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Revolutionary War Pension Applications Index, 1789-1853
State of Connecticut —
In the early decades of the 19th century many aging Revolutionary War veterans lived in poverty. Congress, in an attempt to provide for those who had served their... -
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WPA Press Releases
State of Connecticut —
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and funded by Congress through the Emergency...