The 1812 pension files are held by The National Archives in Washington, D.C. and have NOT been microfilmed. If you are at the Archives, they must be pulled (done hourly during week days only) and you can see and copy the original file. Pension files contain all the correspondence on land bounty, pensions for veteran, and pensions for widows. Additionally, you can pull the actual land bounty certificate and the company payrolls. The payroll forms sometimes are endorsed by the veteran. So to sum it up, to get a complete file on your ancestor you need to pull three items: the pension file, the land warrant file, and the company payroll. These files are virtual treasure troves of family information and many are quite thick. Best, Jan -----Original Message----- From: varoots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:varoots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Julie Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 1:24 PM To: varoots@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAROOTS] War of 1812 pension Okay - and you know what my next question is going to be :) Where can I find those? I'm assuming they were issued by the Federal Government, not the states, so they might eventually show up on the Bureau of Land Management website - but is there another place? thanks Julie