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Letters Sent — Rockville (Superintendent)

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The single volume of letters sent, June 1866–October 1867 (53), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 5.3.1
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Letters Sent — Rocky Mount (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, August 1866–February 1868 (421), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of letters received and endorsements sent, Aug. 1866 to June 1867, arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.81.1
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Letters Sent — Rome (Agent)

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The three volumes of letters sent, June 1866–December 1868, 1 (340), 2 (341), and 3 (342), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.77.1
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Letters Sent — Russellville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, March–June 1868 (187), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.29.1
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Letters Sent — Salisbury (Freedmen's Hospital)

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The single volume of letters sent, February 1867–January 1868 (237), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains two inventories of supplies.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.43.1
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Letters Sent — Salisbury (Superintendent of the Western District)

Dec. 1865–July 1867

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Unbound letters sent, December 1865–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.42.1
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Letters Sent — San Antonio (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, June–November 1866 and March 1867–December 1868 (149), is arranged chronologically and has a partial name index. This volume also contains a register of complaints.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.38.1
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Letters Sent — Sandersville (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, May–November 1868 (364), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.80.1
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Letters Sent — Sardis (Agent)

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The two volumes of letters sent, April–July and October–December 1868, 1 (252) and 2 (254), are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (252) also contains a register of complaints (September–November 1867, and letters received (September–October 1868),…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.46.1
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Letters Sent — Savannah (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868 (348), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.82.1
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Letters Sent — Savannah, GA (Disbursing Officer)

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The single volume of letters sent, April 1873–March 1875 (117), is arranged chronologically. There is also a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.13.1
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Letters Sent — Savannah (Lincoln Hospital)

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The two volumes of letters sent, December 1865–September 1868, 1 (354) and 2 (355), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.83.1
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Letters Sent — Savannah (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of letters sent, February–December 1866 and February–March 1869, 1 (347) and 2 (397) are arranged chronologically. The last letters in volume 1 (347) are not in chronological order, but the volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.81.1
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Letters Sent — Seguin (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, January 1867–March 1868 and June–September 1868 (153), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1912, File 4.40.1
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Letters Sent — Selma (Subassistant Commissioner)

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The four volumes of letters sent, March 1866–December 1868 [no entries for May 1866], 1 (175), 2 (176), 3 (177), and 4 (178), are arranged chronologically and each volume has a name index. The first volume, 1 (175), also contains records of the proceedings…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.25.1
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Letters Sent, September 1865–June 1866, and Endorsements Sent and Received, September 1865–October 1866 — Surgeon

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The single volume of letters sent, September 1865–June 1866, and endorsements sent and received, September 1865–October 1866 (18), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 3.4.1
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Letters Sent — Shreveport (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, October 1865–December 1868 (439), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.61.1
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Letters Sent — Shreveport (Hospital)

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The single volume of letters sent, July 1865–November 1868 (410), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.63.1
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Letters Sent — South Bend (Arkansas County)

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The single volume of letters sent, February 1867–July 1868 (153), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.29.1
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Letters Sent — Sparta (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, February–November 1868 (434), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains what may be a register of letters sent (June 1867–January 1868), arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.64.1
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Letters Sent — St. Joseph (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The five volumes of letters sent, August 1865–September 1868, 1 (461), 2 (462), 3 (455), 4 (463), and 5 (464), are arranged chronologically. Each volume has a name index. Volume 3 (455) also contains a register of letters received and endorsements sent…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.58.1
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Letters Sent — St. Marys (Agent)

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The two volumes of letters sent are dated September 1867–December 1868, 1 (373) and 2 (374). Volume 1 (373), September 1867–July 1868, is arranged by initial letter of the surname of the person to whom the letter is written and thereunder arranged and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.78.1
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Letters Sent — Starkville (Agent)

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The single volume of letters sent, April–July 1868 (255), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register of complaints (September 1867–January 1868) and a roster of officers and agents (January 31, 1868).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.48.1
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Letters Sent — Statesville (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868 (242), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.47.1
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