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Letters Sent — Tuskegee

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Source catalog description

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The single volume of letters sent, September 1865–April 1866 (154), by the assistant superintendent at Tuskegee is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Much of the volume consists of weekly reports sent to the office of the Assistant Commissioner for the period September 1865–April 1866. The volume also contains pay receipts for persons serving as election registrars for the period September–October 1867. There is also a breakdown by district on the number of voters registered by each registrar.

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 / 4.31: Tuskegee
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.31.1

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

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