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During the Revolutionary War, Maryland offered land grant lots as a bounty to entice recruits to fill Maryland's enlistment quotas. These lots, located "Westward of Fort Cumberland" in present day Allegany and Garrett counties, are described in indexed land records and maps available at the Maryland State Archives. Those men receiving this land are mentioned in two publications, both of which are indexed: | During the Revolutionary War, Maryland offered land grant lots as a bounty to entice recruits to fill Maryland's enlistment quotas. These lots, located "Westward of Fort Cumberland" in present day Allegany and Garrett counties, are described in indexed land records and maps available at the Maryland State Archives. Those men receiving this land are mentioned in two publications, both of which are indexed: | ||
*Meyer, Mary K. ''Westward of Fort Cumberland Military Lots Set Off for Maryland's Revolutionary Soldiers: With an Appended List of Revolutionary Soldiers Granted Pensions by the State of Maryland''. Finksburg, | *Meyer, Mary K. ''Westward of Fort Cumberland Military Lots Set Off for Maryland's Revolutionary Soldiers: With an Appended List of Revolutionary Soldiers Granted Pensions by the State of Maryland''. Finksburg, Md.: Pipe Creek Publication, Inc., 1993. {{FHL|710878|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 M2me}}. | ||
*Scharf, John T. ''History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day . . . 1882''. Reprint, Baltimore, | *Scharf, John T. ''History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day . . . 1882''. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Regional Publishing Company, 1968. {{FHL|231288|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 H2s 1968, fiche 6046813}}; 1882 ed.: {{FHL|223910|item|disp=FHL Films 962679-80}}. This work is indexed by the following work: | ||
*Long, Helen R. ''Index to Scharf’s History of Western Maryland: Volumes I and II''. Westminster, Md.: Clearfield Co. & Family Lines Publications, 1995. {{FHL|231288|item | *Long, Helen R. ''Index to Scharf’s History of Western Maryland: Volumes I and II''. Westminster, Md.: Clearfield Co. & Family Lines Publications, 1995. {{FHL|231288|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 H2s index}}. This indexes John T. Scharf's book above. | ||
== Land Office Records == | == Land Office Records == | ||