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Register of Letters Received — Magnolia (Assistant Superintendent)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–December 1868 (152), is arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the writer and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.27.4
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Register of Letters Received — Magnolia (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, August 1867–December 1868 (192), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of communications forwarded (March–December 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.31.2
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Register of Letters Received — Mansfield (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, June–July 1868 (324), is arranged chronologically by date received. The volume also contains letters received, September–November 1868, arranged chronologically by date received and a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.32.2
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Register of Letters Received — Marion (Crittenden County)

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The single-volume register of letters received, January 1867–October 1868 (126), is arranged chronologically and has a list of contents.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.19.2
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Register of Letters Received — Marksville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, March 1866–December 1868 (318), is arranged chronologically and includes endorsements. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.33.2
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Register of Letters Received — Memphis, TN (Disbursing Officer)

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The entries in the single–volume register of letters received, September 1872–June 1877 (78), are arranged chronologically and numbered in three sequences. For letters received, see the unbound letters received (September 1872–June 1877) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.8.2
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Register of Letters Received — Monroe (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–December 1868 (346), is arranged by initial letter of surname of correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume includes endorsements.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.37.2
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Register of Letters Received — Montgomery (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, June 1867–August 1868 (355), is arranged chronologically by date received and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.38.2
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Register of Letters Received — Napoleon (Desha County)

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The single-volume register of letters received, April 1867–February 1868 (134), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.22.2
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Register of Letters Received — Napoleonville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, May–September 1867 (378), is arranged in general chronological order and has a name index. The volume includes endorsements sent and received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.40.3
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Register of Letters Received — Nashville, TN (Disbursing Officer)

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The single–volume register of letters received, September 1872–June 1876 (85), is arranged in chronological order and numbered, with some endorsements received at the end of the series. The volume has a name index. For letters received, see the unbound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.9.2
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Register of Letters Received — Natchez (Agent for the Payment of Bounties)

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The single–volume register of letters received, January 1869–April 1871 (222), is arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the writer and thereunder arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.37.3
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Register of Letters Received — Natchez, MS (Disbursing Officer)

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The single–volume register of letters received, 1872–1876 (89), is arranged by year and thereunder in chronological order and numbered. The volume has a name index. For the letters received, see the unbound letters received (1872–1876) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.10.2
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Register of Letters Received — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

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The single–volume register of letters received, October 1865–March 1866 (209), is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the writer and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered. For a name index to the volume, see the single–volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.5
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Register of Letters Received — Natchitoches (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–November 1868 (360) is arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.42.4
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Register of Letters Received — Natchitoches (Subassistant Commissioner of the 4th Subdistrict)

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The single–volume register of letters received, June 1867–December 1868 (359), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.41.3
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Register of Letters Received — New Iberia (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, February 1866–December 1868 (446) is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register of special orders received (February 1866–November 1867).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.43.3
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Register of Letters Received — Newberry (Agent)

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The single–volume register of letters received, September 1867–July 1868 (246), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.43.2
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Register of Letters Received, Orders Issued to Local Citizens, and Monthly Reports of Operations — Hamburg (Ashley County)

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The single–volume register of letters received, orders issued to local citizens, and monthly reports of operations, 1867–1868 (86), is arranged by type of record. The entries in the register (February 1867–December 1868) are arranged alphabetically by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.8.2
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Register of Letters Received — Owensboro (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, January 1867–June 1868 (170), is arranged chronologically. For a register of letters received at Owensboro dated June–July 1868, see the single–volume register of letters sent and received, January–July 1867…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.24.4
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Register of Letters Received — Oxford (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, July–October 1867 (238), is arranged chronologically by the date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.39.3
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Register of Letters Received — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, April 1866–December 1868 (175), is arranged in chronological order by the date it was received and numbered. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.3
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Register of Letters Received — Pass Christian (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of letters received, April 1866–September 1867 (243), is arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.40.4
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Register of Letters Received — Plantation Department

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The single–volume register of letters received, September–October 1865 (74), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of the correspondent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 4.1.3
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