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Record Group Number: 000137
Series/Collection Number: .S 587
Creator: Florida. State Board of Pensions.
Title, Dates: Confederate pension application files, 1885-1954.
Amount: 113.00 cubic ft.
107.00 microfilm reel 16 mm.
305 compact disks
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Organization/Arrangement: Subdivided into (1) Approved claims, arranged numerically; and (2) Denied claims, arranged numerically.
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Biographical/Historical:     The State Board of Pensions was established by law on February 16, 1885 (Chapter 3570, Laws of Florida) and consisted of three members: the Governor, the Comptroller, and the Adjutant General. After 1915, the Treasurer took the place of the Adjutant General as the third member. The Board was responsible for creating the rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the state's pension laws and for reviewing the claims of individuals applying for pensions. The Board was required to report to the Governor prior to the meeting of the Legislature. The Board dealt solely with Confederate pensions and was also referred to as the Board of Confederate Pensions. In 1969, the Board's functions transferred to the Division of Personnel and Retirement within the Department of Administration (Ch. 69-106, Laws).
Summary:     The series includes files on approved and denied pension claims that the State Board of Pensions maintained. Most files contain the original application, any supplemental applications, proof of service and residency, and occasional correspondence between the applicant and the Board. Veterans' applications generally include name, date and place of birth, unit dates and places of enlistment and discharge, brief description of service, wounds received, sworn statements on proof of service by comrades, War Department service abstracts, and place and length of Florida residency. Widows' applications generally include, in addition to the above, her full name, date and place of marriage to the veteran, and date and place of the veteran's death. Widows' applications are filed under the name of the veteran.
Finding Aids: Box listing available. 0
Indexes by soldier's name, widow's name, military units, and claim file numbers are available. 0
Additional Physical Form: Scans of microfilm produced by FamilySearch available at the Archives.
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This series has been digitized and is available on the Florida Memory web site: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/pensionfiles/
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Electronic Records Access: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/pensionfiles/
Subject Access Fields: Confederate pensions.
Military pensions.
Widow's allowance Florida.
Florida History Civil War, 1861-1865
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