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1875–1876
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of certificates of land sales in South Carolina, 1875–1876, is arranged chronologically.
May–June 1873 and May 1874
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound lists of claimants, May–June 1873 and May 1874, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of claimants (169) is not dated and is arranged by type of list. The volume also contains loose copies of indentures (September–October 1865, May–June 1866, and February and May 1867) that are not arranged.
Undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe undated list of contracts gives the name of the employer and number of contracts.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe unbound list of destitute freed people and orphan children to whom rations were issued, March–December (114), is arranged by initial letter of surname.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of destitute persons to whom rations were issued, February and April 1866 (267), is unarranged.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single list of destitutes in the Trent River Settlement, December 1866– February 1867 (178), is arranged numerically. The volume also contains two other unidentified lists of destitutes (March–August 1867), which are probably also for the Trent River…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “List of Diseased and Disabled Freedmen Applying for Rations”.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe unbound list of diseased and disabled freedmen applying for rations is Undated.
early 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single page document with notes handwritten in black ink on both sides.The notes consist of a list of names on one side and the enumeration of the number of "men, boys, women and children" owned by the Rouzees' on the other, as well as measurements in…
1812
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is titled at the top, "A List of [illegible] A.B. Rouzee Negroes for 1812" and contains an itemized list of enslaved persons owned by the Rouzee family that were hired out during 1812. The list contains the name of the enslaved person, the…
1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is titled at the top, "A List of [illegible] A.B. Rouzee Negroes for 1813" and contains an itemized list of enslaved persons owned by the Rouzee family that were hired out during 1813. The list contains the name of the enslaved person, the…
1794-1830
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, one page, single-sided document is titled "Hands to be brought from N. Ca." at the top. The document consists of a list of men in the lefthand column, totaled "8 males" at the bottom, and a list of women and children in the righthand…
May 3, 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound list of expenses incurred for the treatment of freedmen, May 3, 1866, consists of two items.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of freedmen buried at City Point, September 1865–January 1866 (140), is arranged by month. The volume includes the name of deceased, age, and date of death.
1867–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound list of heads of families who received relief (Certificates of Applicants), covering the years 1867–68 are arranged chronologically. These are printed forms that include the name of the head of the family; the number of men, women, and children in…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of indigents, January–May (326), is Undated and arranged by initial letter of surname of indigent and thereunder chronologically. There is No Year given in the volume.
June 1860
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten one page, double-sided document is titled "Slaves Belonging to E. Westmore / for June 1860." On one side of the document is a list men's first names and their ages, with dark diagonal slash marks crossing out last names and birthdates. A…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of list of papers received and forwarded pertaining to duty in the subsistence department, June–October 1867 (72), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a list of stores transferred to officers and agents in the state, a…
1811-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document lists the amount of cash paid and on which dates to Mrs. Apphia B. Rouzee in account with John Rouzee, including amounts paid for the hiring out of enslaved persons in the years 1812 and 1813. The document is composed in columns for the…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume "List of Persons to Whom Rations Have Been Issued," January–February 1868 (341), is arranged chronologically by date issued. The volume also includes a list of destitute persons (January–August 1868), unarranged.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of public property received, February–October 1867, is unnumbered and arranged chronologically. This volume also contains statement of the operations of the Industrial School at Alexandria, May to Oct. 1867.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of the list of schools under patronage of societies (47) is undated and arranged by the name of the supporting society. The entries list locations, teachers' names, and post office addresses. The volume also contains a list of teachers to…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume list of stores issued, January–December 1867 (236), is first arranged by the name of the person to whom stores were issued and thereunder chronologically.
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