Pensions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Foster papers
Collection — Folder S483
Identifier: S0483
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of autographed documents from 1832-1852 regarding churches; photocopies of autographed, typed and mimeographed legal documents in Indiana and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1832-1842 regarding military pension and will; and a photocopied autographed, signed letter from William Foster in 1839 regarding family business.
Dates:
1826-1852
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Alexander Foster papers
Caleb H. Stone collection
Collection — Folder S1255
Identifier: S1255
Scope and Contents
This collection contains military documents and letters pertaining to Caleb Hall Stone ranging from 1847 to 1917 regarding his service in the U.S.-Mexican War, which include an offical document appointing Stone as captain of the "Rough and Ready Guards" of the 4th Indiana Regiment dated May 29, 1847; two muster rolls from Captain Daniel Lunderman for Company G, 4th Indiana Regiment dated June and August 30-October 31, 1847; letters and envelopes ranging from 1881 to 1884; and documents...
Dates:
1847-1917
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Caleb H. Stone collection
David Hutchinson papers
Collection — Folder S707
Identifier: S0707
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from David Hutchinson, official documents of affirmation from A. G. Smith and M. M. Daily , court documents, official documents from Oliver P. Morton, official document from United States Army offices, a will, a typed transcript of a letter by S. Aug. Arnold, and a diploma in Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1836 to 1896 regarding professional accreditations, military service, pension and family and business...
Dates:
1836-1896
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David Hutchinson papers
John McGregor letters
Collection — Folder S888
Identifier: S0888
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two passes issued to John McGregor while he was serving in the Civil War. The other two documents deal with his pension eligibility following the Civil War.
Dates:
1864-1892
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John McGregor letters
John Wesley Williams papers
Collection — Folder S2550
Identifier: S2550
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents regarding the Civil War service of John Wesley Williams and Thomas Sumner, including an 1862 muster roll for Company C, 20th Indiana Regiment; a September 27, 1862 general order by Brigadier General E. Dumont from the headquarters at Louisville; an August 14, 1862 certificate of appointment of Thomas Sumner as 1st lieutenant and adjutant of the 87th Indiana Regiment signed by Governor Oliver P. Morton; documents regarding Sumner's discharge for disability...
Dates:
1862-1898
Joseph Griffin papers
Collection — Folder S543
Identifier: S0543
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of official marriage and pension records and depositions from individuals and local, state and federal government in Indiana and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1860-1913 regarding the pension records of Joseph Griffin.
Dates:
1860-1913
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Griffin papers
Leroy Jenkins pension documents
Collection — Folder S3335
Identifier: S3335
Scope and Contents
The collection includes photocopies of documents ranging from 1896 concerning the pension of Leroy Jenkins, a veteran of the U.S.-Mexican War.
Dates:
1896
Nancy Brooks papers
Collection — Folder S171
Identifier: S0171
Scope and Contents
This collection includes government forms (including deeds, certificate of death and pensions), postcards and Christmas cards and letters from the United States Government and private citizens in Washington D.C. and Indiana ranging from 1889 to 1942 and undated regarding pensions, land ownership, employment by the Postal Service and family business.
Dates:
1889/09/30-1941/12/26, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Nancy Brooks papers
Pleasant Wheeldon Civil War pension claim
Collection — Folder S1389
Identifier: S1389
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of Pleasant Wheeldon's documents for his petition for an increase to his U.S. Civil War veteran's pension, in Scipio, Indiana, ranging from 1888 to 1907, due to chronic illnesses resulting from his service during the war.
Dates:
1888-1907
Sebastian S. Miller papers
Collection — Folder S0961
Identifier: S0961
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of correspondence and documents regarding Sebastian S. Miller's claim for an invalid pension due to rheumatism that he developed as a result of his service during the Civil War. Ranging from 1878 to 1887, the collection contains correspondence from the Pension Office of the Department of the Interior and affidavits from physicians, fellow soldiers, and acquaintances. Also included are photocopies of a letter sent to Catherine Miller from the National...
Dates:
1878-1887
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sebastian S. Miller papers
