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Registers of Complaints — Lexington (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, covering the years 1865, 1866, and 1868, 1 (275) and 2 (276), are arranged chronologically. There are no entries for certain months.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.45.6
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Registers of Complaints — Louisville (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, January 1866–January 1867, 1 (151) and 2 (152), are arranged chronologically. The dates of the volumes overlap. Volume 1 (151) covers the period January–September 1866. Volume 2 (152) covers the period January…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.20.16
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Registers of Complaints — Lumberton (Agent)

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The three volumes of registers of complaints, September 1865–December 1866 and April 1867–December 1868, (Unnumbered), 2 (149), and 3 (150), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. The (Unnumbered) volume also contains complaints and testimony…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.26.8
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Registers of Complaints — Macon (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, January–May 1866 and March 1867–December 1868, 1 (299) and 2 (300), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. Volume 1 (299) also contains orders sent to local citizens relating to complaints,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.62.5
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Registers of Complaints — Moncks Corner (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, March 1866–February 1867 and March 1867–February 1868, 1 (239) and 2 (240), are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (239) also contains a register of reports of violence reported to headquarters, a register of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.40.7
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Registers of Complaints — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen

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The three volumes of registers of complaints, 1 (136), 2 (137), and 3 (140), cover the period 1865–68. The entries within the registers are arranged chronologically although the dates of the volumes overlap. The entries consist of the freedman's name,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.8
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Registers of Complaints, Rations Issued, and Cases Tried — Buckingham Courthouse (Buckingham County, Assistant Superintendent)

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The single–volume of registers of complaints, rations issued, and cases tried, August 1865–May 1866 and January–December 1868 (120), is arranged by type of register.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.10.4
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Registers of Complaints — Rockville

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, August 1865–January 1866 and March 1868, 1 (188) and 2 (189), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.49.2
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Registers of Complaints — Savannah (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of complaints, February–October 1866 and July 1867–June 1868, 1 (352), 2 (351), and 3 (353), are arranged chronologically, and volume 1 (352) has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.81.12
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Registers of Complaints — Staunton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, November 1865–March 1868, 1 (434) and 2 (435), are arranged chronologically. A name index is in Volume 1 (434). At the beginning of Volume 2 (435) are proceedings of cases tried, dated Dec. 1865–Jan. 1866 and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.84.11
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Registers of Complaints — Tyler (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, March 1867–December 1868, 1 (164) and 2 (163), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.43.4
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Registers of Complaints — Vicksburg (Subcommissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, October 1867–December 1868, 1 (283) and 2 (284), are arranged chronologically, and volume 1 (283) has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.51.11
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Registers of Complaints — Vidalia (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, March–June 1867 and May–June 1868, 1 (528) and 2 (542), are arranged chronologically. For a register of complaints dated September 1865–December 1866, see Volume 2 (511) of the six volume series of letters sent,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.72.10
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Registers of Complaints — Waco (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, July 1866–December 1868, 1 (169) and 2 (170), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.44.4
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Registers of Complaints — Wilmington (Superintendent of the Southern District)

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The four volumes of registers of complaints, August 1865–December 1868, 1 (267), 2 (268), 3 (270), and 4 (271), is arranged in two overlapping time periods. The entries are thereunder arranged chronologically. Volume 3 (270) has a name index. For a name…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.53.20
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Registers of Complaints — Yazoo City (Subcommissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of complaints, November 1867–March 1868 and October–December 1868, 1 (327) and 2 (328), are arranged in three time periods. The entries are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (327) also contains endorsements sent and received…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.58.6
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Registers of Complaints — York District

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The two volumes of registers of complaints cover the period 1867–68. Each volume is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.60.2
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Registers of Conscripts — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen

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The three volumes of registers of conscripts, 1 (131), 2 (132), and 3 (133) cover the period 1864–68. The entries in the registers are arranged by parish. The names of the freedmen often appear in all three volumes. There are lists of parishes in each…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.11
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Registers of Contracts — Americus (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of contracts, January–March 1866 and January 1867–June 1868, 1 (138) and 2 (137), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. Volume 1 (138) also contains letters sent, June 1866, and an inventory stock.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.4.4
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Registers of Contracts and Complaints — Mobile (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of registers of contracts and complaints, January 1866–August 1 868 (114), is arranged by type of register and thereunder chronologically. The first part of the volume contains a register of contracts for the period from January 1866 to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.18.6
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Registers of Contracts for Decatur County — Decaturville

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The single–volume register of contracts for Decatur County, January 1866–January 1867 (100), is arranged numerically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.9.2
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Registers of Contracts for Hardeman County — Bolivar (For Sept.–Oct. 1868, see Purdy)

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The two volumes of registers of contracts for Hardeman County, 1865–1867, 1 (108) and 2 (109), are arranged by time periods, with entries arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer, and thereunder chronologically. Volume 2 (109) also…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.1.1
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Registers of Contracts — Greenville

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The two volumes of registers of contracts, May–December 1865, 1 (128) and 2 (129), are arranged chronologically. The contracts for the period January–March 1866 appear in the miscellaneous record book series (127) mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.11.4
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Registers of Contracts — Greenville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of contracts cover the period 1866, 1867, and 1868, 1 (209) and 2 (210). Volume 1 (209) is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer. Volume 2 (210) is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.27.13
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