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===To Browse This Collection=== | ===To Browse This Collection=== | ||
{{Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | {{Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | ||
== What Can This Collection Tell Me? == | |||
Each application file includes some or all of the following information: | |||
*Veteran’s name | |||
*Age or birth date | |||
*Residence | |||
*Birthplace | |||
*Death date and place | |||
*Name of person applying for pension | |||
*Residence | |||
*Marriage date and place | |||
*Names of children | |||
*Ages or birth dates of children | |||
== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||