Revolutionary War Pension Files Abbr.
Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol I: A - E,
Abstracted by Virgil D. White, page 725 (LOC 90-063006, ISBN 0-945099-16-9 (VOL 1)
List of Abbreviations
adm r administrator
admx administrator
affdt affidavit
appdt appointed
appl applied
AL Alabama
Apr April
AZ Arizona
AR Arkansas
Arty Artillery
Asst Assistant
Aug August
Bttn Battalion
b birth
bro brother
CA California
Capt Captain
Cal Colonel
CO Colorado
Ca Company
CT Connecticut
Cant Continental
cant continued or contesting
Cpl Corporal
Cty or Co County
Dec December
d died
DL Delaware
Dept Department
disc discharge
Dist District
Engrs Engineers
enl enlisted~drafted~Volunteered~etc.
excr executor
excx executrix
Esq Esquire
Feb February
FT. Florida
Gen or Genl General
GA Georgia
grdn guardian
Hasp Hospital
h husband
IL Illinois
IN Indiana
Indpt Independent
Inf Infantry
IA Iowa
Jan January
Jul July
Jun June
KS Kansas
KY Kentucky
Lt Lieutenant
LA Louisiana
ME Maine
Maj Major
Mar March
m married
MD Maryland
MA Massachusetts
Mex Mexican
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MO Missouri
MS Mississippi
MT Montana
Mt Mount
Mtd Mounted
NB Nebraska
NV Nevada
Nil New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NY New York
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
Nov November
Oct October
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
Phila Philadelphia
p.o.a. power of attorney
Pvt Private
Qtr Quarter
Qtr Mstr Quarter Master
Reb Rebellion
Regt Regiment
reg Registered
Rej Rejected
Reg Regular
res resident or residence
RI Rhode Island
St Saint
Scts Scouts
Sep September
Sgt Sergeant
srv served or service
Sig Signal
sis sister
sol soldier
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
Sta Station
sub substitute
TN Tennessee
Terr Territory
TX Texas
US United States
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
UT Utah
VT Vermont
vet veteran
VA Virginia
WA Washington
W VA West Virginia
wid widow
WI Wisconsin
WY Wyoming