British Soldier John Ward Wins Back His Pocketbook
byWe expect writers for the Journal of the American Revolution to use primary sources—things written as close as possible to the time of the events…
Pension applications
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Johnson Cook: Patriot Warrior
byIn the fall of 1796, just months before George Washington’s presidency ended, thirty-six-year-old Revolutionary War veteran Johnson Cook (1760-1848), a Connecticut native, petitioned the…
A Demographic View of the Georgia Continental Line and Militia: 1775–1783
byTo complement my two studies of the North Carolina Continental Line and militia/state troops, I’ve researched the demographics of the Georgia Continental Line and militia…
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“Good and Sufficient Testimony:” The Development of the Revolutionary War Pension Plan
byOne of the greatest sources of information on the American Revolution is the collection of pension applications submitted by American veterans of the war…
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William Babcock and His Inaccurate Pension Application
byThe Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston defines primary sources as “immediate, first-hand documents of a topic, from people who had a…
Memorial Day: Recovering the Service of William Tiller, American Soldier
byEvery now and then, one comes across a pension application of an old soldier that includes extraordinary detail. Occasionally the application includes a journal…