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Labor Contracts — Devall's Bluff (Prairie County)

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The two volumes of registers of labor contracts, January 1865–July 1868, 1 (75) and 2 (74), are arranged in chronological order. Volume 1 (75) also includes a register of passes issued for railroad and river travel, March–May 1865. Volume 2 (74) includes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.6.2
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Labor Contracts — Eutaw

1866

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The records for the Bureau agent at Eutaw include an unbound labor contracts that consist of two items dated 1866. The series is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.8.2
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Labor Contracts for Dyer County — Dyersburg (Superintendent)

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The two volumes of labor contracts for Dyer County, December 1865–May 1866, 1 (102) and 2 (103), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (103) also contains amnesty oaths (August–November 1865) for Dyer County.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.10.1
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Labor Contracts for Spartanburg District

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Unbound labor contracts for the Spartanburg district covers the period August 1865–January 1867. "Series I," Dec. 1865–June 1866, is arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer. "Series II," Jan.–Apr. 1866, is arranged numerically.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.52.1
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Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District — Beaufort (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts for the Beaufort District, 1865–68, 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 5.6.14
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Labor Contracts for the Colleton District

June 1865–Feb. 1868

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Cataloged as “Labor Contracts for the Colleton District”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.53.8.1
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Labor Contracts for the Colleton District — Summerville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts for the Colleton district, June 1865–February 1868, are arranged by year and thereunder by initial letter of the surname of the employer.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.53.8
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Labor Contracts — Freedmen's Village

June 8–Oct. 12, 1864

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Unbound labor contracts, 1864, consist of three items. They are labor contracts witnessed by the chief quartermaster for the Department of Washington.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 3.4.6
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Labor Contracts — Georgetown (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts, December 1865–April 1866, are arranged in chronological order and numbered. The contracts are entered in the single volume register of Contracts (197) described above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.24.11
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Labor Contracts — Honey District

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Unbound labor contracts, June 1865–March 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.29.1
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Labor Contracts — Laurensville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts, January–June 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.35.4
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Labor Contracts — Marion (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts, August 1865–March 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.39.6
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Labor Contracts — Moncks Corner (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of labor contracts covers the period January–May 1866 (237) and is unarranged. Included in the series are letters and circulars received relating to contracts. The volume has a name index. The volume also contains a register of indentures…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.40.10
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Labor Contracts — Newberry (Agent)

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Unbound labor contracts cover the period 1865–68. Contracts for 1865 are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer and thereunder chronologically. Contracts for 1866 are divided into series numbered 1 – 51, thereunder arranged by the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.43.6
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Labor Contracts of Freedmen

Jan.–June 1865

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Cataloged as “Labor Contracts of Freedmen”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 8.3.1
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Labor Contracts — Other Records

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Unbound labor contracts, 1865–68, are arranged by year and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the employer.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 2.4.3
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Labor Contracts — Records Relating to Freedmen's Labor

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The labor contracts, 1865–68, are arranged by year and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of employer. These agreements between freedmen laborers and employers stated terms of employment, such as pay, clothing, and medical care due the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 2.4.1
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Labor Contracts — Richland District

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Unbound labor contracts, January–December 1866, are arranged by year, thereunder by the initial letter of the surname of the employer, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.47.1
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Labor Contracts — Rockville

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The single volume of labor contracts, March 1866–August 1867 (268), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.49.5
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Labor Contracts — Rocky Mount (Assistant Superintendent)

Dec. 1865–July 1867

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Unbound labor contracts, December 1865–July 1867, are arranged chronologically. Included are some indentures.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.41.5
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Labor Contracts — Savannah (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound labor contracts, 1865–68, are arranged alphabetically by name of the county in which the contracts were made.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.81.11
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Labor Contracts — Union District

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Unbound labor contracts, January 1865–May 1868, are arranged by year. Contracts for 1865 are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer. Contracts for 1866, "Series I," are arranged numerically, and 1866, "Series II," are arranged by the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.56.1
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Labor Contracts — Williamsburg

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Unbound labor contracts, June 1865–March 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.59.1
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