Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900

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Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900

1800-1900

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567388

This series consists of approximately 360,000 bounty-land application files submitted by veterans or their heirs based on service between 1790 and 1855. The majority of the claims are based on service in the War of 1812, Indian wars, and the Mexican War.

2,900 linear feet

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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SNAC Resource ID: 11629079

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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Varnum, Joseph Bradley, 1750 or 1751-1821

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Joseph Bradley Varnum (January 29, 1750/1751 – September 21, 1821) was a U.S. politician of the Democratic-Republican Party from Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative and United States Senator, and held leadership positions in both bodies. Born in Dracut in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Varnum was the son of farmer, militia officer and local official Samuel Varnum and Mary Prime. He received a limited formal education, but became a self-taught scholar. Varnum became a farmer,...