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=== 1883 Pension Roll === | === 1883 Pension Roll === | ||
The 1883 Pension Roll is available online. On December 8, 1882, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of Interior to submit a list of pensioners on the roll January 1, 1883. The Secretary of Interior submitted the completed list to the Senate on March 1, 1883 | The 1883 Pension Roll is available online. On December 8, 1882, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of Interior to submit a list of pensioners on the roll January 1, 1883. The Secretary of Interior submitted the completed list to the Senate on March 1, 1883.<ref>United States. Pension Bureau. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=prgqAAAAMAAJ List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post-office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance, as called for by Senate resolution of December 8, 1882, Volume One]''. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1883.</ref> The 1883 Pension Roll was published that year in five volumes as "List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883...". The majority of pensioners listed were from the Civil War. However, there were pensioners from other wars, including the War of 1812. | ||
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*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/search?&q=List+of+Pensioners+on+the+Roll+January+1%2C+1883 Worldcat]. | *Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/search?&q=List+of+Pensioners+on+the+Roll+January+1%2C+1883 Worldcat]. | ||
*The Family History library {{FHL|973 M2Lp}} | |||
=== Navy Pension Records === | === Navy Pension Records === | ||