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Most of the records in the files are dated between 1800 and 1900, although there is some correspondence dated as late as 1940. These records cover about 20 percent of American military, naval, and marine officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War. Pensions and bounty land warrants were issued to compensate Revolutionary War veterans for their service. Later, widows of veterans also received benefits. 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. | Most of the records in the files are dated between 1800 and 1900, although there is some correspondence dated as late as 1940. These records cover about 20 percent of American military, naval, and marine officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War. Pensions and bounty land warrants were issued to compensate Revolutionary War veterans for their service. Later, widows of veterans also received benefits. 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. | ||
'''Related Articles''' | |||
*Jean Nudd. ''Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information.'' Prologue (Summer, 2015): 55-60. | *Jean Nudd.''Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information.'' Prologue (Summer, 2015): 55-60. FHL 973 B2p | ||
* Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Revolutionary War Pension Files - an Introduction.'' NGS Magazine 32 #2 ( April-June 2006): 34-37. | *Claire Prechtel- Kluskens.''Revolutionary War Pension Files - an Introduction.'' NGS Magazine 32 #2 ( April-June 2006): 34-37. FHL 973 D25ngs | ||
*Claire Prechtel- Kluskens.'' For Love and Money: Pension Laws Affecting Widows of Military Veterans'' NGS Magazine 42 #1 (January-March 2016): 35-39. FHL 973 D25ngs | |||
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