You could try here but I'm not sure if you will find War of 1812 info here. I use it a lot to cross reference with other info I have to make sure it is the right person. This helps when requesting the right pension file. http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp Heritage Quest may have something, I'm not sure. Patricia Sterner wrote: > Yes, the reason I'd hoped for a little more verification was the expense of > NARA. I don't want to have going thru what you did. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] War 1812 > > > >> In a message dated 8/2/2008 10:42:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Does any records exist in Westmoreland Co. that I could get >> >> >> I know you can get the pension itself from the NARA. I have my >> gr.gr.grandfather's application for a pension or bounty land. His name >> was John Moore, at >> that time. He served from York Co., PA in 1814, but he applied in >> Westmoreland Co. about 1855. >> All his sons and grandsons knew of his service, so it wasn't a fruitless >> search. >> >> I couldn't swear to it, but perhaps Carnegie Library has something, too. >> >> Those records are interesting to read, but honestly, I didn't find any >> family information in it. It mentioned his being wounded in the >> "buttocks" at >> Baltimore and a letter from a neighbor verified that he had seen John >> Moore in >> Baltimore at that time. Part of the file is missing so I don't know if >> he >> received anything for his service or not. I know that same year he and a >> son >> purchased a square mile of Chestnut Ridge. The family story is that >> grandpap >> got it for free. >> >> I know the pension records are expensive to get anymore and if you get a >> wrong one you will not be happy. >> I have a few civil war pensions that were not of my family, so I donated >> them to various societies. But they cost only a few dollars to copy them >> while >> at the NARA. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Shirley Maynard >> Hampton, VA >> >> >> >> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your >> budget? >> Read reviews on AOL Autos. >> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 >> ) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1586 - Release Date: 8/1/2008 6:59 PM > > > >