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Letters Received — Hawkinsville (Agent)

Feb.–Aug. 1868

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Unbound letters received, February–August 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the register of letters received mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.53.3
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Letters Received — Henderson (Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, March–July 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the register in register of letters received and endorsements sent (107) mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.13.3
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Letters Received — Henderson (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, February–December 1866, August–October 1867, and January–July 1868, are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received (108) mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.14.4
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Letters Received — Hillsboro (Agent)

May 1866–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, May 1866–December 1868, are arranged by year, thereunder alphabetically by the initial letter of surname of correspondent, and thereunder chronologically. Some of the letters are registered in Volume (129) of the single–volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.19.5
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Letters Received — Hinesville (Agent)

Jan. 1867–Nov. 1868

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Unbound letters received, January 1867–November 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.54.1
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Letters Received — Holly Springs (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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The single volume of letters received, October 1867–December 1868 (152), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of letters received and endorsements sent and received (September 1867–October 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.20.2
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Letters Received — Homer (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, November–December 1866 and October 1867–December 1868, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.23.1
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Letters Received — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

Date not recorded

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The two correspondence series for the claims agent at Huntsville and Athens include unbound letters received. The series cover the period April 1868–January 1872. Unbound letters received are arranged generally by office of sender.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.2
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Letters Received — Huntsville (Subassistant Commissioner)

Sept. 1865–Jan. 1869

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Unbound letters received, September 1865–January 1869, are arranged chronologically, and they do not appear to be duplicates of those in the four–volume series of letters received mentioned above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.13.5
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Letters Received — Inspector

Jan.–Nov. 1867

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Unbound letters received, January–November 1867, are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically by date received. Some unregistered letters received are at the end of the series.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 3.2.3
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Letters Received — Irvinton (Agent)

Aug.–Dec. 1868

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Unbound letters received, August–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. At the beginning of the series are two documents that note all the letters sent and received by the agent.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.55.1
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Letters Received — Isabella (Agent)

Apr.–Aug. 1867

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Unbound letters received, dated April–August 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.56.1
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Letters Received — Jackson (Agent)

Sept. 1865–Apr. 1867

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Unbound letters received, September 1865–April 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.57.1
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Letters Received — Jackson (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, September–October 1865, October 1866, and January–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.14.3
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Letters Received — Jacksonport (Jackson County)

Jan. 1867–July 1868

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Unbound letters received, January 1867–July 1868, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered sequentially. The letters are registered in Volume 93 mentioned…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.12.4
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Letters Received — Jacksonport (Upper White River District)

May 1866–Mar. 1867

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Unbound letters received, May 1866–March 1867, are arranged chronologically, and some of the letters are copied in volumes 1 (91) and 2 (92).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.11.3
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Letters Received — Jacksonville

May–June 1868

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Cataloged as “Letters Received”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.16.2
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Letters Received — Jesuits Bend (Provost Marshal, Agent, and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, June 1865–August 1868, are arranged chronologically by date received. Some of the letters are entered in Volumes 1 (534) and 2 (301) of the registers of letters received described above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.26.4
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Letters Received — Johnsonville (Agent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, 1866, 1867, 1868, and 1869, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.15.1
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Letters Received — Jonesboro (Agent)

June 1867–Nov. 1868

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.58.3
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Letters Received — Jonesboro (Superintendent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, February–August 1867, are arranged chronologically by date received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.16.2
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Letters Received — Kingston (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, October 1867–February 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.17.2
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Letters Received — Kingstree (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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Unbound letters received, November 1866–January 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.32.4
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Letters Received — La Grange (Subassistant Commissioner)

1866–68

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

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.25.2
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