Index to land bounty books for French and Indian War service.

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Index to land bounty books for French and Indian War service.

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These records give the name of the warrantee, his rank and unit, the number of acres in his warrant, and the number of the warrant. The warrantee is not necessarily the person who performed the service. No cross reference is made to the soldier in those instances in which the warrantee is an assignee.

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