Many of the soldiers 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.

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Citation Information:

Massachusetts Revolutionary War Pensioners' Receipts, 1829–1837 (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Unpublished receipts from Bank of the United States, Boston, MA, Office of discount and deposit. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, "Massachusetts pensioners' receipts, 1829–1837"). Call number Mss Cb 1050 .