 4 March 1841.
There follows then an interval of two years from 4 March 1841 to 4 March 1843, for which no pension is allowed to Revolutionary widows, unless they come under the act of 4 July 1836, above cited-
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The pensions under the act of 7 July 1838, are
continued, after the above interval, by the subsequent acts of 3 March 1843, 17 June 1844 & 2 Febry '48 from 4 March 1843 to the death or marriage of the widow.
Where the marriage occurs after 1 Jany.
1794 & before 1800 the pension, under act of 29 July 48
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commences 4 March 1848. Where after 1800
it commences under the last act (that of 3d February 1853) from the 3d February 1853.
You know that the limitation of continued widowhood applies to all these pensions-
The marriage should be proved by a certified copy of any existing public record-- If none exist then by the original Family Record,- or if that does not exist, it should be so [[avened]], and the proof may be by affidavit of
credible witnesses, stating the facts dates and circumstances so as to show their means and appertunities of knowing.

I believe I also told you the admor should declare before a Col. of Record- an admor should be appointed & a certificate of his appointment produced, setting forth also
the amount of his bond. a certificate of Court should also State the number & names of all the surviving children, the date of the father and mothers death, and upon what evidence (naming the witnesses) the certificate is based.

But if it should be preferred, the Declaration
may be made by any of the children, still before a Court of record, though the certificate of pension must be issued payable to admor.

I hope this statement may be in time to
prevent you from transmitting, or having to correct, any misunderstanding I may have caused as to the continuance of the pension-- as it occurred to me that you said the widow died in 1842, and if so, unless she was
married before the termination of her husbands service the pension would cease the 4. March 1841; supposing her to have been married before 1794.
Very Respy. Yours &c
Richr McRae
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I William Mitchell do testify and con
prove that in the year 1776 I was enlisted
under Frances Shaw of Gouldsboro in an
Independant company of which
Daniel Marritt of Pleasant river was Lieut.
in which Company I served six months for
purpose of garding the sea coast against
the Enemy

Likewise in 1777 I was Enlisted in a standing Regiment under Reuben Dyare of Naraguagus
of which Ovedgar Allen of Machias State of
Maine was Lieut, and served six months
in Machias at the time the place was
attacked by the British, where I fought and
if any Proof is Necessary I can produce it

I lost my discharge so I make this Statement
The Above, is copied from the Original
Statement which is on file at your Office

William Mitchell
Sept. 10 1816
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This is to Certify that I was in the army
and served as waiter with William Mitchell
and can testify that his statement is a true
and accurate account
the

George Tenny
his mark X

Cutler Aug 10th 1854
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Mr William Mitchell was
Born in North Yarmouth
then he moved to Columbia
Washington County Maine
Died November the 10 1820
in Eastport Maine
his wife Ann Mitchell Died
December 1842 and four Children
are living now. [[    ]] Mr George
Tenny who served in the same company
that William Mitchell was in
as Servant and gave his oath
to the same
Elizabeth Colson