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Applications of Revolutionary War Soldiers - in the 1920s.

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Applications of Revolutionary War Soldiers - in the 1920s.
Fascinating file of ten different partly-printed membership applications, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, 1921-26 (one not approved for six years), 8 1/2 x 14, 4 pp. ea., four with manuscript flaps or letter added. Each with numerous datestamps and signatures, as the application made its way through the approval process. Most for Fanueil Hall, Mass. chapter, plus one each Lisbon, N.H. and Oswego, N.Y. Exhaustive genealogical detail for the applicants' ten ancestors, variously born in Amesbury, Hardwick, and Sutton, Mass., Kittery, Maine, North Hampton, Rye, and Windham, N.H., White House, N.J., and Warwick, R.I. Distinguished service noted among manuscript entries, including "march(ed) to Cambridge on the day of the Battle of Bunker Hill," and "Priv. (in) Capt. John Grainger's Co. of Minute Men." Many had large families - two with thirteen children - their dates of birth (and sometimes premature deaths) also recorded. Two-hole filing punch, minor handling wear, light toning, else very good. These may represent a renewed interest in the Revolution as its nominal 150th birthday approached in the 1920s. (10 pcs.)