Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,273, for John Mitchell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Mitchell, John
NUMBER
R. 7273
CONTENTS
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This may certify to whom it may concern, That agreeably to the Records in the Town of Bath, John Mitchell of Chesterville in the County of Kennebec & State of Maine, was a Son of Jonathan & Mehiah Mitchell, and was Born in Bath in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine, April 22, 1762.
Attest
David Shaw Town Clerk

34.867 John Mitchell; Private Mass. troops.
Patten's Co. } 3 months McKobb's regt. }
same } 3 " 6 months
Proof Joseph White David Shaw James Mills Mitchell credible witnesses, subscribed
1 Sept 1854
Robt. Vose Augusta Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 12 th day of August A. D. 1834 personally appeared Ezekiel Whitman Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, John Mitchell a resident of Chesterville in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged Seventy two 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 June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1779 , with Captain Acton Patten and served in Col. Sam d M c Cobb's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Patten Capt. &
M c Cobb Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private, the first of June 1779, for the period of three months; that he was in the Brandywine expedition, retreated thro' the woods to Kennebec river , & completed his term of service at Cove's head at the mouth of Kennebec river , where he was verbally discharged, after having served at least three months, the last of August or first of September of the same year.
That Early in September 1779, he was drafted to serve for the term of three months, as a private in the same Capt. Acton Patten's company in the same Col. M c Cobb's regiment; that he served at Cove's head at the mouth of Kennebec river until the last of December of the same year when he was verbally discharged at Cove's head having served for the last named term, at least three months & a half.
That he was born at Bath, Maine , the 22 d of April 1762, & that a copy of the record of his age is hereto annexed. That when he entered the
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is now  issued and dropped therefor on account of his
property. That at that time he resided in XX in the County of
Service he lived and State of Maine, and now resides in Bath , where his home continued to be until 1784, or 1785, when he removed to said Chesterville , where he has ever since lived. That he enlisted & was drafted as he has stated & has named much of his officers as he now recollects. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity, & their belief of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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, except as aforesaid.
John Mitchell
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Ezekiel Whitman
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Ezekiel Whitman

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jr.  Orville Whitman , be- fore whom the within proceedings was had, is a Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial  Common Pleas Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court Judge, in the matter of the application of John Mitchell for a pension. and that Nathaniel Groton Esq. before whom the annexed depositions were sworn is a justice of the Peace. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 12 th
day of August
A. D. 1834,
J A Chandler

John Mitchell
June 7 th 1832, Me.
A. H. Wakefield

State of Maine County of Somerset
Be it Known, that on this eighth day of December A. D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Jonathan Mitchell
resident of Bloomfield in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of John Mitchell who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of
That he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of John Mitchell for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Jonathan Mitchell
Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Jonathan Mitchell to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
James B Daseomb Jud. of Peace
State of Maine County of Somerset ss
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Somerset County that Jonathan Mitchell the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the child of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that James B Daseomb Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this 9th day of December 1852
Shuellyn Kidder Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
72173
P. O.
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Maine 7273
John Mitchell
Rejected Rejected
W.R. Vose
Dec 1804
att Hon L. Severance J.B.
1844 let to James Starr, Esq April 19th '47.

Say all } April 12 }
Recd Recd
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J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. War Department, City Washington, D. C.

Payette, Apr 10, 1847.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir I have been applied to by John Mitchell of Chesterville, Franklin County, formerly in Kennebec County, Me. To assist him in obtaining a Pension, and to effect it, I am obliged to have recourse to his Declaration made, Aug. 12, 1834, with the accompanying evidence, which I am informed by G. W. Morton Esq of Augusta Me, that his former partner in the Pension business, Robert L. Vose, late of said Augusta, deceased, presented the application of Mr. Mitchell to the Pension Office Department, believing that the services he had performed in the war of the Revolution, with the evidence furnished, would insure Mr. Mitchell with  the a Pension for the six Months time that he was in the service as a soldier. I am informed by Mr. Morton, also, by Mr. Mitchell, that no information has been received from your Department, since the decease of Mr. Vose, as to the result on the examination of Mr. Mitchell, declaration and evidence. I want to obtain the favor of you to inform me in what the deficiency consists, that has prevented his receiving a Certificate of Pension, on his application - it may be the difficulty may can be removed - He is extremely poor and 84 years of age, if his services brings him within the provision of the law, he ought to receive that little bounty of his Country to make him more comfortable his few remaining days -
With much respect I am your Most Ob t Serv t
James Harr.

Washington Jan. 22. 1844
To Hon J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions
I am charged with the care of a petition of John Mitchell, of Chester ville, in the State of Maine, who was a Revolutionary Soldier. I am assured that the papers necessary to substan- tiate his claim are in the pension office. Will you send them to me and give me any other information necessary to make good his claim be- fore the Committee on Pensions
Respectfully
L Severance
H R

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Decem r 15 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Mitchel, as a private is borne on a Gray-roll of Capt. Aster Patten's Company, in Col. Sam l . McCobb's Regt. where he is allowed from July 6 th 1779, two months and nineteen days. ————— m. d 2=19
Edward D. Bangs. Leg

Depositions in case of Jn. Mitchell of Chesterville.

I Joseph White of Bath, in the State of Maine aged seventy six years, in October next, on oath do say, that I am well acquainted with John Mitchell now of Chesterville in the said State. I knew said John during the Revolutionary war he then belonged to Bath, and in the year 1779. He was a soldier in Captain Astor Patten's Company, which belonged to Sam d . M c Cobb's Regiment - He went to the siege of Bagaduce in that Company, I was a soldier at the same time, and served in the same company, from the early part of June 1779 - till the defeat - said Mitchell retreated with the troops at the time of the defeat - and crossed the woods to Kennebec river, on arriving at the Kennebec, Col. M c Cobb ordered this Company with some others to go on duty at Cox's Head on said River. I then served as a soldier with said Mitchell till the end of the year 1779. he served that year to my knowledge between six & seven months.
Joseph White

County of Lincoln, State of Maine
Ps - June 13. 1834. Personally appeared Joseph White within named, who is personally known to me. (and) subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit - I further certify that said Joseph White is a man of truth & veracity. Attest, Nathan Groot Just of Peace.
I David Shaw of Bath, Maine, aged about seventy years on oath do say that I well know John Mitchell of Chesterville who was formerly of Bath. He is now about seventy two years of age. I knew the said John Mitchell during the year 1779 - He was a soldier & went into service to the siege of Bagadene. under Capt. Peter Patten in Genl. McKobb's regiment which was in the year 1779 - after the retreat he was drafted to serve at Fox's head the remainder of that year. I was not in the service, but lived a neighbor to John Mitchell during the Revolutionary War.
David Shaw
see certificate on last page N. Groot

I James Mills Mitchell of Bath State of Maine aged seventy five years, on oath do say that I will know John Mitchell of Chesterfield formerly of Bath. I have known him ever since he was a child. In the year 1779 - he was in the service of his country as a soldier - in Saml. Cobb's Regiment in Capt. Astor Patten's Company. He served during the siege of Bagaduce and retreated with the American forces - and on reaching Kennebec river, went into service again. He served out that year, at Coys's Head where then was stationed part of McCobb's regiment. He served that year between six & seven months. James M. Mitchell
State of Maine County of Lincoln ss - June 13, 1834. Personally appeared David Shaw and James M. Mitchell before named, who are personally known to me and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the same. I further certify that said Shaw & Mitchell are men of truth and entitled to credit on oath -
Witness my hand Nathl. Grolon Justice of Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mitchell, John GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3318 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1800 to Dan. Titcomb
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.