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i am looking for more information on a john carnahan who served in the rev war. the
information below is taken from the LVA catalogs at the library of virginia.
Title Carnahan, John.
Gen. note Rank: Private.
Data quality note Military certificate number: LO 2093.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia Land Office. Military Certificates, reels
1-38.
Biog./Hist. Note After examining and approving documentation of Revolutionary War
military service, the governor issued a certificate on which the Land Office register
subsequently issued a warrant for bounty lands. The certificates are printed forms filled
in with the name of the individual, his rank, whether he served in a state or a
continental line unit, and the length of such service. The original certificates are
dated, signed, and filed in individual folders along with any supplemental papers
presented with the claim other than those actually proving military service. The
certificates were numbered 1-9926 and cover the period July 14, 1782 - August 5, 1876.
Related Work The Land Office military certificates (RG #4 -- Virginia. Land Office.
Register and Entry 86 in the Virginia Land Office Inventory) are housed in the Archives of
the Library of Virginia.
Note Original Documents: Box 30, 5 (1 item)
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