A widow’s proof
David Watson married Alice Peavey on January 6, 1775, entitling her to a widow’s pension when her husband, a Revolutionary War veteran, died. Watson enlisted during...
Family record
Abraham Requa married Bethyah Hopkins on October 18, 1782, as recorded on this illustrated family record. He served as a private during the Revolutionary War for...
Henrich Muskenug
This fraktur was filed with Pvt. Henry Moosknug's (Muskenug in German) application for a Revolutionary War pension. A tailor from Maxadonia, Pennsylvania, he served...
Honoring her husband’s service
This certificate authorizes pension payments of 8 dollars per month to Helena Potter. Helena was the widow of Civil War veteran Private Warren Potter, Company D,...
Illustrated family record of Abijah Stow
This family register was filed with Fife Maj. Abijah Stow's pension application. He enlisted as a musician in Col. Moses Hazen's regiment in Albany in 1777 and...
James Runnals
Sgt., later Ensign, James Runnals, served six months in 1779 in Col. Mooney’s New Hampshire Militia regiment. James began receiving a pension of $50.34 in 1833 for...
Posthumous widow’s pension
During the Revolutionary War, Pvt. Peter Booth served 17 months in the New York line. In 1838, four years after his wife, Mary, died, their descendants applied for a...