Employment Registers from Wisewell 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 the Wisewell Barracks cover the period August 1866–August 1868 1 (91) and 2 (96). Volume 1 (91) is a register of employers provided servants, and Volume 2 (96) is a register of servants. Both are arranged chronologically. In addition to giving the name of the employer, Volume 1 (91) gives the address of the employer, the number and class of servants sent, and the pay per month. Volume 2 (96) gives the names and ages of servants.

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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