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Register of Marriages — Little Rock (Pulaski County)

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The single–volume register of marriages, 1864–66 (121), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the husband.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.15.5
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Register of Marriages — Mansfield (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of marriages, September–November 1865 (328), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.32.5
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Register of Marriages — Pine Bluff (Jefferson County)

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The single–volume register of marriages, March 1864–July 1865 (151), is arranged chronologically and some of the names in the register are also in Volume (150) mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.27.6
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Register of Marriages — Shreveport (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of marriages, September 1865–January 1866 (442), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.61.7
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Register of Marriages — Superintendent of Marriages

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The single–volume register of marriages, November 1866–July 1867 (30), is arranged by month and thereunder by name of minister issuing the certificate. The register gives the date the certificate was issued, the name of the minister who issued the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.3.1
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Register of Maryland Bounty Claims Filed through Hugh L. Bond — Claim Division

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The single–volume register of Maryland bounty claims filed through Hugh L. Bond, May–November 1868 (24), is arranged numerically by regiment. The entries give the name, company, and regiment of claimant; the dates the papers were forwarded; the amount of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 4.1.10
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Register of Medications Administered to Patients — Macon (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of medications administered to patients, 1866–67 (309), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.64.6
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Register of Military Tax to Repair Levee at McDonoughville — Algiers (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume register of military tax to repair the levee at McDonoughville (201) is dated May 15, 1865 and arranged by initial letter of surname of taxed persons and thereunder numerically. Included in the volume is a copy of Circular Number 5, dated…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.3.22
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Register of Miscellaneous Claims — Claims Agent

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The single–volume register of miscellaneous claims, August 1865–March 1869 (71), is unarranged and has a name index. These are claims relating to matters other than pay, bounty, pensions, or fees.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 2.1.6
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Register of Patients — Americus (Dispensary)

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The single–volume register of patients, August–November 1868 (141), is arranged chronologically. There is also a register of patients (January–May 1867) for a dispensary at Americus in volume 2 (132) of the registers of patients (January 1867–December…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.5.4
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Register of Patients at Smallpox Hospital and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded at Smallpox Hospital — Augusta (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients at the smallpox hospital and weekly reports of sick and wounded at smallpox hospital, October 1865–July 1866 (163), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.14.6
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Register of Patients at the Dispensary of Atlanta Medical College — Atlanta (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients at the dispensary of Atlanta Medical College, August 1867–August 1868 (107), is arranged chronologically. The entries give the name, age, and sex of the patient; the date of admission and date of discharge; and the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.10.5
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Register of Patients at the Smallpox Hospital — Newberne (Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients at the smallpox hospital, July–September 1866 and March 1867 (205), is unarranged.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.34.3
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Register of Patients — Augusta (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients, September 1865–April 1868 (164), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.14.4
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Register of Patients — Beaufort (Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients, July 1867–June 1868 (118), is arranged chronologically by date admitted.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.7.3
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Register of Patients — Brunswick (Dispensary)

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The single–volume register of patients, November 1866–November 1868 (208), is arranged numerically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.22.6
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Register of Patients — Charlotte (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single–volume register of patients, September 1866–July 1868 (76), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains other miscellaneous hospital records, many of which were created by the 2nd Division of the 5th Army Corps in 1863 and 1864.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.4.2
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Register of Patients — Columbia Hospital

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The single–volume register of patients, September 1866–May 1868 (139), is arranged in chronological order and numbered by date admitted. The volume contains a register of vaccinations (Mar.–Apr. 1867) arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.18.4
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Register of Patients — Columbus (Dispensary)

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The single–volume register of patients, November 1865–December 1867 (228), is arranged by sex and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.32.1
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Register of Patients — Darien (Dispensary)

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The single–volume register of patients, April 1867–September 1868 (254), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.40.3
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Register of Patients, Freedmen's Hospital — Demopolis

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The single–volume register of patients at the freedmen's hospital at Demopolis (142), June–November 1867, is arranged chronologically according to the date of admission.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.5.7
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Register of Patients from Unidentified Hospital — Tuskegee

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The single volume register of patients from an unidentified hospital was listed among the Arkansas book records, but the patients are from Alabama.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.31.3
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Register of Patients — Garland

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The two series relating to inmates treated at the freedmen's hospital at Garland include two volumes of registers of patients, May 1867–October 1868, 1 (148) and 2 (149), and two volumes of registers of prescriptions, May 1867–October 1868, 1 (150) and 2…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.9.6
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Register of Patients — Georgetown (Hospital)

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The two volumes of registers of patients, July 1866–November 1868, 1 (199) and 2 (200), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (200) also contains weekly and monthly reports of the number of patients (Apr.–July 1867).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.25.4
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