New York, USA, pensionsanspråk framställda av skadade soldater under den amerikanska revolutionen, 1779-1789

New York, U.S., Pension Claims by Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans, 1779-1789

Källinformation

New York State Archives
Ancestry.com. New York, USA, pensionsanspråk framställda av skadade soldater under den amerikanska revolutionen, 1779-1789 [webbaserad databas]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Originaldata: Certificates Submitted by Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans Claiming Pensions and Audited Accounts of Pensions, 1779–1789 Microfilm. Series A0174 (9 volumes). New York State, Auditor. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

 New York, USA, pensionsanspråk framställda av skadade soldater under den amerikanska revolutionen, 1779-1789

Den här samlingen innehåller register upprättade av delstatsrevisionen i New York vilka ansvarade för att registrera bevis på handikapp och beordra utbetalningar till soldater med olika typer av handikapp. För att erhålla en ersättning måste den sökande framträda i en lokal domstol och där bevisa både tjänstgöring och handikapp. De erhöll ett intyg och en kopia av detta intyg skickades sedan till delstatsrevisorn. Intygen kan innehålla uppgifter om soldatens namn, befattning och enhet samt datum, plats och orsak till handikappet.

During and following the Revolutionary War a series of laws were passed to provide for servicemen who were disabled and the wives of those who were killed. States were responsible for making payments on behalf of the federal government. This collection includes records created by the New York State auditor, who was charged with recording proof of disabilities and authorizing payments to partially and fully disabled soldiers.

To receive payment, claimants had to appear in a local court and prove both service and the disability. They received a certificate, and a copy of that certificate was sent to the state auditor. Certificates can include the veteran’s name, rank, and unit and the date, place, and cause of the disability.

In addition to the certificate copies, this collection includes audits and lists of pensioners, with the names, ranks, and dates and amounts of pension paid. Some of these may include details about the disability as well.