The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, 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 North Carolina, Series 13: Records Relating to Personnel
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There are one bound and three unbound series of records relating to personnel: a station book for 1867 listing officers, agents, and clerks in North Carolina; rosters of officers and civilians, September 1865; and January 1867–December 1868; "Personal Reports," January 1867–December 1868; and oaths of office, July 1866–April 1869.
The lists in the station book are in hierarchical order and give the duty, rank, date, title, and remarks for each number of the Assistant Commissioner's staff. The rosters, arranged chronologically, provide the name, rank, station, and date of appointment for military personnel and the name, station, date of contract, and pay for civilians. The "Personal Reports" consist of notifications sent to the Assistant Commissioner by officers and agents when they assumed office. They are arranged by year and thereunder by initial letter of surname of the appointee. The oaths of office, which were required of all civilian employees of the Bureau, are arranged by initial letter of signee's surname.