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Reports

1866–68

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Cataloged as “Reports”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.24.9.1
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Reports and Affidavits Relating to Memphis Riots

May 1866

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Cataloged as “Reports and Affidavits Relating to Memphis Riots”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.13.1
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Reports and Affidavits Relating to Memphis Riots — Memphis (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Memphis)

Date not recorded

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Unbound reports and affidavits relating to Memphis riots, May 1866, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.21.13
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Reports and Bills of Lading — Louisa Courthouse (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Sept. 1865–Nov. 1866

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Unbound reports and bills of lading, September 1865–November 1866, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.48.5
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Reports and Lists of Abandoned Property

Nov. 1865–Oct. 1866

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Cataloged as “Reports and Lists of Abandoned Property”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.17.1
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Reports and Lists of Abandoned Property — Memphis (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Memphis)

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Unbound reports and lists of abandoned property, November 1865–October 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.21.17
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Reports and Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints — Thomasville (Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–68

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Unbound reports and miscellaneous papers relating to complaints, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. Included are land reports, schools reports, ration reports, and reports of contracts.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.86.8
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Reports and Orders

Jan. 1866–Apr. 1868

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Cataloged as “Reports and Orders”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.48.3.1
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Reports and Orders — Starkville (Agent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound reports and orders, January 1866–April 1868, are arranged by the type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.48.3
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Reports and Records Relating to Complaints — Princess Anne (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–67

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Unbound reports and records relating to complaints, 1865–67, are arranged by type of report or record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.78.9
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Reports and Records Relating to Court Cases — Jerusalem (Southampton County) (Subassistant Commissioner, 4th Division, 1st Subdistrict)

1866–68

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Unbound reports and records relating to court cases, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.40.3
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Reports and Returns

Apr. 1867–Jan. 1869

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Cataloged as “Reports and Returns”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.5.7.1
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Reports and Returns — Chattanooga (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound reports and returns, April 1867–January 1869, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.5.7
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Reports and Returns — Memphis (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Memphis)

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Unbound reports and returns, 1865, 1866, 1867, and 1868, are arranged chronologically. Included are returns of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage; returns of quartermaster stores; abstracts; monthly statements of rents collected; statements of abandoned…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.21.11
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Reports and Returns Received from Subordinates

Aug. 1866–Mar. 1867

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Cataloged as “Reports and Returns Received from Subordinates”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.4.9.1
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Reports and Returns Received from Subordinates — Chattanooga (Superintendent)

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Unbound reports and returns received from subordinates, August 1866–March 1867, are arranged chronologically. The series includes returns of abandoned lands, returns of rents collected, abstracts of property dropped, annual reports, and reports on such…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.4.9
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Reports — Chester (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound reports, July–October 1866 and January–June 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.16.6
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Reports, Contracts, and Affidavits — Milledgeville (Agent)

May 1866–Nov. 1868

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Unbound reports, contracts, and affidavits, May 1866–November 1868, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The records include school reports, and reports of persons and articles hired. Also included are returns of Bureau stores.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.69.5
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Reports, Contracts, and Miscellaneous Records Relating to Complaints — Lexington (Agent)

1867–68

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Unbound reports, contracts, and miscellaneous records relating to complaints, 1867–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.61.3
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Reports, Contracts, Indentures, and Proceedings of Freedmen's Court — Fredericksburg (Assistant Superintendent, 1st Division, 6th Subdistrict)

1865–68

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The unbound reports, contracts, indentures, and proceedings of Freedmen's Court, 1865–68, are arranged as follows: King George County, contracts and proceedings (1865–66); Spotsylvania County, ration reports and proceedings (Dec. 1865–Mar. 1867); Stafford…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.30.7
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Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner

Jan. 1866–Feb. 1867

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Cataloged as “Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 3.65.11.1
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Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner and Received from Subordinates

Jan.–Oct. 1866

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Cataloged as “Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner and Received from Subordinates”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 3.94.7.1
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Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner and Received from Subordinates — Winchester (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound reports forwarded to the Assistant Commissioner and received from subordinates, January 1866–June 1868, are arranged chronologically. Included are school reports, reports of officers and enlisted men on duty, ration reports, reports of persons and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.94.7
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Reports Forwarded to Assistant Commissioner — Fort Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner, 5th District)

Date not recorded

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Unbound reports forwarded to the assistant commissioner, January 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.65.11
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