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Registers of Letters Received — Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, 1 (207), 2 (214) and 3 (215), are dated January–May 1865 and January 1867–December 1868. Volumes 1 (207) and 2 (214) are arranged in chronological order by date received and numbered. Volume 3 (215) is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.6.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Baton Rouge (Subassistant Commissioner of the 2nd Subdistrict)

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The six volumes of registers of letters received cover the period May 1867–December 1868. All volumes include endorsements sent. Volumes 1 (208), 2 (209), and 3 (210) are arranged in chronological order by date received and numbered. Volumes 4 (211), 5…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.5.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Bayou Sara (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, May 1867–November 1868, 1 (226) and 2 (467), are arranged chronologically by date received, and each volume has a name index. Volume 1 (226) also contains a register of property issued, March–June 1868,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.7.5
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Registers of Letters Received — Boydton (Mecklenburg County, Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, April 1867–December 1868, 1 (119) and 2 (141), are arranged by time period. The entries for the period April–June 1867 are arranged in general chronological order; thereafter the entries are generally…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.9.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Carrollton (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, May–August 1867 and March–December 1868, 1 (236), 2 (237), and 3 (238), are arranged chronologically by date received. Each volume has a name index. Volume 2 (237) also contains letters sent, April–August…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.10.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, November 1866–August 1868, 1 (26) and 2 (27), are arranged in chronological order by date received and numbered. There are name indexes in both volumes. For the actual letters received, see the series of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 3.1.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Claim Division

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The two volumes of registers of letters received cover the period January–July 1868 and September–December 1868, 1 (48) and 2 (49). The entries in Volume 1 (48) are arranged in chronological order and numbered and are cross–referenced in Volume (53) of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 4.1.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Clinton (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, May 1867–July 1868, 1 (243) and 2 (244), are arranged chronologically by date received, and each volume has a name index. Volume 1 (243) also has endorsements received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.12.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Columbia (Acting Assistant Commissioner – District of Columbia)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received cover the period February–June 1866 and January 1867–December 1868, 1 (128), 2 (129), and 3 (130). The entries in the volumes are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.17.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, March 1866–December 1868, 1 (107) and 2 (108), are arranged by time period. The entries in the volumes are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.6.4
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Registers of Letters Received — Correspondence

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Registers of letters received are also typical of 19th–century recordkeeping practices. In addition to a summary of the contents of the incoming letter, the registers usually include such identifying information as the name and sometimes the office of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 1.1.4
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Registers of Letters Received — Cuthbert (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (232) and 2 (233), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. For letters entered in the volumes, see the series of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, mentioned…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.36.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Darlington (Acting Assistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, May 1866–December 1867, 1 (180) and 2 (168), are arranged chronologically, and both volumes have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.21.4
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Registers of Letters Received — Dawson (Agent)

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The two volumes of letters received, July 1867–March 1868 and June–December 1868, 1 (366) and 2 (250), are arranged by time period, and volume 2 (250) has a name index. The entries in volume 1 (366) are arranged chronologically, and this volume also…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.41.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Disbursing Officer

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The two volumes of registers of letters received are dated May–December 1868, 1 (39) and 2 (40). Entries in volume 1 (39) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder in chronological order and numbered.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.1.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Disbursing Officer and Quartermaster

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, May–August 1866 and May–October 1867, are not numbered and are arranged by time period. The entries in the volumes are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 2.3.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Farmville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, November 1867–January 1869, 1 (160) and 2 (161), are arranged by time period, thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, and thereunder arranged in chronological order and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.27.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Fort Gaines (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, July 1867–June 1868, 1 (192) and 2 (257) are arranged by time period. The entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. Some of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.46.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Fort Monroe (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, March 1866–March 1868, 1 (204) and 2 (205), are arranged by time period, thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.66.4
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Registers of Letters Received — Fort Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner, 5th District)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, January 1866–December 1868, 1 (173) and 2 (174), are arranged by time period, thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent, thereunder by year, and thereunder arranged in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.65.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Franklin (Subassistant Commissioner of the 3rd Subdistrict)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (269) and 2 (270), include endorsements. Volume 1 (269) is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of writer and thereunder arranged in chronological order and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.19.3
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Registers of Letters Received — Gallatin (Superintendent)

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The single–volume register of letters received, December 1868–November 1869 (105), is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The volume also contains endorsements sent and received (November…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.12.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Galveston (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of registers of letters received, May 1866–September 1868, 1 (90), 2 (91), and 3 (92), are arranged by time periods. The entries for the period May 1866–June 1867 are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.17.2
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Registers of Letters Received — Goldsboro (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, 1 (110) and 2 (111), cover the period January 1867–February 1868. The entries in Volume 2 (111) and part of Volume 1 (110) are arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.12.4
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