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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. | ||
See also Jean Nudd. '' Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information.'' Prologue (Summer, 2015): 55-60. | See also | ||
*Jean Nudd. '' Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information.'' Prologue (Summer, 2015): 55-60. | |||
* Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Revolutionary War Pension Files - an Introduction.'' NGS Magazine 32 #2 ( April-June 2006): 34-37. | |||
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