The governor's office approved or rejected the applications. The papers in this collection are those of applicants who had military service of insufficient length. Many of the rejected applicants had significant military service, but not enough to qualify for the bounty requested. The arrangement of the index is alphabetical by surname of the applicant. Cards give the soldier's rank, the documentation intended to be used as proof of military service, and the number and dates of the documents for each soldier.
Some cards provide information about heirs.
Format of Collection Electronic images, microfilm and original documents.