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Unregistered Letters Received — Alexandria (Superintendent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1863–April 1869, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.2.7
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Unregistered Letters Received — Amite City (Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Aug. 1865–Dec. 1868

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.4.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Anderson Court House (Acting Subassistant Commissioner – Anderson District)

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1866–August 1867, are arranged by year, thereunder by initial letter of the surname of writer, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.4.3
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Unregistered Letters Received — Assistant Inspector General

Mar. 26, 1866–Aug. 26, 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1866–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.1.6
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Unregistered Letters Received — Athens (Subassistant Commissioner)

Mar. 1867–Nov. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1867–November 1868, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.6.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Augusta (Agent)

Jan. 1866–Aug. 1867

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Unbound unregistered letters received, January 1866–August 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.12.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Augusta (Subassistant Commissioner)

Aug. 1865–Oct. 1868

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.11.7
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Unregistered Letters Received — Bainbridge (Agent)

Feb.–July 1867

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Unbound unregistered letters received, February–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.15.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Baton Rouge (Subassistant Commissioner of the 2nd Subdistrict)

May 1867–Dec. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, May 1867–December 1868, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.5.3
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Unregistered Letters Received — Bayou Sara (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Dec. 1865–Dec. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, December 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.7.6
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Unregistered Letters Received — Bowling Green (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received, October 1865–March 1866 and November 1866–December 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.3.7
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Unregistered Letters Received — Brookhaven (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received cover the period June 1865–November 1868 and are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.2.5
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Unregistered Letters Received — Brunswick (Subassistant Commissioner)

July 1866–Apr. 1868

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Unbound unregistered letters received, July 1866–April 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.20.5
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Unregistered Letters Received — Carnesville (Agent)

May–Sept. 1867

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Unbound unregistered letters received, May–September 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.25.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Charleston, SC (Disbursing Officer)

May 1873–Apr. 1874

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Unbound unregistered letters received, May 1873–April 1874, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.1.4
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Unregistered Letters Received — Chattanooga (Superintendent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received, 1865–1867, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.4.5
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Unregistered Letters Received — Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received October 1865–April 1869, are arranged by month and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.1.6
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Unregistered Letters Received — Claim Division

Date not recorded

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Unbound unregistered letters received, May 1866–May 1872, are arranged chronologically. Some of these letters appear to be entered in a register, but the register has not been located.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 4.1.4
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