Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16970, for Flud Mitchell, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S. C.
Mitchell, Flud
NUMBER
S. 16970
carded
CONTENTS
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7009
Alabama
Flud Mitchell
of Limestone on the State of Alabama 
who was a private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Purvis of the Regiment commanded
by Col. Thomson in the ["N. Carolina" crossed out] S. C.
["line for" crossed out]  Malitia
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of February
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of February
1833 and sent to
Hon C. C. Clay H of Reps
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 40.00
--- 
200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E. Vol. 8 Page 48.
Paid at the Treasury under the
Acts of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept 1837 to the 4 March 1838. -
Agt. notified 19th April 1839
3 died June 1832
Let to Hon Geo Houston June 26 1852
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Flud Mitchell
from 1775 private
2 years
$80
Hon C.C. Clay
H.R.
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BRIEF in the case of Flud Mitchell of the County
of Limestone in the State of Alabama
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
bodily infirmity
3. How old is he? 75 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1775 July 12
" 78 expedition of the Creek Indians
the
Duration of Service.
Years,
2
-
-
Months. 
-
6
-
Days.
-
-
-
Rank.
As a
Militia Volunt.
Volunt.
V &
Spy [illegible]
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Thomson, Capt. Purvis
Col. Hammond, Copt Jones
Capt. Jones
Pulaski
5. In what battles was he engaged? Sullivan's Island & several with Indians & Tories
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ninety six now Edgefield S. C.
Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? document
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Lain Bell
Examining Clerk.
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Flud Mitchell
Limestone Cty. Ala.
C. C. Clay
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress of the seventh
of June 1833.
The State of Alabama
Limestone County ss
On this 30th day of November in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
two personally appeared before George W.
Lane Judge of the County Court in & for
the County aforesaid Flud Mitchell a
resident citizen of the County of Limestone
in the State of Alabama aforesaid aged
seventy five years, who being first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed 7th
June 1832. That he entered the service of
the United States under the following named
officers, & served as herein stated. He entered
the service of the United States in the State of
South Carolina in the district at that
time called ninety six, (now called Edgefield) 
in which he then resided on the 12th
day of July 1775 as one of a company
of mounted Rangers commanded by Capt.
John Purvis, Felix Worley as first Lieutenant
and Joseph Worley as second Lieutenant
that said company was attached to the
third regiment of said State commanded
by Colonel William Thomson, the name of
the major of said regiment he does not
now recollect. The term for which he
entered the service, was six months certain;
and not to exceed three years. The first
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expedition after he joined the army, was at
ninety six against Fletcher and his tories
who had assembled at that place, & who dispersed
upon the approach of the army
without an engagement, this expedition
occurred soon after he was mustered into
service - after dispersing the tories as 
above stated, the company to which he
belonged, alone, made an excursion upon
the frontier of the state against the Indians
& tories, but did not succeed in finding
either; from thence the company was
march to a little town, about twenty five
miles from Charleston on Ashley river called
Dorchester, where they arrived in the early
part of the winter of 1775 and remained
there until the next spring, guarding the
public document & records which had been
removed from Charleston to that place
for safekeeping. That his company was joined
at this place soon after their arrival by
Captain Caldwell and his company. that
in the next spring his company & that of
Capt Caldwell's was marched to Beauford
or Buford, Island and guarded the fort there
about six weeks; from there they were marched
to a place called the ten mile house when
Captain Purvis' company joined its regiment
again, that they remained for some
time at this place and until the British
made their appearance off Sullivans Island
when, being informed by express sent for that
purpose at night they were marched before
day to Charleston & transported to Sullivans
Island where the first battle was fought in
which he was engaged under the command
of Colo Thomson - Colonels Marion & Moultrie
were also there. While they were at the ten mile
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house, Captain Purvis resigned, and he said 
deponent was attached to this company 
commanded by Captain Francis Boykin after
the siege of Sullivans Island was raised, they
were marched to Nelsons ferry on Santee river
where they made their head quarters; but from
which place they made several excurtions
against the tories in which he was engaged,
untill the first of June 1777 when he received
his discharge from Colo William Thomson
of that date, and which is hereto attached.
After receiving his discharge he returned home
where he remained a little more than one year
when he volunteer under Captain Thomas
Jones, & made an expedition against the
Creek Indians upon the frontier of Georgia,
under the command of Colonel Leroy Hammond
& Major Ross - that they had an engagement
with the Indians in which they got eight
Indian Scalps, killed three Tories, & took three
Tories & three Indians prisoners, in this battle
Major Ross recieved a mortal wound, of which
he died, in a few days after, but not untill
he was brought into Williamson's Camp, which
was opposite to Augusta across the river
on the Carolina side. He received no 
discharge from this engagement. the time for
which he volunteered intending only to
the end of the expedition -
He next joined a volunteer company 
under the command of Captain John Rains
and was March to Stono when they arrived
there, deponent was selected as a spy with
a small number of others, who were subject
to the direction & command of Pulaski,
who had under his command a company
of men called Speer [?]-men - deponent was not
one of this company of Speer-men, but as a
spy was subject to the direction of Pulaski
in reconnoitering the enemy - while in this
service near Stono himself & the others
approached so near the Brittish army as to
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be discovered by the guard, & fired on; but from
which go injury was received - this engagement
was to continue six weeks only, but deponent
remained longer; & not having provided cloths
and other necessaries for a longer campaign
upon application to the commanding
officer received a verbal discharge only-
He then returned home, & not long there
after left South Carolina for his native
State Virginia, where he remained in
Brunswick County untill the close of
the war - One year after which he returned
to Edgefield District in South Carolina, and
remained a year or two, from thence he
removed to Burk County Georgia, remained
there two years, & then again returned to
Edgefield in Carolina where he remained
until 1809 at which time he removed
to what was then Madison County Mississippi
Territory, now Limestone County in the State of
Alabama where he has continued to
reside ever since.
the deponent further states that he was
born in Brunswick County Virginia on
the 10th day of February 1757. agreeably to
the record of the same kept by his parents,
& their information given him on the subject
that he made a record of his age in his family
bible from the record of his parents aforesaid
& has no other record of his age, & he does
not know what has become of the said record
of his parents. Deponent states that he is known
to Charles Hodges & Reuben Selman who live in
his present neighbourhood to whom he
refers for his character for truth, & also to
their belief of his services as a soldier
my [?] of the revolution. I the said Fund Mitchell
do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a
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pension or annuity except the present, and
I do also declare that my name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year
aforesaid before me
Flud Mitchell
Geo. W. Lane
[[stamp affixed]
Mr Charles Hodges a Clergyman residing
in the County of Limestone in the State of
Alabama & in the neighbourhood of the
aforesaid Fred Mitchell & Reuben Tilman
residing in the same County & neighbourhood
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Flud Mitchel who has subscribed &
Sworn to the above declaration; that
we believe him to be seventy five years
of age; that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been
a soldier of the revolution and that we
concur in that opinion.
Charles Hodges
Reuben Tillman
Sworn & subscribed the day
year aforesaid
Geo W. Lane
The State of Alabama
Limestone County  SS
I the said George W.
Lane judge of the
County Court of the said County of Limestone, 
in the State of Alabama as
aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion
after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories
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prescribed by the war department, that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier & served as he states. And the said
George W. Law further certifies that the
said Flud Mitchell the applicant cannot
from bodily infermity attend the court;
and that the said ["George W. Lane is" crossed out] County
Court of Limestone aforesaid of which he
is judge is a Court of record. And the
said George W. Law further certifies that
it is known to him, a& so appears that the
said Charles Hodges who has signed the preceeding
certificate is a Clergyman resident in the
County of Limestone in the State aforesaid
and that Reuben Tilman who has also
signed the same is a resident in the County
of Limestone aforesaid, and is a credible person
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Given under my hand & seal the 30th day of
November 1832
Geo W Lane [hand drawn seal "seal"]
The State of Alabama
Limestone County
I Robert Austin Jr
Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that George W. Lane whoes
signature appears to the foregoing certificate &
document is, and was at the time of taking & making -
the same Judge of the County Court in & for the County
aforesaid of which I am the Clerk, that the said County
Court is a Court of record, & that the said signatures
of said George W. Lane are genuine, & that full
faith and credit an due his official acts as such -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand, & affixed the seal of said Court
at office this 13th day of December in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty two & of American 
Independance the 57th year
List Robert Austin Jr Clk
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The State of Alabama
Limestone County Cs
I George W. Lane Judge of the
County Court of the County of Limestone aforesaid
do hereby certify that Robert Austin Jr whose
name appears to the foregoing certificate is
and was at the time of making the same
Clerk of the said County Court, & that full
faith & credit are due to his official acts
as such, and that his said certificate &
attestation is in due form of law
Given under my hand & seal this
13th day of December 1832
Geo. W. Lane [hand drawn seal "seal"]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., - 19
In reply to your request of -, received
for a statement of the military history of Flud Mitch.
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 pension
on file in this Bureau. S. 16.970.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 1725

1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
June 1 1777

6 wks 
RANK.
Prt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Frances Book
Francis Boykin
Thomas Jones
John Purvis
and served as a spy under Penbroke

COLONEL.
William Thompson
LeRoy Hammond
STATE. 
S.C.
Battles engaged in, Charleston; in engagement with Indians in Georgia
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ninety Six Dist. S. C.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 20 1832. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Limestone Co. Ala.
Age at date of application, born in Brunswick Co. Va. Feb 10. 1757.
Remarks: There is no family data on file
He died Dec 29 1839 (from A B) added by AW July 20, 16.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
d-- 2856
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16.970
INVALID.
File No. 126,970
Flud Mitchell
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 June 30 - Testory to Mrs
J. F. Mitchell M.B H
1916. July 20 Date of death to
Mrs J. F. Mitchell AW
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Pension Office
June 8 1832
Alabama Roll, (Huntsville,}
Flud Mitchell, A Pensioner, under the Act of
7 June 1832, at the rate of 80$ per annum,
to what time was he paid?
T. T.
Paid to 4th March 1839. BLB
3d Auditor
Please designate the Roll when
more than one Agency in a State
BLB
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TREASURE DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
April 11th, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Flud Mitchell, ---
Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville Ala. Agency, at
the rate of Eighty Dollars ["and Cents" crossed out]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837, has
to the 4th March, 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Marianna, Ark
June 19, 1916.
Rev Sec
C H
The Pension Commisioner
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please
tell me if you have
record of service
during the Revolutionary war of
Floodde (orFlud0
Michell of Edgewater
County, S. C. 
I believe his wife's
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name was Sarah. If you
have record of any Mitchell, will
you please send same?
The name of Floodde
Mitchell appears, I am
informed, in the Census
of 1790 as a resident
of District 96, Edgewater
County, S. C. Thanking
you, I am
Yours truly,
Mrs. J. F. Mitchell
P.O. Box 255.
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K. T., Rev. Sec
Marianna, Arkansas,
July 7, 1916.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
On June 19th I wrote you with reference to the record of Flud
Mitchell, of district 96, South Carolina, during the War of the Revolution. 
This record was sent me, stating that application was made
for pension in 1832 when Flud Mitchell was a resident of Limestone
County, Alabama. I am desirous of obtaining date of his death. This
was not mentioned in the statement you sent me, but I feel sure that
your records must give this. Will you please let me know if it appears?
I also wish to know if Adam Stockinger of Lincoln County, North Carolina,
and Agustin Culp of York County, South Carolina, drew pensions 
during the War of the Revolution. I assure you I shall appreciate
very much the above data. Thanking you, I am
Yours truly,
Vera Applegate Mitchell.
Mrs. J. F. Mitchell,
P. O. Box 255.
P. S. Will you please let me know if after the death of Flud Mitchell
his wife drew his pension?
S16970
Dec29 1839
[stamp "PENSION OFFICE U S JUL 11 1916"]
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Rev. War Section.
July 30, 1916.
Mrs. J. F. Mitchell,
P. O. Box 255,
Marianna, Ark.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the  7"instant, you are advised
that the Revolutionary War pensioner Flud Mitchell, S. F.
16,970, died December 29, 1839. there is no claim for pension
on file for any one, as the widow of said soldier; you were advised
that there was no data as to his family on file.
The Revolution War records of this Bureau fail to afford
any information in regard to the Stockinger and Agustin Culp.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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S. C. Flud Mitchell S 16970
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Flud Mitchell
S. F. 16.970
S. C.
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[illegible]
to certify Flud Mitchell is Private Soldier [illegible] from said regiment
having [illegible]
Given my hand this first June 1777
Wm. Thomson
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Flud Mitchell
Hon
C.C. Clay
H. R.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Flud Mitchell, which require
further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes in 2 cases
no in one
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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2
XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
and
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For - 
year - months and - days, I served as a-. For - months
and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.