U.S. Revolutionary War Naval Pensioners' Receipts, 1829-1832

Many of the sailors who served during the Revolutionary War were given pensions from the federal government for their service. The manuscript collection at NEHGS contains a number of original receipts with the soldiers' signatures, acknowledging the receipt of their pension funds. This searchable database contains images of the receipts, including the original signatures or marks of the pensioners. The originals can be viewed in the NEHGS manuscript collection .

The original receipts are kept in the R. Stanton Avery Collections at NEHGS, call number MSS Military Papers 7P2.

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