Admission files, ca. 1896-1960.

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Admission files, ca. 1896-1960.

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Files contain admission applications; supplementary eligibility documentation; and correspondence relating to admission or post-admission problems. Admission applications contain certificate of identification and applicant's physical condition; notarized statement listing woman's name; age; height; race; birthplace; birth date; occupation; relationship to veteran (wife; mother or daughter); marriage date (if veteran's wife); veteran's death date; veteran service record (e.g., war served in; service duration; enrollment and discharge dates and places; rank, company, and regiment; discharge cause); pension amount received by applicant and value of any property owned; number and ages of living children; name, address, and relationship of person to notify in case of sickness or death. Documents submitted to establish admission eligibility include birth, marriage, and discharge certificates; certificates of service; pension statements from the Federal Bureau of Pensions; notices from Veterans Administration concerning pension rates; and statements of inheritance.

10 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7387951

Illinois State Archive

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United States. Veterans Administration

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Soldiers' Widows' Home of Illinois.

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The Illinois Soldiers' Widows' Home (1895-1963), a home for indigent mothers, wives, widows and daughters of honorably discharged veterans, was created in 1895. The Wilmington home was governed by five Governor-appointed trustees, who operated the home under the supervision of the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities (1895-1909) and the Illinois Board of Administration (1909-1917). Jurisdiction over the home transferred to the Dept. of Public Welfare (1917-1961) and then to the Dept....

United States. Pension Bureau

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Bureau responsible for sending out war pensions. From the description of Pension and certificate, 1903 Oct. 26. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24273584 Brady was born in Batavia, N.Y., 14 Feb. 1847. He enlisted 25 July 1862, at Batavia, to serve three years. Mustered in as a drummer, Co. F., 28th Regiment, N.Y.S. Volunteers. Transferred to Co. D, 10th Maine Volunteers, 3 June 1863. The 10th Maine Volunteers consolidated with the 29th Maine in Dec. 1863...