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Information recorded on pension and bounty land warrant applications is generally reliable, but its accuracy depended on the memory of the applicant and the records he or she had access to. Some applications were rejected if the information could not be verified in federal records or if the claim was suspected of being fraudulent. | Information recorded on pension and bounty land warrant applications is generally reliable, but its accuracy depended on the memory of the applicant and the records he or she had access to. Some applications were rejected if the information could not be verified in federal records or if the claim was suspected of being fraudulent. | ||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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"Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 1 April 2011. Joseph John Alston; citing NARA microfilm publication M804; National Archives, Washington, D.C. | "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 1 April 2011. Joseph John Alston; citing NARA microfilm publication M804; National Archives, Washington, D.C. | ||
[[Category:United_States|Military]] | [[Category:United_States|Military]] | ||