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{{US NARA HR Infobox
{{US NARA HR Infobox
| CID=CID1989156
| CID=CID1989156
| title=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872
| title= United States, Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872
| location= Maryland  
| location= Maryland  
| LOC_01 = Maryland and Delaware
| LOC_01 = Maryland and Delaware
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| arrangement =   
| arrangement =   
| NAID = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/434 434]
| NAID = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/434 434]
| FS_URL_01 = Guided Research: [[GuidedResearch:Maryland|Maryland]] | [[GuidedResearch:Delaware|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_01 = Guided Research: [[GuidedResearch:Maryland|Maryland]] {{!}} [[GuidedResearch:Delaware|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_02 = Record Finder: [[Maryland Research Tips and Strategies#Maryland Record Finder|Maryland]] | [[Delaware Research Tips and Strategies#Delaware Record Finder|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_02 = Record Finder: [[Maryland Research Tips and Strategies#Maryland Record Finder|Maryland]] {{!}} [[Delaware Research Tips and Strategies#Delaware Record Finder|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_03 = Research Tips and Strategies: [[Maryland Research Tips and Strategies|Maryland]] | [[Delaware Research Tips and Strategies|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_03 = Research Tips and Strategies: [[Maryland Research Tips and Strategies|Maryland]] {{!}} [[Delaware Research Tips and Strategies|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_04 = Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1880-Present|Maryland]] | [[Step-by-Step Delaware Research, 1880-Present|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_04 = Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1880-Present|Maryland]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step Delaware Research, 1880-Present|Delaware]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[African American Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[African American Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Quick Guide to African American Records]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Quick Guide to African American Records]]
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| FS_URL_14 = [[African American Resources for Maryland]]
| FS_URL_14 = [[African American Resources for Maryland]]
| FS_URL_15 = [[African American Resources for Delaware]]
| FS_URL_15 = [[African American Resources for Delaware]]
| Coverage =
| Inventory =
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| RW_URL_01 = [http://mappingthefreedmensbureau.com/maps/ Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau]  
| RW_URL_01 = [http://mappingthefreedmensbureau.com/maps/ Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau]  
| RW_URL_02 = [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/freedmens-bureau-records.html  NARA Freedmen's Bureau Records: An Overview]  
| RW_URL_02 = [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/freedmens-bureau-records.html  NARA Freedmen's Bureau Records: An Overview]  
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| RW_URL_09 = [http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/ Legacy of Slavery in Maryland]
| RW_URL_09 = [http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/ Legacy of Slavery in Maryland]
| RW_URL_10 = [http://archives.delaware.gov/aahm/genealogy/enslavedancestors.shtml Enslaved Ancestors Delaware Public Archives]  
| RW_URL_10 = [http://archives.delaware.gov/aahm/genealogy/enslavedancestors.shtml Enslaved Ancestors Delaware Public Archives]  
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*[https://transcription.si.edu/browse?filter=owner%3A16 Freedmen's Bureau - Browse Projects]
*[https://transcription.si.edu/browse?filter=owner%3A16 Freedmen's Bureau - Browse Projects]


=== Image Visibility ===  
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===  
{{Image Visibility}}  
{{Image Visibility}}  
=== To Browse This Collection ===             
=== To Browse This Collection ===             
{{Collection_Browse_Link
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1989156 |title=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 |}}
|CID=CID1989156
|title=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872
|}}


== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau/highlights.html NARA Select Images from Freedmen's Bureau Records]
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau/highlights.html NARA Select Images from Freedmen's Bureau Records]


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Collection descriptions for the browse images may be located in either the published National Archives preliminary inventory with the "Entry No." or the National Archives Catalog  Online Public Access Catalog "OPA." with the National Archives Identifier "NAID" number.     
Collection descriptions for the browse images may be located in either the published National Archives preliminary inventory with the "Entry No." or the National Archives Catalog  Online Public Access Catalog "OPA." with the National Archives Identifier "NAID" number.     
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory ]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory]


== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
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*Locate your ancestor in the 1870 Census.  Most local Bureau activities ended (except from claims and education) in December 1868.
*Locate your ancestor in the 1870 Census.  Most local Bureau activities ended (except from claims and education) in December 1868.
*Check the records of the local field office in the area(s) where you believe your ancestor lived between June 1865 and December 1868.  
*Check the records of the local field office in the area(s) where you believe your ancestor lived between June 1865 and December 1868.  
*Determine, if possible, the name of the former owner. The 1860 Slave Schedule may be helpful. Also consider searching the 1860 and 1870 Agricultural Schedules.  
*Determine, if possible, the name of the former owner. The 1860 Slave Schedule may be helpful. Also consider searching the 1860 and 1870 Agriculture Schedules.  
*The Bureau created many different types of records. Review the record types in the Collection Content section in this article.  
*The Bureau created many different types of records. Review the record types in the Collection Content section in this article.  
*While searching Bureau records remember to search other records of the local government, including marriage and court records and especially the 1867 or later voter registrations.
*While searching Bureau records remember to search other records of the local government, including marriage and court records and especially the 1867 or later voter registrations.
*Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military. Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners and the Field Office Personnel Coverage Table for this state.  Others may have worked with aid associations or taught school supported by aid associations in the north.
*Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military. Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners and the Field Office Personnel Table for this state.  Others may have worked with aid associations or taught school supported by aid associations in the north.
* Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times.  
*Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times.  
 
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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{{HR No IDX}}
=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 1989156
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 1989156 | browse_1 = Freedmen's Bureau Office or Subordinate Field Office Location | browse_2 = NARA Roll Number - Contents | browse_3 =   | browse_4 =   | browse_5 =   | browse_6 =  }}
| browse_1 = Freedmen's Bureau Office or Subordinate Field Office Location
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog {{FSC|1989156|item|disp=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}}. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
| browse_2 = NARA Roll Number - Contents
| browse_3 =
| browse_4 =
| browse_5 =
| browse_6 =  }}
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1989156 Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
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*Search land and probate records for bill of sales
*Search land and probate records for bill of sales
*Search court records
*Search court records
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
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*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
*Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name. Search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names
*Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name. Search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the states of [[Maryland, United States Genealogy|Maryland]] and [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]].
{{HR Helps US|where=MD}}
* [[GuidedResearch:Maryland|Maryland Guided Research]]
{{HR Helps US|where=DE}}
* [[GuidedResearch:Delaware|Delaware Guided Research]]
* [[Maryland Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Delaware Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1880-Present]]
* [[Step-by-Step Delaware Research, 1880-Present]]
 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/722504 Paula K, Byers, ed. ''African American genealogical sourcebook'' New York, New York : Gale Research, c1995 FS Library 973 F27afg] See pages 68-98 The Freedmen's Bureau
*{{FSC|722504|item|disp=Paula K, Byers, ed. ''African American genealogical sourcebook'' New York, New York : Gale Research, c1995 FS Library 973 F27afg}} See pages 68-98 The Freedmen's Bureau
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3416545 Richard Zuczek, ed. ''Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era'' 2 volumes. Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, ©2006 FS Library 973 N26z 2nd Floor Reference Area]
*{{FSC|3416545|item|disp=Richard Zuczek, ed. ''Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era'' 2 volumes. Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, ©2006 FS Library 973 N26z 2nd Floor Reference Area}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4440734 George R. Bentley, A history of the Freedmen's Bureau. Reprint. Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania, 1955. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania, 2016 FS Library Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania, 2016. FS Library 973.714 F875b]
*{{FSC|4440734|item|disp=George R. Bentley, A history of the Freedmen's Bureau. Reprint. Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania, 1955. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania, 2016 FS Library Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania, 2016. FS Library 973.714 F875b}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1193866 Records of the field offices for the states of Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872: M1906]]
*{{FSC|1193866|item|disp=Records of the field offices for the states of Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872: M1906}}]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/566385 general editor, Kenneth M. Stampp ; associate editor, Randolph Boehm ; guide compiled by Martin Schipper, ''A guide to records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War : Series D, Selections from the Maryland Historical Society'' Frederick, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1985 FS Library 975 H2sm ser. D]
*{{FSC|566385|item|disp=general editor, Kenneth M. Stampp ; associate editor, Randolph Boehm ; guide compiled by Martin Schipper, ''A guide to records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War : Series D, Selections from the Maryland Historical Society'' Frederick, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1985 FS Library 975 H2sm ser. D}}
 
*{{FSC|767103|item|disp=Jerry M. Hynson. ''Maryland freedom papers.'' Westminster, Maryland : Family Line, 1996-c2001.Contents: vol. 1. Anne Arundel County -- v. 2. Kent County -- v. 3. Maryland Colonization Society manumission book 1832-1860.}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/767103 Jerry M. Hynson. ''Maryland freedom papers.'' Westminster, Maryland : Family Line, 1996-c2001.Contents: vol. 1. Anne Arundel County -- v. 2. Kent County -- v. 3. Maryland Colonization Society manumission book 1832-1860.]
*{{FSC|1106806|item|disp=Trish Surles, comp., '' Kent County, Maryland commission of slave statistics, 1864 : includes civil war enlistments'' 1 volume. Gambrills, Maryland : T. Surles, c2002. FS Library 975.234 U3s}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1106806 Trish Surles, comp., '' Kent County, Maryland commission of slave statistics, 1864 : includes civil war enlistments'' 1 volume. Gambrills, Maryland : T. Surles, c2002. FS Library 975.234 U3s]
*{{FSC|597597|item|disp=Dorothy S. Provine, abstracted and edited, ''Registrations of free Negroes, 1806-1863, Prince George's County, Maryland'' Washington, D.C. : Columbian Harmony Society, c1990 FS Library 975.251 H68p}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/597597 Dorothy S. Provine, abstracted and edited, ''Registrations of free Negroes, 1806-1863, Prince George's County, Maryland'' Washington, D.C. : Columbian Harmony Society, c1990 FS Library 975.251 H68p]
*{{FSC|1865746|item|disp=Cathy Downes, compiled and abstracted, ''Queen Anne's County, Maryland : certificates of freedom 1807-1848'' Centreville, Maryland : Queen Anne's County Historical Society, 200-? FS Library 975.234 H6d}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1865746 Cathy Downes, compiled and abstracted, ''Queen Anne's County, Maryland : certificates of freedom 1807-1848'' Centreville, Maryland : Queen Anne's County Historical Society, 200-? FS Library 975.234 H6d]
*{{FSC|106039|item|disp=Agnes Kane Callum, comp., ''Slave statistics of Saint Mary's County, Maryland, 1864'' Baltimore, Maryland : Mullac Publishers, c1993 FS Library 975.241 H6c}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/106039 Agnes Kane Callum, comp., ''Slave statistics of Saint Mary's County, Maryland, 1864'' Baltimore, Maryland : Mullac Publishers, c1993 FS Library 975.241 H6c]
*{{FSC|265395|item|disp=Mortality schedules, 1850, Maryland}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/265395 Mortality schedules, 1850, Maryland]


'''Register of Wills'''
'''Register of Wills'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3752687 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Certificates of Freedom, 1820-1864]
*{{FSC|3752687|item|disp= Baltimore, Baltimore City, Certificates of Freedom, 1820-1864}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3031233 Charles County, Certificates of freedom, 1826-1860]
*{{FSC|3031233|item|disp=Charles County, Certificates of freedom, 1826-1860}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2030571 St. Mary's County, certificates of freedom, 1806-1852]
*{{FSC|2030571|item|disp=St. Mary's County, certificates of freedom, 1806-1852}}
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|2431126|Records of the Commissioner}}
*{{RecordSearch|2431126|Records of the Commissioner}}
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*{{RecordSearch|3161105| United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860}}
*{{RecordSearch|3161105| United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860}}
*{{RecordSearch|1438024|United States Census, 1870}}
*{{RecordSearch|1438024|United States Census, 1870}}
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/702586?  Elaine Everly, Willna Pacheli, comp. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1973.]
*{{FSC|702586|item|disp= Elaine Everly, Willna Pacheli, comp. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1973.}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2021516 ''Officers' manual : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands'' Washington D.C. : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1866]
*{{FSC|2021516|item|disp=''Officers' manual : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands'' Washington D.C. : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1866}}
 
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found.  Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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