A Founding Father in uniform
This 1923 drawing by artist D. Falls depicts Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the Provincial Company, New York Artillery, in 1776. Born in 1755 in the British West...
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...
Alexander Hamilton’s Oath of Allegiance
Alexander Hamilton, born in the British West Indies, chose to join the Revolutionary War while studying in New Jersey. He would later become the first Secretary of...
An early engraving of the Declaration of Independence
As early as 1817, the Declaration of Independence had begun to fade. In 1820 Secretary of State John Quincy Adams asked William J. Stone, a Washington, DC, printer...
Anna Margaretha Kolb
Anna Margaretha Kolb, wife of Revolutionary War veteran Philip Frey of Pennsylvania, filed this fraktur in support of her claim to a pension based upon her...
Born and baptized over 200 years ago
This is the illustrated record of Jacob Esser’s birth and baptism, or Geburts und Taufscheine. Esser, son of Jacob and Anna, submitted this fraktur with his...
Born over 200 years ago
This is the illustrated family record of John Moyer. To receive a pension for his 13 months’ service in Pulaski’s Legion of the Maryland Line during the...