Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,279, for Joseph Mitchell, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Mitchell, Joseph R. 7279
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Joseph MItchell
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Ohio
Joseph Mitchell
Applicant under laws 18. 
March, 1818 and 4th, May, 1820
First service was not on the  continual establishment and in the second he acted as Waganer.  In admissible   see letter to Joseph Watson, Esg. Washington City, June 8 1822.
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State of Ohio Coshocton County Ohio
On this 31st day of October 1821 personally appears in Open court, Joseph Mitchell age eight six years who being first duly sworn ___ to law attorney his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the permission made by the Arts of the ____ of the 18th March 1818 and first day of May 2820 that he this is Joseph Mitchell enlisted for the term of nine month (he believes) in the month of June previous to the battle of J___town in  Carlisle Pennsylvania in the Company commander by ____Lehatten or M., Lewhartan in the 2nd Regiment command why ___ Watson in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in )____ corps until his term of enlistment expired when he was discharged from the said Service at ____ and paid that he returned home and after sometime enlisted for during the war ____ sooner discharged at Carlisle, PA the previous time he does not ___ this time know under Carl Davis it was not long before the battle of Brandywine that he was after said _____ a Waganer and that he might go into the battle where he received a slight shot___ in the knee that he served in that capacity about four years under a William Alexander who was a _____ or ____ master, that he was then ___ on a marsh between Baltimore and James River his team being all ________ or _______.  That he was in the battle of ___town, Princetown, and Brandywine that his discharge was _____ at his _____ John Pattons Six Miles from Carlisle about fifteen years ago and that he has no other evidence now now in his power of his said service except those above states - and in pursuance of this _____ of the first day of May 1820.  I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on this 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dis__ed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring myself within the provisions of an ____ of _____ entitled an Court to provide a for certain persons engaged in the land and ____ of the United State in the revolutionary War paper on the 18th of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not ___ has any person in trust for me any property of Lewriter ____ on ___ due to me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereunto
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and he states that the profession or trade or occupation by which he can procure a living, has no family and resides with his son-in-law and has done so for some years.

Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court this 31st day of October 1821

Joseph Mitchell
(Seal)

State of Ohio, District of Pennsylvania
I, Solomon Johnston, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court, and I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforementioned Schedule is fifteen dollars as appears of record in said Court this 31st day of October A.D. 1821.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Johnston this 31st day of October A.D. 1821.

Solomon Johnston, Clerk
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Left Page:
Application of Joseph Mitchell for a Pension Copy

Dated Dec. 18, 1821
(Signature)
Agent

Right Page:
Ohio
Joseph Mitchell
Application filed under Laws 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820.

Citizen's service was not on the continental establishment and is in the second-handed "Wagoneer." Inadmissible.

File this letter to Joseph Mitchell, Esq., Washington City – June 8, 1822.

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