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 '''Online'''
-*[http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index] ($) (Fold3) - images of index cards
+*[http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index] (Fold3) ($) - images of index cards
 *{{RecordSearch|1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}} (FamilySearch) - transcription of index cards
-:'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:'''
+:'''A wiki article describing this FamilySearch collection is found at:'''
 :[[United_States_Civil_War_Pension_Index_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|United States Civil War Pension Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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 {{See also|Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933}}
 '''Online'''
 *{{RecordSearch|1832324|United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} (FamilySearch)
+=== 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 was published that year in five volumes.<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 majority of pensioners listed were from the Civil War. However, there were pensioners from other wars, including the War of 1812.
+Content of the Records:
+{| width="99%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+*Certificate number
+*Name of each pensioner
+*Cause for pension
+| valign="top" |
+*Post office address
+*Rate of pension per month
+*Date of original allowance
+|}
+:''Note:'' The "Search in this book" feature on Google Books and the search feature on Ancestry.com do not always work. It may be necessary to search for a name by paging through the book.
+'''Online'''
+*Volume I ([http://books.google.com/books?id=prgqAAAAMAAJ Google Books]) - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, District of Columbia,
+*Volume 2 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=aLkqAAAAMAAJ Google Books]) - New York, Pennsylvania
+*Volume 3 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=17kqAAAAMAAJ Google Books]) - Ohio, Illinois, Iowa.
+*Volume 4 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=SroqAAAAMAAJ Google Books]) - Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, California, Oregon, Nevada, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), Dakota Territory (North and South Dakota), New Mexico Territory, Montana Territory, Washington Territory, Idaho Territory, Utah Territory, Arizona Territory, Alaska Territory, Wyoming Territory.
+*Volume 5 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books]) - Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and foreign countries.
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=31387 List of pensioners on the roll, January 1, 1883, Vols. 1-5] (Ancestry) ($) - all five volumes.
+'''Libraries'''
+*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/search?&q=List+of+Pensioners+on+the+Roll+January+1%2C+1883 Worldcat].
 === Navy Pension Records  ===
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 *[http://www.fold3.com/title_121/navy_widows_certificates/ Navy Widows' Certificates] (Fold3) ($)
 *{{RecordSearch|1852605|United States, Navy Widows' Certificates, 1861-1910}} (FamilySearch) - Index only
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1357 U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910] (Ancestry) ($) (note: Index only - includes M1279, M1274, M1469, M1408. Name search can be done for free.)
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 *[http://www.fold3.com/title_120/navy_survivors_certificates/ Navy Survivors' Certificates] (Fold3) ($)
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1357 U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910] (Ancestry) ($) (note: Index only - includes M1279, M1274, M1469, M1408. Name search can be done for free.)