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The United States Freedmen's Bureau, records of the Office of the Assistant Commissioner identifies African Americans who sought help from the Bureau at the end of the Civil War. Most supplicants were freed slaves, some of which were military veterans. In addition, a few veterans who were not African Americans also sought help from the Bureau. Freedmen’s Bureau records are usually reliable, because the records were supplied through first-person correspondence or the recording of a marriage.The following link will provide a description of the record types found in this and other Freedmen’s Bureau collections. [[Freedmen's Bureau Record Types]] | The United States Freedmen's Bureau, records of the Office of the Assistant Commissioner identifies African Americans who sought help from the Bureau at the end of the Civil War. Most supplicants were freed slaves, some of which were military veterans. In addition, a few veterans who were not African Americans also sought help from the Bureau. Freedmen’s Bureau records are usually reliable, because the records were supplied through first-person correspondence or the recording of a marriage.The following link will provide a description of the record types found in this and other Freedmen’s Bureau collections. [[Freedmen's Bureau Record Types]] | ||
'''Administrative Histories''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452470 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Alabama] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452470 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Alabama] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10470645 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Arkansas] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10470645 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Arkansas] | ||
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10474454 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Georgia] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10474454 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Georgia] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452304 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Louisiana] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452304 Office of the Assistant Commissioner Louisiana] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10472437 Office of the Assistant Commissioner MIssissippi] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452305 Office of the Assistant Commissioner North Carolina] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452305 Office of the Assistant Commissioner North Carolina] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10471937 Office of the Assistant Commissioner South Carolina] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10471937 Office of the Assistant Commissioner South Carolina] | ||