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Not an uncommon problem nation-wide. The soldier has to prove a given number of months service but the appropriate rolls that would offer such evidence are not available. Written…

Added to the spotlight Unreported Revolutionary War Service caused pension problems

There is value in everything. The oath written and signed on the back could, for example, be important to anyone researching army practices or to someone interested in the…

Added to the image Page 4, found in Revolutionary War Rolls

It appears that Abiel Chandler joined Whitcomb's Rangers late in 1780 "in the room of"--meaning in the place of--James Rosebrooks. Benjamin Whitcomb's Independent Corps of Rangers…

Added to the story page Abiel Chandler - History of a Revolutionary War Veteran

The illustration does not appear to be one of the ship "Monitor" nor any of that class. Rather, it appears to be one of the "Milwaukee" class ironclads. It has two turrets while…

Added to the image B-40 Deck of Monitor on James River, VA., found in Brady Civil War Photos

Look at the "g"s in the document--tops are all closed--Vosbur"y" appears twice--may still mean Vosbur"g"--may have been heard or copied incorrectly. I see he's serving as…

Added to the spotlight Is this Vosbury or Vosburg?

The left half looks like, "Boston Jany 3d 1789." The right half looks like, "Payment recd by Colo Ga(?) (?)." The page appears to be the back of page 9 of this file. In fact, the…

Added to the image Page 10, found in Revolutionary War Pensions

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