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Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1900, documenting the period ca. 1790 - ca. 1900 ARC Identifier 567388 / MLR Number A1 26, A1 4 Series from Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 |
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| Creator(s): | Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. (1849 - 1930) (Most Recent)
War Department. Office of the Secretary. (1789 - 09/18/1947) (Predecessor) War Department. Land Warrant Bureau. (1815 - 1833) (Predecessor) War Department. Military Bounty Lands and Pension Branch. (ca. 1810 - 1815) (Predecessor) |
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| Type(s) of Archival Materials: | Textual Records |
| Contact(s): |
National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RD-DC-1), National Archives Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408. PHONE: 202-357-5385; FAX: 202-357-5936; EMAIL: Archives1reference@nara.gov. |
| Other Title(s): | 1812-1855 Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Case Files of Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Service Between 1812-1855 and Disapproved Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service Unindexed Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files |
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| Inclusive Dates: | ca. 1800 - ca. 1900 |
| Coverage Dates: | ca. 1790 - ca. 1900 |
| Date Note: | Although this series was created between approximately 1800 and 1900, the records document claims for bounty-lands based on mililtary service that occured between 1790 and 1855, mostly in the War of 1812, Indian wars, and Mexican War. Congress did not authorize bounty-land for service after 1855, however a bounty-land warrant application file may contain documentation submitted after 1855. |
| Part Of: | Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 |
| Arrangement: | Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran. |
| Function and Use: | These files were created as a result of numerous acts passed by Congress during the period 1812-1855 providing bounty land benefits for veterans who served after the Revolutionary War, or their heirs or assignees. |
| Access Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| Use Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| General Note(s): | The formal title for this series is "Case Files of Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Service Between 1812 and 1855 and Disapproved Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service". This series is informally known as "Unindexed Bounty-Land Warrant Applications", or the "1812-1855 Bounty Land Warrant Application Files". The records in this series can be ordered using a form that is available on the NARA web site. |
| Variant Control Number(s): | Former HMS/MLR Entry Number: A1, Entry 6 HMS/MLR Entry Number: A1 26 HMS/MLR Entry Number: A1 4 Preliminary Checklist Identifier: NM22 26 |
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