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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This collection is a card index to general correspondence received by the Record and Pension Office. The index is part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office and is NARA microfilm publication M686 located at the National Archives. This publication indexes two collections from the War Department. Records and Pension Office; the Document File, compiled 1889-1904 (ARC Identifier 300385) and Record Cards, compiled 1889-1904 (ARC Identifer 588796). This index covers only peronal names, no subject cards were indexed. | This collection is a card index to general correspondence received by the Record and Pension Office. The index is part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office and is NARA microfilm publication M686 located at the National Archives. This publication indexes two collections from the War Department. Records and Pension Office; the Document File, compiled 1889-1904 (ARC Identifier 300385) and Record Cards, compiled 1889-1904 (ARC Identifer 588796). This index covers only peronal names, no subject cards were indexed. | ||
The cards usually give the name of the soldier, unit in which served, name of the person or office making the inquiry, subject of the inquiry, and file number. The cards are organized alphabetically in a phonetic system. | The cards usually give the name of the soldier, unit in which served, name of the person or office making the inquiry, subject of the inquiry, and file number. The cards are organized alphabetically in a phonetic system. | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[[US Military Pension Records|US Military Pension Records]] | |||
== Contributions to This Article == | == Contributions to This Article == | ||
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When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections|Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
==== | ==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection ==== | ||
"United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 8 April 2011. entry for John Boukhead; citing Pension Office Correspondence, Bank-Bark, image 63; War Department Record and Pension Office. | "United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 8 April 2011. entry for John Boukhead; citing Pension Office Correspondence, Bank-Bark, image 63; War Department Record and Pension Office. | ||
== Citation for This Collection == | == Citation for This Collection == | ||
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[[Category:United_States|Military]] | [[Category:United_States|Military]] | ||