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Registers of Plantations — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

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The two volumes of registers of plantations, November 1863–June 1865, 1 (81) and 2 (92), are unarranged, and there is a name index in volume 2 (92).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.11
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Registers of Prescriptions — 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 4.9.7
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Registers of Proceedings in Freedmen's Court — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen

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The two volumes of registers of proceedings in Freedmen's court are dated November 1864–October 1868 and September 1865–March 1866, 1 (134) and 2 (135), respectively. The entries in each volume are arranged chronologically, but the dates of each volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.7
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Registers of Property Leased

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The four volumes of registers of property leased, 1 (176), 2 (177), 3 (178), and 4 (179), cover the period ca. 1862–1867. Volumes 1 (176) and 2 (177) are arranged by street in Memphis and thereunder by lot number. Volume 3 (178) is unarranged. Volume 4…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.4.4
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Registers of Rations Issued — Cheraw (Agent)

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The two volumes of registers of rations issued, April–September (No Year), 1 (149) and 2 (150), are unarranged except for part of Volume 2 (150), which is arranged by the initial letter of the surname.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.15.3
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Registers of Sick and Wounded at Unidentified Hospitals — Charleston (Hospitals)

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The three volumes of registers of sick and wounded at unidentified hospitals, 1865–67, 1 (164), 2 (165), and 3 (167), are arranged in three chronological subseries by date admitted.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.14.6
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Registers of Vouchers Received and Paid — Disbursing Officer and Quartermaster

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The two volumes of vouchers received and paid, June 1867–January 1868, 1 (71) and 2 (71 ½), are arranged by initial letter of the surname and thereunder chronologically by the date received. Volume 1 (71) also contains a register of vouchers received and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 2.3.4
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Registers Relating to Rental Property

Sept. 1865–July 1866

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Cataloged as “Registers Relating to Rental Property”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.18.12.1
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Registers Relating to Rental Property — Knoxville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of registers relating to rental property covers the period September 1865–July 1866 (124). The first register is of farms and houses rented; the second is a register of rents paid.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.18.12
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Registration certificate for an enslaved man named Eustaquio

February 19, 1870

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A Spanish-language printed Register of Slaves form [2704] for an enslaved person identified as Eustaquio, completed with handwritten black ink and affixed with a stamp. The heading reading [REGISTRO DE ESCLAVOS] is cut off at the top. The document is made…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.4.1
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Registry of Freedmen

Aug.–Oct. 1865

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Cataloged as “Registry of Freedmen”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.34.16.1
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Registry of Freedmen — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

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The unbound "Registry of Freedmen," covers the period August–October 1865. The records are unarranged lists (similar to a census) of freedmen of various plantations.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.16
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Rella Braithwaite

1923–2019

Rella Aylestock Braithwaite (January 29, 1923 – July 23, 2019) was a Canadian author. She was born in Mapleton, Ontario, a descendant of Black pioneers who settled in the Queen's Bush area. Her ancestors escaped slavery in America through the Underground…

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Rent Receipt Stubs

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The two volumes of rent receipt stubs, May 1863–January 1869, 1 (180) and 2 (181), are arranged numerically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.4.6
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Rental Accounts — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

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The single volume of rental accounts, January–August 1864 (93), is arranged by the name of the person with whom the account is listed and thereunder chronologically, and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.5
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Rental Agent — Memphis (Subdistrict of Memphis Staff Officers)

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Prior to the establishment of the Bureau, the rental function was initially performed by the quartermaster and later by a rental agent under the quartermaster in either the Department of Tennessee or the 16th Army Corps.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.22.4
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Report

Sept. 1865

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Cataloged as “Report”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.43.3.1
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Report of Marriage of George Washington and Lizzie Arthur — Missouri

August 17, 1865

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Cataloged as “Report of Marriage of George Washington and Lizzie Arthur”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1875, File 1.9.2
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Report of Marriages — Florida

Undated

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Cataloged as “Report of Marriages”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1875, File 1.5.1
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Report of Outrages by Whites Against Blacks — Fayetteville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume report of outrages by whites against blacks, September 1868 (92), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains an undated list of names and addresses.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.9.10
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Report of Sale for Mosquito Point Plantation including 54 enslaved persons

1858

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Manuscript recapitulation of the sale of "Mosquito Point" Plantation on December 15, 1857. The document consists of four sheets of machine-made paper with blue pigment tint, including a cover sheet. There are five total pages of handwriting in black iron…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.26.4a-d
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Report of the Surgeon in Chief to the Chief Medical Officer of the Bureau

Nov. 1865

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The unbound report of the surgeon in chief to the chief medical officer of the Bureau is dated November 1865. The report concerns medical treatment provided by the Bureau as well as a summary of that provided during the war.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 3.4.5
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Report — Port Gibson (Subcommissioner)

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An unbound report covers the period September 1865. The report shows the number of freedmen contracted with, receiving rations, and/or registered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.43.3
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