One of my ancestor's widow applied for a pension and was denied...even though her brother ,a pensioner, testified regarding her husband's service.........a shame, since her husband did indeed serve in PA and VA...... now available in this day and age, his records are in the PA archives and I have a certificate of service from PA for him............I wonder how many failed to get a pension because of this?? It was a wonder that anyone was still alive to even offer any proof!

Greetings, MJK wrote: > It was a wonder that anyone was > still alive to even offer any proof! > Just to add another idea to the discussion ...... Within the past year a Pension Application was found at the Easton Library in PA. This Pension had been rejected for lack of the witnesses named in application. I have no idea if a copy is on file at any of the named places, SAR/DAR. What is interesting about this particular application is that it gives explicit information on the whereabouts of some of the men taken prisoner in the Battle of Brooklyn, LI, before they were taken to Halifax for service in the Royal Highland Emigrants, later known as the 84th Regiment. So, perhaps there are others which are part of the 'Special Collections' in the Libraries of our country. Regards, Jan