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Register of Employed Freedmen — Selma (Subassistant Commissioner)
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The single–volume register of employed freedmen dated 1865 (181) is arranged in two parts: the first part of the volume is arranged by sex and thereunder by initial letter of surname of freedman; the second part is arranged according to employer. The register gives the names of the freedmen and indicates the terms of employment.
- 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 / 4.25: Selma (Subassistant Commissioner)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.25.7
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
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