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Most of the records in the files are dated between 1800 and 1900, although there is some correspondence dated as late as 1940. These records cover about 20 percent of American military, naval, and marine officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War. Pensions and bounty land warrants were issued to compensate Revolutionary War veterans for their service. Later, widows of veterans also received benefits. 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. | Most of the records in the files are dated between 1800 and 1900, although there is some correspondence dated as late as 1940. These records cover about 20 percent of American military, naval, and marine officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War. Pensions and bounty land warrants were issued to compensate Revolutionary War veterans for their service. Later, widows of veterans also received benefits. 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. | ||
'''Related National Archives Collections ''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/210054984 Public Law, 9th Congress, 1st Session: An Act to Provide for Persons Who Were Disabled by Known Wounds Received in the Revolutionary War, April 10, 1806 RG 11] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/210054984 Public Law, 9th Congress, 1st Session: An Act to Provide for Persons Who Were Disabled by Known Wounds Received in the Revolutionary War, April 10, 1806 RG 11] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18471430 Family Bibles Filed with Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912. NAID 18471430] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/605836 Claims Filed by Revolutionary War Veterans, 9/16/1828 - 8/3/1835. NAID 605836] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24200695 Applications for Revolutionary War Scrip, 1830–1847 (Military Bounty Land Script) NAID 24200695] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1588363 Correspondence Relating to Revolutionary War Pensions, 1784–1815 NAID 1588363] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300022 Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800–ca. 1912 NAID 300022] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2825004 Letters Sent Relating to Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants, 1821–1878 NAID 2825004] | |||
'''Related Articles''' | '''Related Articles''' | ||
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*Constance B. Schultz '' Revolutionary War Pension Applications: A Neglected Source for Social and Family History'' Prologue 15 #2 (Summer 1983): | *Constance B. Schultz '' Revolutionary War Pension Applications: A Neglected Source for Social and Family History'' Prologue 15 #2 (Summer 1983): | ||
{{HR Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300022 NAID 300022] in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | {{HR Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300022 NAID 300022] in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||