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    1. [GM] Civil War Pension Files
    2. Polly Held
    3. I am ordering the Civil War Pension files for two on my ancestors. Their index cards came up in Ancestry.com and I need help deciding what numbers I am supposed to put on the Form 85 in box 10., which asks for the Pension File No. One ancestor has two entries on his card: Date of Filing Class Application No. Certificate No. State From Which Filed 1890 Sept 10 Invalid 811332 584693 N.Y. 1900 Sep 19 Widow 726795 N.Y. It seems that he applied for a pension in 1890 and his widow applied for one in 1900 (he died in July of 1900). Do I have to file separate Form 85s for each application number (and pay double) or do I put both Application Nos. in space 10 and only pay for one file? Does the Certificate No. have to go anywhere on the form? The card for the other ancestor shows that only the wife filed for a pension so that one should be simpler. PollyH phheld@twcny.rr.com

    05/14/2003 03:36:53