Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38215, for Collin Mitchum, South Carolina
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Service
S.C.
Mitchum, Collin
Mitchiam
Michum
Number
S38215
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19.473.R
Virginia
Collin Mitchum, alias
Collin Mitchiam,
of the  {illegible} and by in the State of Virginia who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain Jarvey of the reigment commanded by Colonel Herger in the S. Carolina line for the term of 3 years from Sept 19 1776 to 17 
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of June 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of June 1825 and sent to Phillip Williams
Woodstock, Va
Arrears to the 4th
Semi-anl. all’ce ending Sept 1825 $20
15/30 4. $20 -
2 mon 16
$20
{ Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820}
March 1, 1823
vol 8
pa 162
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38215
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38215
Collin Mitchum alias Mitchiam
Corp Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Woodstock Va
June 23 
Free
James Barbour
Secretary of War 
Washington City
D. C..
Recd June 27 1825
19.624
Collin Mitchum
Shenandoah Cy
Virginia
19.670
Philip Williams Esq
Woodstock
Va
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Woodstock Va
June 23
Free
James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C..
Recd June 27 1825
19.624
Collin Mitchum
Shenandoah Cy
Virginia
19.670
Philip Williams Esq
Woodstock
Va
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County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia
On this third day of June in the year 1825 personally appeared Collin Mitchum
residing in said County aged in or about sixty five years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain his
pension of the the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and
the first of May 1820. that he the said Collin Mitcham as aforesaid enlisted inlisted in
the Town of Woodstock in the County of Shenandoah and State of Va in the month of
March 1776 in the 8 Va.  Regt. commanded by Peter Mulenburgh for two years and
marched from said Woodstock to Sursbury[?] in Georgia and that priviledge was
given my own officers to enlist in the South Carolina service I served in said
Regiment Va. for upwards of eleven months on the information being given to the
Soldiers that they might return home of inlist in the South Carolina servis under
Capt Thos Jarvey of the fifth Reght of riflemen under the command
of Colonel Ugre (shortly after appointed General of South Carolina and served
three years in said state and was commitioned [commissioned] by the Governor as a Lieutenant
during the said term but the dates I do not recollect as on my way from the
South to Virginia I was robbed of my pocket Book and all my papers and money
except about 5½ gineas which brot me to Petersburgh Va. which was my all,
and that he was discharged from the servis at Charlestown South Carolina
and that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pention under the
present Law except the sum of Eighty Dollars per annum that he
receives from the State of Virginia for wounds recd in the Amencain revolution
J. Evans
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident Citizen of the United on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not
since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any
part thereof with the intent thereby 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 the land and naval service of the United State in the Revolutionary War
passed the 18th 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
any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by
subscribed that since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have been made
in my property
Collin Michum his mark X
State of and County of Shenandoah, 
Be it known that on the 3rd of June 1825
personally appeared Collin Michum the person above named and qualify signed
and acknowledged the same before me the Subscribed an acting magistrate
in & for said County. Given under my hand seal the day and year aforesaid
J. Evans [hand drawn seal with the word "seal"]
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A schedule of the real and personal property of Collin Mitchum the applicant of
the within petitioner viz
no real estate
One lead beadstead and furniture for which I paid $10.00
1 box $1.67 1 do $1.34 1 cupboard & $2.50 5.51
2 chairs $1. 1 pot $1. Skillet 4/ - chassbead $1.25 $4.92
1 blanket $4.50 1 sheet $1.25 quilt $2.00 $7.75
1 coffee pot 42 cts. 2 old axes $1.75, 2 hoes $1.25 3.4.0
1 old sprouting hoe 3/ 1 wedge 3/ 1 Plow 7/6 2.25
3 knives & forks for 4/6, 3 tincups 1/6 1.00
4 Jugs 3/ - 1 decanter 2 /3 .87½
$34.70 ½
I have no occupation except that of a labourer on the farm I have no family
but myself, tho my daughter with 5 small children (See near Poore) live
together
State of Virginia and County of Shenandoah
Joseph Evans a Justice of the peace in & for the County State aforesaid
and a member the Court of said County do hereby certify that the above named
Collin Michum is unable to attend Court and that is intitlely is owing
to wounds received in the American Revolution together with a fall he got on
the ice in the year 1815 which threw his hip out of place, which remains so
as also his advanced years for I have been acquainted with with the said
Michum from the year of 1801 or 2 and I believed he is unable to attend
without great pain & and unable to attend the Court of which I
am a Justice of the peace & I do not think from present appearances that he
will be able to attend the Court abovenamed at its next Session I have
therefore in pursuance of the act of Congress of the first of March 1823
attend at his place of abode and administered and administered the
foregoing oath 
Jo. Evans
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I Philip Williams Clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah in the State of
Virginia do hereby certify that Joseph Evans Esq before whom the
foregoing affidavit of Collin Michum, who is now sick and confined
to his house, was made, is one of the Justices of the said Court duly
commissioned and qualified, I also certify that the said schedule and
oath have been admitted to the record of said Court, and that [illegible]
are truly copied therefrom and I do further certify that it is the opinion
of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property
exhibit [covered by seal] schedule is Thirty four dollars 70 ½ cents 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court
on this 20th day of June 1825 & in the 19th
year of this Commonwealth
P Williams Clerk of the Court
for the County of Shenandoah