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Register of Cases Tried by the Provost Marshal — Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)
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The single–volume register of cases tried by the provost marshal, August–November 1865 and March 1866 (116), is arranged chronologically. The volume gives date, name of complainant, charge, name of the defendant, and the evidence. Also included is a "city register" (July–August 1865), relating to accounts and complaints; a register of marriages (September 1865); and a register of contracts between planters and freedmen (March–September 1865).
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 3: Subordinate Field Offices / 3.6: Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.6.11
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
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