
07/18/2025
📜 What do heirs of a Revolutionary War veteran say when petitioning Congress for a pension in the 1800s?
The answer is deeply personal, richly rhetorical, and steeped in American historical memory.
Our new blog post spotlights one such document—preserved in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set—that shows how families advocated for recognition long after the final shots were fired.
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