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Name Index — Louisville (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume name index (141 ½) is an index to the single–volume series of letters sent, July–December 1868 (141), mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.20.2
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Name Index — Nashville (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Nashville)

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The single–volume undated name index (193) is an index to volume 2 (192) of the three volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements, described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.25.3
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Name Index — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

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The single–volume, undated name index (210) is an index to the single–volume register of letters received (209) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.4
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Name Index — Staunton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume Unnumbered and Undated name index is an index to the letters in Volume 2 (431) of the two volumes of letters sent described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.84.2
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Name Index — Surgeon in Chief

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The undated single–volume name index (51) is an index to volume 2 (50) of the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received (July 1868–January 1869) mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.2.3
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Name Index to Endorsements Sent and Received — Vicksburg (Assistant Commissioner for the Western District of Mississippi)

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The single–volume name Index (268) dated October 1865–February 1866 is an index to part of (September 1865–February 1866) the two volumes of endorsements sent and received, 1 (266) and 2 (267), described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.50.2
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Name Index to Letters Received in Vol. 76

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The single–volume name index is an index to only Volume 3 (76) of the three volumes of registers of letters received that cover the period July 1865–September 1868, mentioned below. The numbers in the volume refer to page numbers.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.1.4
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Name Index to Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Chester (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume unnumbered name index is an index to the single volume of letters sent, July 1867–July 1868 (146), and the single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, July 1867–June 1868 (145), listed below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.16.1
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Name Index to Letters Sent — Correspondence

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The single–volume name index (14) is an index to the endorsements sent and received, April 1866–December 1869, listed below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 2.1.2
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Name Index to Letters Sent in Volume 53 — Assistant Inspector General

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The single–volume name index (53 ½) to the single–volume of letters sent (53), mentioned below, is Undated. The numbers in the index refer to the number of the letter.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.1.1
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Name Index to Letters Sent to General Howard (18)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Letters Sent to General Howard (18)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 1.7.1
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Name Index to Letters Sent — Vidalia (Subassistant Commissioner of the 6th Subdistrict)

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The single–volume Undated name index is an index to the two volumes of letters sent, May 1867–December 1868 (496), described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.71.1
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Name Index to Register of Letters Received — Vicksburg (Assistant Commissioner for the Western District of Mississippi)

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The single–volume Undated name index (263) is an index to the single–volume register of letters received (262) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.50.4
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Name Index to Registers of Letters Received — Correspondence

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The single–volume name index, July 1871–April 1872 (13), is an index to volume (12) of the registers of letters received mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 2.1.5
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Name Index to Tenement Book

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The single–volume name index to tenement book is not dated (38). The volume that this book indexes has not been found.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.4.8
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Name Index to Volume 1 (1)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 1 (1)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 3.1.1
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Name Index to Volume 1 (12)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 1 (12)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 1.1.1
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Name Index to Volume 1 (15)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 1 (15)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 1.1.1
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Name Index to Volume 1 (22)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 1 (22)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 2.1.1
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Name Index to Volume 10 (10)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 10 (10)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 3.10.1
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Name Index to Volume 10 (31)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 10 (31)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 2.10.1
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Name Index to Volume 11 (32)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 11 (32)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 2.11.1
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Name Index to Volume 162 — Jackson (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume name index (163) is a guide to volume 3 (162) of the registers of letters received described below for the period January–December 1868. The volume also contains a separate name index to the endorsements (December 1867–December 1868) in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.22.5
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Name Index to Volume 2 (13)

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Cataloged as “Name Index to Volume 2 (13)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 1.2.1
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