Some files have only the endorsement wrapper showing the number of the voucher, the type and amount of the claim, the date approved, the date paid, the authorizing government official, and the signature of the person receiving the warrant. Often these lists include the signature of the claimant or his attorney or his heir, indicating receipt of the person's money. Some Public Debt files, because of their size, are filmed on two reels. 132 Frames 528-534. Pension Claims Statements of military service found in these files are among the most detailed in the Republic records.
Affidavits testifying to the applicant's worthiness also provide considerable personal information.
The fact that a person has a Republic Pension file does not guarantee that he or she received a Republic pension. This group of records contains a variety of documents. Neither the land script certificates nor information about the outcome of these inquiries are in the holdings of the Texas State Library. The names indexed as either Claimant Name or Name Mentioned include most, but not always all of the names found on documents in a claim file record. The name spelling in the Claimant Name column reflects the way recipient's name is spelled on the claim voucher.