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Letters Received — Boston (Subassistant Commissioner)

Aug. 1867–Aug. 1868

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Unbound letters received, August 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.5.4
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Letters Received — Bowling Green (Caroline County, Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan. 1866–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, January 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters are registered in the single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received (118) described above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.8.3
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Letters Received — Bowling Green (Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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The single volume of letters received, June 1866–December 1867 (58), is arranged in chronological order by date received and numbered, and the volume has a name index. For letters copied into this volume, see the series of letters received, June 1866–June…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.2.4
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Letters Received — Bowling Green (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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The single volume of letters received, September 1866–December 1867 (67), is arranged in chronological order by date received and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.3.5
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Letters Received — Brandenburg (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, May–June 1868, are arranged chronologically. The letters are registered in the single–volume register of letters Received (81) mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.4.4
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Letters Received — Brownsville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, March–September 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.2.4
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Letters Received — Brunswick (Agent)

July 1867–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, July 1867–December 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received mentioned above. 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 3.21.3
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Letters Received — Brunswick (Dispensary)

bulk Jan. 1867, May 1867–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, January 1867 and May 1867–December 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and received mentioned above. 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 3.22.3
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Letters Received — Brunswick (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.20.4
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Letters Received — Burksville (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.5.2
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Letters Received — Butler (Agent)

Apr.–Nov. 1868

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Unbound letters received, April–November 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.23.3
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Letters Received by Employment Agents

Jan. 19, 1866–Nov. 7, 1867

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Unbound letters received by employment agents, January 1866–November 1867, arranged by agent and thereunder chronologically. These letters were received by the following agents: J. L. Roberts, Miss W. F. Harris, O. S. B. Wall, and D. R. Disbrow.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.1
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Letters Received by G. W. Foster — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen

Date not recorded

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The single volume of letters received by G. W. Foster, assistant provost marshal general of freedmen, September–November 1865 (98), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of school taxes dated March–April 1866.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.5
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Letters Received by H. C. Percy, Cashier of National Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company at Norfolk — Norfolk (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan.–Sept. 1866

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Unbound letters received by H. C. Percy, Cashier of National Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company at Norfolk, January–September 1866, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.70.8
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Letters Received by J. A. Yordy — Eutaw

Apr.–June 1868

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The records for the Bureau agent at Eutaw include an unbound series of letters received, April–June 1868. The series is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.8.1
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Letters Received by J. B. Healy and a Labor Contract — Girard

1867–68

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Unbound letters received by J. B. Healy and a labor contract, 1867–1868, consists of three items. The letters are dated March 1, 1867, and April 1, 1868; the labor contract is dated February 2, 1867.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.10.1
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Letters Received by J. H. Durkee — Claims Agent

Feb. 1869–Sept. 1871

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Unbound letters received by J. H. Durkee, agent for claims, February 1869–September 1871, are arranged chronologically. These letters are mostly from the chief of the claim division at the Bureau headquarters, Bureau officers, and justices of the peace who…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 2.2.1
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Letters Received by Lieutenant Colonel William P. Wilson, Acting Assistant Commissioner — Correspondence

Oct.–Dec.1865

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Unbound letters received by Lt. Col. William P. Wilson, Acting Assistant Commissioner, October–December 1865, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 2.1.7
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Letters Received by Superintendent of Negro Affairs — Williamsburg (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Apr.–June 1865

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Unbound letters received by the superintendent of Negro Affairs, April–June 1865, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.93.3
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Letters Received by the 2nd Educational Subdistrict — Petersburg (Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan.–Mar. 1869

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Unbound letters received by the 2nd educational subdistrict, January–March 1869, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.75.6
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Letters Received by the Acting Assistant Quartermaster — Alexandria (Superintendent)

Nov. 1866–Oct. 1867

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Unbound letters received by the acting assistant quartermaster, November 1866–October 1867, are arranged according to their entry in the single Volume (88) of letters sent, Oct.–Nov. 1866, and a register of letters received, November 1866–October 1867, by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.2.11
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Letters Received by the Medical Director — Medical Director and Inspector of Freedmen

Feb. 1864–June 1865

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Unbound letters received by the medical director, February 1864–June 1865, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1914, File 2.2.2
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