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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Memphis, TN (Disbursing Officer)

1872

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1872, are arranged by paid and unpaid claimants. Most of the forms contain names of several soldiers, but some contain information relating solely to one individual.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.8.6
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Nashville, TN (Disbursing Officer)

1873 and 1874

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1873 and 1874, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of soldier.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.9.9
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Natchez, MS (Disbursing Officer)

Date not recorded

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants, 1872–1875, are arranged numerically by number of certificate issued to claimants.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.10.10
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Savannah, GA (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 1.13.7
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — St. Louis, MO (Disbursing Officer)

1872–74

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants are dated 1872–1874. The forms containing names of more than one soldier (September–October 1872) are arranged chronologically. The forms containing information about a single soldier are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.12.8
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"Confidential Lists" for the Identification of Claimants — Vicksburg, MS (Disbursing Officer)

1872–74

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Unbound "confidential lists" for the identification of claimants cover the period 1872–1874. The forms containing information about more than one soldier (September 1872) are arranged chronologically. The forms containing information about one soldier only…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.14.9
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Confidential Lists from 1872

Sept.–Dec. 1872

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Cataloged as “Confidential Lists from 1872”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.11.9.1
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Confidential Lists — New Orleans, LA (Disbursing Officer)

Date not recorded

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Unbound confidential lists cover the period 1872–1878. For the period September–December 1872, the forms contain information about more than one soldier, and these forms are arranged chronologically. The remaining forms relate to only one soldier each, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.11.9
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Confidential Lists Numbers 276935 – 631965

1873–78

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Cataloged as “Confidential Lists Numbers 276935 – 631965”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.11.9.2
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Consolidated Morning Reports of Contrabands — Beaufort (Contraband Department)

Date not recorded

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The single volume of consolidated morning reports of contrabands, March 1863–February 1864 (119), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.8.2
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Consolidated Reports of Refugees and Freedmen

June 1865–Feb. 1866

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Cataloged as “Consolidated Reports of Refugees and Freedmen”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.50.11.1
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Consolidated Reports of Refugees and Freedmen — Vicksburg (Assistant Commissioner for the Western District of Mississippi)

Date not recorded

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Unbound consolidated reports of refugees and freedmen, June 1865–February 1866, are arranged chronologically. The reports show the numbers of officers, refugees, freedmen, and animals.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.50.11
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Consolidated Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Freedmen

Feb. 9, 1867–July 11, 1868

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Unbound consolidated weekly reports of sick and wounded freedmen, February 1867–July 1868, are arranged chronologically. The reports are printed forms on which the surgeons showed the number of men, women, and children under their care; the number at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.4.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Contemplation

1993

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This silkscreen print depicts a seated man shown from the back. Wearing a white shirt and bright red vest with gold colored horizontal stripes across the back, he is shown reading a book by candlelight. He rests his elbow on the table in front of him, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.12.4
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money

Contemporary manilla

1800-1968

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Contemporary manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends. The manilla has white and green pigmentation from corrosion.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.58.1
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Contract for labor from Freedman Henry Dred, wife Sylvester, and child Alfred

January 8, 1866

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A handwritten contract between Freedman Dred and Mary Josephine Rivers. The document stipulates that Dred and his child Alfred are to work for ten dollars per month for Rivers and her family in Clarke County, Alabama, with an additional five dollars per…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.36
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Contractors' Bonds — Wayne County (Superintendent)

Date not recorded

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The single volume of contractors' bonds, April–July 1866 (unnumbered), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.33.2
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Contracts

Jan. 1866

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Cataloged as “Contracts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.43.5.1
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Contracts and Certificates Proving Destitution and Eligibility for Rations — Smithville

1865–66

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Unbound contracts and certificates proving destitution and eligibility for rations, 1865–66, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.46.1
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Contracts and Indentures — Gordonsville (Superintendent, 4th District)

Aug. 1865–June 1866

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Unbound contracts and indentures, August 1865–June 1866, are arranged chronologically. Miscellaneous records relating to complaints are at the end of the series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.34.9
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Contracts and Indentures in Greene and Madison Counties — Madison Courthouse (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–67

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Unbound contracts and indentures in Greene and Madison Counties, 1865–67, are arranged by county and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.55.7
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Contracts and Indentures, Land Reports, and Court Records — Leesburg (Loudoun County) (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner, 3rd Division, 10th Subdistrict)

1865–68

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Unbound contracts and indentures, land reports, and court records, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.44.4
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