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Receipts for Payments of Claims — Memphis, TN (Disbursing Officer)

Date not recorded

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Unbound receipts for payments of claims, 1874–1875, and 1877, are arranged numerically. Filed with the receipts are other related papers, such as confidential lists, form letters, and correspondence.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.8.7
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Receipts for Supplies Issued Planters — Amite City (Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Mar.–Aug. 1868

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Unbound receipts for supplies issued planters, March–August 1868, are arranged by initial letter of the surname of the planter.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.4.11
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Receipts — Houston (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of receipts, June 1867–December 1868 (106), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.22.5
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Receipts of Claimants for Checks

May–Sept. 1870

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Cataloged as “Receipts of Claimants for Checks”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.8.1
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Receipts of Claimants for Checks — Disbursing Officer

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Unbound receipts of claimants for checks, May–September 1870, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of the claimant.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.1.8
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"Recollection" in The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1772

1773

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An edition of The Annual Register published in 1773 by James Dodsley of Pall Mall, London. Pages 214 and 215 feature the poem "Recollection" by Phillis Wheatley, described here as "a young African Negro Woman, at Boston in New-England; who did not quit her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2021.113.1.1
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Record book with information about enslaved people owned by Hugh Torrance

1850-1864

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Leather bound volume with ruled interior pages containing records of the people enslaved by Hugh Torrance of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The front cover has text handwritten in black ink reading "Negro Record." The interior text is handwritten in ink…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.36.2
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"Record of Account Book" of Mrs. Bayner's Plantation — Pine Bluff (Jefferson County)

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The single–volume "Record and Account Book" of Mrs. Bayner's Plantation covers the period February–December 1867 (148). The records include a daily time and attendance report for all persons working on the plantation, daily reports of weather and work…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.27.9
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Record of Supplies Furnished Planters — Commissary of Subsistence

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The single–volume "Record of Supplies Furnished Planters for the Subsistence of Employed Freedpeople, Issued under the Provisions of Circular #1 Dated Headquarters, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, District of LA. Jan. 23, 1868" (71), is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.2.3
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Record of taxable property, included enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 22, 1841

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1841. The taxable property is listed as "26 slaves, 15 horses and Buggy," four hundred and fifteen (415), eighty-seven (87), two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.71
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Record of taxable property, included enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 23, 1840

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1840. The taxable property is listed as "26 slaves, 13 horses, and Carriage," four hundred and fifteen and one quarter (415…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.72
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Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 27, 1813

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1813. The taxable property is listed as "28 negroes 13 horses + 1 Coachie," as well as seven hundred and forty-eight (748) acres…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.67
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Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by John Rouzee

October 27, 1813

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by John Rouzee for the year 1813. The taxable property is listed as "34 negroes," four hundred and ninety-seven (497) acres of land, twenty-nine (29) levies at seventy-nine (79) cents each,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.69
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Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates

October 1, 1828

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by the estates of John and Richard Rouzee for the year 1828, with an entry for each estate. The taxable property for John Rouzee is listed as "30 slaves, 8…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.70
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Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates

October 13, 1830

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This handwritten, single page document is an accounting of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by the estates of John and Richard Rouzee for the year 1830, recorded in two separate entries on the page. The first entry for John Rouzee lists the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.73
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Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates

October 20, 1827

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This handwritten, single page document is an accounting of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by the estates of John and Richard Rouzee for the year 1827, recorded in two separate entries. The taxale property for the John Rouzee estate is listed as…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.76
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 1, 1828

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This handwritten, single page document is a tax account for Edward Rouzee to the sheriff of Essex County dated October 1, 1828. It lists the taxes owed on "18 slaves, 13 horses + 1 Gig, 18 county and poor levies, 798 1/4 acres of land" and money owed the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.45
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

September 27, 1810

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This handwritten, single page document is a sheriff of Essex account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee for the year 1810. This account lists the taxes on "23 negroes 13 horses + 1 Coachee," as well as seven hundred and forty-eight (748) acres of land,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.47
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 23, 1825

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This handwritten, single page document is a tax account and payment receipt for Edward Rouzee for the year 1825.The taxable property is listed as "454 acres and 293 acres of land, 27 slaves, 10 horses, and 2 gigs, 25 levies. The total amount owed is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.49
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 13, 1830

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed to the Sherriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1830. The taxable property is listed as "16 slaves, 13 horses, 1 gig," as well as fifteen (15) county and poor levies at one…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.51
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 27, 1808

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1807. The itemized property is listed as "22 negroes 12 horses and 1 Coachee," seven hundred and forty-eight (748) acres of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.52
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Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

October 20, 1827

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This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1827. The taxable property is listed as "18 slaves, 10 horses, and 1 gig," as well as eighteen (18) county and poor levies at…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.53
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