Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,260, for Felix Powel, Connecticut
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State of New York,
Jefferson County} ss  On this 11th day of May 181X , before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appears Felix Powel aged 57 years, resident in in said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his  oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war”.   That he the said Powell enlisted in September 1777 in the State of Vermont in the company commanded by Captain Gideon Bronson & Colonel Warner 
of the Vermont line; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the June 3rd 1783 when he was discharged from service at Westpoint state of New York, that he was in the battle of Fort George in the Lake Champlin [unreadable] was discharged by general orders
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his County, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. 
Felix Powell
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Amasa Trowbridge Judge &c 
I Amasa Trowbridge  Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Felix Powel did serve in the revolutionary war, as state in the preceding, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court this 11th day of May1818 
Amasa Trowbridge Judge &c 
Benjamin Skinner  Clerk
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Answer to Hon W.L. Jones & return letter.

[stamped]
FEB 25 1910
FEB 25 1910 [upside down]
SPECIAL

AW
Congressional
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March 31. 1853
Rel: to cases of 
Harvey Brown & Felix Powell.

Wm. T. Mitchell
Port Huron St. Clair Co Mich
[stamp] DETROIT MICHIGAN MAR 26 
FREE

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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44260 
3 - 649. 
Bureau of Pensions. 
Felix Powell 
Appn May 11, 1818 
Lyme Jefferson Co. NY 
57 
En [enlisted] Sept 1777 VT 
Capt. Gideon Bronson
Col Seth Warner 
Dis [discharged] Jun 3 83 
Battle Ft George, Bennington 
Transfd to Capt Buells Co  Col Butlers Regt Conn  
6 yrs in all 
Mrs E.P. Curtice 
Wisc Vet Home
Waupaca  Co Wis 
Jay [January] 12, 1900.
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see letter of Wm. Brown Apl 27, 1854.  
Mich Port Huron March 17, 1853 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
Some eight months since I transmitted to your office the application of Mr Harry Brown with proofs  for the payment of bal of pension moneys due to Felix Powell a revolutionary pensioner/  Neither Mr Brown nor myself have been informed of the reception of the application & proofs of what will be done in the premises. Mr Brown is in needy circumstances & is compelled to bring this matter on your attention. 
Very Respectfully Wm T. Mitchell
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THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.  
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DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS 
M. M. LEWIS 
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LEWHOSO NEW YORK  9 - 7753 
March 17, 1932
S. 44260
Bureau of Pensions 
War Department 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sir:  
Having received no answer to our letter of March 2, 1932, we fear it has miscarried and are taking the liberty of repeating same. 
We are desirous of obtaining the complete pension record of Felix Powell who married Lenora Hall and who is supposed to have served in the Revolutionary War. He was born about 1760 and died in Jefferson County, New York about 1851. He probably served in the battles of Fort George, Lake Champlain and Bennington. 
Thanking you for the favor of an early reply,  
Very truly yours,
 THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. 
M. M. Lewis.
M. M. Lewis
HB:AD:C
[stamp] RECEIVED MAR 18 1932 RECEIPT [unreadable] PENSION FILES DIVISION
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[SEAL] WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME. DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN
HEADQUARTERS 
Veterans' Home, Waupaca, Wis., Nov. 8 1899 
[stamp] O. W. & N. DEPARTMENT NOV 13 1899 RECEIVED
Hon H. Clay Evans
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C. – 
Dear Sir: 
I would respectfully ask for information regarding the military service of Felix Powell, my great grandfather. 
Felix Powell was impressed (?) into the military service during the Revolutionary war when a lad. 
He served as a member of Genl Washington body guard until the end of the war. 
He was honorably discharged and was granted a pension a short time before his death which occurred in 1853. 
I think he entered the service from the State of New York. 
I have no legal evidence of the above tradition, and I shall be extremely grateful for any record of his to service you can give me. 
Respy Yours 
Mrs. E. P. Curtice 
Wis. Veterans Home Wis
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE NOV 10 1899
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Port Huron, Feb the 7. 1855 
Sir I received yours of the twenty third of Jany I thank you for informing me of the deficiency in my last letter to you in not mention my Fathers name, as my Fathers name and mine has been to the pension Office I supposed you knew who he was his name was.   
Felix Powel.  He served six years and some months in the Revolutionary war. My application was made in the Spring of 1852, he died at my house in the Town of Capevincent formerly Lyme Jefferson County New York on the fifth of Feb 1851.  I claim his pay at eight Dollars per month with use from Sept the fourth 1850 till the time of his death. I obtained the powers of attornies and the proof his Death to the satisfaction of the Court.  And the papers was sent to the pension Office they were there two years and then I wrote to know the reason why I did not get my money as it was my just Due. they sent the papers back and said it had been miss laid and should have been demanded in a certain time after the reception of the application and my atorney did not know that/  My Aturneys name was Wm. Mitchell of Port Huron they said the papers must be made over again before
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William 
James Litchalls & Walter Switz affd [affidavits]