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During the Revolutionary War the Continental Congress promised bounty land as an inducement to military service. For this war and other wars in. which the United States engaged during the years 1812-1855, the issuance of bounty land warrants to veterans or their heirs as a form of reward. for service was continued.
If your ancestor served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, early Indian Wars, or the Mexican War, a search of these records may be worthwhile. Bounty land records often contain documents similar to those in pension files, with lots of genealogical information.