In addition to the transcribed items, there are occasionally
items written on the back of other documents. From the
microfilm, one cannot tell exactly which document was
on the other side, but many are quite obvious, such
as the address of the person on the front, and have
been included above. Others are included below. In addition,
one undated card is included below.
In order to determine exactly what was on each side
of a document, an examination of the original record
would be necessary. The National Archives, for obvious
reasons, typically does not want people to handle original
Revolutionary War pension records without good cause
since they have already been microfilmed and are quite
old and fragile. In analyzing the pension file of Edward
Walker, no substantive confusion was found that would
seem to justify such a request.
In addition, a number of pages are included in the
file and on the microfilm related to Annie Walker Burns'
1929 request for the records, including her correspondence
and the letters sent to her. Since they contain no genealogical
information that cannot be found in the original records
and do contain both transcription and interpretation
errors, they are not included in this transcription.
Certain notations on other documents that are clearly
not original or relevant, such as "omit" written
on a number of them, also are not included.
For those who may be interested, Mrs. Burns, for her
1929 book, never saw most of the documents. The Pension
Office decided to omit certain documents, especially
the letters toward the end of the process, apparently
because they felt they contained no useful information
and to save on reproduction costs. Although one letter
to her did indicate that Jane Walker was not allowed
a pension, Mrs. Burns likely never understood the details.
On the back of one document was written "Jane
Walker for a pension in right of her husband Edward
Walker/husband died Aug 26rd '38"
On the back of one document was written "1671/Jane
Walker for/a pension in right/of her deceased/ husband
Edward Walker"
A card in the file indicates that the pension was rejected
based on reasons found in the "printed list of
1852", namely "for proof of marriage".
Additional information on this card applies to the request
by Annie Walker Burns for a copy of the pension.
