Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45011, for Caleb Mitchell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Mitchell Caleb
S 45011
CONTENTS
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Notified to Peter Harrick, Exeter, N.H. July 1820.
15.588 R
New Hampshire
Caleb Mitchell,
of Exeter in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Oct. 1819 and sent to Daniel Gookin, Esq. Exeter, New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819. 17 mo. 2/30 136.53 Semi-ann. all'ce. ending 11th March 1820. 48.00 $184.53
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

I John Kimball of Exeter in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do hereby testify and say that I am well acquainted with Caleb Mitchell of Exeter and have been for many years. Amknowing that the said Mitchell is in very poor and indigent circumstances being supported by the labour of his children - and that in my opinion he stands in need of assistance from his country for his support as is provided for revolutionary soldiers by an Act of Congress. John Kimball
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. Exeter July 28 th 1819.
Then the above named John Kimball Esquire one of the Selectmen of the town of Exeter aforesaid & a reputable citizen of said town of Exeter personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Joseph Tilton Jr. Justice of the peace

Deposition of John Rinbalt

Samuel Rowe
Caleb Mitchell.
15. 503      Feb.
6th Oct 1819.
Continued
Sept 18
March 1820

SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Caleb Mitchell (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the day of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.
Nothing
Sam l Rowe Guardian
Statute of Molehamshire
Rockingham ss. On the sixth day of July 1820 per- sonally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County of Rockingham having power of fine and imprisonment before John Harvey and Neill Burgin Esquires Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Rockingham Samuel Rowe of Exeter in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is guardian of Caleb Mitchell aged about seventy two years resident in Exeter in said County at times insane by reason of a shock of the Palsey - That the said Mitchell has a pension Certificate as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war. That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension according to the best of my knowledge is the 3 rd day of April 1818 That he has received a pension the number of the Certificate is 15,588 said Mitchell is by occupation a shop keeper but has not ability to pursue it in consequence of old age and sickness. Nor has the said Mitchell nor any person in trust for him to my knowledge and belief any property securities contracts or debts due to him nor any income other than what is contained in the foregoing sched- ule by me subscribed - he has a wife aged seventy three who with him resides with a clayton who

who has no other means of supporting them than by her labour -
Sam d Rowe, Guardian
Sworn to and declared at Exeter on the fifth day of July AD 1820 before us.
John Harvey } Justices of Heall Buxton } Main Court
I, Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is _____ dollars and _____ cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of July, 1820.
P. Chadwick } Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham.
Samuel Rowe Bailiff 15.508 6th Oct 1815 Sept 15 Nov 28 1820

Second Declaration made Sept r 16 th 1819.

DISTRICT OF New Hampshire ss.
On this sixteenth day of September 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Probate for the County of Rockingham for the said district, personally appeared Caleb Mitchell aged seventy years, resident in Exeter in the 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 for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Caleb Mitchell enlisted for the term of one year on the first day of January in the year 1776 in Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Caleb Robinson of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Loammi Baldwin in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first day of January 1777 , when he was discharged from service in the state of New York , that he was in the battles of _____
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Caleb Mitchell
Daniel Gooch in Judge of Probate
I, Daniel Gooch in Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Caleb Mitchell did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Rockingham Probate Court at Exeter Sep r 16. 1819. In Witness whereof I hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County.
Daniel Gooch in Judge of Probate

45 011 Rev INVALID.
File No. 45 011
Caleb Mitchell
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818.
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 340
[Arrangement of 1870.]

First Declaration made April 3 d - 1818
inasmuch

I Caleb Mitchell of Exeter in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do Vtestify and declare that I entered the service in the year 1775 in Capt Isaac Shermans Company, that I continued in said Company untill the close of the year, when I inlisted into Capt Caleb Robinsons Company on or about the first of January 1776 in the Regiment commanded by Colo Spaulding in the Massachusetts line, that I continued in the service one year, when my service expired and I was discharged on the last day of December 1776. And I do further say that by reason of my reduced cir- cumstances in life need assistance from my Country for support. And do further say that those whose time of service in the Regiment expired, were discharged without particular discharges to Individuals April 3 d A D 1818 Caleb Mitchell
Rockingham s.s. Probate Court at Exeter in said County April 3 d A.D. 1818 Caleb Mitchell being duly examined and cautioned made solemn oath before me that the above Declaration by him signed contained the truth and the whole truth. And it now appearing that the said Caleb Mitchell did serve in the United States Army on the Continental establishment more than nine months. I have hereunto set my Name and caused the Seal of Office to be affixed. John J. Parker Reg t Scribe Daniel Gookin Judge of Probate

Inadmissible
First Declaration made April 3 - 1818
A printed form accompanies those papers which must be filled up, and properly executed. The claimant must correct the mistake in the bole: name - This declaration must be returned to this office with the other papers, or a certificate of the inaccuracy to its date.

9. John Elliot of Lawfull age depose and say that I was in the revolutionary army with Caleb Mitchell of East Exeter and served with him in said Army twenty months and upwards & I think twenty one months and that he belonged to Capt. Shermans & Capt. Robertsons Company in Col. Baldwins Regiment during the whole of that time but how long  each in each Company I do not particularly recollect Concord May 24 th 1819 - John Elliot
State of New Hampshire This Morninghams Concord May 24 th 1819
Personally appeared John Elliot and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was just and true to the best of his recollection
before me John Bellin Just. Peace

Peter Chadwick Esq: Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire hereby certify that John Bellin is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that his signature to the within oath appears to be in his own hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of July Anno Domini 1819 P. Chadwick
John Bellin Justice

Jonathan Perkins Deposition

I Jonathan Ferrin of Thornton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire testify and declare that I was in the Revolutionary army in the years 1775. - 1776. and 1777. - That I was well acquainted with Caleb Mitchell in the army. and was knowing that he the said Caleb Mitchell served as a private soldier eight months in the company commanded by Capt Isaac Sherman in the Regiment commanded by Capt Loammi Baldwin and also that the said Caleb Mitchell served one year more in said army to wit from January 1776 to January 1777. the whole of said time the said Caleb Mitchell served in said company commanded by Capt Isaac Sherman in the Regiment commanded by Capt Loammi Baldwin in the revolutionary army. . he was a Sargent part of said time Exeter May 22 d - 1819. Jonathan Ferrin
State of New Hampshire } Exeter May 22 d 1819. Then Rockingham fr. } Jonathan Ferrin abovenamed personally appearing made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Oliver Peabody Just Peace (S)

Deposition of Joseph Tilton

I Joseph Tilton of Exeter in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire Physician, hereby testify that I have been acquainted with Caleb Mitchell of Exeter about forty years, that I have attended him and his family as a Physician. That about seven years since, the said Caleb Mitchell received a paralytick shock, which confined him to his Bed and house for a long time. That said Palsy not only left him weak and feeble in bodily health, but greatly impaired his memory and recollection. That I have no doubt, that it was on account of his infirmities and weakness of memory, that the said Mitchell declared that he belonged to Col d Spauldings Regiment instead of Col d Balderin's. - I further say that the said Caleb Mitchell is unable to labour sufficiently to support himself, that he is supported by his poor children - and that in my opinion he stands in need of assistance from his country for his support, as is provided by Congress for the support of poor and indigent revolutionary soldiers.
July 28 th 1844.
Joseph Tilton.
State of New Hampshire } On the twenty eighth day of July In the Rockingham ss. } Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me Oliver Peabody Esq r a Justice of the peace & Quorum throughout said State of New Hampshire came Joseph Tilton above named a reputable Physician who has practiced in said Town of Exeter for more than forty years last, to whom testimony full credit may be given, made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed.
before me Oliver Peabody

For the Pension Office
Force
C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
(Columbia District)

Old gas lease of Caleb Mitchell
John J Parker Esqr
Exeter New Hampshire
Rec d September 27 th 1819
Admitted 2 d Sept r 22
For the Pension Office
Free
Hon ble John C Calhoun
Secretary of War Washington
(Columbia District)

Exeter Sept r 16 th 1819
Hon ble John C. Calhoun.
Sir
I am directed by the Hon ble Daniel Gookin Esq r Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham. to forward to Washington the inclosed papers - as he was directed by your minutes to return the first Declaration of Caleb Mitchell, or a Certificate of the date of it. Judge Gookin tho't best to return the Declaration together with all the papers relative to the same, which it is hoped will be sufficiently satisfactory to place the said Mitchell upon the Pension List and to commence April 3 rd - 1818
With due Respect &c -
John J. Parker Esq r Probate County of Rockingham N.H.

Benjamin Leavitt's Description
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I Benjamin Leavitt of Exeter in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do testify and declare that I was well acquainted with Caleb Mitchell of the same Exeter aforesaid in the revolutionary war; that the said Caleb Mitchell served as a soldier about eight months in Captain Isaac Sherman's Company in the regiment commanded by Col o Samuel Gerrish in the year 1775 - on the Continental establishment and that said Caleb Mitchell re-enlisted in said Company for twelve months in the regiment commanded by Col o Loammi Baldwin and that he served during the term of his enlistment as a good & faithful soldier in both the above named regiments - and I further testify that I served in the same company and regiments with the said Caleb Mitchell in the year 1775 & the whole of the year 1776. — May 26 th 1819 ————— Benj a Leavitt
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. ————— Exeter May 26 th A.D. 1819
Then the above named Benjamin Leavitt, a person of credibility, personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just & true — Before me Joseph Tilton Jd. Justice of the peace