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Endorsements Sent and Received — Grenada (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, March 1866–December 1868, 1 (140) and 2 (141), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.17.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Halifax (Assistant Superintendent)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1866–June 1868 (120), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains several lists of indentures made by county courts, a list of outrages, a list of discharges, and applications for pay and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.17.4
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Henderson (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–November 1868 (124), is arranged chronologically. The period July 1867–March 1868 is cross–referenced in Volume 1 (122) of letters sent described above and Volume (121) of the single–volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.18.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Hillsboro (Agent)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–December 1868 (131), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The records are cross–referenced in Volume (129) of the single–volume register of letters received, (129), described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.19.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Houma (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, December 1865–October 1868 (292), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register of orders received, January–October 1868.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.24.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Jackson (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, March 1866–August 1867 (168), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.22.4
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Lauderdale (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, March 1867–October 1868 (178), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.24.4
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Lewisville (Lafayette County)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, June 1867–March 1868 (107), is arranged chronologically and has an incomplete name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.14.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Lincolnton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867 and March–September 1868 (143), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.25.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Magnolia (Assistant Superintendent)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–December 1868 (154), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.27.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Memphis (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Memphis)

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The five volumes of endorsements sent and received, July 1865–March 1872, 1 (146) through 5 (150), are arranged chronologically. There are name indexes in volumes 2 (147) through 4 (149). The series is cross–referenced in the five volumes of registers of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.21.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Meridian (Subcommissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, March 1866–February 1867 (204), is arranged chronologically. The entries in the volume are cross–referenced to letters received in volume 1 (195) of the two volumes of registers of letters received 1…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.32.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Morganton (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, May–December 1868 (160), is arranged chronologically. The entries in the volume are cross–referenced in part of the registers of letters received, May 1867–December 1868, described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.28.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Nashville (Subassistant Commissioner – Subdistrict of Nashville)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1866–March 1867 (196), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Entries in the volume are cross–referenced in volume 1 (191) of the three–volume series of registers of letters received and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.25.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Natchez (Agent for the Payment of Bounties)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received cover the period January 1869–April 1871, 1 (225) and 2 (226). The endorsements within the volumes are arranged chronologically, but the dates of the volumes overlap.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.37.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Natchez (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, May–December 1868 (221), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of complaints (July–August 1865), and a register of contracts (July–October 1865), at Woodville.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.35.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Newberne (Assistant Superintendent – Claims Division)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, January–August 1867 (191), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.33.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Newberne (Superintendent – Eastern District)

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The five volumes of endorsements sent and received, Dec. 1865–December 1868, 1 (162), 2 (163), 3 (164), 4 (172), and 5 (173), are arranged in two chronological subseries. Each volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.30.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Oxford (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, May–October 1867 (240), is arranged chronologically. The entries in the volume are cross–references to the single–volume register of letters received (238) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.39.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, April 1866–November 1868 (180), is arranged by endorsements sent and endorsements received and thereunder chronologically. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Paris (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, June–September 1867 (200), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.27.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Pass Christian (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, April 1866–October 1867 (245), is arranged chronologically. The entries in the volume are cross–referenced in the single–volume register of letters received (243) described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.40.2
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