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The records in this collection include entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolutionary War. Unlike selected records, which were typically chosen subjectively for genealogical content, these records reveal more details about each veteran's history and service, as well as more information about his family, state of health, and life after the war.…More
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Annotation added: Delaware County, Ohio
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Re: Peter Zinny. There is no "y". It appears the comma after his name was mistaken for a "y". Peter Zinn (later Major Peter Zinn, 1819-1880) was a lawyer who practiced in Cincinnati and lived in Delhi, a "suburb" on the outskirts of Cincinnati.
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Source Information
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Original data from: The National Archives
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