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Ministers Reports of Marriage Certificates Issued to Freedmen — Superintendent of Marriages

Nov. 1866–Jan. 1867 and Oct. 7, 1869

African American history · place not specified

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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.

Unbound ministers reports of marriage certificates issued to freedmen, November 1866–January 1867, are arranged chronologically. In their reports, the ministers usually listed the couples who were issued certificates. Included in this series are copies of Superintendent Kimball's reports to the Assistant Commissioner. The last item is a marriage license dated October 1869.

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 2: Offices of Staff Officers / 2.3: Superintendent of Marriages
Catalog date
Nov. 1866–Jan. 1867 and Oct. 7, 1869
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.3.2

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

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