Employment Registers from East Capitol Street Barracks

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The two volumes of "Employment" registers from East Capitol Street Barracks cover the period December 1866–February 1868, 1 (90) and 2 (94). Volume 1 (90) is a register of employers, and Volume 2 (94) is a register of servants. Both volumes are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (90) gives the name and address of employer, the number and class of servants sent, and the rate of pay per month. Volume 2 (94) gives the name and age of the servant.

Collection

Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870

Archival grouping

Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 / Series 3: Subordinate Field Offices / 3.1: Local Superintendent for Washington and Georgetown / 3.1.3: Records Relating to Employment of Freedmen

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