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== Why Should I Look at This Collection? == | == Why Should I Look at This Collection? == | ||
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]] | ||
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*[{{RecordSearch|1596147|Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} | *[{{RecordSearch|1596147|Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} | ||
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=== Image Visibility === | === Image Visibility === | ||
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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
The collection consists of images of records of the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (often called the Freedmen’s Bureau) which 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 legal and financial matters including the distributing of food and clothing; operating temporary medical facilities; acquiring military benefits such as 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. The intent of the Bureau was to help people to become self-sufficient.<br><br> | The collection consists of images of records of the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (often called the Freedmen’s Bureau) which 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 legal and financial matters including the distributing of food and clothing; operating temporary medical facilities; acquiring military benefits such as 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. The intent of the Bureau was to help people to become self-sufficient.<br><br> | ||
The Bureau functioned as an agency of the War Department from approximately June 1865 until December 1868, and 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. In 1872, the functions of the Bureau were transferred to the Freedmen’s Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office.<br><br> | The Bureau functioned as an agency of the War Department from approximately June 1865 until December 1868, and 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. In 1872, the functions of the Bureau were transferred to the Freedmen’s Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office.<br><br> | ||
These records include, letters and registers of letters sent and received, reports, endorsements, telegrams, issuances, account books, applications for rations, applications for relief, court records, labor contracts, registers of bounty claimants, registers of complaints, registers of contracts, registers of disbursements, registers of freedmen issued rations, registers of patients, reports, rosters of officers and employees, special and general orders and circulars received, special orders and circulars issued, records relating to claims, court trials, property restoration, and homesteads. | These records include, letters and registers of letters sent and received, reports, endorsements, telegrams, issuances, account books, applications for rations, applications for relief, court records, labor contracts, registers of bounty claimants, registers of complaints, registers of contracts, registers of disbursements, registers of freedmen issued rations, registers of patients, reports, rosters of officers and employees, special and general orders and circulars received, special orders and circulars issued, records relating to claims, court trials, property restoration, and homesteads. | ||
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For additional information about the Freedman's Bureau and the microfilm publications included in this collection visit the [https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau] page of the NARA African American Heritage Collection. | For additional information about the Freedman's Bureau and the microfilm publications included in this collection visit the [https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau] page of the NARA African American Heritage Collection. | ||
=== To Browse This Collection === | === To Browse This Collection === | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The records usually include: | The records usually include: | ||
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*Name of the freedman | *Name of the freedman | ||
*Name of the freedman’s former owner | *Name of the freedman’s former owner | ||
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*Age | *Age | ||
*Document dates | *Document dates | ||
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== Collection Contents == | == Collection Contents == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
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Image:United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Assistant Commissioner (14-1398) Will (page 1) DGS 7677396_410.jpg|Will (page 1) | Image:United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Assistant Commissioner (14-1398) Will (page 1) DGS 7677396_410.jpg|Will (page 1) | ||
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Image:United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Assistant Commissioner (14-1398) Account Statement DGS 7677396_573.jpg|Account Statement | Image:United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Assistant Commissioner (14-1398) Account Statement DGS 7677396_573.jpg|Account Statement | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
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=== 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? == | ||
=== 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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*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | ||
*[[United States Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *[[United States Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc | ||
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*Search the indexes and records of [[United States Genealogy]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[United States Genealogy]] | ||
*Search in the [[United States Archives and Libraries]] | *Search in the [[United States Archives and Libraries]] | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]]. | The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]]. | ||
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* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]] | * [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]] | ||
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]] | * [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]] | ||
=== Related Family History Library Holdings === | === Related Family History Library Holdings === | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/537206 Florida Voter Registrations, 1867-1868] | *[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/537206 Florida Voter Registrations, 1867-1868] | ||
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collection Articles === | === Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collection Articles === | ||
'''Field Offices''' | '''Field Offices''' | ||
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*[[Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[United States Freedmen’s Branch Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[United States Freedmen’s Branch Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Commissioner - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Commissioner - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[United States, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[United States, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
=== Related Digital Books === | === Related Digital Books === | ||
*[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.] | *[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.] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
=== United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 === | === United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 === | ||
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. | 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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=== North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 === | === North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 === | ||
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. | 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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{{Image_Citation}} | {{Image_Citation}} | ||
[[Category:NARA_Freedmen's_Bureau Records]] | [[Category:NARA_Freedmen's_Bureau Records]] | ||
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Agência de Libertos, Registros do Comissário Assistente (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | [[pt:Estados Unidos, Agência de Libertos, Registros do Comissário Assistente (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | ||