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Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints

October 1865–June 1868

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Cataloged as “Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.5.10.1
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Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints and Court Cases

1867–68

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Cataloged as “Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints and Court Cases”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.35.7.1
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Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints and Court Cases — Natchez (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous papers relating to complaints and court cases, 1867–1868, are arranged in general chronological order.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.35.7
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Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints — Barnwell (Subassistant Commissioner – Barnwell District)

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous papers relating to complaints, October 1865–June 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.5.10
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Miscellaneous Papers — Waynesboro (Agent)

Jan. 1867–May 1868

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Unbound miscellaneous papers cover the period January 1867–May 1868 and consist of three items that are mainly testimonies of freedmen.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.90.6
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Miscellaneous Quartermaster Records

Sept. 1866–July 1868

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Cataloged as “Miscellaneous Quartermaster Records”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.43.7.1
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Miscellaneous Quartermaster Records — Newberry (Agent)

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Unbound miscellaneous quartermaster records, September 1866–July 1868, are arranged by type of record. Included in the series are quarterly statements; reports of persons and articles hired; fuel abstracts; monthly returns of quartermaster stores; lists of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.43.7
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Miscellaneous Receipts and Certificates of Payment — Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Aug. 1866–Feb. 1868

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Unbound miscellaneous receipts and certificates of payment, August 1866–February 1868, are unarranged.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.6.19
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Miscellaneous Record

Dec. 1866–Feb. 1867

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Cataloged as “Miscellaneous Record”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.26.11.1
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Miscellaneous Record Book — Greenville

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The single–volume miscellaneous record book, September 1865–August 1867 (127), is arranged by type of record. In addition to containing a register of complaints for September 1865 and copies of contracts for January through March 1866, the volume includes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.11.6
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Miscellaneous Record Book — Mobile (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume miscellaneous record book (117) is arranged by type of record. The volume contains general orders, special orders, circulars, and circular letters received for the period from September 1865 to September 1867. There are also copies of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.19.3
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Miscellaneous Records

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–1868, are arranged by type of record. Included are orders received and issued, charges and specifications, and weekly reports of fines.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.2.6
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Miscellaneous Records — Abbeville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

June 1867–June 1868

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Unbound miscellaneous records, June 1867–June 1868, are arranged by type of record. The records include subvouchers (June 1868); special orders received, (December 1867); bills of lading (June 1867–April 1868); contracts (March 1868); and abstracts…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.1.8
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Miscellaneous Records — Abbeville Court House (Agent)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of reports of operations, applications for transportation, reports of abandoned and confiscated lands, records relating to schools and destitutes, receipts,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.1.15
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Miscellaneous Records — Aiken (Subassistant Commissioner – Bureau District of Anderson)

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous records, July 1866–February 1867, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of reports, lists, papers relating to a murder case, affidavits, reports of transportation orders issued, and copies of letters sent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.2.12
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Miscellaneous Records — Aiken (Subassistant Commissioner – Edgefield District)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of reports of arrests, rosters, affidavits, special orders, statements of money received, reports of transportation, charges and specifications, lists of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.3.14
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Miscellaneous Records — Alexandria (Superintendent)

1865–68

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. The records include papers relating to complaints, orders received, leases of land, contracts for school buildings, reports of inmates at Soldiers' Rest, reports of sick and wounded,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.2.32
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Miscellaneous Records — Americus (Agent)

1865–68

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, is arranged by type of record. The records include monthly returns of stores (April 1867–March 1868), school reports (November–December 1867), reports of persons and articles hired (June 1867–March 1868), leases,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.4.6
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Miscellaneous Records — Amite City (Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Sept. 1865–Dec. 1868

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Unbound miscellaneous records, September 1865–December 1868, are arranged by type of record. Included are accounts current, July–December 1867; monthly reports of supplies issued to planters, March–May 1868; monthly school reports of the district…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.4.13
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Miscellaneous Records and Reports

Aug. 1866–Nov. 1868

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Cataloged as “Miscellaneous Records and Reports”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.2.8.1
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Miscellaneous Records and Reports — Chief Medical Officer

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Unbound miscellaneous records and reports, August 1866–November 1868, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. This series includes contracts between the chief medical officer and individuals (August 1866–March 1867), inventory and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.2.8
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Miscellaneous Records — Anderson Court House (Acting Subassistant Commissioner – Anderson District)

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous records, March 1866–August 1867, are arranged by type of record. Included are school reports, subsistence estimates, and circulars.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.4.12
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