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Undated Reports of Marriages (includes an October 10, 1865 Report of Blacks Married by Rev. L. C. Lockwood During the Month of September 1861) — Virginia

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Cataloged as “Undated Reports of Marriages (includes an October 10, 1865 Report of Blacks Married by Rev. L. C. Lockwood During the Month of September 1861)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1875, File 1.12.1
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Unidentified Name Index — Claim Division

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The single–volume unidentified name Index (59) is Undated and Unarranged.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 4.1.17
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Unidentified Name Index — Statesville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume unidentified name index is undated. Unbound miscellaneous records, January 1866–December 1867, are arranged by type of record. Included are letters received and reports of persons and articles hired.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.47.5
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Unidentified Name Index — Woodville (Agent)

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The single–volume unidentified name index is not dated.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.91.3
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Unidentified Name Indexes — Other Records

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The three volumes of unidentified name indexes are undated.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 2.2.4
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Unidentified Name Indexes — Unidentified Records

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The three volumes of unidentified name Indexes 1 (541), 2 (543), and 3 (No Number) are Undated.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.74.1
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Unidentified Volume Relating to Patients and Accounts — Headquarters

1866–68

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The unidentified volume relating to patients and accounts covers the period 1866–1868. The volume is unnumbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 2.1.1
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Union of Saint and Venus

2012

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Painting depicting the pope's mitre composed of red-tinted textual clippings and encrusted with faux-jewels. The text includes both Latin and English copies of the Dum Diversas, images of the Brookes Slave Ship, and advertisements for the purchasing of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.23
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Unit badge for Ira Fields of Unassigned Company A of the U.S. Colored Infantry

ca. 1864

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An identification badge for Ira Fields of Company A, Virginia Colored Guards. The badge is copper alloy in a pentagonal star shape. Engraving around the edge of the badge reads [Ira / Fields / Va. / Colored / Guards] with [Co. A] appearing at center. There…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.26.1
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Unregistered

Aug. 1865–Apr. 1869

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Cataloged as “Unregistered”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.6.1
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Unregistered Labor Contracts

May 1865–Apr. 1867

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Cataloged as “Unregistered Labor Contracts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.44.10.1
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Unregistered Labor Contracts — Orangeburg (Acting Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound unregistered labor contracts cover the period May 1865–April 1867. The contracts for 1865 are arranged by the initial letter of the surname; contracts for 1866 are arranged numerically; and the remaining contracts for 1866 and 1867 are arranged…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.44.10
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Unregistered Letters

1865–1871

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Cataloged as “Unregistered Letters”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M752, File 2.19.1
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Unregistered Letters and Narrative Reports Received

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Unbound unregistered letters and narrative reports received from subordinate officers, November 1865–December 1868, are arranged alphabetically by name of station of officer and thereunder chronologically. This series includes narrative reports of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 1.3.1
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Unregistered Letters and Orders Received — Jacksonport (Jackson County)

Aug. 1865–Aug. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters and orders received, August 1865–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.12.5
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Unregistered Letters and Orders Received — Lake Village and Luna Landing (Chicot County)

Jan. 1867–Jan. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters and orders received, January 1867–January 1868, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.13.3
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Unregistered Letters Received

1866–69

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Unbound unregistered letters received, 1866–69, are arranged by year, thereunder by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.6
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Unregistered Letters Received — Aiken (Subassistant Commissioner – Bureau District of Anderson)

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Unbound unregistered letters received, April 1866–June 1868, are arranged by initial letter of surname of correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.2.3
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Unregistered Letters Received — Albany (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1866–December 1868, are arranged by year and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of the surname or office of correspondent, with those from the Assistant Commissioner first, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.1.5
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Unregistered Letters Received — Alexandria (Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Mar. 1866–Dec. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.2.4
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