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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. | ||
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'''State Government Pensions - Bounty Land''' | '''State Government Pensions - Bounty Land''' | ||
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=== Related National Archives Collections === | === Related National Archives Collections === | ||
'''Pensions''' | '''Pensions''' | ||
*[[United States, National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records Sources]] '''NARA Finding Aid''' - Illustrated Family Records - Images | *[[United States, National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records Sources]] '''NARA Finding Aid''' - Illustrated Family Records - Images | ||
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'''U.S. District Courts''' | '''U.S. District Courts''' | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662766 Revolutionary War Record Book of Proceedings for Pensions, April 25, 1792–February 2, 1797 - Connecticut] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662766 Revolutionary War Record Book of Proceedings for Pensions, April 25, 1792–February 2, 1797 - Connecticut] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102035733 Register of Papers Submitted by Revolutionary War Pensioners - Maine] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102035733 Register of Papers Submitted by Revolutionary War Pensioners - Maine] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3280183 Schedules of Property of Revolutionary War Pensioners, July 1820–July 1820 - Maryland] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3280183 Schedules of Property of Revolutionary War Pensioners, July 1820–July 1820 - Maryland] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2953574 Records Relating to Revolutionary War Pension Applicants, 1806–1832 - Massachusetts] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2953574 Records Relating to Revolutionary War Pension Applicants, 1806–1832 - Massachusetts] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3281773 Revolutionary War Pension Estate Schedules and Affidavits Submitted by Pensioners, June 1820–January 1824 New Hampshire] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3281773 Revolutionary War Pension Estate Schedules and Affidavits Submitted by Pensioners, June 1820–January 1824 New Hampshire] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102251070 Record Book of Proceedings on Petitions for Revolutionary War Pensions - Rhode Island] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102251070 Record Book of Proceedings on Petitions for Revolutionary War Pensions - Rhode Island] | ||
''' Bounty Land''' | ''' Bounty Land''' | ||