At 09:31 AM 6/14/99 EDT, you wrote: >What interesting and exciting information you have gotten your hands on. >Would you share with me where you got this inof? >I have a copy of my ancestors Rev. War pension application and he mentions >some of his travels with the army but nothing as extensive as what you have. >Please share. >Sandy If I can get this in a readable form, I will be glad to share. Where the papers were folded - there is a complete line on each page that is impossible to read. I got all this from National Archives in Washington. Someone had written down the main info from his pension application, so I already had that - with the number of his widow's pension. I just wanted to see the real papers rather than what someone had abstracted. Well, I now have 15 pages. It is hand written. One part of about 3 pages is pretty easy to read, it seems to have been done by a lawyer for the widows application. But the rest, either the man wrote it or had someone do it. It is part that in detail tells of his service, as he is trying to prove he was there at these battles to get his pension. Words are mis-spelled, crossed out, it is a real mess. But has a lot of stuff if I can just piece it all together. I am getting my map out to see if I can find these places. Military records are good, I have always started with them cause I think they are easy. Now I am finding pension records even better - since they have to tell about where they were, what they did, have someone vouch for them, etc. Widow's pensions might not have all the detail of the battles, etc. but has proof of the marriage. My next leap is in to warranty deeds, etc. I am finding you cannot be afraid to try something new, just ask people how to do it. The results are amazing. So if you need more help with how to request military or pension records - let me know. And it does not cost much to get the copies. When I get it all together, I will let you know. Mary