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Some Burial Sites of Known Veterans in Missouri Death Notices of Some Soldiers of the American Revolution Biographical Sketches Pension Records |
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Revolutionary War Veterans in Missouri |
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Some Burial Sites of Known Veterans in Missouri Death Notices of Some Soldiers of the American Revolution Biographical Sketches Pension Records |
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Locating your Veteran Search Aids from the National Archives |
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What Can Be Found in Pension & Bounty Land Application Files |
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Pension Files Most Revolutionary War pension application files are in envelopes containing applications and other records pertaining to claims for pensions or bounty land warrants. They may also appear in th forum of summary cards with information about claimants for whom no original application papers exist or cross-reference cards to envelopes and summary cards. A file can therefore be a single card or an envelope containing many pages of records. Each file pertains to one or more claims by one or more persons for pensions or bounty land warrants, based on the participation of one individual in the Revolution, along with an occasional file relating to claims based on later service. Records are arranged alphabetically by surname of the veteran. When two or more veterans have the same surname and given name, the further arrangement of the files based on their service is generally alphabetical by state or organization in which a veteran served or by the word "Continental", "Navy", or some other designation placed in the heading of some files above or before the name of a state. |
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These files contain the documents relating to claims for bounty land a application by the veteran or his widow for a warrant, sometimes a discharge certificate submitted by the veteran or his heirs as evidence of service, and a jacket showing whether the claim was approved or disapproved. A file contains such information as the name, age, residence, military or naval unit, and period of service of the veteran. If the applicant was an heir, the file also shows the name, age, and place of residence of the widow or other claimant and the date of the veteran's death. If the application was approved, the file shows also the warrant number, number of acres granted, date issued, and name of the assignee. |
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Online Databases about War Veterans Revolutionary War Pension Records Index Webster Grove DAR Chapter Patriot Index |
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Links Daughters of the American Revolution Missouri Chapters Sons of the American Revolution Children of the American Revolution Missouri
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