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Included data collections:
Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
Pennsylvania, Births, 1852-1854
Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952
Pennsylvania, Oyer and Terminer Court Papers, 1757-1787
Pennsylvania, Spanish War Compensation, 1898-1934
Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records from Supreme and District Courts, 1794-1908
Pennsylvania, War of 1812 Pensions, 1866-1879
Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987
Pennsylvania, Civil War Border Claims, 1868-1879
Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1854
Pennsylvania, Deaths, 1852-1854
Pennsylvania, Marriage Registers, 1885-1889
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
Pennsylvania, WPA Church Archives, 1937-1940
Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
Pennsylvania, Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869
Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911
Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948
Pennsylvania, Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, 1829-1971
Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963