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Records of Industrial Farm at Miles Taylor Plantation — Donaldsonville (Agent)
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The single volume of records of the industrial farm at Miles Taylor Plantation, April 1864–July 1865 (268), is arranged by type of record. Included are letters and orders received, letters sent, and weekly work reports, including field, carpentry, and blacksmith work. Mr. T. M. Bentley was in charge.
- 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 / 5.16: Donaldsonville (Agent)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.16.4
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
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