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Monthly Reports on Confiscated and Abandoned Lands

Aug. 1865–Jan. 1867

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports on Confiscated and Abandoned Lands”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 7.1.1
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Monthly Reports on School Buildings

Aug.–Dec. 1869

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports on School Buildings”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1053, File 4.3.1
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Monthly Reports on Treatment of Destitute Discharged Soldiers and Their Families — Mobile (Freedmen's Hospital)

June–Oct. 1867

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Unbound monthly reports of treatment of destitute discharged soldiers and their families, dated June–October 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.19.7
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Monthly Reports on Treatment of Destitute Discharged Soldiers and their Families — Montgomery (Freedmen's Hospital)

June–July 1867

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Unbound monthly reports of treatment of destitute discharged soldiers and their families (2 items), June–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.22.8
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Monthly Reports Received from Agents at Beaufort and Bluffton

Feb.–Nov. 1867

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports Received from Agents at Beaufort and Bluffton”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.6.6.1
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Monthly Reports Received from Agents at Beaufort and Bluffton — Beaufort (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly reports received from agents at Beaufort and Bluffton, February–November 1867, are arranged by place from which received and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.6.6
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Monthly Reports Received from Subordinate Offices of Persons and Articles Hired

Apr. 1866–Nov. 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports Received from Subordinate Offices of Persons and Articles Hired”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.25.11.1
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Monthly Reports Received from Subordinate Offices of Persons and Articles Hired — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly reports received from subordinate offices of persons and articles hired, April 1866–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. Reports to the Assistant Commissioner (September 1866–April 1867) are at the end of the series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.11
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Monthly Reports Sent to Assistant Commissioner and Reports Received from Subordinate Officers — Petersburg (Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–68

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Unbound monthly reports sent to Assistant Commissioner and reports received from subordinate officers, 1865–68, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically. These records consist of ration reports, land reports, proceedings of freedmen's…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.75.7
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Monthly Reports — Wytheville (Subassistant Commissioner)

June 1866–Nov. 1868

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Unbound monthly reports, June 1866–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. Included are reports of persons and articles hired, ration reports, land reports, reports of civilians and officers on duty, and estimates of funds. For a register of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.97.10
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Monthly Reports — Yorktown (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly reports, July 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. Included are quartermaster returns, accounting records, ration reports, and school reports.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.99.5
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Monthly Returns, Leases, and Indentures — King William Courthouse (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner, 3rd Division, 3rd Subdistrict)

1866–68

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Unbound monthly returns, leases, and indentures, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.42.3
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Monthly Returns of Bureau Quartermaster Stores — Lumberton (Agent)

Mar.–Dec. 1868

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Unbound monthly returns of bureau quartermaster stores, March–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.26.11
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Monthly Returns of Bureau Stores — Clarksville (Agent)

June–Oct. 1867

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Unbound monthly returns of Bureau stores, June–October 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.28.4
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Monthly Returns of Clothing, Camp, and Garrison Equipage — Bayou Sara (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan.–July 1867

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Unbound monthly returns of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, January–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.7.18
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and of Attendants Employed by the Medical Department — Personnel Records

May 1866–Dec. 1868

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The monthly returns of medical officers and of attendants employed by the medical department, May 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. They show the names of the medical officers or attendants, their stations and positions, and their terms of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 2.5.5
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants

July 1866–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.2.7.1
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants — Chief Medical Officer

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly returns of medical officers and reports of attendants, July 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.2.7
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers in Louisiana — Reports

July 1865–May 1869

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Unbound monthly returns of medical officers in Louisiana, July 1865–May 1869, are arranged chronologically. The returns list the names of the surgeons, their stations, ranks, the nature of their duties, and the dates of their commission or contract.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 3.2.2
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Monthly Returns of Provisions Issued Destitutes — Algiers (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan.–July 1868

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Unbound monthly returns of provisions issued destitutes, January–July 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.3.17
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Monthly Returns of Quartermaster's Stores Received and Issued

June 1866–Mar. 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Returns of Quartermaster's Stores Received and Issued”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.21.7.1
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Monthly Returns of Quartermaster's Stores Received and Issued — Maysville (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner, Mason County)

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly returns of quartermaster's stores received and issued, June 1866–March 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.21.7
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Monthly Returns of Quartermaster's Stores Received and Issued — Mt. Sterling (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly returns of quartermaster's stores received and issued, June 1866–June 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.22.4
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