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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
The pension and land warrant applications consist of about 80,000 files. Each file may be a single card or may contain from 1 to 200 pages or more. A typical file is about 30 pages and includes an introductory card, an application, sworn affidavits, and other supporting documents that verify a veteran’s identity and service. The file also includes papers that show decisions made concerning the claim. In 1912 the Survivor, Widow, Rejected, and Bounty Land Warrant files were consolidated into a single alphabetical series. | The pension and land warrant applications consist of about 80,000 files. Each file may be a single card or may contain from 1 to 200 pages or more. A typical file is about 30 pages and includes an introductory card, an application, sworn affidavits, and other supporting documents that verify a veteran’s identity and service. The file also includes papers that show decisions made concerning the claim. In 1912 the Survivor, Widow, Rejected, and Bounty Land Warrant files were consolidated into a single alphabetical series. | ||
This collection is a part of Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M804. | |||
=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
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==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record in This Collection ==== | ==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record in This Collection ==== | ||
"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. entry for Joseph John Alston; citing | "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. entry for Joseph John Alston; citing NARA microfilm publication M804; National Archives, Washington, D.C. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
[[Category:United_States|Military]] | [[Category:United_States|Military]] | ||