Fair Copies of Contracts — Huntsville (Subassistant Commissioner)

Source catalog description

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The three volumes of fair copies of contracts, September 1865–January 1868 1 (81), 2 (82), and 3 (83), are arranged chronologically and numbered, and there is a name index for the period January 1867–January 1868. The volumes include a copy of each contract and the date on which the contract was made. The contracts involve the rental of property, payments for goods, and obligations of employers to freedmen employees. Some of the entries for 1865 seem to be summaries rather than fair copies. Canceled contracts are generally marked in red ink.

Collection

Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

Archival grouping

Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Field Offices / 4.13: Huntsville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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