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Miscellaneous Records — Napoleon (Desha County)

Jan. 1866–Jan. 1868

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Unbound miscellaneous records cover the period January 1866–January 1868. The records include marriage certificates, census reports, narrative reports, accounts, court papers, and a census report of freedpeople at the mouth of the Red River (1864).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.22.5
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Miscellaneous Records — Napoleonville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, March 1865–November 1868, are arranged by type of record. Included are monthly inspection reports (November 1868); monthly school reports of receipts and expenditures (August 1867 and May 1868); returns of school property…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.40.6
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Miscellaneous Records — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, August 1864–October 1865, are arranged by type of record. Included in the series are a list of registered plantations, reports of plantations, reports of asylums, school reports, reports of receipts and expenditures,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.18
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Miscellaneous Records — Natchitoches (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record. Included are accounts current, monthly returns of rations issued, receipts, monthly returns of stores, abstracts, and reports.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.42.23
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Miscellaneous Records — New Iberia (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record. Included are records relating to the issuance of rations to destitutes, accounts current, records relating to the issuance of supplies to planters, invoices, abstracts, vouchers, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.43.18
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Miscellaneous Records — New Roads (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. Included are accounts current, bills of lading, monthly returns of quartermaster stores, receipts, abstracts, affidavits, bonds, and applications for rations by destitutes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.47.16
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Miscellaneous Records — Newberne (Superintendent – Eastern District)

1864–68

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1864–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of charges and specifications; leases for houses, lands, and tenements; affidavits; transportation reports; papers relating to court cases; and lists of property in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.30.18
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Miscellaneous Records — Newberry (Agent)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of affidavits, indentures of apprenticeship, and bills of lading.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.43.8
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Miscellaneous Records — Nicholasville (Agent)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, April 1866–April 1867, are arranged by type of record. The records include cases tried (April–November 1866); receipts and expenditures (July and December 1866); monthly return of quartermaster's stores (June 1866); and an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.23.7
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Miscellaneous Records — Norfolk (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–67

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–67, are arranged by type of record. Included are abstracts of contingencies, statements of rations issued, cash accounts, monthly reports, reports of schools, returns, and bounty claims.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.70.7
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Miscellaneous Records — Norfolk (Subassistant Commissioner, 1st District)

Jan.–Mar. 1866 and Jan.–Feb. 1867

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Unbound miscellaneous records, January–March 1866 and January–February 1867, are arranged by type of record. Included are receipts and contracts.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.69.28
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Miscellaneous Records of East Capitol Street Barracks

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The single volume of miscellaneous records of the East Capitol Street Barracks, 1866–68 (79), is arranged by type of record. The volume includes a register of payments received from tenants of the East Capitol Street Barracks, May 1866–August 1867; letters…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.4.7
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Miscellaneous Records — Okolona (Subcommissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, August 1865–March 1866, are arranged by type of record. Included in the series are letters received, transportation orders, and monthly reports.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.38.2
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Miscellaneous Records on Claims and Copies of School Reports — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

1865–71

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Unbound miscellaneous records on claims and copies of school reports, 1865–71, are arranged by type of record. The claims agent also acted as district superintendent of schools.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.9
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Miscellaneous Records — Orangeburg (Acting Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of monthly returns of Bureau stores, indentures of apprenticeship, affidavits, reports of property seized, reports of arrests, amnesty oaths, lists of cases tried,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.44.11
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Miscellaneous Records — Other Records

1866–1868

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The unbound miscellaneous papers, 1866–68, are arranged chronologically. Most of the records are freedmen's labor contracts.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 1.4.5
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Miscellaneous Records — Owensboro (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound miscellaneous records, October 1865–July 1868, are arranged by type of record. The records include affidavits (October 1865 and January 1868), and monthly reports of persons and articles hired (March–July 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.24.9
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Miscellaneous Records — Oxford (Assistant Superintendent)

1865–67

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–67, are arranged by type of record. Included are weekly reports of cases tried, indentures, affidavits, reports on the condition of freedmen, and reports of outrages.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.35.9
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Miscellaneous Records — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, April 1866–July 1867, are arranged by document type. They include estimates for buildings (April–July 1866); a report of persons murdered or maltreated relating to freedmen (December 1865–October 1866); and tables showing the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.15
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Miscellaneous Records — Pass Christian (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound miscellaneous records, August 1865–October 1867, are arranged by type of record. The series includes a report of persons and articles hired, a report of civilian employees, a report of officers, receipts, lists of destitutes, a marriage license…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.40.6
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Miscellaneous Records — Pine Bluff (Jefferson County)

1864–68

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1864–68, are arranged by type of record. The records include special orders and circulars received (October 1865–November 1868), retained copies of ration reports (March 1866–December 1867), ration reports of patients in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.27.10
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Miscellaneous Records — Princess Anne (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

May 1867

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Unbound miscellaneous records, May 1867, include an estimate of funds, a memorandum of corn on government farms, and an account form showing pay, rations, repairs, and total cost.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.78.13
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Miscellaneous Records — Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

1865–69

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–1869, are arranged by type of record. This series contains returns of quartermaster stores, consolidated returns of stores, reports relating to accounts current, and canceled checks on the First National Bank of Texas.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 3.1.10
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Miscellaneous Records — Raleigh (Superintendent)

1865–68

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record. The series consists of letters sent and received, orders received, and reports.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.37.5
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