Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,267, for Bradford Mitchell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nass.
Mitchell, Bradford
R. 7267
CONTENTS
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State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss.
On this third day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared, in open court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at East Bridgewater, in said County of Plymouth, in State of Massachusetts, Bradford Mottell of Bridgewater, in said County, aged eighty 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 bankruptcy passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein after stated, viz. In seventeen hundred, and seventy five, he served as a minute man, in the Company, commanded by Capt Robert Orr, in three or four general alarms, but how long, from the loss of memory, I am unable to say, but think, from one to two months.
That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, he was drafted in the Town of Cammington State of Massachusetts, and served in Capt Bonniester's Company, and in Col. Mott's Regiment four or five months at Stillwater and other places; and was at the capture of General Burgoyne, in October

Seventeen hundred and seventy seven: That he also served in Capt Ward's Company, between one and two months, at Bennington, but from the loss of memory am unable to say what Regiment, He further says that there is no documentary evidence, within my knowledge, and that I know of no persons living who have testimony I can procure, who can testify to my services. I was born in Bridgewater May twenty seventh, Seventeen hundred and fifty two. My age is registered on the Town record of Bridgewater, When called into service I was living at Bridgewater; Since the Revolutionary war, I have lived seventeen years in Bennington seven years in Minot, Me. whence I removed to Bridgewater where I now reside. I was drafted into service. With the troops, where I served, were Col's May and Spratt. I was in a close engagement, where numbers fell on either side of me, and heard the balls, whistled merrily by, but none of them injured me. I was dismissed by my Captain (Bannister), and received no other discharge. The persons in the neighborhood where I reside, to whom I am well known, and who can testify to my character for veracity are — Ezra Fobes, Isaac Fobes, Bannum and Ellis Hill, and Pasiah Basset.

Does hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said
Attest J. H. Lord Register
Bradford Mitchell Mott
We Geo H. Eaton a Clergyman residing in Bridge water and Nahum Mitchell residing in East Bridgewater hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Bradford Mitchell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty six years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, that we concur in that opin- ion
George H. Eaton Nahum Mitchell
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Attest Jacob D Lord Register
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, at the above named appli- cant, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it ap- pears to them that Geo H. Eaton who has signed the pre- ceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Bridgewater, and that Nahum Mitchell

Bradford Mitchell No. 34,606 Mas.
vol. 13.24- mi. 8 2 17.87- " 29 24.50- " 5 7.12
in the matter of the application of Brad

who has also signed the same is the resident in the Town of East Bridgewater and is a cred- ible person, and their statement is entitled to credit. Attest J. H. Lord Register.
J. H. Lord Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Bradford Mitchell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of April, eighteen hundred and thirty eight. Jacob H. Lord
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Probate Office
Plym o Mass. April 30. 1838
Sir
I send herewith the pension applications of + Bradford Mitchell Oliver Lowell
Communications in relation thereto may be made to
Yours ob t . S r .
Jacob H. Lowell
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com r of Pensions Washington
x taken out 10

Bradford Mitchell
75. alarms Capt Robt Orr. vol 13. 21 on 8 days -
77. Bannister H. Mays - NY For 5 mo Ward. Ft,
x Chittenden - Birmingham off vol 17-18
x Int. " " NY 3 mo - part roll - not on vol 17. 87 - roll 14 - 794 - on list roll Batalion
113 - 2 mo - 704 - may 1 to July 87 - 20/100
130 - 1 mo - 704 - may 1 to July 87 - 20/100
135 - 2 mo - 704 - may 1 to July 87 - not on
140 - 1 mo - 704 - may 1 to July 87 - not on
157 - March 78. at Boston
164 - 1 mo - 704 - may 1 to July 87 - on

6 Jacob H. Land Esq. Physician Mass.

The following Record of the Birth of Bradford Mitchell, appears on the Books of Records belonging to the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth on the 243 rd page
“Bradford Mitchell was born May 30 th A n Dom 1759,”
Bridgewater Ap r 25 th 1838
Mitchell Stearns Town Clerk of Bridgewater
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above named Mitchell Stearns who appeared made oath that he is Clerk of the town of Bridgewater & that the above is a true copy of the Record of the birth of said Bradford Mitchell.
Before me
William Latham Justice of the Peace
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that William Latham Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this thirtieth day of April 1838
Jacob H. Lord

X Rejected Bradford Mitchell - Mass. Let. to Jacob H. Lord, 24 July 1838.
7267

REJECTED
7567
P. O.
Bradford Mitchell
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18