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Contracts for Gibson County — Trenton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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The four volumes of contracts for Gibson County, December 1865–March 1867, 1 (213), 2 (214), 3 (215), and 4 (216), are unarranged. Volume 1 (213) also contains a register of marriages (October 1865–April 1866).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.32.5
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Contracts for Labor and Services — Assistant Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

Mar. 1865–June 1869

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Unbound contracts for labor and services, March 1865–June 1869, are arranged chronologically. Most of the contracts are for the repair and construction of buildings.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.2.8
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Contracts — Georgetown (Hospital)

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Unbound contracts, 1866–67, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.25.8
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Contracts — Greenville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound contracts, January 1866–July 1868, are arranged numerically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.27.14
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Contracts, Indentures, Affidavits, Bounty Receipts, and Miscellaneous Receipts — Raleigh (Assistant Superintendent)

Dec. 1865–Mar. 1868

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Unbound contracts, indentures, affidavits, bounty receipts, and miscellaneous receipts, December 1865–March 1868, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.38.6
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Contracts, Indentures, Reports, and Records Relating to Court Cases — Rocky Mount (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–68

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Unbound contracts, indentures, reports, and records relating to court cases 1865–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.81.6
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Contracts — Jacksonville

June–Dec. 1865

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Cataloged as “Contracts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.16.3
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Contracts — Lexington

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Unbound contracts, June 1865–March 1868, are arranged by year and thereunder by the initial letter of the surname of the employer.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.37.1
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Contracts — Louisa Courthouse (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

May 1865–Sept. 1866

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Unbound contracts, May 1865–September 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.48.3
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Contracts — Lumberton (Agent)

Aug. 1865–June 1866

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Unbound contracts, August 1865–June 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.26.9
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Contracts — Manning (Agent)

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The single volume of contracts, March–June 1867 (229), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.38.2
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Contracts — Medical Officer

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Unbound contracts, April 1865–June 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.19
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Contracts of Employees

July 1865–Oct. 1868

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Cataloged as “Contracts of Employees”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 2.4.9.1
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Contracts of Employees — Surgeon in Chief

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Unbound contracts of employees, July 1865–October 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 2.4.9
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Contracts — Orange Courthouse (Assistant Superintendent)

Nov. 1865–Mar. 1866

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Unbound contracts, November 1865–March 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.73.3
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Contracts — Petersburg (Assistant Superintendent)

July–Oct. 1865

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Unbound contracts, July–October 1865, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.76.4
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Contracts — Port Gibson (Subcommissioner)

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Unbound contracts for January 1866 are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.43.5
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Contracts — Princess Anne (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Nov. 1865–June 1866

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Unbound contracts, November 1865–June 1866, are arranged by month.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.78.10
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Contracts, Register of Contracts, and Registers of Transportation and Rations Issued — Cahaba

Date not recorded

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The single volume of contracts, register of contracts, and registers of transportation and rations issued, 1865–1866 (191), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The volume has a name index and a table of contents.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.3.1
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Contracts — Richmond (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound contracts are undated and consist of two items.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.37.5
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Contracts, Settlements Between Freedmen and Employers, Affidavits, and Monthly Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner — Griffin (Subassistant Commissioner)

1865–68

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Unbound contracts, settlements between freedmen and employers, affidavits, and monthly reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, 1865–58, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.50.6
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