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Original data: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.</ | Original data: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.</ | ||
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- | So in order to confirm that Oney C. Randal was discharged by "furnishing a substitute", one would need to examine the complete service record.</ | + | In order to confirm that Oney C. Randal was discharged by “furnishing a substitute”, one would need to examine the complete service record. |
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+ | One could speculate that Oney (who was a teenager at the time) may have volunteered without the consent of his father… who then “furnished a substitute” in order to get Oney out of the military.</ | ||