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Hi ALL,
Are you familiar w/this NC RevWar Info that would seem just what the Gen
/ DAR Doctor ordered.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/FindingAids/Circulars/AIC13.pdf
Barry
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Pay Vouchers and Certificates: These slips of paper, about the size of
dollar bills, were used instead of money by the State of North Carolina to
pay soldiers and citizens who furnished supplies or rendered other services.
The pay vouchers and certificates were part of a complex financial system
explained in Archives Information Circular No. 1. - NORTH CAROLINA'S
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY RECORDS. There are approximately 50,000 surviving pay
vouchers and certificates; they are arranged alphabetically by the name of
the person to whom they were issued.
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50,000 NC RevWar PAY RECORDS arranged alphabetically
HI NC researchers,
Are you aware of, and have you searched, the:
NORTH CAROLINA'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY RECORDS. There are approximately
50,000 surviving pay vouchers and certificates; they are arranged
alphabetically by the name of the person to whom they were issued.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/FindingAids/Circulars/AIC13.pdf
See the discussion below - these would appear to be very fertile grounds
for locating our Rev War ancestors. I just sent a msg to our Witherington-L
List mentioning this, but this resource is perhaps too buried therein to
jump out as such a rich resource. Almost ANY surname should be checked, and
they are not routinely so checked, see note.
Perhaps I'm slow or way behind, but I don't recall hearing about this
before.
Barry
Pay Vouchers and Certificates: These slips of paper, about the size of
dollar bills, were used instead of money by the State of North Carolina to
pay soldiers and citizens who furnished supplies or rendered other services.
The pay vouchers and certificates were part of a complex financial system
explained in Archives Information Circular No. 1. - NORTH CAROLINA'S
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY RECORDS. There are approximately 50,000 surviving pay
vouchers and certificates; they are arranged alphabetically by the name of
the person to whom they were issued.
Account Books
: In the Revolutionary War era, the state bookkeeping system used volumes
called "account books" to record the issue of vouchers and certificates. In
addition, account books also represent a record of their return, when - upon
payment - these pay vouchers and certificates were surrendered to the state
treasurer. There are twenty-seven account books available to researchers.
These have been comprehensively indexed in a single alphabetical listing on
microfiche. This alphabetical index is available to researchers in the
Archives Research Room; moreover, Archivists search the index to answer
written inquiries. The account books, like the vouchers, are explained more
fully in the above-mentioned Archives Information Circular No. 1.
Final Settlements
: As the system of vouchers and account books suggests, the Revolutionary
War was run on credit. This was true on the national as well as on the state
level. Commissioners appointed at both levels settled debts owed by the
state and the federal government; then the two governments settled their
respective shares of the war debt. Settlements of outstanding debts owed to
soldiers of the Continental Line (for deficits in pay, subsistence, or
clothing) were called "Final Settlements." There are in the North Carolina
State Archives about 600 files of accounts of Continental Line soldiers with
deficits due to them after the Revolutionary War. These Final Settlements
are a part of the Military series, Treasurer's and Comptroller's Records
(T&C Mil 14-20). Final Settlements are foldered individually and are
arranged alphabetically; a few folders include records on more than one
person. The records range from 1776 to 1792, though most of them date from
the early
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1790s. The amount of information on an individual soldier or patriot varies
greatly from account to account. A list of the accounts by name and county
of residence has been published in the magazine North Carolina Genealogical
Society Journal Vol. 8, 95-101, 154-161, 209-214; Vol. 9, 23-31, 85-91,
147-154, 221-228; Vol. 10, 107-113, 235-241; Vol. 11, 113-118, 239-242; Vol.
12, 95-104, 228-233; Vol. 14, 109-116, 227-235; Vol. 15, 101-107, 228-235;
Vol. 16, 107-114, 233-239; Vol. 17, 108-116, 216-223; Vol. 18, 92-100,
236-245. These records may be examined in the Research Room; in addition,
the Archives staff will check the Final Settlements files for inquiries by
mail when specifically requested to do so. Please note that these records
are not routinely searched for correspondence requests..
Barry
Barry Wetherington