United States, Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872

What is in This Collection?

For a complete list of the NARA roll numbers contained in this collection, see the United States, Pension Payment Ledgers Coverage Table.

This collection contains images of pension payment ledgers created by the Treasury Department to record semiannual payments to veterans and widows of the Revolutionary War from 1818-1872. A few records for the War of 1812 are also included. A coverage table for localities and dates can be found under User Guidance. The collection is arranged by pension act, pension agency, and the first letter of the veteran's last name. The Event Date" is the date pension payment began. This collection is from Record Group 217, Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, and is National Archive Microfilm publication T718. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

See Also

• Alycon Trubey Pierce. Adding 'final pension payment voucher' records to the researcher's toolbox. NGS Magazine 34 #2 (April-June 2008): 42-48. FS Library 973nD25ngs
• Claire Prechtel-Kluskens, For Love and Money: Pensions Laws Affecting Widows of Military Veterans NGS Magazine 42 #1 (January-March 2016): 35-39. FS Library 973 D25mgs
• Craig R. Scott. Understanding Revolutionary War and Invalid Pension Ledgers 1818-1872 and the Pension Payment Vouchers They Represent Berwyn Heights, Maryland: Heritage Books.

To Browse This Collection

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The content of the records differ depending upon whether the record is for a pensioner, invalid, or widow. The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1849-58 Pensioners

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  1843-61 Invalid pensions

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  1836-41 Widow pensions

Finding Aid

A finding aid for this collection is available at United States, Pension Payment Ledgers.