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Case Files for Claims for Bounty and Pay Arrearages — Claim Division
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African American history · place not specified
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Unbound case files for claims for bounty and pay arrearages, 1867–72, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the claimant. The case files consist of jackets giving the name, rank, company, regiment, and address of claimant and the dates when the claim was forwarded and returned. The jackets often contain correspondence relating to the claim.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Offices / 4.1: Claim Division
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 4.1.7
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
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