Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17168, for Rotheas Mitchell, Massachusetts

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Mitchell, Rotheas
W. 17168
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3687.
New York Albany
Kezibah Mitchell, dec widow of Rother Mitchell
who served in the Revolutionary war, as an enlistee
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars S
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Febry 1819 and sent to
B. G. Baldwin Potsdam N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 128 Vol. 4.
1885 July 26 R H Mitchell - That papers filed in claim cannot be withdrawn The Comrs would be returned to the Dept as soon as recorded on to one of the clerk's notes by them - abstract history will be furnished - P. 130
1888 May 8 R H Mitchell returning Commission as Stf Gentry 10/4/9

POSTMASTER OCT 22 MS.
183/4
B. G. Baldwin Esqr
Potsdam N.Y.

The following is a copy from the Book of Records of Marriages belonging to the Town of Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
April third seventeen hundred and eighty three between Mitchell and Hepsy Hayward both of Bridgewater by the Rev Samuel Angier —
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows — "Ap. 3. 1783"
Mitchell Smith Town Clerk
I Mitchell Smith above named, do hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me
Mitchell Smith Town Clerk of Bridgewater Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Oct. 15. 1838 — Plymouth County, ss.
Sworn to before me
Williams Latham Esq. Dear
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Williams Latham Esquire is a justice of the Peace in and 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 fifteenth day of October 1838.
Jacob H. Lord

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. State of New-York } St. Lawrence County } ss:
On this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at the Court House in Canton in said County, Hepzibah Mitchell a resident of the town of Parishville in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New-York, aged Twenty Six years on the eighth day of August last, 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. —
That she is the widow of Rethias Mitchell who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, that all the particulars which she can give in relation to the services of her said husband, she has heard from him since the war, for she only knew him by sight previous thereto; that she always understood from him that he enlisted as a private volunteer in the first year of the war in the State of Massachusetts for 4 or 6 months, and after serving out that period, that he enlisted again for several years, but has forgotten if she ever knew how long, although she always heard him say that he served six years or more in the Revolutionary war, and she understood and believes that soon after or at the time of his

second enlistment, he was promoted to the office of Ensign and still later to that of Lieutenant, that the two papers hereto annexed, one of them purporting to be an oath of office as Ensign and to have been taken by him before the Baron DeKalb, and the other a Commission as Lieutenant issued to him under the Great Seal of the United States, were in the possession of her said husband at the time of their marriage and were kept by him for some years they were delivered up to this deponent by the said Rotheras and put among some of her own articles and have ever since been preserved by her, and she always understood and believes them to be true and genuine papers such as they purport to be, and she believes her said husband, the said Rotheras actually served in the Revolutionary war, more than two full years as Ensign or Lieutenant, but she has no evidence in her possession of said services, documentary or otherwise, except the said two annexed papers, and she knows of no other proof which she can obtain, that she knows of no persons who served with him in the war, and she does not know the names of any officers under whom he served, except that it appears by his said oath that he was in Col. Capt. Bailey's so she believes he was for something under an  Regiment  Capt. Allen  so she believes he was for something under an  Capt. Allen  Regiment , nor through what Country he passed, nor how many times he enlisted, and for how long times, but she believes he served a greater part of said time as a Commissioned Officer, and she supposes his name may be returned as such and now be found on record at the Department in Washington, that he resided

in the town of East Bridgewater Massachusetts when he enlisted.
She further declares that she was married to the said Rotheras Mitchell on the third day of April 1783. in East Bridgewater Mass. by Rev. Samuel Anger Minister of the Congregational Church in that town, that her husband, the said Rotheras, died on the 28 th day of October 1816. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by proof hereafter to be obtained and annexed hereto.
She further saith that her fathers name was ACSIRK Josiah Hayward that she was born August 8 th 1762. in South Bridgewater and her father afterwards removed to East Bridgewater where she was married and lived about ten years afterwards when she removed with her husband to Lime in the State of New Hampshire, and she resided there with her husband until he died and afterwards until March 1836. when she removed to the said town of Parishville, St. Lawrence County, State of New York with her oldest son living, Horatio, with whom she now resides. — That she has a record of her age and marriage — which was for a great number of years kept in her family bible and afterwards was taken off upon a small blank book which she now produces in court, that the above dates of her birth & marriage correspond with the said record and she believes are correct, that the following is a true copy of said record of the names & ages of her children — viz:
Synthia Mitchell was born Monday January 5. 1784 Elizabeth Mitchell was born Thursday November 17. 1785

Horatio Mitchell was born Monday December 17. 1787 Betsey Mitchell was born Wednesday May 25. 1791 Abiel Mitchell was born Saturday July 27. 1793 H. M. Mitchell was born Friday July 24. 1795 Mrs. M. Mitchell was born Thursday Jan 12. 1797 William Mitchell was born Tuesday March 29. 1799 Betsy Mitchell was born Sunday October 25. 1801 Luther Mitchell was born Saturday Aug 25. 1804 Nathan Mitchell was born Monday Sept. 1. 1806.
Second & described in Open Court the day & year aforesaid
Hepzibah Wm Mitchell mark.
A. C. McLaughlin
And the said Court do hereby certify, declare their opinion that the above named Rotheral Mitchell was a revolutionary soldier as stated in the foregoing application and that the said Hep- zibah Mitchell was married to him and is now his widow as she states.
I, Alvin B. Low, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hepzibah Mitchell for a pension, and that the said Hepzibah made her oath as above in said petition alleging as a
reason for not writing her name that she could not write.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of

3289
2543
In the matter of Hepzibah Mitchell
Application for pension under the act of 7 th July 1838
as widow of Rother Mitchell died
Pension Office
3 rd April 1798
11 th March 1798
Enl. Ensign 1 st June 1777
1 st June 1779 promoted to Lieut. Col. etc.
widow of said is that gentle
Admitted Ensign 2 years
B. G. Baldwin Potsdam N.Y. Agent

In this twenty fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
A COWELL
State of New York St Lawrence County } ss: Horatio Mitchell of the town of Parnsville in said County being Sworn Saith that he is aged fifty years on the 17 th day of December 1837. that he is son of Hepsibah Mitchell named in the foregoing declaration, that the name Hepsibah is most usually spoken Hepsa: that his father Rotheras Mitchell died in Lyons New- Hampshire on the 25 th day of October 1816. that he was present at the time of his death. that ever since that time his said mother has lived with him and now resides with him, and has ever since remained the widow of his said father - that he will recollect hearing his said father frequently relate incidents which took place while he was in the revolutionary war, that he understood from him that he served six years in that war, serving a large part of the time as Ensign or Lieutenant. and he further says that he believes the statements made by his said mother in her foregoing de- claration are correct.
Given this 1 st day of November 1838 Before me. Benjamin G. Baldwin J.P. Clerk
Horatio Mitchell

Roths. Mitchell wrd. 17. 168 file

Old war ms
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. April 18, 1885
Sir
In accordance with your request of the 1 st inst and that of Mr William C. Mitchell, as descendants of Rotheras Mitchell, for the return of his Commission, as Lieutenant in the war of the Revolution from Massachusetts, which was filed by his widow, Hepziba Mitchell, in September 1838, in her application for a pension, is herewith  herewith enclose a copy, and upon the return of the  enclosed  same with your receipt for the original  the original Commission will be forwarded. As Rotheras Mitchell died prior to the passage of a pension law under which he would be entitled, there is no statement on file that was made by him, of his services in that war. - The widow deposes that he entered the army while residing in East Bridgewater, Mass., but she was unable to specify the dates when he entered, or when he left the service, or its duration, but she alleged that he was Ensign and was promoted to a Lieutenancy. - No battle in which he was engaged or other incidents are mentioned. - She was born at South Bridgewater, Mass., August 8, 1762, from which place her father, Josiah Hayward, moved to East Bridgewater, where she was married to Rotheras Mitchell April 8, 1783. The certificate of the town Clerk gives her name as Hepziba Hayward. - About ten years after her marriage, her husband removed to Lyme, Grafton County, N. H., where he died Oct. 28, 1816, and

in 1846 she went to Parishville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., to live with her son Horatio, and where she died June 9, 1848.
The issue of their marriage was as follows: -
Cynthia, born January 5, 1784; married Isaac Hobart was Parishville } She alive in 1848. B. H.
Elephalet, born November 17, 1785.
Horatio, born December 17, 1787, - of Parishville, & alive in 1848.
Betsy, born May 25, 1791.
Abial, born July 27, 1798, - of Potsdam, & alive in 1848.
Anna, born July 24, 1795, - married Silas Chapman of Stockholm - alive 1848.
Marcus, born Jan'y 12, 1797, - of Parishville, & alive 1848. - This name is so furnished from the family record, but in 1848 written Marcus H.
William, born March 9, 1799.
Barzilla, born Oct. 25, 1801.
Luther, born Aug. 25, 1803.
Nathan, born Sept. 24, 1806.
Very respectfully,
Mr R. H. Mitchell
Nevada
Story Co.,
Iowa
Commissioner

Copy of Compts

To the Department of the Interior, Pension Office Washington D.C.
The undersigned, William C. Mitchell of Comstock Mich, respectfully states that he is the only living child of Rotheras Mitchell and Hepzibah Mitchell. That the said Rotheras Mitchell was an Ensign in the war of the Revolution, that after his death the said Hepzibah Mitchell sent certain papers to the pension Department for the purpose of obtaining a pension.
It is my desire & request that all papers not required to be kept as evidence be transmitted to Rotheras H. Mitchell, of Nevada Iowa, who is next to myself, the oldest male descendant of the said Rotheras & Hepzibah Mitchell by the name of Mitchell
Wm C. Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell Esq. in Col. Baileys Regt I do acknowledge the UNITED STATES of AMERICA to be Free, Independent and Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great-Britain; and I renounce, refuse and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear that I will, to the utmost of my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States against the said King George the Third, his heirs and successors, and his their abettors, assistants and adherents, and will serve the said United States in the office of ensign which I now hold, with fidelity, according to the best of my skill and understanding.
Sworn before me, Camp at  Matthew Mitchell Esq. Valley Forge May 15 1778 The Baron de Kalb m c 94

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ad $240 per Annum, terminating 9 th June 1848, payable to children viz:

Heirs of H. H. Gibbon Mitchell. Appli- cation for pension due in default of 2 nd July. 1848
Will.
B. G. Baldwin Potsdam N.Y. agent.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 2 nd February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving widows & soldiers of the Revolution."
State of New-York } St. Lawrence County } ss:
On this twelfth day of August A.D. 1848, before me Benjamin G. Baldwin a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County of St. Lawrence personally appeared Abial Mitchell a resident of the town of Potsdam in said County aged 55 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 on the 2 nd February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. He saith that he is a son of Hepsibah Mitchell who died at her residence in the town of Parishville in said County on the ninth day of June last. That the said Hepsibah Mitchell was at the time of her death the widow of Rotheras Mitchell, deceased, who was an Ensign and Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and served many years as an officer in the Continental Army, some of the time in the Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey. That the said Hepsibah received an annual pension on

account of such services of two hundred and forty dollars per annum under the act of Congress of 17 th June 1844.
That the said Hepzibah Mitchell was entitled to receive a pension at the time of her death, at the above rate under the said act of 2 nd February 1845: from the 4 th day of March 1843 to the ninth day of June 1845, the day of her death. That the following named persons are the children and only children of said Hepzibah and are all of full age of twenty one years. Viri- bephina Hobart, wife of Isaac Hobart,
of Parishville, aforesaid Horatio Mitchell of Parishville. Abial Mitchell of Potsdam aforesaid Anna Chapman, wife of Silas Chapman of Stockholm N.Y.
Marcus H. Mitchell of Potsdam N.Y. William C. Mitchell of Coopers. Kalamazoo Co. Michigan - Nathan C. Mitchell of Parishville N.Y.
and the said declarant in behalf of himself and brother & sister, applies for a pension certificate to enable them to receive the pension or arrear of pension to which the said Hepzibah was entitled at the time of her death, and which, in consequence of her death, belongs to her said children.
Sworn to and sub- scribed on the day { Abiel Mitchell

and year above written before me Benjamin E. Baldwin. Justice Peace.
I certify that the above declarant Abiah Mitchell is personally known to me. and I was well acquainted with the said Abiah Mitchell in her life time and aided her in obtaining her pension. and believe all the facts stated in the above declaration are true.
Dated August 12 th 1825. } - Benjamin E. Baldwin Justice Peace.
State of New York St Lawrence County ss
I Martin Thatcher Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and also Clerk of the Courts of Record directed by Law to be held in and for said County do hereby certify that Benjamin E. Baldwin whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing Affidavit of Abiah Mitchell and signed to the above certificate was at the time of taking such affidavit and at the date of said Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of St Lawrence elected and sworn and duly authorized to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and truly believe the signatures the hand of the foregoing affidavit and to the above certificate are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court and County this 19 th day of August 1848
Martin Thatcher Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838.
State of New York County of St. Lawrence } ss:
On this ninth day of September A.D. 1843 personally appeared before Benjamin Baldwin a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of St. Lawrence. Hepzibah Mitchell a resident of the town of Parishville in said County, aged eighty one years on the 8 th day of August A.D. 1843, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Rotheras Mitchell who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army and served for six years or more as she believes in the Continental Army, at first as a private and afterwards as Ensign and then as Lieutenant, but she does not recollect the names of the officers under whom he served or the number of his Regiment.
She further says that she received

a pension for five years under the act of July 7. 1838. of two hundred and forty dollars per annum. and she further declares that she is still a widow. I subscribe to and subscribe on the day & year above written before me.
Benjamin G. Baldwin
for Hepsibah H. Mitchell mark.
Justice Pease - witness H. H. Mitchell
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Hepsibah Mitchell and know her to be the same person who drew five years pension under the act of 1838. That I acted as her agent and obtained the pension for her. I further certify that she made her mark above, being unable to write.
STATE OF NEW-YORK:
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, ss.
John S. Russell
JOHN S. RUSSELL , Clerk of the County of ST. LAWRENCE, do hereby certify, that Benjamin G. Baldwin whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of St. Lawrence duly authorized to take the same: and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the Nineteenth day of September 1848
John S. Russell Clerk By J. Hovey Clerk

a pension for five years under the act of July 7. 1838. of two hundred and forty Dollars per annum. and she further declares that she is still a widow - I subscribe and subscribe on the day & year above written before me  Benjamin G. Baldwin  for Hepsibah H. Mitchell mark.
Justin Pease - witness H. H. Mitchell
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Hepsibah Mitchell and know her to be the same person who drew five years pension under the act of 1838. that I acted as her agent and obtained the pension for her. I further certify that she made her mark above, being unable to write as she said on account of a trembling in her hand.
Benjamin G. Baldwin Justin Pease -
Sept 9 th 1843.

Respy. referred to Mr R. S. Mitchell for his information.
I shall be glad to assist you in any way within the rules of the Dept.
A. J. Holmes

Old war Div.
I.N.P. Ex'r.
Hepzibah Mitchell, widow of Rothsaw Mitchell, Ensign in a Revolutionary Reg't War
Washington, D.C. February 27, 1885
Return this letter with your reply.
Sir,
In answer to your request of the 17 th inst. addressed to the Hon. A. J. Holmes by him referred to this office, for the return of the Commission of the above named Officer, together with the other papers that were filed by his widow in her application for a pension, I have to advise you that the rules of the Department prohibit the withdrawal from the files, of the declaration, and other evidence in support of any claim, for the purpose of retaining in the case the evidence on which the action of the office was based - There would not, in this case, be any objection to surrendering the Commission to the oldest and nearest male descendant of the name, or to one who might be designated by the descendants -
An abstract of the military services, with such personal and family history of the officer, and his widow, as may be contained in the papers, will be cheerfully furnished for genealogical purposes -
Very respectfully
R
Mr R. H. Mitchell
Nevada
Story Co
Iowa
A. P. Loveridge Acting Commissioner

N.Y. Potsdam Sept. 20. 1863
I enclose application of Mrs. Hepsibah Mitchell for 1 pr. pence under act of Mar. 3. 1863. The first part of July I sent you appli- cations of Lucy Chandler, Mary Parker, & Mary Atkins for similar pensions and have not yet had from them. It is possible they were mislaid. If so I will be obliged to you to inform me that I may make new ones. If they have been rec d I hope they will receive favorable attention and certificates forwarded as soon as practicable -
Very truly Yr Obedt Servt B. G. Baldwin
Hon J. L. Edwards

Copy of Commission in File of widow 17.168
The United States of America
In Congress Assembled
To Mathew Mitchell Gent. Greeting. We reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, Do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 21 st day of June 1779: You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereinunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander-in-chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Witness His Excellency Paul Huntington Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 29 th day of September 1779 and in the fourth year of our Independence
Paul Huntington President
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board.
Attest — Ben Stoddert Secretary of the Board of War.

No 8. The United States of America in Congress Assembled. To Rotheras Mitchell Gent.—Greeting. We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, Do by these presents constitute and appoint you, to be a Lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Regiment — in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 21 day of June 1779; You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereinunto belonging. And we do Strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress forementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Witness his Excellency Saml Huntington Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 29th day of September 1779, and in the fourth year of our Independence. —
Saml Huntington President
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board Attest
Gen Stoddert Secretary of the Board of War.

Head Quarters New Windsor
May 27. 1781
Lieut Mitchell of the 2 nd Massachusetts Reg t is at his own request, discharged from the Service of the United States.
By Command of His Excellency
D Humphrys
Aide De Camp.
A true copy. A. E. Robinson asst. Chf. Q. M. & A. Apr. 24/85
Received the original commission of Rotheas Mitchell as Lieutenant in the second Massachusetts Regiment, Revolutionary War.
April 1885.
R. H. Mitchell

Nevada Iowa Apr. 12 th 1883
Sir
I send inclosed the request of Wm. G. Mitchell that papers in case of application of Hepzibah Mitchell for a pension be returned to R.H. Mitchell of Nevada Iowa.
Please send all not required to be kept, especially his Commission, & I will be greatly obliged for a statement of his military services, Regiment in which & Officers under whom he served &c, &c, with such family history as may found in the papers.
Very Respectfully yours &c R.H. Mitchell
To Department of Interior Pension Office N.P. Lovebridge Acting Commissioner Washington D.C.

Potsdam N.Y. Nov 16. 38
hi - Please examine & advise the second application of Mrs. Mitchell as soon as practicable - In Reply B.G. Baldwin

3593
New York (Albany)
Hepsibah Mitchell
widow of Nathan Mitchell
who was an Ensign
in the Revolution
Rep 23 Dec. 1843
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of December 1843 and sent to B. G. Baldwin
Potsdam New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 109.

Albany 2843
Hopzibah Mitchell widow of Rotreas Mitchell
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 28 th October 1816 of St. Lawrence in the State of New York who was an Ensign in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded _____ in the Revolution time for 2 years
Enscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 240 Dollars _____ Less for annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Copy of Pension issued the 17 th day of May 1839 and sent to B. G. Baldwin Potsdam, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4 th of March '39. 720.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sep. .. 120.00 $840.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2 — Page 89 Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Reuben Mitchell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. N. Y. 17,168
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 4 or 6 mos Priv Allen Bailey Mass   May 13, 1778 " Ensign " Bailey "   June 21, 1779 to May 27, '81 " Lieut " 2 d regt. "  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Bridgewater, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 18, 1838. Her cl. was a l.
Residence at date of application, Parishville, St. Lawrence Co. N. Y.  {South Bridgewater, Mass.}
Age at date of application, She was born Aug. 8, 1769.
Remarks: Soldier mar. Apr. 3, 1783, at East Bridgewater, Mass. Hepzibah,  at Lyme, N. H.
daughter of Josiah Hayward or Hayford. Soldier died Oct. 28, 1816; she died June 9, 1848. Children: Cynthia, b. Jan. 5, 1784, m. Isaac Hobart; Eliphalet, b. Nov. 17, 1785;  Horatio, b. Dec. 17, 1787; Betsey, b. May 25, 1791; Abiel, b. July 27, 1793; Anne, b. July 24, 1795; m.  Silas Chapman; Marcus, b. Jan. 12, 1797; William, b. March 19, 1799; Bardsley, b. Oct. 25, 1801; Luther,  b. Aug. 25, 1804; Nathan, b. Sept. 1, 1806.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Nevada Iowa May 1 st 1883
Sir,
In accordance with instructions in yours of Apr. 23 ult. I herewith inclose Copy of Commission of Rothera Mitchell as Lieut. in the Army of the Revolution with receipt, signed, for the Original, which please forward.
Thanking you very kindly for the information contained in your letter and for your attention to this matter
I remain
Very gratefully yours R. H. Mitchell
John C. Black, Commissioner Washington D.C.

Rev Sci 4324 Montgomery St. Oakland, Cal.
Jan. 12 1916.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Can you give me the military history of Lieut. Rothras Mitchell, a soldier of the Revolutionary War? He served in Gen'l Gates' Army.
Yours respectfully Nellie H. Carpenter.

Rev
1916, Jan. 21. History to Nellie H. Carpenter. Lrr
WIDOW, &c.
No. 17168
Hepsibah Mitchell widow of Brotheras Mitchell Ensign Rev War
Act: Feb 29 48
Box:—Vol. M , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]