The single volume of requisitions for medical and hospital supplies, October 1865–March 1866 (276), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains property returns (Oct. 1865–Sept. 1867), and invoices of hospital and medical supplies (1866 and 1867).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.51.1
Unbound requisitions, returns, and invoices of medical and hospital supplies and property, 1865–68, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.25.9
A resin bucket for making turpentine. The metal pan is roughly semicircular in shape, with a flat back and a curved front. It has a straight metal handle with a rounded, hollow shaft that is attached to each side of the pan with two (2) flat metal rods.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.83
A resin scorer used in the turpentine industry. The resin scorer has a metal scoring attachment at the top and a short handle with a metal bulb of attached to the bottom. The scorer is a metal, J-shaped attachment with a wide, flat blade at the top that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.50
A resin scorer used in the turpentine industry. The resin scorer has a metal scoring attachment at the top and a short handle. The scorer is a metal, J-shaped attachment with a wide, flat blade at the top that extends perpendicularly from the shaft of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.55
The register of restoration orders is arranged chronologically by the date of restoration, and it corresponds to the unbound series of restoration orders that is arranged numerically, 1 – 123. Often filed with the restoration orders are the applications…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M869, File 6.4.5
Unbound retained copies of reports, reports received, and miscellaneous papers, 1864–65, are arranged by type of record. The retained copies of reports include narrative reports (March–August 1865) and ration reports (July and September 1865). The reports…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.16.5
Unbound returns of commissioned medical officers that were forwarded to Bureau headquarters, December 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. The reports give the name, rank, and station of each officer, and the nature of service and the date of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.2.12
Unbound returns of stores received and issued, June–December 1866, are arranged chronologically. The returns included those from subordinate offices and those sent to the Assistant Commissioner.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.12
Reuben Kendrick was a constable and state representative in Mississippi. He was born into slavery in Louisiana. He was appointed constable in Amite County, Mississippi in 1869 by Governor Adelbert Ames. He was elected to a seat in the Mississippi House of…
Reuben Ruby (1798–1878) was an African-American businessman, hack driver, abolitionist, temperance supporter, and community leader. He was one of the leading Black figures in Maine politics during his lifetime and a founding member of the Abyssinian…
