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Application Number

A00803

Last Name

MEARES

First Name

William B.

Service Unit

7th Regt Inf

Wife's Maiden Name

Roberts

Wife's First Name

Sarah

Application County

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Year

1908

Title

MEARES, William B.

Subject

Military pensions

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-7714

Veterans -- Confederate States of America

Creator

State Board of Pensions

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S587

Date

1908

Format

application forms

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

a00803

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

Application Number

A00803

First Name

William B.

Last Name

MEARES

Service Unit

7th Regt Inf

Wife's First Name

Sarah

Wife's Maiden Name

Roberts

County

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

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State Board of Pensions. MEARES, William B. 1908. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/173754>, accessed 22 August 2026.

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State Board of Pensions. MEARES, William B. 1908. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/173754>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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