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Letters Sent — Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)
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The two correspondence series for the claims agent at Huntsville and Athens include four volumes of letters sent. The series cover the period April 1868–January 1872. The four volumes of letters sent, 1 (66), 2 (67), 3 (68), and 4 (69) are arranged chronologically. From April 1868 to February 1869 the claims agent was at Athens, and from February 1869 to January 1872 at Huntsville.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Field Offices / 4.14: Huntsville and Athens (Claims Agent)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.14.1
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
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