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:*Part 3, Tennessee–Virginia and Records of the Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1872–78 | :*Part 3, Tennessee–Virginia and Records of the Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1872–78 | ||
More information on the [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters | More information on the [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters - FamilySearch Historical Records|Freedmen's Bureau]] is available at the wiki. | ||
==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ||
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2. Look for the slave owner’s name in: | 2. Look for the slave owner’s name in: | ||
:*Federal census schedules, 1850 and 1860. Slave schedules give the age and sex of each slave. For information on using slave schedules, see: [[United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 | :*Federal census schedules, 1850 and 1860. Slave schedules give the age and sex of each slave. For information on using slave schedules, see: [[United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860|U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860]] which each contain a section, ''How to Use the Collection.'' | ||
:*The 1850 and 1860 federal census mortality schedules. These give the names of slaves who died and the names of the slave owners. | :*The 1850 and 1860 federal census mortality schedules. These give the names of slaves who died and the names of the slave owners. | ||
:*Tax records. These list slaves and their monetary value. | :*Tax records. These list slaves and their monetary value. | ||
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