It had been required to show need before a certain date, when congress made all Rev. and War of 1812 soldiers eligible for pensions. The date was given, wasn't it? Margaret Behnke ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [ILMORGAN] Fwd: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information > > A very knowledgeable Jeanne Bloom shared this information with me and said I > was free to share it with others. I thought that in order to collect a > pension you had to be destitute, that is not true according to Jeanne and > there is lots of information available. I am so pleased to pass this along. > It was wonderful news for me and I hope it helps others too. > Bonnie Briggs Brewer > > << Subj: Re: Military Pensions > Date: 2/18/00 12:40:17 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: [email protected] (Jeanne Larzalere Bloom) > > > ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Contribute your Morgan County ancestors Obit; Probate/Will; Deeds; Bible Records; > Photo's; Pensions; any Misc. items to the Morgan County ILGenWeb Page or to GenConnect > Cluster Boards. > >