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Letters Sent and Received and Orders Received

1865 and 1866

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Cataloged as “Letters Sent and Received and Orders Received”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.3.1.1
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Letters Sent and Received by the Assistant Surgeon — Darien (Dispensary)

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The single volume of letters received by the assistant surgeon, March–September 1867 (255), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of orders and letters of transmittal received by the assistant surgeon.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.40.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Camden (Ouchita County)

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Within each volume of the two volumes of letters sent and received, October 1865–August 1868, 1 (56) and 2 (58), the letters sent precede the letters received. Each subseries is arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (56) contains only brief abstracts of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.4.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Darlington (Acting Assistant Surgeon)

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The single volume of letters sent and received, August 1866–January 1868 (185), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically and has name indexes. At the end of the letters sent are three letters received from M. K. Hogan, surgeon–in–chief,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.22.1
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Letters Sent and Received, Endorsements Sent, and Copies of Monthly Reports — Ocala

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The single volume of letters sent and received, endorsements sent, and copies of monthly reports forwarded to the Assistant Commissioner, June 1866–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. There is a name index in the back of the volume. As previously…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 3.6.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Fort Smith (Sebastian County)

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The two volumes of letters sent and received, March 1866–May 1868, 1 (76) and 2 (77), are arranged chronologically, and Volume 1 (76) has a list of contents. For a list of contents of the time span October 1866–April 1867 of Volume 1 (77), see the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.7.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Jackson (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent and received, January–March 1866 (159), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains accounts (January–March 1866); a register of marriages (August–October 1865); and a register of the provost marshal of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.22.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Lynchburg (Assistant Superintendent, Subdistrict of Amherst County)

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The single volume of letters sent and received, May–August 1866 (301), is arranged by letters sent and received and thereunder chronologically. This volume also includes letters received, Aug.–Sept. 1868, 1st and 6th Divisions at Lynchburg.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.54.1
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Letters Sent and Received — McHatton Home Colony

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The single volume of letters sent and received, August–December 1865 (170), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.30.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Newberne (Hospital)

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The single volume of letters sent and received, June 1866–October 1868 (204), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.34.1
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Letters Sent and Received, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Columbia Hospital

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The single volume of letters sent and received, special orders, and circulars received, October 1865 and August 1866–January 1869 (140), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.18.1
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Letters Sent and Received — Stanford (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent and received, March–November 1867 (189), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.31.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received — Waverly (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received and endorsements sent and received, December 1866–December 1868 (450), is arranged first by letters sent, then by register of letters received, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.91.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Lovingston (Nelson County)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received and endorsements sent, June–December 1866 (281), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The volume also contains letters sent and a register of letters received and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.49.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Devall's Bluff (Prairie County)

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The single–volume register of letters received, October 1865–October 1868 (73), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.6.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Gonzales (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, October 1868 (97), is arranged by type of record and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.19.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Hampton (Calhoun County)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, February–August 1867 (85), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.9.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — La Grange (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, September–December 1868 (124), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.25.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Meridian (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, May–December 1867 (137), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The volume also contains contracts (November 1865–October 1867).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.32.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Mobile (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, January–December 1866 (115), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically, and there is a name index for the letters sent. The letters sent are dated February–July 1866;…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.19.2
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Paraclifta (Sevier County)

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The single volume of letters sent and register of letters received, December 1866–December 1867 (177), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The letters sent are dated December 1866–December 1867, and the register of letters…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.25.1
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Letters Sent and Register of Letters Received — Surgeon in Chief

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The single volume of letters sent and a register of letters received, September 1865–July 1867 (52), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The letters sent are dated September–October 1865 and October 1866–July 1867. Those letters…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.2.1
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