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|title=United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889-1904
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== Collection Time Period  ==
This collection covers the years from 1889 through 1904.


== Record Description  ==
== Record Description  ==
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To find descriptions of these record groups, visit the [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ National Archives Online Catalog] and enter these ARC identifiers: 300385 (Document File) and 588796 (Record Cards).  
To find descriptions of these record groups, visit the [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ National Archives Online Catalog] and enter these ARC identifiers: 300385 (Document File) and 588796 (Record Cards).  


This collection covers the years from 1889 through 1904. 
In 1889, the Record and Pension Office was established in order to consolidate the information regarding military soldiers and volunteers. The office had the responsibility of keeping the military and medical records of the volunteer forces and the medical records for the regular army. They were responsible for all of the business relating to these records.
Inquiries made to the Record and Pension office cover a wide range of subjects and time periods. Some of the inquiries regard soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, while others pertain to soldiers living at the time who were in need of documentation or proof of service.
As correspondence was received by the pension office, it was filed and indexed onto cards. Inquiries were sometimes made by the soldier himself, a governmental office, or others. The correspondence included requests for the following: certificates of discharge, certificates in lieu of lost discharge papers, medals of honor, removal of charges for desertion, information needed for admission to homes for disabled soldiers or to complete the records of adjutants general of States, and information relating to the strength or service of the organizational units.
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.
=== Citation for This Collection  ===
=== Citation for This Collection  ===


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'''Key genealogical facts found in this collection are listed below:'''  
'''Key genealogical facts found in this collection are listed below:'''  


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*Name of soldier  
*Name of soldier  
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The index cards are arranged by the name of the soldier or other subject of inquiry. Surnames are arranged alphabetically in a phonetic system. If the subject of inquiry was a military unit, it was generally filed under the name of its commanding officer. These records may lead to pension files and other helpful military records.  
The index cards are arranged by the name of the soldier or other subject of inquiry. Surnames are arranged alphabetically in a phonetic system. If the subject of inquiry was a military unit, it was generally filed under the name of its commanding officer. These records may lead to pension files and other helpful military records.  
== Record History  ==
In 1889, the Record and Pension Office was established in order to consolidate the information regarding military soldiers and volunteers. The office had the responsibility of keeping the military and medical records of the volunteer forces and the medical records for the regular army. They were responsible for all of the business relating to these records.
Inquiries made to the Record and Pension office cover a wide range of subjects and time periods. Some of the inquiries regard soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, while others pertain to soldiers living at the time who were in need of documentation or proof of service.
=== Why the Record Was Created  ===
As correspondence was received by the pension office, it was filed and indexed onto cards. Inquiries were sometimes made by the soldier himself, a governmental office, or others. The correspondence included requests for the following: certificates of discharge, certificates in lieu of lost discharge papers, medals of honor, removal of charges for desertion, information needed for admission to homes for disabled soldiers or to complete the records of adjutants general of States, and information relating to the strength or service of the organizational units.
=== Record Reliability  ===
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.


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