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Register for Contrabands — Greenville Colony (Superintendent)
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The single–volume "Register for Contrabands," July 1862–December 1863 (169), is arranged numerically. The volume also contains a register for contrabands (April 13, 1863), an unidentified list (August 1865), and an unidentified register arranged numerically that contains names and information on number of days worked, amount received and amount due (Undated). In addition there is an unidentified list of names (Undated) and a register of clothing issued, June 1865.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872 / Series 5: Subordinate Field Offices / 5.21: Greenville Colony (Superintendent)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.21.1
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
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