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Registers of Cash Received and Disbursed — Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The three volumes of registers of cash received and disbursed, November 1866–June 1872, 1 (41), 2 (42), and 3 (43), are arranged chronologically. Each volume has a name index. The entries give the date and amount of money received, from whom it was…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 3.1.8
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Registers of Claimants — Bounty Agent

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The two volumes of registers of claimants, May 1867–March 1872, (1) 67 and 2 (68), are arranged by time period. The entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of claimant. The entries give the name, regiment, and company of claimant;…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.1.2
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Registers of Claimants — Disbursing Officer

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The five volumes of registers of claimants, October 1867–March 1872, 1 (43), 2 (44), 3 (45), 4 (46), and 5 (47), are arranged by time period. The entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the claimant and thereunder…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.1.5
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Registers of Claimants — Natchez (Agent for the Payment of Bounties)

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The three volumes of registers of claimants cover the period January 1869–November 1871, 1 (230), 2 (231), and 3 (232). The entries within the volumes are arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the claimant and thereunder…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.37.6
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Registers of Claims Allowed — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of claims allowed, April 1868–January 1872, 1 (78) and 2 (79), are arranged chronologically. There is some duplication in the volumes, and they document the claim agent's activities while at Athens and Huntsville.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.5
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Registers of Claims — Claim Division

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The four volumes of registers of claims, January 1866–April 1872, 1 (54), 2 (55), 3 (56), and 4 (58), are arranged in overlapping time periods. The entries are arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of claimant except the register in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 4.1.7
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Registers of Claims Forwarded — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of claims forwarded by the claims agent, May 1866–January 1872, 1 (74) and 2 (75), are numbered and arranged in chronological order. The entries give the date the claim was forwarded, the name of the claimant, and the nature of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.6
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Registers of Claims — Murfreesboro (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of claims cover the period July 1866–June 1869, 1 (189) and 2 (190). Volume 2 (190) is arranged chronologically; volume 1 (189) is unarranged and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.24.6
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Registers of Claims Received — Bounty Agent

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The three volumes of registers of claims received, April 1866–April 1870, 1 (60), 2 (61), and 3 (62), are arranged in two overlapping subseries and thereunder chronologically, and there are name indexes for Volumes 1 (60) and 3 (62). Volume 1 (60) also…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.1.1
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Registers of Complaints

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The five volumes of registers of complaints, July 1865–June 1866, 1 (168) through 5 (172), are arranged in overlapping time periods; the entries thereunder are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.2.4
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Registers of Complaints — Athens (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, April 1867–November 1868, 1 (175) and 2 (176), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.7.4
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Registers of Complaints — Bainbridge (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (185) and 2 (186), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.15.6
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Registers of Complaints — Barnwell (Subassistant Commissioner – Barnwell District)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, April–September 1866 and April 1867–April 1868, 1 (94) and 2 (127), are arranged chronologically. Both volumes have name indexes. Volume 1 (94) also contains a register of charges and specifications, Sept. and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.5.9
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Registers of Complaints — Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of complaints, January 1867–May 1868, 1 (222), 2 (223), and 3 (223 ½), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.6.10
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Registers of Complaints — Belton (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, May 1867–February 1868, 1 (54) and 2 (55), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.4.3
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Registers of Complaints — Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, August 1867–May 1868, 1 (112) and 2 (115), are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (112) also contains accounts (August–September 1865); accounts relating to freedmen's court (August–December 1865); and newspaper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.6.10
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Registers of Complaints — Complaint Division

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, 1 (17) and 2 (18), cover the period July 1866–March 1872. Vol. 1 (17) is arranged chronologically and thereunder by page number. Volume 2 (18) is arranged in chronological order and numbered. Each volume has a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 4.2.2
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Registers of Complaints — Crawfordsville (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints cover the periods November 1867–January 1868 and June–November 1868, 1 (263) and 2 (264). Volume 1 (263) appears to have no precise arrangement. Volume 2 (264) is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.33.5
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Registers of Complaints — Dalton (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, June 1867–October 1868, 1 (248) and 2 (249), are arranged generally in chronological order and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.38.4
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Registers of Complaints — Graham (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, Oct.–Dec. 1867 and March–November 1868, 1 (101) and 2 (102), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.15.6
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Registers of Complaints — Grenada (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, July 1866–January 1868 and March–December 1868, 1 (143) and 2 (144), are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (143) also contains a register of marriages for Carroll County (September–October 1865), and accounts…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.17.8
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Registers of Complaints — Houston (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of complaints, December 1865–December 1868, 1 (107), 2 (108), and 3 (109), are arranged chronologically. Volumes 1 (107) and 2 (108) contain name indexes. Volume 1 (107) also contains a register of fines collected and accounts.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.22.4
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Registers of Complaints — Jackson (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, August 1867–November 1867 and January–December 1868, 1 (169) and 2 (169 ½), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.22.10
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