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-== General Information About Freedmen's Bureau Records  ==
-The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was established in the War Department in March of 1865. It was commonly called the Freedman’s Bureau and was responsible for the management and supervision of matters relating to refuges, freedmen, and abandoned lands. The Bureau assisted disenfranchised Americans, primarily African Americans, with temporal, legal and financial matters, with the intent of helping people to become self-sufficient. Matters handled included the distributing of food and clothing; operating temporary medical facilities; acquiring back pay, bounty payments, and pensions; facilitating the creation of schools, including the founding of Howard University; reuniting family members; handling marriages; and providing banking services. Banking services were provided by the establishment of the Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company, or Freedman’s Bank. <br><br>
-The Bureau functioned as an agency of the War Department from approximately June 1865 until December 1868. In 1872, the functions of the Bureau were transferred to the Freedmen’s Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office.<br> <br>
-The Bureau assisted over one million African Americans, including many of the nearly four million emancipated slaves, which was over 25% of the population of former slaves in America. <br><br>
-The records identify those 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.
-*'''Semi-annual reports on schools for freedmen'''
-*Schools and Finances of Freedmen
-*January 1st, 1866, First
-*July 2nd, 1866, Second
-*'''Schools for Freedmen'''
-*January 1st, 3rd, 1867
-*July 1st, 4th, 1867
-*[https://archive.org/details/fifthsemiannualr00alvo John Watson Alvord. 1807-1880; United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Fifth semi-annual report on schools for freedmen: January 1, 1868. Washington: Government Printing Office,1868].
-*July 1st, 6th, 1868
-*January 1st, 7th, 1869
-*July 1st, 8th, 1869
-*[https://archive.org/details/ninthsemiannualr00alvo  John Watson Alvord 1807-1880. United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Ninth semi-annual report on schools for freedmen: January 1, 1870.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870.]
-*July 1st, 9th, 1870
 == What is in This Collection?  ==
 The collection consists of images of the records of the Superintendent of Education and the Education Division of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (often called the Freedmen’s Bureau). Most of the collection will consist of monthly teacher reports and monthly reports of the sub-assistant commissioner or agents.  The event date is the date the report was completed either by the teacher or agent. Reports can also identify the name and location of schools as well as the society sponsoring a teacher. 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]]
-*[https://archive.org/details/manualonschoolho00chas/page/n5/mode/2up C. Thurston Chase, ''Schoolhouses. Manual on School- Houses and Cottages for People of the South.'' Washington:Government Printing Office, 1868] Internet Archive
+*[https://archive.org/details/manualonschoolho00chas/page/n5/mode/2up C. Thurston Chase, ''Schoolhouses. Manual on School- Houses and Cottages for People of the South.'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868] Internet Archive
 This collection corresponds with the following NARA microfilm publications:
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 *Virginia, M1053: Rolls 11-20 [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m1053.pdf National Archives Pamphlet M1053]
 *Records of the Education Division, M803: 15-35 [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m803.pdf National Archives Pamphlet M803]
+''' Related Publications'''
+*'''Semi-annual reports on schools for freedmen'''
+*Schools and Finances of Freedmen
+*January 1st, 1866, First
+*July 2nd, 1866, Second
+*'''Schools for Freedmen'''
+*January 1st, 3rd, 1867
+*July 1st, 4th, 1867
+*[https://archive.org/details/fifthsemiannualr00alvo John Watson Alvord. 1807-1880; United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Fifth semi-annual report on schools for freedmen: January 1, 1868. Washington: Government Printing Office,1868].
+*July 1st, 6th, 1868
+*January 1st, 7th, 1869
+*July 1st, 8th, 1869
+*[https://archive.org/details/ninthsemiannualr00alvo  John Watson Alvord 1807-1880. United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Ninth semi-annual report on schools for freedmen: January 1, 1870.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870.]
+*July 1st, 9th, 1870
+== General Information About Freedmen's Bureau Records  ==
+The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was established in the War Department in March of 1865. It was commonly called the Freedman’s Bureau and was responsible for the management and supervision of matters relating to refuges, freedmen, and abandoned lands. The Bureau assisted disenfranchised Americans, primarily African Americans, with temporal, legal and financial matters, with the intent of helping people to become self-sufficient. Matters handled included the distributing of food and clothing; operating temporary medical facilities; acquiring back pay, bounty payments, and pensions; facilitating the creation of schools, including the founding of Howard University; reuniting family members; handling marriages; and providing banking services. Banking services were provided by the establishment of the Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company, or Freedman’s Bank. <br><br>
+The Bureau functioned as an agency of the War Department from approximately June 1865 until December 1868. In 1872, the functions of the Bureau were transferred to the Freedmen’s Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office.<br> <br>
+The Bureau assisted over one million African Americans, including many of the nearly four million emancipated slaves, which was over 25% of the population of former slaves in America. <br><br>
+The records identify those 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.
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