Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26265, for Reuben Mitchell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Mitchell, Reuben Anna
W 26265
CONTENTS

DA 4 63 Massachusetts
Abner Mitchell of Berkshire in the State of Mass who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt commanded by Col Bailey in the Mass line for 2 years
Cont.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. a at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept 1833 and sent Claimant Stockbridge Mass a
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $300.00 Semiannual allowance ending Sept 30 - 60.00
$360.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Johnson Clerk, Book Vol. 2 Page 54
Let to Hon. G. M. Briggs. H.R. Dec. 8. 1835 (Dead.)
Dead. See letter to S. Jones, May 17. 1837. copy of Mrs. Mitchell's paper sent Hon G. M. Briggs Sept 29. 1837
Let to Saml Jones, Aug. t 7, 1838, in case of Anna Mitchell.

Massachusetts - 591
Anna Mitchell
widow of Reuben Mitchell, m c who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, '32 and who died on the 14 th Feby 1835 - of Brattleboro in the State of Vermont who was a Ser t in the Comp y commanded by Captain Allen of the Reg t commanded by Brinsley in the Vermont line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass s at the rate of 120 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Oct r 1838, no 226-6 and Sam l Jones, Storekeeper, Mass s .
Arrears to the 4 th of Ap l $ 300.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 60.00 $ 360.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Russell Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 106.

No 300
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

I Anna Mitchell of Lenox in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine years, widow of Reuben Mitchell late of said Lenox deceased do testify and say, that I was married to the said Reuben Mitchell at Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth in Massachusetts, by the Rev d Samuel Angier, who was then a settled minister in the East Parish of Bridgewater and according to my best recollection and belief my marriage with the said Reuben Mitchell took place on the twenty third day of October 1783 and while the said Reuben Mitchell was a sergeant in the army of the revolution, in which he had previously enlisted to serve during the war. The said Reuben Mitchell died, at Lenox aforesaid, on the 14 th day of February 1835; and I have not been since married; but still remain his widow.
And I make this declaration and affidavit for the purpose of procuring the annuity or pension to which I am entitled by virtue of an act of Congress approved July 4 th 1836.
Anna Mitchell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire ss. September 30 th . 1836.
Then the above named Anna Mitchell, Widow of Reuben Mitchell late of Lenox in said County deceased, made oath that the above affidavit, by her subscribed is just and true.
Before me Sam d Jones, Justice of the Peace.

I William Williams of Lenox in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being fifty five years of age, do testify and say, that I have been for many years acquainted with Reuben Mitchell, late of said Lenox deceased and with Anna Mitchell his wife. The said Reuben Mitchell died, at my house, in Lenox aforesaid, on the 14th day of February 1835, and was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death. He drew two pensions, one as an invalid, and one on account of his services in the army of the revolution. The said Anna Mitchell whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is the widow of the said Reuben Mitchell and has not been married since his death.
William Williams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire ss. September 30th 1836.
Then the above named William Williams personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me, G. Court Jones Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss. I certify that Samuel Jones Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & acting under the authority of said Commonwealth & that the signatures to the two foregoing certificates purporting to be his are in his handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the sup d Jud Court this thirtieth day of September 1836. Chas. Sedgwick Clerk Sup d Jud Court for Berkshire County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this ninth day of July A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER , Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, at Barnesborough in said County. Nathan Mitchell a resident of the town of Grave in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy six 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, as modified by the act of Congress of the 14 th February, A.D. 1833. —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. — to wit: — He enlisted in the service of the United States, for three years in July 1815 in the Company commanded by James Brim in a Regiment commanded by Col. Sergeant, in the Massachusetts line, as a private, under the following named officers: to wit the above named Capt. Brim & Col. Sergeant. By reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear more definitely than as above, to the time of his enlistment, nor can he swear positively to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he enlisted & served for a term of not less than three months. — He resided at Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the time of his said enlistment. He marched immediately after his enlistment thro' Cambridge , Reading , to Cambridge in Massachusetts, where he was stationed and served out said term of at least three months, as a private when he was dismissed, without a written discharge, as he thinks — If he received one, he has lost it. — In the summer of 1816, he again enlisted, at said Bridgewater in Capt. Gross of Allen's Company, for four or five months. — For the reason above stated, he cannot swear positively as to the month in which he enlisted, nor to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he enlisted in the month of July & served not less than the period of four months, as a private. He marched from said Bridgewater, soon after his enlistment to Providence in Rhode Island — thence to New Haven in Connecticut and from thence proceeded to the City of New York, by water. Soon after was stationed at Barren Island , where he remained until the end of his said term of enlistment, which was the last day of November. — When he reached Barren the Company to which he belonged was annexed to some Regiment, he supposes, but he cannot state what or what officers commanded it. He did not receive a written discharge, as he thinks, but if so, he has lost it. — At the time of his enlistment, he resided in said Bridgewater. — On the fifth day of February 1817, he again enlisted in the Continental Army for the term of three years, at said Bridgewater, where he still resided, and served in the Massachusetts line in Capt. Jacob Allen's Company (afterwards Captain Adam Bailey's)

Company, in the Second Regiment, Commanded by Col. John Bailey, as a Private. In the latter part of April 1777 they left said Bridge-water & was mustered at Dorbury, from thence marched thro' Chesterfield & P'keepsie in said Massachusetts, to Albany in the State of New York - was stationed in Albany till July, then marched to Saratoga & soon to Fort Edward - then to Lake George - here treated with the Army to Saratoga - at Saratoga was in the Battle on the 19th September and also on the 7th of October and was present when Genl. Burgoyne surrendered - Genl. Gates Commanded the American Army at the time of said Surrender - Genl. Arnold Commanded a part of the above mentioned times. In one of said Battles the aforesaid Capt. Jacob Allen, who Commanded the Company to which he belonged, at the time of his enlistment, was killed & said Company was placed under the Command of the aforesaid Capt. John Bailey. Soon after the Surrender of Burgoyne, he marched with the Company & Regiment to W. which he belonged to Fort Stanwix, now called Rome, in the said State of New York to relieve a Regiment, then stationed there - from thence marched back with said Regiments, to Albany - Then marched immediately, he thinks, to Valley Forge in Pennsylvania & there took up Winter Quarters, & remained there until the Spring of 1778, when the troops marched to Monmouth leaving the said Mitchell, at said Valley Forge. Sick with the Slow Fever when he remained during the Summer, & then early in the Fall joined the said Company. (the place where he joined he does not recollect) & marched with them to West Point - was there stationed, until his re-enlistment herein after mentioned, which took place in January 1780. - less than one month before the expiration of his term of enlistment. - Genl. Arnold Commanded at Wt. Point until he went over to the British Army. Genl. Heath was there - He served at this term of enlistment, from the time of the said Muster at Dorbury, the latter part of April 1777, until his re-enlistment in January 1780, making more than two years & eight Months Services, and including being two years & eleven months, from the time of his enlistment on 5th Febry 1777. In January 1780, before the expiration of his last mentioned term, he re-enlisted in the same Company & Regiment, to serve during the war - upon his enlistment he obtained an furlough of thirty days & went home, where he was detained until May of that year by sickness - He returned to said Company in the said month of May & soon after his return was appointed a Sergeant (having previously been a Private.) -

His Warrant, as Sergeant was signed by Col Sprout & by Capt. Bailey. - Said Warrant has been lost for many years. He was stationed at Wt. Point during this time except when ordered out on expeditions, until his discharge, which took place in January 1883. on account of rupture caused by an injury received in said Service. - He received a written or printed discharge or Certificate, which he supposes is in the War Department, among the papers, which entitled him to an Invalid Pension, which he has received for many years. When he enlisted in 1877, Col Bailey commanded the Regiment to which he belonged as aforesaid. Afterwards Col Dupper & then Col Sprout. - After his enlistment in Aug 1880, he served two years & eight months as a Sergeant, according to his best recollection the time he was absent on furlough as aforesaid, not being included. -
He was born in said Bridgewater on the 21 st day of May 1857.
He has no record of his age, but his Father has heretofore told him, that his age was recorded in the Town Records of said Bridgewater. -
He resided at said Bridgewater, at each term of enlistment, but at the last term (1880) was in the Service at West Point, when he enlisted as aforesaid. - lived at said Bridgewater until, he thinks, the year 1873 & then removed to Cummington in Hampshire Co. in Mass. from Cummington to Chester in Mass. from thence to Chesterfield in Mass. from thence to Hoida in Mass. from thence to Westtown in Mass. - from thence to Stockbridge in Mass where he lived three years & from thence, in April last he removed to Lenox where now lives.
He does not know that he ever received a Discharge from the Service, except when discharged in 1883, which

he supposed is in the War Department. Among his Revolutionary Pension papers, as aforesaid - he does not recollect who signed it.
He enlisted received a Sergeant's Warrant, signed by Col Sprout & Capt. Bailey, in May he thinks 1780, which has been lost for many years.
He does not know of any living witnesses or witness who can testify to his services or any part thereof.
He is acquainted with the Rev. David Fields a Clergyman, residing in Stockbridge in Massachusetts and John Sargent, also residing in said Stockbridge, who can testify as to his character for veracity & true belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution brings to mind whose deposition relative thereto is.
He is now in the receipt of a Pension of Eight Dollars per month, as an Invalid Pensioner. He received a Pension as an Invalid of thirty Shillings per month, agreeably to the Resolution of Congress of the 4 th June 1785 & to an Act of the Legislature of Massachusetts of 17 th March 1786, for many years which was four years since increased to Eight Dollars per month as aforesaid - The Certificate under which he draws the said Pension is dated November 22 d 1787 & signed John Lucas, Commissioner of Pensions.
He further states that on the sixth day of March 1833, he made a Declaration, in order to obtain a Pension under the Act of June 4 th 1832, as modified by the Act of Feb. 19. 1833, which Declaration has been returned to him because not made in conformity with the rules of the War Depart- ment. the said Declaration is now made in lieu thereof - the said Declaration is herewith transmitted.

5. July 9
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, except on that of the agency in the State of Massachusetts as an Invalid Pensioner as aforesaid. - Reuben Mitchell
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
Who a Clergyman, residing in the town of  residing in hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David D. Field who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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 certifies, that it appears to them that David D. Field who signed the preceding  annexed certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that John Sergeant who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing with these annexed contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Reuben Mitchell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this ninth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Henry W. Bishop Register Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss.
On this eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three. David D. Field a Brigadier, residing in Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and John Sergeant - - - - - also residing in said Stockbridge personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose & say, that they are well acquainted with Warren Alitchfield late a resident of said Stockbridge, now residing in Groton in said County, who is named & described in the Declaration, to which this deposition is annexed; that they believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he lately resided as aforesaid, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that they concur in that opinion. And they further say that they are deterred from making this deposition in open Court, by reason of the distance of their place of residence from the village of Adamsborough, where the Court of Probate is next to be held on the next instant, & the consequent loss of time & inconvenience which would thereby be occasioned to them; the distance is about Seven - ten Miles - And further the deponents say not. Sworn to and subscribed, the day of David D. Field
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss. I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Samuel Jones Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of July
A. D. 1833
Henry W. Bishop - Register Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss.
On this eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three, David D. Field a Clergyman, residing in Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and John Sergeant - - - - - also residing in said Stockbridge, personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose & say, that they are well acquainted with Veruben M'Intosh late a resident of said Stockbridge, now residing in Leroy in said County, who is named & described in the Declaration, to which this Deposition is annexed; that they believe him to be twenty six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he lately resided as aforesaid, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that they concur in that opinion. And they further say that they are deterred from making this Deposition in open Court, by reason of the distance of their place of residence from the village of Adamsborough, where the Court of Probate is next to be held on the return instant, & the consequent loss of time & inconvenience which would thereby be occasioned to them; the distance is about Seven - ten Miles - and further the Depositions say not. -
David D. Field
John Sergeant
Before me Saml. Jones,
Justice of the Peace.
Berkshire ss. Stockbridge July 8 th 1833. I the subscriber do further certify that the said David D. Field & the said John Sergeant - - are both persons of truth & credible Witnesses, and known to me to be such, and that the said Field is a Clergyman residing in said Stockbridge & that said John Sergeant also resides in said Stockbridge. -
Saml. Jones
Justice of the Peace

Reuben Mitchell Application for Pension Stockbridge Wis
24474

Declaration of Reuben Mitchell in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th. of June 1832. as modified by the act of Congress of the 19th. of February A. 1833.
State of Massachusetts } County of Berkshire } ss.
On this sixth day of March A. 1833 appeared before the Hon. Court of Probate of said County of Berkshire, Reuben Mitchell a Resident of Stockbridge in the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy five 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. as modified by the act of Congress passed February 19th. 1833.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775. with Capt. James Keith in a Regiment commanded by Col. Sergeant in the Massachusetts line (but can not now recollect the number of the Regiment) under the following named officers to wit the above named Capt. Keith & Col. Sergeant, and served three or four months, and was stationed at Cambridge near Boston, in Massachusetts. — That in the summer of 1776. he again enlisted, at Bridgewater, in Massachusetts, in Capt. James Allen's Company, for four or five months, and went to the city of New York, and soon after was stationed at Harlem Plains, under the said Allen, and was discharged the last day of November 1776. He can not recollect what Regiment he was in, or who the officers of the Regiment were. He soon after returned to Bridgewater, and went, for a few days, as a volunteer into Rhode Island in Capt. David Ringnew's company. On the 5th. day of February 1777 he again enlisted in the regular army for three years, and served in the Massachusetts line in Capt. Jacob Allen's company, afterwards in Capt. Adiam Bailey's Company, in the second Regiment commanded by Col. John Bailey. He was stationed for a while at Albany, and afterwards went to Saratoga, and was in the battle on the 19th. of September, and on the 7th. of October and was present when Genl. Burgoyne surrendered. He afterwards went into Pennsylvania & wintered at Valley Forge. Col. Tappan commanded the Regiment a part of the time. He continued in the service

under his last mentioned enlistment, untill January 1780, just before the expiration of his three years service, when he was enlisted to serve during the war, and served in the army untill January 1783 when he was discharged, on account of a rupture caused by an injury received in said service. The latter part of the time, he served in the company commanded by Capt. Adam Bailey in the second Regiment in the Massachusetts line, commanded by Col. Ebenezer Shout. He was at West Point, in the State of New York for a considerable length of time. In 1780 he was appointed to the office of a Sergeant of the Company, and held that office until he received the injury before mentioned, and most of the time he did the duty of orderly Sergeants. His wages, while he held the office of Sergeant, were ten dollars a month. Some of the officers, in Col. Shout's regiment, for a part of the time when said Mitchell served, it were Major Gibbs, Major Masewell & Major Peters - Some of the Company officers, in Capt. Adam Bailey's Company were, Lieut. Jonathan Ames, & Ensign Harding, who was killed at Stony Point soon after his appointment to that office.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and that to which he is now entitled as an invalid pensioner - and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, only on that of the agency in the State of Massachusetts, as an invalid pensioner.
S.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid William P. Walker Judge of Probate
And the said board do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states W.P. Walker Judge of Probate
I Henry H. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify

that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Mitchell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of office of said Court at Probate this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three.
Henry W. Bishop, Register of Probate.

Deposition of Betty Mitchell

I Betty Mitchell of North Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, Singlewoman, being seventy-seven years old last March, do testify and say that ever since my remembrance, I lived in the East Parish of Bridgewater, which is now the Town of East Bridgewater, till the year Eighteen hundred thirty-two, when I removed to North Bridgewater where I now reside. I am sister of Reuben Mitchell who removed from the East Parish in Bridgewater in the year 1792 or 1793 and went with his family, consisting of his wife & two children, into the Western part of Massachusetts. Said Reuben Mitchell, my Brother, married Anna Wade, daughter of James Wade, in Seventeen hundred eighty-two, or in Seventeen hundred eighty-three. I was present at the marriage, which was solemnized by Rev. Samuel Angier, then Minister of the Church & Parish of East Bridgewater.
The marriage was solemnized at the house of the said James Wade, in the fall of the year & I am certain it was in the year 1782 or 1783 but I cannot be certain which of those years it was.
Betty her X Mitchell mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. September 5. 1836. Plymouth County }
Then personally appeared the above named Betty Mitchell, who is a person of truth and veracity, personally appeared and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Before me, Jesse Perkins } Justice of the Peace

July 2 d 1783 The Intention of Marriage between Reuben Mitchell & Anne Weld were published since in Oct. 23 d 1783 They were Married by the Revd Samuel Angier as appears by the Records of the Town of Bridgewater
Mitchell Keith Town Clerk of Bridgewater
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss - Personally appeared the above named Mitchell Keith this 6 th day of September 1836 and made oath that he has compared the above certificate by him sub- scribed with the records of the town of Bridg- ewater and that it is a true copy therefrom.
Before me Artemas Hale Justice of Peace
I further certify that the said Mitchell Keith is Clerk of the Town of Bridgewater
Artemas Hale Justice of Peace

Ms 4 7/4
Reuben Mitchell Glass
August 2 years
Reuben Mitchell Stockbridge Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjunctive notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Reuben Mitchell  Stockbridge County of Berkshire State of Mass     Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist 1775 3 0 0 Private Capt Keith Col Sergeant 75 years State of Mass Traditionary Evidence   " 1776 1 0 0 Private Capt Allen   " 1777 time not stated Private Capt Allen Col Bailey  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 served 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, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application 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 } ss. County of }
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 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 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 certifies, 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be 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 of 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 the 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 traditional 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, deposes 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.
The notes from [a] to [j] 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 traditional 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.

This certify that Reuben Mitchell, a Soldier an inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, who belonged to the 2 d Regiment, commanded by Col o Ebenezer Sprague and Adams Baileys Company, in the service of the United States of America, aged thirty as appears by certificates lodged in the Pension Office, having been examined by me, is found to be disabled in said service by a rupture. And I do hereby certify that he is entitled to receive thirty shillings per month commencing 1 st March 1786, agreeably to the resolution of Congress of Oct. 17. June 1785, and to an act of the of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legislature of the 17 th March 1786, and that said Mitchell is now fit for guard, or garrison duty.
Given under my hand at Boston this 22 nd day of November in the year of our Lord 1787, and in the twelfth year of the Independence of the United States of America
John Lucas, Commissioner of Pensions
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office Sept r 5 th 1825 -
A true copy of record
Attest Edward D. Bangs Secretary
Mitchell, Reuben Mass W26265

paper destroyed
July 20 1882
Pension Office 3
FRED
Hon. L. Culp
Secy. of War
Washington

Stockbridge, Mass. July 25. 1832.
Hon. L. C. G. S. Secretary of War
I am now in the receipt of a pension of eight dollars a month on account of wounds received in the war of the Revolution; but having held the office of a Sergeant, as hereafter stated, I consider myself entitled, by the act of June 7. 1832, to an increased pension of ten dollars a month, and to have the increased sum of two dollars a month allowed me from the 4th of March 1831 and pray that the same may be allowed to me accordingly; and on that increased pension being allowed to me, I hereby voluntarily waive any claim whatever to any other pension or annuity.
I enlisted in 1775 in Capt. James Keith's company in Col. Sargent's Regiment and served three months - In 1776 I enlisted for six months in Capt. James Allen's company, but do not recollect in what Regiment, and served that time. In 1777 in February, I enlisted for three years in Capt. Adam Bailey's company in the second Massachusetts Regiment, and served until January 1780, and then re-enlisted in the same second Regiment and served part of the time by Col. Tupper and part of the time by Col. Shurtliff, and was in Capt. Jacob Allen's company, in the same Regiment, at the taking of Burgoyne - I was in that battle and Capt. Allen was killed - I was wounded, at Point, by a rupture - I served nearly seven years in whole and was discharged in 1783. I held the office of Sergeant about one year, and the office of first Sergeant one year in Capt. Adam Bailey's company in the Regiment. I am now seventy five years old - My Service warrants are lost; but I suppose the evidence of my holding that office can be found by the rolls of the years 1780 & 1781 - My present place of residence is at Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, in Massachusetts. I enclose my pension certificate and request that it may be returned to me, upon your returning me a certificate for an increased pension -
Your obedt. Servt. -
Abner Mitchell

Ruben Mitchell
April 14 th
Bounty Land April 20 1882
Ans
Hon Henry Clay Esq Secretary of State Washington City

To the Hon ble Henry Clay Esq r Secretary of State Sir I enlisted in the Service of the United States Feb y 5-1877- as was then called a three years man a few days before my first time expired when I re-enlisted as a private in the company of Capt. Allen Bailey of the Second Massachusetts Regiment, during the war in which company I served till I was regularly discharged - I was then informed that I was entitled to Bount y Land - as others who did remain or otherwise who sold for title or nothing - but Sir if I ever was entitled I am still so now for I never read it or given any ac ct , what ever - And now Sir will you be so good as to inform me what measures to pursue in order to obtain my just Claims - and you will confer a great favor on an old Revolutionary Soldier
Reuben Mitchell
Williamstown - State of Massachusetts and County of Berkshire - April 13-1827 -

Ms. A. 9. 2. 11 March 19. 1883,
Hon. Lewis Cab
24 3/4 Secretary of War
Washington. D. Columbia

Stockbridge, March 11. 1833.
Hon. L. C. G. P., Secy. of War,
Sir,
The last summer, I think in July, I sent a communication to the War Office, the object of which was to obtain a pension of ten dollars a month, to which I considered myself entitled as a revolutionary soldier, by the act of June 7. 1832. I have been, for a considerable time in the receipt of a pension of eight dollars a month as an invalid pensioner, and having left the office of sergeant in the revolutionary army, I supposed myself entitled, under that act, to have my pension increased to ten dollars a month, which was the amount of my full pay as a sergeant.
But I now find, that by the act of June 7. 1832 as modified by the act of February 19. 1833, I am entitled to a pension of ten dollars a month in addition to the pension that I now receive as an invalid soldier to commence on the 4 th of March 1833. — Inclosed I send a declaration of my service, made in pursuance of your instructions, which, with the evidence of the rolls of the army in your office, I trust will be sufficient to establish my claim. — I have received no answer to my former communication, made last summer. — If my claim is allowed, as I trust it will be, I wish my pension certificate to be sent to me here.
I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obdt. Servt. Nathan Mitchell

421 Anna Mitchell widow of Reuben Mass.
abt 7 July 38
Married in 1783
Died in 1835
adm'd
2 yrs Serf
120 $
No deduction
Sam Jones Stockbridge Mass.

Declaration of Anna Mitchell of Lenox in the County of Berkshire, in Massachusetts, Widow of Reuben Mitchell late of said Lenox deceased, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Massachusetts Berkshire ss.
On this twenty eighth day of August — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before William P. Walker Judge of Probate for said County of Berkshire, Anna Mitchell a resident of Lenox in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts, aged eighty one . . . years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." — That she is the widow of Reuben Mitchell who was a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution and was an invalid pensioner of the United States, and also a pensioner on account of his services in said army, under the act, as she believes, of June 7 th 1832. and an act in addition thereto; and for evidence of his services in said army she refers to the evidence furnished and referred to on his application for said last mentioned pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said Reuben Mitchell on the 23 d day of October 1783. and that her husband, the said Reuben Mitchell died, at Lenox aforesaid on the fourteenth day of February

eighteen hundred thirty five. - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated. And for the evidence of her marriage to the said Reuben Mitchell she refers to depositions heretofore transmitted to the pension office and on file there.
Anna X Mitchell mark
Subscribed & sworn to before me the said Judge and I certify that through age & bodily infirmity the above named applicant Anna Mitchell is unable to appear in open court and that the foregoing declaration was made taken sworn to & subscribed at her dwelling house in Lenox in said county of Berkshire.
William P. Walker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire county - ss. I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate within & for said county of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Anna Mitchell for a pension. And I further certify that the above named William P. Walker Esquire is Judge of said Court of Probate and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & the seal of said court. This twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty eight. Henry W. Bishop. Reg. Prob.

I, William Williams of Lenox in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Reuben Mitchell late of Lenox aforesaid, a Pensioner of the United States, and that he died at said Lenox on the fourteenth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty five, he living in the same house with me at the time of his death. And I further testify that he left Mary Anna Mitchell his widow, now residing at said Lenox and still unmarried. William Williams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss. August 28 th 1838. Personally appeared the above named William Williams a person to me well known and subscribed to the truth of the foregoing affidavit and I certify that he is a credible person.
William P. Walker Judge of Probate

Deposition of Nolly Mitchell

I Molly Mitchell of North Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, Singlewoman, being seventy-five years of age, do testify & say, Reuben Mitchell, my Brother, married Anna Wade, daughter of James Wade, in the year Seventeen hundred eighty = two or Seventeen hundred eighty = three. I was at the wedding, which was at the house of James Wade in the East Parish of Bridgewater, which is now the Town of East Bridgewater. The marriage was solemnized by the Rev. Samuel Angier, then a settled Minister in the East Parish of Bridgewater. My Brother Reuben, removed from the East Parish in Bridgewater about eleven years after his marriage, and went into the Western part of Massachusetts, where I have been informed, he died in February 1835.
Molly her + Mitchell mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth County ss. September 5 th 1836.
Then the above named Molly Mitchell, who is a person of truth & veracity, personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed, is just and true.
Before me, Jesse Perkins } Justice of the Peace.

We William Williams and Jane Williams his wife, of Lenox in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say that Anna Mitchell, lately the wife of Reuben Mitchell, a Revolutionary Pensioner, is now living in our family, at Lenox aforesaid, and is the widow of the said Reuben Mitchell, deceased, she never having been married since the decease of the said Reuben Mitchell. The said Jane Williams is the daughter of the said Reuben Mitchell and Anna Mitchell; and the said Reuben Mitchell and Anna Mitchell lived in the house with us at the time of his death; and the said Anna Mitchell has lived with us ever since that time.
William Williams
Jane Williams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire ss.
Be it remembered that on this 26 th day of July A.D. 1838. The above named William Williams and Jane Williams personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by them subscribed.
Before me
J. M c Intosh, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the court of Common
Pleas for the County of Berkshire Do certify that Samuel Jones Ex before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Williams & Jane Williams was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly sworn & qualified & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
Interposing whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this
Twenty one st day of July 1838
Chas Sedgwick Clerk

Apr 27
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Stockbridge, Mass. April 22. 1837.
Sir,
By request of Mrs. Anna Mitchell, I transmitted certain papers to the Pension office last Autumn, designed to establish her claim to a pension, under the act of July 4 th 1836, as the widow of Reuben Mitchell, who was a soldier in the army of the revolution.
To that communication you returned an answer to me, dated Oct. 27. 1836. stating that Mrs. Mitchell, being married on the 23 d day of Oct. 1783, her claim was not embraced in the act of July 4. 1836.
Mrs. Mitchell thinks, that the second section of the act of March 3 d 1837. has remedied that difficulty, and that she is now entitled to a pension.
I am desired to request your attention again to her claim, as it is supposed the papers are all in the Pension Office, and that by a recurrence to them all the facts necessary to be known will appear.
I have not a full statement of the facts before me; but from recollection, I suppose that she is now entitled to a pension by the operation of the two statutes taken together.
Mrs. Mitchell is an aged woman, and hopes that the result of your reexamination of her claim, will be communicated as soon as may be convenient.
I am, very respectfully, yours
Sam l Jones.
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
P.S. Mr. Mitchell was an invalid Pensioner, and a few years ago (I believe under the act of June 7. 1832 & the supplementary act of Feb. 19. 1833.) he was allowed another pension, and I believe the evidence of his service is all in the Pension office.

C. L. Edwards Banner of Peninsular
May 17. 1887. - P. 2.
23. -
To Mrs. Mitchell's son - son -

War Department
Pension Office
May 17. 1837
Sir,
At your request the case of Mrs Anna Mitchell, widow of the late Reuben Mitchell, has been examined. The act of March 3 d 1837, to which you allude, does not allow a pension to the widow in any case whatever unless her marriage took place prior to the termination of the husband's service. He was discharged in January 1783, and he was not married till the following October. The case, of course, is not provided for. You can satisfy yourself on this subject by reading the law, a copy of which I now enclose.
I am respectfully
Your Obtd. Servt.
J L Edwards
Samuel Jones, Esq.
Stockbridge
Mass.

Mitchell
Dear
July 31 Mass.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Stockbridge, Mass. July 26. 1838.
J. L. Edmonds Esq.
Sir,
About the first of October 1836. At the request of Mrs. Anne Mitchell of Long, widow of Amos Mitchell du r a Revolutionary Pensioner, I sent to your office papers showing her marriage &c. for the purpose of obtaining a pension for her under the act of Congress. You returned to me an answer, under the date of Oct. 27. 1836. saying that "it appears from the declaration of Mrs. Mitchell that she was married on the 23 d day of Oct. 1783. Her claim therefore is not embraced under the act of July 4. 1836, the marriage having taken place after the termination of the war of the revolution."
I find in a newspaper a law passed at the late session of Congress giving pensions to widows who were married before the first day of Jan y . 1794. which embraces the case of Mrs. Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell had a pension of eight dollars a month as an invalid, and another pension of ten dollars a month (if my memory is correct as to the sum) under the act of June 7. 1832. The evidence of Mr. Mitchell's service is, I suppose, in your possession; and I believe I sent you all the evidence of Mrs.

Merrigan &c. that is necessary to establish her claim to a pension. I now send you the affidavit of William Williams and Jane Williams having that Mrs. Mitchell remains the Widow of Amos Mitchell, which I suppose will not go in proof- sion of all the evidence necessary to prove her claim to a pension under the late act & former acts of Congress. I suppose she will be entitled to ten dollars a month, and if she is also entitled to draw the invalid pension which her husband received, in addition, she wishes that to be allowed also.
If Mrs. Mitchell's pension is allowed she wishes to have the warrant issued to me by me, and if any further evidence is necessary she wishes you to inform me in the same manner.
I am, Sir, very respectfully, yours &c.
J. M c Intosh.

No 300. Anna Mitchell widow of Rueben Mitchell Mass
Se. final acct cash for papers ad 1818
Oct 17
Mass. 4 July 1836.
Hon. Lewis Cah. The Commission

for papers and 1810
Oct 27 Mass. 4 July 1836.
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Hon. Lewis Cass Secy. of War or The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Stockbridge, Mass. Sept. 30. 1836.
Sir,
By request of Mrs. Anna Mitchell, of the adjoining town of Leno, I enclose four affidavits and a certificate of the town clerk of Bridgewater, taken for the purpose of furnishing the evidence necessary to enable her to draw the pension to which she supposes herself entitled by the act of July 4th. 1836. Her late husband drew two pensions, one as an invalid, and one under the general law passed a few years ago. He was a sergeant and drew, I believe, ten dollars a month besides his invalid pension. As the evidence of her husband, Reuben Mitchell, service in the revolutionary war was all transmitted to the war office when he was put onto the pension list, Mrs. Mitchell supposes it is unnecessary to furnish the evidence again. Mr. Mitchell, I believe, served through the whole war — I think I have understood that he enlisted early in the war, for three years, & afterwards re-enlisted to serve, and actually served, during the war. You will please to direct any communication that you shall make on the subject to me, at Stockbridge.
I am, Sir, very respectfully, yours &c.
Sam. Jones.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions

Stockbridge, Mass. August 28. 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir, 1 1
I inclose, by request of Mrs. Anne Mitchell, her declaration for the new horse & obtaining a pension under the late act of Congress. — The declaration is taken, I believe, according to the regulations of the department. Annexed to her declaration is the affidavit of William Williams to prove the death of her husband, Reuben Mitchell, and that she remains his widow. — The evidence of the services of her husband and of her marriage are now in the office, and, as I understand by your letter of Aug. 7 th 1838, are satisfactory. I inclose that letter, thinking it may facilitate your examination of her claim.
Mr. Mitchell drew two pensions, one as an invalid, and one of $10.00 fr. months as a sergeant, under the act of June 7. 1832 and the act of July 19. 1833. —
The evidence of Mrs. Mitchell's marriage was transmitted to you, I believe, in Octo. 1836, or a short time thereafter.
Mrs. Mitchell wishes you to transmit her pension certificate, or any other communication on the subject, to me at Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass. —
I am, Sir, respectfully, your obedt. Servt.
Saml. Jones.

J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions De Mrs. Mitchell's Pension Aug. 7. 1838 - Nov. 13.

War Department Pension Office August 7, 1838.
Sir,
In answer to yours of the 26 th ultimo I would refer you to the regulations herewith forwarded, with which Mrs. Anna Mitchell should comply in asserting her claim under the act of the 7 th ultimo. She will of course have the benefit of the evidence already on file, which is satisfactory as to the service of the date of the marriage.
I am respectfully your obedt. servt. J. L. Edwards
Samuel Jones, Esqr. Stockbridge Massachusetts.

300 1837 V. Mass.
Anna Mitchell
Wid. of Rueben Mitchell
Mass
See in Sam. Jones
Stockbridge Oct 27
1836 do. to same,
May 17. 1837. —
Set. to Saul Jones. Augt. 7, 1838.
Ad July 4 1836

Massachusetts
Reuben.      Michael Shaller
Priv Mahn Capt Bailey's b Mahn Rury War
See letter to the Prisoner 14 May 1833
also in the event of the death of her 7 June 1832 — Berkshire County

Consolidated with B.W. Wid. File 26, 265.
20 888 INVALID.
Resolution
File No. 20,888
Reuben Mitchell
Rev. War
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Revolution 20 088 INVALID.
Consolidated with D.W. Wild. Filed 26.2.65.
File No. 20.088
Reuben Mitchell vs Rev. W. Ward
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wid WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26 2 65
Anna Mitchell wid of Stephen Mitchell Sergt Mass Line
Act: July 7 th 38
Index:--Vol. W , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mitchell Richard GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11520 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 11, 1791 To — not shown —
*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.