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Letters Received — Aberdeen (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound letters received, March 1866 and October 1867–February 1868, are arranged chronologically. There are a few reports at the end of the series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.1.2
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Letters Received — Aiken (Subassistant Commissioner – Edgefield District)

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Unbound letters received, February 1866–February 1867, are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.3.3
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Letters Received — Albany (Agent)

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Unbound letters received 1867–68 are arranged according to their entry in the registers of letters received or the endorsement sent and received. There are a few unregistered letters at the end of the series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.2.4
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Letters Received — Albany (Dispensary)

Jan.–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, January–December 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.3.3
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Letters Received — Albany (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound letters received, April 1867–December 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.1.4
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Letters Received — Americus (Agent)

May 1867–Nov 1868

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Unbound letters received, May 1867–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. Some of these letters are entered in the registers of letters received mentioned above and some are not.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.4.3
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Letters Received — Americus (Dispensary)

Aug.–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, August–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.5.2
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Letters Received and a Register of Letters Received — Columbus (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters received and a register of letters received, March 1866–May 1868 (86), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The letters received are dated March 1866–April 1868 and the register is dated April–May 1868.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.6.2
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Letters Received and Affidavits of Freedmen — Magnolia (Columbia County)

May 1866–Apr. 1867

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Unbound letters received and affidavits of freedmen, May 1866–April 1867, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.18.1
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Letters Received and Contracts — Darien (Agent)

1866–68

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Unbound letters received and contracts, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.39.1
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Letters Received and Contracts — Greensboro (Agent)

bulk Mar. 1866 and May 1867

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Unbound letters received and contracts are dated 1866–67. There are only two letters received, and they are dated March 1866 and May 1867.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.48.1
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Letters Received and Endorsements — Cleveland (Superintendent)

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The single volume of letters received and endorsements, January 1866–March 1867 (81), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains special orders received (April–July 1867).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.7.1
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Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received — Tappahannock (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters received and endorsements sent and received, January 1867–December 1868 (441), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.87.2
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Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Assistant Inspector General

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, March 1866–December 1868 (52), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.1.4
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Letters Received and Forwarded to District Headquarters Applying for Government Rations — Johns Island (Acting Assistant Surgeon)

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The single volume of letters received and forwarded to district headquarters applying for government rations, January–April 1868 (218), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of supplies issued and reports of supplies issued for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.31.2
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Letters Received and Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints — Fort Gaines (Agent)

1867–68

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Unbound letters received and miscellaneous papers relating to complaints, 1867–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. Some of the letters received are entered in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.46.4
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Letters Received and Receipts — Bryan (Subassistant Commissioner)

Oct.–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received and receipts, October–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.8.3
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Letters Received and Register of Complaints — LaFayette (Agent)

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The single volume of letters received and register of complaints, 1867–68 (285), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The letters received are dated May–June 1867, and the register of complaints, June 1867–February 1868. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.59.3
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Letters Received and Register of Letters Received — Fairfax Courthouse (Fairfax County, Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters received and register of letters received, August 1865–May 1866 and November 1866–December 1868 (158), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.25.2
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Letters Received and Reports of Persons and Articles Hired — Jonesboro (Agent)

Aug.–Dec. 1867

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Unbound letters received and reports of persons and articles hired, August–December 1867, are arranged by type and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.22.1
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Letters Received and Sent and Register of Prescriptions — Garland

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The single volume of letters received and sent and register of prescriptions, 1867–1868 (146), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.9.2
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Letters Received and Sent — Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer

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The single volume of letters received and sent, April–July 1866 (38), consists of two parts. The first part of the volume contains copies of letters received dated April 4 to July 23, 1866. The second part of the volume contains copies of letters sent…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 3.3.1
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Letters Received — Annapolis (Disbursing Officer)

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Unbound letters received, June 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 5.1.4
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