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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.14
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Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.24
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Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.4
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Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.5
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Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.6
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Confederate States of America five dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America five dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Virginia State Capitol Building surrounded by woods and people walking. Surrounding the top of the image, typed in a half circle, is the inscription, [TWO YEARS AFTER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.9
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Confederate States of America one dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America one dollar bill featuring an image of Clement Claiborne Clay. The front of the currency has a central oval image of the portrait of Clay surrounded with a wreath. On either side is the number [1] in an oval with geometric…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.1
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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill featuring a central illustration of a war scene. Men in uniform are at center riding horses while in the background soldiers stand near a cannon on wheels. More fighting can be seen in the back right. On either…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.10
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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill featuring a central illustration of a war scene. Men in uniform are at center riding horses while in the background soldiers stand near a cannon on wheels. More fighting can be seen in the back right. On either…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.15
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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill featuring a central illustration of a war scene. Men in uniform are at center riding horses while in the background soldiers stand near a cannon on wheels. More fighting can be seen in the back right. On either…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.25
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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America ten dollar bill featuring a central illustration of a war scene. Men in uniform are at center riding horses while in the background soldiers stand near a cannon on wheels. More fighting can be seen in the back right. On either…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.7
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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Tennessee State Capitol. On either side of the illustration are two dark shields with the inscriptions, [TWO YEARS AFTER / THE RATIFICATION OF A / TREATY OF PEACE /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.11
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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Tennessee State Capitol. On either side of the illustration are two dark shields with the inscriptions, [TWO YEARS AFTER / THE RATIFICATION OF A / TREATY OF PEACE /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.16
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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America twenty dollar bill featuring a central illustration of the Tennessee State Capitol. On either side of the illustration are two dark shields with the inscriptions, [TWO YEARS AFTER / THE RATIFICATION OF A / TREATY OF PEACE /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.26
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Confederate States of America two dollar bill

April 6, 1863

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Confederate States of America two dollar bill. In the center of the note is a heavily decorated scalloped edge circle with the number [2] in the center. Surrounding the number is the inscription, [Richmond. / Feb. 17th 1964. / No. / 25444]. At the bottom…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.13
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Confederate States of America two dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America two dollar bill. In the center of the note is a heavily decorated scalloped edge circle with the number [2] in the center. Surrounding the number is the inscription, [Richmond. / Feb. 17th 1964. / No. / 86545]. At the bottom…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.23
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Confederate States of America two dollar bill

February 17, 1864

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Confederate States of America two dollar bill. In the center of the note is a heavily decorated scalloped edge circle with the number [2] in the center. Surrounding the number is the inscription, [Richmond. / Feb. 17th 1964. / No. / 49090]. At the bottom…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.9.8
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Archival documents & files

Confidential Lists and Accounts Current — Fort Johnston, NC (Disbursing Officer)

Feb.–Apr. 1874

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Unbound confidential lists and accounts current, February–April 1874, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.3.5
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Confidential Lists — Charleston, SC (Disbursing Officer)

1873

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Unbound confidential lists, 1873, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of soldier.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.1.8
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Confidential Lists Concerning Deceased Soldiers — St. Louis, MO (Disbursing Officer)

1873, 1874, and 1875

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Unbound confidential lists concerning deceased soldiers, 1873, 1874, and 1875, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of soldier.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.12.9
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Historical photographs & documents

"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants

Oct.–Dec. 1872

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Cataloged as “"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.7.1
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Archival documents & files

"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Fort Leavenworth, KS (Disbursing Officer)

1874 and 1875

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1874 and 1875, are arranged numerically by the number of the certificate issued to the claimant.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.6.7
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Fort Macon, NC (Disbursing Officer)

1873 and 1874

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1873 and 1874, are arranged numerically by the number of the certificate issued to the claimant.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.5.5
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Louisville, KY (Disbursing Officer)

Date not recorded

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1872 and 1873, are arranged in two subseries. The first (October–December 1872) consists of forms on which more than one name appears, and these are arranged chronologically. The second…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.4.7
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