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Endorsements Sent and Received — Petersburg (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The four volumes of endorsements sent and received, July 1865–December 1868, 1 (376), 2 (377), 3 (378), and 4 (379), are arranged chronologically, except that dates covered by Volume 1 (376) fit in the middle of Volume 2 (377). The first three volumes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.75.1
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Philadelphia (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, September 1867–January 1868 (247), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.42.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Plymouth (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–October 1868 (214), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.36.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Purdy (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, May 1867–January 1868 and September–October 1868 (203), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.29.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, January 1868–April 1869 (37), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume has a name index. For endorsements sent and received from May 1866 to Dec. 1867, see volume 1 (25) of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 3.1.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Raleigh (Assistant Superintendent)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, September 1866–December 1868, 1 (224) and 2 (225), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.38.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Richmond (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of endorsements sent and received, April 1865–December 1868, 1 (412), 2 (413), and 3 (414), are arranged chronologically. Both Volumes 1 (412) and 3 (414) have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.79.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Rockville (Superintendent)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1866–September 1867 (54), is arranged chronologically. The volume is cross–referenced to the register of letters received (52) mentioned below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 5.3.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — St. Joseph (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, February 1866–March 1867 (454), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register of complaints (June 1866–May 1867), arranged chronologically. For endorsements,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.58.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Statesville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, June 1867–August 1868 (243), is arranged chronologically. The records are cross–referenced in volume (241) of the single–volume register of letters received described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.47.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Superintendent of Education

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, August 1865–July 1866, January 1867–May 1867, and May 1867–November 1869, 1 (51) and 2 (52), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (52) has a name index. The entries in the volumes are cross referenced in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 2.1.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Surgeon

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, September 1866– November 1868, is unnumbered and arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 3.4.4
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Surgeon in Chief

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, October 1865–June 1866, is arranged chronologically. This volume also contains a register of heads of families receiving rations at Ocala, May–July 1868.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 2.4.1
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Thibodeaux (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, April 1867–August 1868 (473), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register of letters received (September–October 1868), arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.66.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Thomasville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, November 1865–December 1866 and March–December 1868, 1 (382) and 2 (383), are arranged numerically. There is a name index to volume 1 (382). Volume 1 (382) also contains a register of notices (help wanted,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.86.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Trenton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, February 1867–September 1868 (212), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.32.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Tupelo (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–April 1868 (260), is arranged chronologically. The endorsements are cross–referenced in volume 1 (256) of the two volumes of registers of letters received described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.49.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Vicksburg (Agent for Payment of Bounties)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, December 1868–March 1872, 1 (308) and 2 (309), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.53.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Vicksburg (Assistant Commissioner for the Western District of Mississippi)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, August 1865–February 1866, 1 (266) and 2 (267), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (267) is cross–referenced to letters received in volume (262) of the single–volume register of letters described below.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.50.3
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Vicksburg (Subcommissioner)

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, February–May 1866, July 1868, and December 1866–December 1868, 1 (277) and 2 (278), are arranged chronologically, and volume 1 (277) has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.51.4
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Washington

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, January 1867–October 1868 (247), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a list of bounties paid (March–December).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.50.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Wilkesboro (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, October 1867–June 1868 (250), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.52.2
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Endorsements Sent and Received — Wilmington (Superintendent of the Southern District)

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The single volume of endorsements sent and received, July 1867–April 1870 (262), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.53.5
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