Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38231, for Thomas Mitchell, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER 
Va. Mitchell, Thomas S. 38231

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
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7.177
Virginia
Thomas Mitchell
of Charlotte in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Buford of the Virginia
line, for the term of three years

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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on 
the 21 of Decem. [December] 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Mar. [March] 1818 and


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Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819                           19.87
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819            48.
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                                                                        67.87

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

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Off August of 1821, and 
sent to County Ck
Charlotte, C. H. 
va
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Claiborne Mitchell
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Thomas Mitchell
her a pensioner
of Virginia at $96. per annum.

The Audit will 
please state if, the [illegible] of Pension
herefore paid
in case of Thomas
Mitchell, and 
if paid, to whom they [illegible] said, 



Respectfully,
R. C. Puryear
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House of Reps. 
Hon. R.C. Puryear
Recd. Feby. 2nd/93.

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Ho. of Reps.
[illegible]
Respectfully before
to New Comms. of Pensions
Will the Comms. 
please inform her 
whether Samuel [illegible]
of Virginia [illegible] a pension 
of $96 per annum, and 
whether his widow is
of whom he has married 
in 1788 and who died
in or about 1845 was 
entitled to any thing?
She was never pensioned
in her life time. 

R.C. Puryear
Mr. Randall,
Please return that.
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Know all men by their hands that I, Clairborne
Mitchell of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, do hereby make,, commission and appoint G. O. Neal 
of said County my true and lawful attorney for 
me and in my name. [To?] examine all documents & papers on file in the Departments at Washington city in relation to or in anywise [illegible] with in [services?] rendered by my Father Thomas Mitchell during the 
revolutionary War & to take such steps as he may deem necessary to recover pension as whatever may be due me as one of the children & [legacy?]. Representation of said [applicant?] to [illegible] & receive the certificate of pension & all money that may be due. [illegible] ratifying and confirming all & every thing my said attorney may legally do for me & my name as fully as [at?] & [illegible] present in person to act for myself & he is hereby authorized to appoint one or more attornies under him for the said purposes & to make the same at his pleasure. [Written?] my hand & seal this 18th January 1855
[attorn?]
Z.P. Walker
Claiborne Mitchell, X his mark
Seal
This day personally appeared before Mr. C.H. Bennett a Justice of the peace in for the County of Pittsylvania
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and state of Virginia, Clairborne Mitchell 
whose name is signed in the forgoing power
of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his act & deed. I hereby certify that the said 
Clairborne Mitchell a credible person in resident of the County & state aforesaid & I 
believe him to be the son of the said Thomas 
Mitchell above. Given under my hand 
this 18th January 1855
Coalman D Bennett

State of Virginia Pittsylvania County
I Sanghorne Scruggs clerk of the County Court of Pittsylvania County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Coalman D. Bennett who hath given the preceding certificate is and was at the time thereof awaiting justice of the peace in and for the said County duly elected, commissioned and sworn 
and that his signature thereto is genuine
as witnes my hand and seal of
office this today of January 1855
S. Scruggs Clk.
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I William Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia do certify that Thomas Mitchell who now resides in the County of Charlotte in the said Commonwealth and aged about seventy three years come this day personally before me and made the following declaration upon oath, that is today that he the said Thomas Mitchell in the year 1780 enlisted as a common soldier in the service of the United States with Captain Thomas Boyer for the term of three years whose Company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Buford, he thinks it was the 5th Virginia Regiment or continental establishment but cannot say with perfect certainty what number, that he continued in the said service until the end of the tern for which he enlisted.
that he was in the Battle at Guilford where he was wounded by a ball through both his thighs
-that so soon as he records 
therefrom he again joined his company then at Hillsborough and continued therein until he was discharged at Salsbury
in the State of North Carolina- which discharge is now destroyed
or otherwise mislaid - That he is now in reduced
circumstances  and needs the assistance of his Country for support-
and I do certify that Charles H. Slaughter also 
came personally before me and made oath, that he lives 
as a near neighbor to the said Thomas Mitchell and 
knows him to be poor & in reduced circumstances
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I do also further certify that the said Thomas Mitchell produced to me the of affeidavit of Hezekiah Morter of the County of Prince
Edward
made in usual form before Moses Tuesday a Justice of the peace of
said County- and of Charles McKenny of Charlotte County made in like manner before Mr. McKenny, a Justice of the peace (added) of that County to corroborate 
his own declaration ahead above stated - all which I do herein enclose and send to the Secretary for the department 
of War of the United States to arise as it should to enable the 
said Thomas Mitchell to obtain the relief lately 
created by 
an act of Congress for certain persons who were engaged in 
the land & naval service (added) of the United States in the Revolutionary War - in
appearing to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Mitchell
was engaged in the service of the United States against the 
Common Enemy in the Revolutionary War for the length of 
nine months or more - and that he is now in reduced
circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for
support- And there being no official seal, thereto subscribe my own hand & alSynchburg in the County 
of Campbell the 21st day of Dec. 1818. 
Wm. Daniel [seal]
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Virginia
At a Court holden for the County of Charlotte the 9 day of August 
On this 9th Day of August 1820 personally appeared in open
Court being a Court of record for the said County Thomas Mitchell 
aged sixty five years, resident of the said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, that he entered
as a soldier in the year 1780 in the Continental Army in the Virginia line and Capt. Bowyer's Company, Col. Green's detachment, as will appear from my former declaration bearing date the 21 day of December 1818, that I have received a [pension?] agreeably to a Certificate Issued from the War Department the fifth day of March 1819 no 7177 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so 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 States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18 day of March 1818, and that I have not ["said" crossed out], nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, Contracts or [illegible] due to me, nor have I any income other than what is Contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. 
The following is a true schedule of my property. Real [illegible] [265?] acres of land, one hundred of which is Conveyed in trust [illegible] 8 years ago to secure the payment of a Inst debt [illegible]
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head of horses worth $100 three of which are under [Execution?] payment of about $70 -- 1 Cow and yearling worth $8 [illegible] Table $2 1 pine Chest [1/3 doz.?] Common Chairs $2 [illegible] lines 1 [illegible] 1 Coulter Boxes 1 [Dagon?] plow and in [illegible] lines worth $2 2 pots1 Dutch oven & 1 skillet worth [illegible] 1 pr flat irons 1 Dish 1 ["bottle" crossed out] bowl 1 set knives and forks doz Cups and saucers worth $2. 1 head hogs $2 some [illegible] not recollected perhaps not worth more than that my [income?] is a pension from the state of Virginia for $60 per year. 
That my family consists of myself by Occupation a planter and [illegible] in [term] from my Wounds [illegible] both thighs, my Wife [illegible] aged 55 years, very unhealthy not able barely to help [herself?]. -- 2 sons Claiborne and Saml the eldest 16 years youngest 12 years old, well and sound, sworn and [illegible] to on this 9 day of August 1820 before the Court [illegible].
Virginia
[Winslow Robinson?] Clerk of the County Court of Charlotte aforesaid hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed a line [by?] from the record of the said Court, and I further Certify [illegible] in the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the [illegible] of the property scheduled in the aforesaid schedule is two [illegible] one dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County on this 16 day of August 1820. 
Winslow Robinson
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C.,............................, 19....
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In reply to your request of........, received.........,
for a statement of the military history of Tho. Mitchell
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [crossed out] application for pen-
sion on file in the Bureau. S. 38231
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT
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Fall 1780
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LENGTH OF SERVICE.
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3 yrs. 
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RANK 
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Pvt. 
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
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CAPTAIN.
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Boyer
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COLONEL
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Buford 
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STATE. 
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Va. 
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Battles engaged in, Guilford, where wounded by ball thru. both thighs. 
Resident of soldier at enlistment, Not stated.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 21, 1818 -
Residence at date of application, Charlotte Co. Va.
Age at date of application, 63 yrs. 
Remarks: In 1820, his wife Nancy(maiden name not stated)
was age 55 years and sons Clairborne (M or N?) and Daniel 12 years of 
age. No () data

Respectfully,
Commissioner

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(left page)
38231
INVALID
Revy
File No. 38,231
Thomas Mitchell
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1922, Feb. 8 hist. to Miss D.L. Cravens -- Eu -
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2./1st stamps enclosed ER.
Rev w Stamp net. Ew Madison Int
Jan 13-
1922
The 
Bureau of Pensions 
Dept. of Interior  
PENSION U.D S. JAN 16 1922 OFFICE [stamp]

Dear Sirs
I am having difficulty in having a certain Thomas 
Mitchell Rev soldier [underlined] in the Continental Line who received a warrant for for 
100 acres of bounty land for his 
service, -- There being [underlined] another 
Va. Thomas Mitchell (from 
Orange Co. I think) who [illegible] bounty lands for services.  One of the said his was 
"a soldier in the state [underlined] army"
The Thomas I think [underlined] had a
wife Nancy/either Nancy Rumsey
or Nancy Long

*Orange Co.
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Could you help me in this matter. Having had little or no experience in tracing and assembling genealogical or military data. I am quite helpless and will add that any [illegible] charge incurred I will be glad to that.  
In the history of Shepherdtown by Darke Dandridge Page 335. is the folg::
Thomas Mitchell a private in Capt Sherpherd's Co - drafted Jan 1. 1777 into another rifle Co. Property taken prisoner Un 16. 1776. and [illegible] exchanged 
also the folg. on another page
(US Pension Office seal at bottom of page)
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In some authoritative reference book either Un authors or another -- as follows. 
"Mitchell Thomas (Frederick Co Va) S. of War. 1833 --
Pensioner 2 - 138."
"Thos Mitchell (Charlotte Co Va) Charlotte Feb. Dec 17-1811 (A. 4018) S. of War 1835 Pen s2.51.H.D. 
Dec ["1811" crossed out] 1811 (US Pension Office seal stamped in middle right of page)
44.36
If you will kindly reply at your earliest convenience you will greatly oblige
Yours truly
(Miss) D.L. Cravens
Madison
Interior
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Suspended. ------------
Vide letter to W. Almond
Sept. 11. 1820. --------------

Lewellen Jones          }
Thomas Mitchell        }
Joseph Scott              }
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(handwriting almost completely faded)
Applicant aged 65 years [illegible]
Wife, 55 yrs old [illegible]
2 sons 14 & 12 yrs old
245 acres of land
100 acres of which was conveyed 8 yrs ago in trust, to secure the payment of an [installment?] debt of $150 -
[illegible]
Receive a pension from the state of Virginia, of $60 pr annum - 
[illegible] 3 yrs
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I do hereby certify that on the 16th day of March 1780. it being the day after the Battle of Guilford 
Court house, I was walking through the different 
parts of the encampment, and amongst the wounded of the American Army, I saw Thomas
Mitchell, who was wound by a ball through both
thighs, the said Mitchell was then a soldier in the 
Continental line. Given under my hand this 28th day
of November 1818. 
Charles McKinney Senr.



Charlotte County 
This day Charles McKinney senr
come before me, a justice of the peace for the 
County aforesaid, and made oath to the 
truth of the above certificate, Given under
my hand this 28th day of November 1818.
WmMcKinney
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Mr J.L. [Edwards?]
(written perpendicular to above name)
[illegible] questioned
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To The Secretary
for The department of War
of the
United States
Washington
Adm.
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I do certify that Tho. Mitchell inlisted a soldier
for three years in the Continental line early
in the fall 1780 and served in Capt. Thomas 
Bowyers Company in Colo. Bufords []
and was Badly wounded in the action at 
Guilford and after getting well, served the Army
again and serv.d until Discharged 
given under my hand this 2 Day of 
October 1818
Hezekiah Morton formerly
Capt. in the Continental line


Prince Edward Sr.
This day Capt. Hezekiah 
Morton came before me, a Justice 
of the Pice, for the aforesaid County
and made oath to the truth of the 
above Cerificate, given under
my Hand this 2nd day of Oct. 1818
Moses Tudwey
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Tho. Mitchell -
Virginia 
7177


Denied August 7
1821 I sent [strikethrough]
Sent to Clerk
of County 
Charlotte, CH

V.A