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    Revolutionary War Pension Records

    Revolutionary War Pension Records

    A name index originally created for the ISA (Inventory System: Archives) database drawn from data in the following archival record series:

    • RG-2, Records of the Auditor General
      • volumes: {#2.53} Military Pension Accounts and Related Papers, [ca. 1789-1883]. (2 boxes, 9 volumes)
      • cartons and boxes: {#2.53} Military Pension Accounts and Related Papers, [ca. 1789-1883]. (2 boxes, 9 volumes) and {#2.60} Revolutionary War Pension File, 1809-1893. (4 boxes)
    • RG-4, Records of the Comptroller General
      • {#4.52} Revolutionary War Pension Files And Related Accounts, 1785- 1809. (8 boxes, 5 volumes)
    • RG-7, Records of the General Assembly
      • {#7.11} House File, 1790-1903. (66 boxes, 1 carton)
    • RG-33, Records of the Supreme Court
      • Revolutionary War Soldiers' Claims and Related Papers, 1786-1789. (6 folders) {#33.98}