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Registers of Contracts, Letters Sent, Letters Received, and Orders Received — Little Washington

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The single–volume register of contracts, letters sent, letters received, and orders received, 1865 and 1866 (278), is arranged by type of record. This volume also includes accounts and memorandums.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.47.1
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Registers of Contracts — Memphis (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Memphis)

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The two volumes of registers of contracts, 1 (163) and 2 (164), cover the period December 1866–August 1867. Volume 1 (163), is arranged numerically and covers the period December 1866–August. 1867. Volume 2 (164) is arranged by the initial letter of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.21.18
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Registers of Court Cases Referred to the Post Commander at Aiken — Aiken (Subassistant Commissioner – Edgefield District)

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The single volume of registers of court cases referred to the post commander at Aiken, August–October 1866 and April–December 1867 (93), is arranged by time period and thereunder chronologically. These include cases for the districts of Barnwell and Edgefield.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.3.11
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Registers of Destitutes — Moncks Corner (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of destitutes, 1 (243) and 2 (244), cover the years 1866 and 1867–68. Volume 1 (243) is unarranged; Volume 2 (244) is arranged by location.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.40.5
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Registers of Disbursements — Assistant Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The single–volume register of disbursements, September 1865–December 1868 (73), is arranged chronologically. The register gives the name of the person to whom the disbursement was made, the date, the voucher number, and the amount and nature of the account.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.2.10
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Registers of Disbursements — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of disbursements, January 1868–January 1872, 1 (76) and 2 (77), are arranged and numbered in chronological order. There are cross–references to claims listed in the two volumes of registers of claims forwarded, 1 (74) and 2 (75).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.7
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Registers of Endorsements Sent and Received — Raleigh (Superintendent)

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The two volumes of registers of endorsements sent and received, January 1866–May 1867, 1 (218) and 2 (219), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (219) also contains a register of outrages reported for the subdistrict of Raleigh (July–October 1867)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.37.2
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Registers of Freedmen Receiving Rations — Norfolk (Subassistant Commissioner, 1st District)

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The four volumes of registers of freedmen receiving rations, 1865–67, 1 (354), 2 (355), 3 (356), and 4 (357), are arranged by time period and thereunder usually alphabetically by the initial letter of surname of freedman.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.69.19
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Registers of Freedmen Sent to New England States — Fort Monroe (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of registers of freedmen sent to New England states, 1866 and 1867 (198), is arranged in several numerical series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.66.10
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Registers of Houses Occupied by Soldiers' Families — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen

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The four volumes of registers of houses occupied by soldiers' families, 1 (146), 2 (147), 3 (148), and 4 (149), are dated ca. 1865. Volumes 1 (146) and 4 (149) are arranged by house. Volumes 2 (147) and 3 (l48) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.10
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Registers of Indentures and Contracts and Census Returns of the Black Population of Floyd County — Wytheville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of registers of indentures and contracts and census returns of the black population of Floyd County, 1865–67 (496), is arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.98.3
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Registers of Labor Contracts — Arkadelphia (Clark County)

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The two volumes of labor contracts, July 1865–January 1868, 1 (49) and 2 (50), are arranged chronologically. There is a name index in each volume.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.1.3
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Registers of Labor Contracts — Augusta (Woodruff County)

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The two volumes of registers of labor contracts, December 1865–September 1866 and January 1867–January 1868, 1 (52), and January–September 1866, 2 (53), are arranged by month. The entries in Volume 1 (52) include the name of the employer and employees and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.2.3
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Registers of Leased Plantations — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

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The two volumes of registers of leased plantations, December 1863–July 1865, 1 (79) and 2 (330), are arranged by the time period and thereunder alphabetically by the name of the plantation. The registers give the name of the applicant, name and location of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.17
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Registers of Letter Received — New Orleans, LA (Disbursing Officer)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, September 1872–July 1878, 1 (101) and 2 (102), are arranged chronologically. The entries from September 1872 to December 1873 are in one numerical sequence; thereafter, the entries are numbered in separate…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.11.3
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Registers of Letters and Endorsements Received — Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, January 1867–May 1869, 1 (59), 2 (60), and 3 (61), are arranged by time period. The first two registers also include endorsements sent and received. The series of endorsements was thereafter continued in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.1.4
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Registers of Letters and Endorsements Received — Rome (Agent)

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The four volumes of letters received, February 1867–December 1868, 1 (336), 2 (337), 3 (338), and 4 (339), are arranged by time period. There are name indexes for every volume except 1 (336). For letters entered in the volumes, see the series of letters…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.77.2
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Registers of Letters Endorsements Received — St. Marys (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (371) and 2 (372), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. The entries in both registers are generally arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.78.2
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Registers of Letters Received

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, July–August 1865 and October 1866–September 1868, 1 (74), 2 (75), and 3 (76), are arranged by time period. The actual letters received are described below. The entries in the volumes are arranged…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.1.5
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Registers of Letters Received — Abbeville Court House (Agent)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, March–June 1867, October–November 1867, and June–December 1868, 1 (95), 2 (96), and 3 (97), are arranged by initial letter of surname of correspondent, and thereunder chronologically. There is a name…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.1.4
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Registers of Letters Received — Albany (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, February 1867–December 1868, 1 (116), and 2 (115), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. For letters received entered in the registers, see the series of letters received mentioned below. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.2.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Albany (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The four volumes of registers of letters received, 1 (114), 2 (117), 3 (118), and 4 (119), are dated February 1866–December 1868. Letters entered in volume 1 (114) for the period February 1866–April 1867 are arranged chronologically. Beginning in April…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.1.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Alexandria (Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, January 1867–October 1868, 1 (176), 2 (177), and 3 (178), are arranged by time period. There are name indexes for Volumes 2 (177) and 3 (178). The entries in Volumes 1 (176) and 2 (177) are arranged…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.2.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Alexandria (Superintendent)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, July 1866–December 1868, 1 (85), 2 (86), and 3 (87), are arranged by time period. The entries are arranged in chronological order and numbered, except for the second half of Volume 1 (85), which was…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.2.4
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