Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22397, for John Mitchell, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Penn Mitchell, John S 22397
CONTENTS
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Pennsylvania 26156
John Mitchell of Mifflin Co in the state of Pa who was a pt in the company commanded by captain Taylor of the Regt commanded by Col Johnston in the Penna line for $80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of March and sent to WBL Hon J Henderson HR 
Arrears to the 4th of March '34 240.00
semi anl allowance ending Dept 40.00
$280.00
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by JT Sprague clerk
Book C Vol 5 Page 40
let to A Bhom May 8 1846
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of  6 April 1838, from 4th Sept 1838 to 25 Feby 1839 age notified 11 Decr 1844
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29086
John Mitchell
Penna
[crossed out Return fd]
Adm 2 years $80
Hon Jas Henderson
House of Rep
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office
6 Jany 1834
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulartions will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus}).  You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Mitchell 
Period when the service was rendered 1777
Duration of the claimants service 3 years
Rank of the claimant Torir
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served Cap Taylor Col Johnson
Age at present and place of above when he entered the service 74 years Chester Co Pa
Proof by which the declaration is supported. 
I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L EDWARDS
Commissioner of Pensions
Probably, the claimant may obtain same evidence by applying to the Secretary of State Harrisburg
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, & c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who serviced on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will in the first instance, make applications by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State, Territory, or District of
County of } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State, Territory or District of     aged (c)      years who being 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 June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with     and served in the      (e) regiment of the     line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,                             A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I     of the Court of     do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of     for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of      &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the     and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with     , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certified, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the     and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the     and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,     Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of      for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this    day of     &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corrobating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.  
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  {To a Soldier.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  {To an Officer.}  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.  The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.  
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled.  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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served:  the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.

Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he 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. 
[i] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops,  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Hon J Henderson
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Ss}
On this 22d day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty four, personally appeared before the Honorable Thomas Burnside Esquire President and John Oliver and David Reynolds Esquire his associate judges of the court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County aforesaid John Mitchell a resident of Armagh Township in the said County of Mifflin aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn as evidence to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the spring of the year 1777 in Chester County Pennsylvania at the tavern of Mr Butler with a recruiting Sergeant under Captain Taylor who had his quarters at New Chester in the County of Chester and served under said Captain Taylor in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Johnston at New Chester he remained some time thence he marched in Captain Taylors company under the command of Colonel Francis Johnston to Said Sterling house in New Jersey remained there a few days where [inellegible] came informing them that the enemy were about to enter Penbrook they then marched to Penbrook but were too late to meet the British there the British had been previously there, and left the place before they reached at they there marched some distance above New York up the North river there were marched back to Coryells Ferry to a place called Dillworths town in Chester County Pennsylvania where they remained until they heard of the approaching of the enemy when they marched to the banks of the Brandywine creek where he was stationed at Chadds Ford and fought in the battle of Brandywine in the Brigade of Commanded by General Wayne and secured a Slight wound from a musket ball on one of his fingers the day after this battle they were marched towards Chester in said County of Chester & were with General Wayne some days after at the Paoli where they were attacked by the enemy after night, which attack is generally known as the "Massacre of Paoli" and the same
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season he fought under General Wayne at Chestnut Hill and Germantown near Philadelphia
He states that his recollection is so far gone that he cannot recollect particularly he was taken prisoner and he thinks at the battle of Germantown it was some place near to Philadelphia he was put on board a British vessle about one hundred persons on board they were kept there a considerable time the vessel he was aboard of with two others sailed from there to Jamaica where they were kept on board while the ships took in a supply of water thence they were taken to the Southern coast of America, where he remained a prisoner for between two and three years where he was kept  at work [illegible] works for the British the place he was kept at he does not now recollect.  He recollects that a Major Delaney Said charge of him, and the other prisoners a part of the time They were retaken by the French troops and said on board of a vessel to Philadelphia he cannot speak with anyone [illegible] the length of time he was a prisoner or the name of the officer who retook them he thinks it was Don Galvis On his return he joined the army at Darby near to Philadelphia, under Captain Bartholomew when he took sick from thence he was removed to a [illegible] meeting house in Chester County Pennsylvania, which was occupied as a hospital where he thinks he remained sick about a year from thence he was taken nearer to New York, where he remained a considerable time & still unwell After the British left New York he was removed to that place and was put into a hospital then soon after he got able to go about he was discharged which was after the declaration of Peace From the time he returned from the south he never was able to do military duty for any length of time was in continued bad health his enlistment was for three years during the war the bounty he received was twenty dollars he received a regular discharge in writing which was burnt when his house was burnt in Adams burg Union County Pennsylvania about forty years ago He does not
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remember the members of his regiment, but knows that the first Regiment he was in was commanded by Colonel Francis Johnston Deponent knows of no person living who can prove the above service his services were in what was called the Pennsylvania line
Interogatory 1st Where and in what year were you born? 
answer He was born in the year 1760 in Chester County Pennsylvania
Interogatory 2d Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
answer He has no record of his age, and dose not recollect that ever he saw a record of it
Interogatory 3 Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
answer That since the Revolutionary War he has lived continually in the state of Pennsylvania for some years after he continued to live in Chester County thence he removed to Pfoutz Valley on the Inniata thence he removed to Adamsburg Northern believed now (Union County) where he married, and continued to live for many years thence he removed to Mifflin County where he has lived ever since
Interogatory 4th How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
answer He was enlisted as before mentioned
Interogatory 5h State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services?
answer This interogatory is fully answered in the foregoing declaration as far as he can at present recollect the same
Interogatory 6t Did you receive a discharge from the service, and if so? by whom was it given and what has become of it?
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answer he received a regular discharge in writing, which was burnt when his house was burnt in Adamsburg Union County Penna about forty years ago
Interogatory 7th State the names of the persons to whom you are Known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to you character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
answer D Joseph B Ard and Francis Baggs
Deponent was unable to get a preacher to certify for him as there is no one living in his neighbourhood who is acquainted with him the preacher with whom he was acquainted for many years, was the Revd James Johnston, who is now dead
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn & subscribed in open court this 22d day of February AD 1834 D R Reynolds Pothy} John X Mitchell his mark
We Joseph B Ard of the Borough of Lewistown Mifflin County Penna and Francis Boggs of Derry Township County and State aforesaid
hereby certify that we are well acquainted John Mitchell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years old that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Joseph B Ard 
Francis Boggs
sworn & subscribed the 22d day of February AD 1834 in open court
DR Reynolds
Prothy
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and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph B Ard of the Borough of Lewistown County and state aforesaid and also that Francis Boggs of Derry Township County and state aforesaid who have signed the above certificate are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
Th Burnside
John Oliver
David Reynolds
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County Penna
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January 11, 1940
BA-J/MCS
John Mitchell S 22397
Mrs Charles W Wood
1034 W Blackwell Avenue
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made  to your request for information relative to John Mitchel who was born in 1760, enlisted in the Revolutionary War in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and served under Captain James Tayler and Colonel Francis Johnston and was pensioned in 1834.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim S222397, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Mitchell.
John Mitchell was born in 1760 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania, John Mitchell enlisted at the tavern of Mr. Butler in that county in the spring of 1777 as private in Captain Taylor's company in Colonel Francis Johnston's Pennsylvania regiment.  He was in the battle of Brandywine where he received a slight wound in the finger from a musket ball, was also in the battles of Paoli, Germantown and Chestnut Hill, was taken prisoner near Philadelphia and sent to Jamaica and the southern coast of America and held between two and three years, then was retaken by French troops and sent to Philadelphia where he enlisted under Captain Bartholomew but became ill and was sent to a hospital where he remained until after peace was declared when he was discharged. 
John Mitchell lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania, for some years after the close of the Revolution, then moved to Pfoutz Valley on the Juniata River, from there moved to Adamsburg, Northumberland (later Union) County, Pennsylvania, where he was married, and after living there many years he moved to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.  The date of marriage of John Mitchell and the name of his wife are not shown and there are no further data relative to his family.
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John Mitchell was allowed pension on his application executed February 22, 1834, at which time he was living in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
He died February 25, 1839.
In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension of John Mitchell and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, DC, giving the following data:
John Mitchell, Certificate 26156, issued March 21, 1834, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
AD HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Lewistown March 10th 1834
Dear Sirs
Mr Wilson having given over all his pension papers into my case I have undertaken to be the advocate for the old sildiers in future Among the rest I found the papers of Frederick Baum deceased which were sent back for reason that Judge Reynolds had not certified as to the credibility of the witnesses, and the seal and signature of the Prothonotory was also required certifying the official character and signature of Judge Reynolds, which I have procured  There were other requisites necessary which now owing to the death of the applicant I am unable to procure I have also attached an affidavit of Samuel W Stuart shewing the time of his death and the signature of William McCoy Esquire that Samuel W Stuart is a man of credit to gether with the Registers Seal shewing that William McCoy Esq is an acting Justice of the Peace & that David Milliken regularly administered on the estate of Frederick Baum and as there is heirs of Baum being in the state of Indiana he Milliken was anxious I should get the pension for them of payable which induced me to send the application I herewith enclose his papers I also found among them the papers of John Mitchell, which were returned for count of proof and owing to the irregularity of the taking I herewith send them taken anew with all the proof I was able to procure It was mentioned in a printed paper attached to the papers when returned that I might probably find his name of the roll of the Pennsa line at Harrisburg upon search then I find the name
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of his Captain and the name of his Colonel recorded, but not the original roll of his Company.  The payroll was to be found, and the date of the payroll appears to have been when he was a prisoner on the Southern Coast of America and therefore the name of the applicant was not on it Your attention to the above will oblidge
Your obt servt
AP Norris

Hon Jos Henderson
PS Please give the above information to Mr Edwards
ABN
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Washington March 14 1834
Dear Sir
Of the character of the claimant in the accompanying papers (John Mitchell) I can say nothing from personal acquaintance, but as two of the most respectable citizens of Mifflin County Doctor Ard and Francis Boggs Esquire who reside in the vicinity of the claimant have been honorable testimony to his character, I should say that to those who are acquainted with these gentlemen no further proof would be required.
Of Mr AB Norris it gives me pleasure to state that he is a young man of high standing & unblemished character
Very Respectfully
Your most obt 
Jos Henderson
JL Edwards Esq
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War Department
Pension Office
11 Jany 1834
Sir The papers of John Mitchell have been examined and are herewith returned. As the rolls of the Pennsylvania line in this office furnished no evidence of his service, he is required to  prove his services as pointed out in notes of the accompanying printed sheets
I have the honour to be very respectful Your obt Servt
JL Edwards
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War Department 
Pension Office
12th 1834
Sir
The claim of John Mitchell has been again examined and the papers are herewith enclosed.  If you will give a Certificate as to the respectability &c of the claimant and AB Norris the writer of the accompanying letter, the claim can be admitted.
I have the honour to be very Respectfully Your obt Servt
JL Edwards
Hon Joseph Henderson
House of Representatives
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AB Norris
May 8 1844
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Pension Office
May 8 1844
Sir In reply to your letter this 4th inst I have to inform you that the pension laws make no provision for those who served in the Indian war from 1794 to 1797 unless they were wounded or otherwise disabled while in the army
Before the information denied in the care of John [crossed out Mifflin] Mitchell can be given, the object for which it is wanted should be made known
AB Norris Esq
Brown, Mill, Pa
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
October 19th 1844
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Adm: of John Mitchell, decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, Pa Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars [crossed out and Cents] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept 1838, to the 25th Feby 1839
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
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May 8 44
Ro Mitchell
Pa wt Mifflin
26186
Browns Miles
4 May
Com J D Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
Am May 8 1844
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Browns Mills, Mifflin County Pa
May 4th 1844
Dear Sir
Would you do me the kindness to send me the necessary blanks in order to enable me to make out a soldier papers, who served in the Indian War from 1794 to 1797
Your attention in this matter will much obblidge
Your obt ser
AB Norris
PS Please [crossed out send me] inform me when John Mitchell of Mifflin County drew his last pension, and what amount he drew
Your attention will oblidge
AB Norris
Hon JL Edwards
Washington City
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22397
INVALID
File No 22397
John MItchell
Decd Rev War
Act June 7th 32
Index Vol Q Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mch 22 Hist to CE Winks
July 11 Hist to Clementine Wattis
r 11 1940 his to s Chas W Wood 
mcs

June 14 99
His Little
Bloomington
Jes
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[stamped OW & N DIVISION
APR 18 1899
RECEIVED]
306 East Walnut Street 
Bloomington Illinois
Hon H Clay Evans
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me the pension record of John Mitchell, who was born in Pennsylvania, enlisted in Philadelphia for service during the Revolutionary War, was taken prisoner and confined in "Old Mill Prison" in England for a year; he escaped and returned to America on a privateer and served to the end of the war. He was born about 1760 and died at Indianapolis, Ind at the age of 90 years. It is claimed he was pensioned for services, If you can prove this, you will confer a great favor.
Your Most Respectfully
H M Little
April 12th 1899
[stamped 
PENSION
II
U APR 15 1899 S
OFFICE]
I 4219
22397
33114
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Revo
Frankfort, Ind., Feb 14 1921
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC
Dear Sir
Will you please send me the pension record of the two folling Revolutionary Soldiers?
I.  JOHN MITCHELL (1760-1842) enlisted in the Artillery under Captain James Taylor:  was captured and held prisoner two years. In 1834 he received a pension as a private in the Pennsylvania line.  He was born and died in Mifflin Co Pennsylvania.

II.  JOHN MITCHELL (1763-1840).  Was placed on the pension roll of Lewis Co, Va 1833 for service as private in Virginia militia B in England D in Lewis Co Va
I would like to have the names of their children, if possible to give them and if either one of them had a daughter named MARY, whom did she marry?
Respectfully
Charles E Winks.
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Revolutionary Interior Dep Washington DC
Corydon, Indiana June 24 1921
[stamped DETP OF THE INTERIOR RECEIVED JUN 27 1921 TO BUR PENSIONS SECYS OFF APPTS MAILS & FILES]
Will you please give me record of John Mitchell of Miffin Co Pa who served in Rev Received pension 1834, names of children & wife also any other records you have of him
Thanking you in advance,
Mrs Clementine Mathes 
207 N Oak St
Corydon, Indiana
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12-13-1939
Pension office 
Veterans Bureau
Washington DC
Gentlemen:
Mrs Mary R Monroe, 1614 E Front St Bloomington, Ill joined the DAR through the service record of her ancestors John Mitchell who was a private in 5th Penna Regt a war prisoner 2 years.  He was born in Mifflin Co Pa 1760 died Mifflin Co Pa 1842.  He enlisted in Chester Co, Pa Jan 12 1776 in 5th artillery under Capt James Taylor in Col Francis Johnstons Regt captured by British held prisoner 2 years Feb 1834 he received a pension, was given credit with 2 years active service voucher from Pension office Washington DC dated June 14 1899.  He m 1779 Mary
I believe he was my John Mitchel's grandfather whos father was Christian.  Please look at her John Mitchel's pension record and give me his list of children.  I am anxious to know if he had a son Christian Mitchell.
She don't have a list of his children, she descends from his daughter Susan.
Thanking you in advance for this favor
I am, very truly yours
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Oct-Dec 18
Mrs Charles W Wood
1034 N Blackwell Ave
Blackwell
Oklahoma
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their service. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
OW & N DIV
REVOLUTIONARY
LWB
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON DC
June 14th 1899
Sir:
In response to your recent communication you are advised that one John Mitchell made an application for pension on February 22, 1834, at which time he was 74 years of age and residing in Mifflin County, Penna., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war.  He enlisted in Chester County, Penna., and served under Capt Taylor and Col Johnson.  The above named soldier was a prisoner of war for some time but the papers on file in the claim do not show that he was confined in a prison in England.
Your attention is invited to the note in the upper corner of this sheet.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

Mr HM Little
306 East Walnut St
Bloomington, Ills
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Washington, DC 19
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In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of John Mitchell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTEMENT OR APPOINTMENT June 1777
length of service ]check mark]
RANK Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN Taylor
COLONEL Frances Johnston
STATE Pa
Taken prisoner near Philadelphia and sent to Jamaica and the Southern Coast of America & held between 2 & 3 yrs then was retaken by French troops & sent to Phila where his enlisted under Catp Bartholomew but became ill & was sent to a hospital where he remained until he was discharged after peace was declared 
Battles engaged in Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Chestnut Hill
Date of application for pension, Feby  [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Amargah Twp Mifflin Co Pa
Age at date of application b in 1760 Chester Co Pa d Feby 25 1839
He was married at Adamsburg Northumberland Co Pa Date of marriage & name of wife not stated and there is no further family  [illegible] on file
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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