Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38221, for William Mitchell, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Witchell, William
S. 38221
CONTENTS

Vol: 8 - Pa 162 - Book B.
Let to Hon. H. Hall Jan. 21, '42
Head
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of April 6 th 1838 from Mar. 4 th to April 28 th 1840. Reg t notif d July 23 rd 1842
19,516
Virginia.
William Mitchell.
of Spotsylvania Co. in the State of Virginia, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harris, of the 1 st regiment commanded by Colonel _____ in the Virginia line, for the term of 6 years & 5 months from December 1776 to April _____ 1783.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of October 1825.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of Nov: 1825 and sent to Mr. F. White, Esq. Danielsville, Va.
Arrears to 4th of March 1826. $ 34.06 Semi-annual all ce ending
$ 34.06
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
File No. 26

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
July 8 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
The administrator of William Mitchell, deceased, late a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va., Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and
_____ Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18th March 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 28 th April 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

At a court held for Spotsylvania County the 3rd day of October 1825
District of Virginia Spotsylvania County to Wit
On this 3rd day of October personally appeared in open court being a court of record by the laws of this state William Mitchell aged seventy eight years resident of Spotsylvania County in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 for revolutionary soldiers that he served in the revolutionary war from the day of December 1776 to the 15th of December 1783 when he was regularly discharged that he enlisted as a private in the continental line under Capt. Harris of the 1st Virginia regiment at Hobbs Hole state of Virginia from thence he went to Williamsburg and divers other places in said state and remained in the land service for eighteen months from which he was transferred to the Marine service in the brig Musquetoe under Capt. Harris that he was engaged in several battles in one of which he was taken prisoner and after encountering many difficulties he escaped & entered again in the American service under Capt. Dick and remained until the close of the war when he was regularly discharged at Fredericksburg state aforesaid. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present. That his name is not on the roll of any state except Virginia and that he should have made earlier application for a pension but having employed an attorney some three or four years ago to get him enrolled as a pensioner he waited from time to time relying on his attorney till finding that either from his said attorney's neglect or some other cause unknown to him he should never get his pension to which he was so justly entitled & of which he stood in great need for his support he employed a friend some short time since who by his activity & industry furnished him with the necessary papers and pointed out the proper course to pursue to the obtaining his pension he further declared on oath he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of December 1818 and since that time has not by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of March 1818.

and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed to wit one old bed one old chest and that he owns no land whatever, that since the 18th day of March 1818 no change has taken place in his property that when he was able he was a labourer and his family consist of himself and wife who is aged ninety two years and in support of her being the same person entitled to the aforesaid offered to the court the paper writing signed Samuel Coleman in the words following to wit Council Chamber January 27th 1821
John Tyler William Mitchell
and the Court is of opinion that the total value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is $10 all of which is ordered to be certified to the Secretary of War
State of Virginia Spotsylvania County to wit
Richard L Stevenson Clerk of the Court of Spotsylvania County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of William Mitchell is a true copy from the records of my Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 28th day of October 1825 and of the Independence of the United States the 50th
Richard L Stevenson

William Mitchell is entitled to the proportion of Land allowed a private of the Continental line for the war his services commencing on the day of December 1776 and ending 15 Nov r 1783. Council Chamber? Samuel Coleman January 27 th 1810 s In o Tyler!
State of Virginia to wit:
I W. Selden, Register of the Land Office of the State aforesaid Do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the Original Voucher on file in this Office; Agreeably to which a Military Land bounty warrant issued to William Mitchell for 200 acres on the 22 nd day of June 1810, in consideration of his services as a private for the war on Continental establishment.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at the City of Richmond this 14 th of May 1825.
W. Selden
Reg. Land Office
May 14. 1825

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Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mrs Mitchell Spotsylvania Co. Va
Mrs F. White, Danielville, Va
Rec d 2 Nov: 1825.
On this business
Fredericksburg

Sir,
In the return of the papers in the case of W m Mitchell, you will direct the letter to me, Danville post office Spotsylvania =ania Co. Va.
W. H. White
Nov. 1 st 1825.

Jan 21. 1842
Va cost
State of Virginia Town of Paines
H. H. Hall H. R.

Ha Reps. Jan'y 20. 1841
Sir,
William Mitchell a pensioner under the act of 1818, & John Steers a pensioner under the act of 1832, both on the Virginia roll from Spotsylvania Co, give important testimony in a case now pending before the Hurn for Commutation.
I wish you to inform me what service & in what corps each of the witnesses claimed in their declarations to have performed, & for what service Steers was allowed & how much, respectfully yours W. Hall
Col Edwards
Comm Pension

P. Mitchell Certificado

State of Virginia Spotsylvania County to wit
I Thomas Minor presiding Judge of the Court of Spotsylvania County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the alter- ation hereto annexed made by Richard L. Stevenson Clerk of the said Court is in due form and by the proper Officer appointed by the laws of the said State for that purpose and that full faith and credit is due thereto in every Court or Office in the United States. Given under my hand and seal this day of 1825
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