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Subject: [ILMORGAN] Fwd: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:00:43 EST


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Hello Everyone,
A very knowledgeable Jeanne Bloom shared this information with me and said I
was free to share it with others. I thought that in order to collect a
pension you had to be destitute, that is not true according to Jeanne and
there is lots of information available. I am so pleased to pass this along.
It was wonderful news for me and I hope it helps others too.
Bonnie Briggs Brewer

<< Subj: Re: Military Pensions
Date: 2/18/00 12:40:17 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: (Jeanne Larzalere Bloom)
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Hi Bonnie-

It is different.

Bounty lands were used to encourage enlistment or to reward previous
service. The lands were used as a substitute for wages. One did not
need to be destitute nor have any type of injury. So the number
applying for bounty lands far exceeds those that applied for pensions.
The federal government used military land for military service until
1855. According to The Source, the National Archives has an estimated
450,000 bounty-land claims on file. State governments also gave bounty
lands and have files. I usually "expect" to find any veteran I am
researching filing for bounty land.

The laws governing pensions changed over time and changed for sometimes
changed for each military conflict. An act of Congress in 1832 made all
veterans eligible for a pension. As I recall this was in response to
lobbying by the veterans of the War of 1812, but it covered veterans of
the Revolutionary War.. Again, any veteran or his widow that lived
until 1832 I "expect" to find a pension application.

My strategy for any veteran that I identify is to request a copy of the
pension and bounty-land warrant file. The request does not cost
anything. If a file is not found, I make a note in my research records
and know that at least I have checked that possible avenue.

So even though your ancestors were not flat broke you should make the
proper inquiries.

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom
Chicago, IL



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Hi Bonnie-

It is different.

Bounty lands were used to encourage enlistment or to reward previous
service. The lands were used as a substitute for wages. One did not
need to be destitute nor have any type of injury. So the number
applying for bounty lands far exceeds those that applied for pensions.
The federal government used military land for military service until
1855. According to The Source, the National Archives has an estimated
450,000 bounty-land claims on file. State governments also gave bounty
lands and have files. I usually "expect" to find any veteran I am
researching filing for bounty land.

The laws governing pensions changed over time and changed for sometimes
changed for each military conflict. An act of Congress in 1832 made all
veterans eligible for a pension. As I recall this was in response to
lobbying by the veterans of the War of 1812, but it covered veterans of
the Revolutionary War.. Again, any veteran or his widow that lived
until 1832 I "expect" to find a pension application.

My strategy for any veteran that I identify is to request a copy of the
pension and bounty-land warrant file. The request does not cost
anything. If a file is not found, I make a note in my research records
and know that at least I have checked that possible avenue.

So even though your ancestors were not flat broke you should make the
proper inquiries.

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom
Chicago, IL


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