Census of Black Citizens and Register of Bounty Claims Received and Forwarded — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

Source catalog description

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The single–volume census of black citizens and register of bounty claims received and forwarded, 1865 and June–July 1868 (79 ½), is arranged by type of record. The first part of the volume is a census of blacks in Athens in 1865. The census includes the person's name, age, sex, and residence; the name of former owner, if applicable; and the person's occupation and current employment. The register of bounty claims received by the agent at Athens is dated June–July 1868. Each entry gives the name of the claimant, the nature of the claim, and the action taken.

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 / 4.14: Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)

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