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DAR only accepts 1783 based on the authorizing Act of Assembly. 1782 is not acceptable for such service.
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> On Mar 4, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am informed by credible sources that both DAR and SAR now accept as proof
> of service during the Revolution anyone who paid land or personal property
> taxes in 1782 and 1783 as it is said, part of that tax went to pay war
> debts and is therefore considered one of the "supply taxes" for that
> purpose.
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> I can not find any reference in the Nov 1781 enabling act for a "permanent
> source of revenue" stating any such thing. If DAR now accepts this, who am
> I to argue but I am wondering if anyone on this list has ever heard of such
> a thing, or knows anything more about this relatively new ruling.
>
> It will certainly greatly enlarge the pool of prospective members if paying
> ones taxes in those two years now constitutes eligible patriotic service.
>
> Craig Kilby
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