Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and...
Failing to qualify
Johann Georg Peifer of Pennsylvania submitted these frakturs to prove his age and his marriage to Maria Schaferin, in support of his claim to a pension based upon...
Family chronicle
J. Pillie of New York City created this illustrated family record in 1861 for Revolutionary War veteran Joseph Smead of Massachusetts. It included illustrations of...
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...
French Canadians in Illinois County
Western lands were not empty when Congress began settling land northwest of the Ohio River after the Revolutionary War. French Canadian residents who had unexpectedly...
Guarding West Point
This illustrated family record, drawn by William Murray in 1804, records the family of William Potter, a Revolutionary War soldier. Potter, from Upton,...
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...