Register of military certificates located in Ohio and Kentucky, nos. 1-6899, 8701-8850.

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Register of military certificates located in Ohio and Kentucky, nos. 1-6899, 8701-8850.

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These records indicate the area in which bounty land awarded on Revolutionary War military service may have been located. In columns are recorded the number of the warrant, the name of the person for whose service it was issued, the acreage, the number of those acres located in Ohio, the number of those acres located in Kentucky, and any remarks. Not all columns are filled in for every number. An authoritative source for proving that the acreage was located where stated is not available.

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