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Letters Sent — Goldsboro (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of letters sent, February 1867–February 1868, 1 (113) and 2 (114), are arranged in chronological order and numbered and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.12.2
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Letters Sent — Goochland (Assistant Superintendent, 2nd Division, 4th Subdistrict)

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The two volumes of letters sent, November 1866–July 1867, 1 (233) and 2 (234), are generally arranged in chronological order.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.33.1
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Letters Sent — Goodman (Agent)

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Unbound letters sent, July–November 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.14.1
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Letters Sent — Graham (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, March–December 1868 (99), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.15.2
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Letters Sent — Grahamville (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, January–May 1868 (212), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.26.1
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Letters Sent — Greensboro (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, June 11–September 11, 1867, and October 3, 1867–November 1868 (105), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.16.1
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Letters Sent — Greensburg (Superintendent and Chief Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, October 1866–February 1868 (104), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains letters received (March–August 1867), arranged chronologically by date received, and a register of letters received (August…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.12.1
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Letters Sent — Greenville

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The four volumes of letters sent, September 1865–December 1868, 1 (123), 2 (124), 3 (125), and 4 (126), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. The first volume contains a register of freedmen; the second volume contains endorsements sent…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.11.1
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Letters Sent — Greenville (Agent)

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The three volumes of letters sent, March 1867–December 1868, 1 (147), 2 (148), and 3 (149), are arranged chronologically, and each volume has a name index. Volume 2 (148) contains a "Roster of Officers and Agents, BRFAL State of Mississippi, August. 1, 1868.".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.15.1
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Letters Sent — Greenville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of letters sent, April 1866–August 1868, 1 (206) and 2 (207), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (207) has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.27.1
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Letters Sent — Grenada (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The three volumes of letters sent, March 1866–April 1868, 1 (136), 2 (137), and 3 (138), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.17.1
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Letters Sent — Griffin (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of letters sent, July 1866–February 1867 and July 1867–November 1868, 1 (267) and 2 (268), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.50.1
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Letters Sent — Halcyondale (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868 (274), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.52.1
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Letters Sent — Halifax (Assistant Superintendent)

June 1866

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Unbound letters sent cover the period June 1866 and are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.17.1
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Letters Sent — Hallettsville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, May–June 1866 and October 1866–March 1868(114), is arranged chronologically. This volume includes endorsements sent and received (May–June 1866) and a register of complaints (May–Sept. 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.21.1
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Letters Sent — Hamburg (Ashley County)

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The single volume of letters sent, July 1866–July 1868 (87), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.8.1
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Letters Sent — Hammond Station (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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For letters sent and received, May–July 1866, see Volume 1 (330) of the letters sent, October 1866–December 1868, that also includes these letters. The two volumes of letters sent, July 1867–April 1868 and June–August 1868, 1 (298) and 2 (299), are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.22.1
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Letters Sent — Hawkinsville (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, March–September 1868 (277), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.53.1
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Letters Sent — Heathsville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner, 5th Division, 6th Subdistrict)

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The single volume of letters sent, February–December 1868 (251), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of communications forwarded (July 1866–Mar. 1868) and endorsements sent (May 1866–Mar. 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.39.1
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Letters Sent — Henderson (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868, 1 (122) and 2 (123), are arranged in chronological order and numbered and have name indexes. Volume 1 (122) is cross-referenced in the single–volume register of letters received, July 1867–December…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.18.1
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Letters Sent — Henderson (Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, March–July 1868 (109), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.13.1
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Letters Sent — Henderson (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, April–September 1867 and January–July 1868 (110), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.14.1
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Letters Sent — Hillsboro (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868 (130), is arranged in chronological order and numbered and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.19.2
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Letters Sent — Holly Springs (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, September 1867–December 1868 (153), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a record of cases tried (September 1867–December 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.20.1
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