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| CID=CID1834308 | | CID=CID1834308 | ||
| title=United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 | | title=United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 | ||
| location= United States | | location= United States | ||
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| FS_URL_06 = [[US Military Pension Records]] | | FS_URL_06 = [[US Military Pension Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_07 = [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]] | | FS_URL_07 = [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_08 = | | FS_URL_08 = | ||
| FS_URL_09 = [[Steps for research in United States Military Records]] | | FS_URL_09 = [[Steps for research in United States Military Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_10 = [[Military Records Tips for Beginners]] | | FS_URL_10 = [[Military Records Tips for Beginners]] | ||
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The cards index the correspondence received from 1889-1904, but the subject matter can range from as early as the Revolutionary War to the those who were alive at the time of the inquiry. Some of the cards will indicate the war in which the individual served, but others only list the company or division. | The cards index the correspondence received from 1889-1904, but the subject matter can range from as early as the Revolutionary War to the those who were alive at the time of the inquiry. Some of the cards will indicate the war in which the individual served, but others only list the company or division. | ||
*Claire Prechtel-kluskens '' Pension Office Correspondence with Special Examiners,1887-1931.'' NGS Magazine 39 #4 (October-December 2013): 41- 45. | *Claire Prechtel-kluskens '' Pension Office Correspondence with Special Examiners,1887-1931.'' NGS Magazine 39 #4 (October-December 2013): 41- 45. FS Library 973 D25ngs | ||
'''Copies of pensions files are available from the National Archives. To request copies follow the instructions in the following link. [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records]''' | '''Copies of pensions files are available from the National Archives. To request copies follow the instructions in the following link. [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records]''' | ||
=== Image Visibility === | |||
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=== Index and Image Visibility === | |||
{{Image Visibility}} | {{Image Visibility}} | ||
=== To Browse This Collection === | === To Browse This Collection === | ||
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at | {{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at {{FSC|1834308|item|disp=United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904}}. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}} | ||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | ||
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=== FamilySearch Catalog === | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
* | *{{FSC|573247|item|disp=Index to general correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889- 1904}} | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Records === | === FamilySearch Historical Records === | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1919699|United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1471019|United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1922519|United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1979426|United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1832324|United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} | ||
=== FamilySearch Digital Library === | === FamilySearch Digital Library === | ||
* | *Thayer M. Boardman, Myra R. Trever, and Louise W. Southwick, comp. ''Preliminary inventory of the administrative records of the Bureau of Pensions and the Pension Service, (record group 15).''Washington, D.C. : National Archives & Records Administration, 1953. {{FSDL|333132}} | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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{{Record_Citation}} | {{Record_Citation}} | ||
{{Image_Citation}} | {{Image_Citation}} | ||