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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, January 1867–January 1869 (36), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 3.3.4
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Selma (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, July 1867–June 1868 (190), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.26.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Summerville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, March–August 1867 (269), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register of contracts (Mar.–July 1867); and general orders, special orders,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.53.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Unionville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, April–November 1867 (277), is arranged in chronological order and numbered and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.57.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Woodstock (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, January 1867–December 1868 (478), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, thereunder by year, and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.96.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Wytheville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, January–December 1867 (487), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.98.1
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements — Staunton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of register of letters received and endorsements, February 1867–Dec. 1868, are arranged by time period. The entries thereunder are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, and thereunder numerically. A name…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.84.6
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements — Sumpter (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements, May–December 1867 and April–November 1868 (157), is arranged chronologically and has a partial name index. The register is a cross–reference to the single volume of letters sent (158)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.42.3
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements — Tyler (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements, April 1867–November 1868 (161), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.43.2
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Register of Letters Received and Sent, Endorsements Sent, and a Register of Complaints — Liberty (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received and sent, endorsements sent, and a register of complaints, 1866–68 (277), is arranged by type of record. This volume also contains letters sent by the Board of Registration, Bedford County, June 1867, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.46.1
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Register of Letters Received — Asheville (Agent)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–October 1868 (64), is arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.1.3
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Register of Letters Received — Assistant Superintendent of Freedmen (Provost Marshal of Freedmen)

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The single-volume register of letters received, January–June 1865 (73), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Entries in the volume include endorsements.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1914, File 2.1.1
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Register of Letters Received — Bainbridge (Assistant Superintendent of Education)

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The single–volume register of letters received, January–May 1869 (181), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.16.2
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Register of Letters Received — Brandenburg (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, May–July 1868 (81), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.4.3
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Register of Letters Received — Brookhaven (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, March 1866–August 1868 (96), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The volume also contains letters received at Brookhaven Hospital…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.2.3
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Register of Letters Received — Brownsville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, April–September 1867 (74), is arranged chronologically by date received and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.2.3
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Register of Letters Received — Burkesville (Nottoway County, Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–October 1868 (121), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, thereunder arranged by year, and then in chronological order and numbered. For letters received, see the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.11.3
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Register of Letters Received by Endorsement — Owensboro (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received by endorsement, April 1867–July 1868 (171), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.24.6
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Register of Letters Received — Canton

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The single–volume register of letters received, September 1867–June 1868 (102), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.3.3
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Register of Letters Received — Charleston, SC (Disbursing Officer)

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The single–volume register of letters received, December 1872–June 1874 (57), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. There is also a name index. For the letters received, see the unbound registered letters received (December 1872–May 1874)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.1.2
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Register of Letters Received — Charleston (Subassistant Commissioner – 6th Subdistrict)

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The single volume register of letters received, August–December 1868 (151), is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.12.3
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Register of Letters Received — Charlotte (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received (72) is dated July 1867–December 1868. The letters are arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname and thereunder arranged chronologically. Included in the series are endorsements sent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.3.3
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Register of Letters Received — Chattanooga (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, April 1867–May 1869, 1 (86), 2 (87), and 3 (88), are arranged by time periods. The entries are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and are thereunder arranged in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.5.3
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Register of Letters Received — Chattanooga (Superintendent)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, March 1866–November 1867, 1 (84) and 2 (85), are arranged by time periods. The entries are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.4.3
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