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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Virginia, Series 10: Records Relating to Court Cases Involving Freedmen.
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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Virginia, Series 10: Records Relating to Court Cases Involving Freedmen.
olivia_a marked for review the page NMAAHC-007677180_00326 from Virginia Assistant Commissioner, Records Relating to Bureau Functions, Monthly Reports on Confiscated and Abandoned Lands, Feb. 1867–Aug. 1870, Part 2
olivia_a transcribed the page NMAAHC-007677180_00326 from Virginia Assistant Commissioner, Records Relating to Bureau Functions, Monthly Reports on Confiscated and Abandoned Lands, Feb. 1867–Aug. 1870, Part 2
penhiSTORY transcribed the page NMAAHC-007635985_00653 from Field Offices, Office of the Adjutant General, Louisville, KY, Letters Received, Entered in Volume 2 (72), June 1876–Dec. 1877, Part 2
JMaya2010 transcribed the page NMAAHC-007635986_00254 from Field Offices, Office of the Adjutant General, Louisville, KY, Letters Received, Entered in Volume 2 (72), Jan.–July 1878, Part 1
kfolsom reviewed the page NMAAHC-007635986_00276 from Field Offices, Office of the Adjutant General, Louisville, KY, Letters Received, Entered in Volume 2 (72), Jan.–July 1878, Part 1
madspads transcribed the page NMAAHC-007635986_00708 from Field Offices, Office of the Adjutant General, Louisville, KY, Letters Received, Entered in Volume 2 (72), Jan.–July 1878, Part 3
TyannaM marked for review the page NMAAHC-007635986_00505 from Field Offices, Office of the Adjutant General, Louisville, KY, Letters Received, Entered in Volume 2 (72), Jan.–July 1878, Part
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