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These records include letters and endorsements sent and received, 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 endorsements sent and received, 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. | ||
This collection corresponds with the following NARA microfilm publications, Alabama, M809; Arkansas, M979; District of Columbia, M1055; Georgia, M798; Louisiana, M1027; Mississippi, M826; South Carolina, M869; Tennessee, M999; Texas, M821; Virginia, M1048. | This collection corresponds with the following NARA microfilm publications, Alabama, M809; Arkansas, M979; District of Columbia, M1055; Georgia, M798; Louisiana, M1027; Mississippi, M826; South Carolina, M869; Tennessee, M999; Texas, M821; Virginia, M1048. | ||
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*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||
=== Using the Information === | |||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors. The following examples show ways you can use the information: | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors. The following examples show ways you can use the information: | ||
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*Use the names, ages, and residence to search the census records. | *Use the names, ages, and residence to search the census records. | ||
=== Tips to Keep in Mind === | |||
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives. | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives. | ||
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*Be aware that your ancestor may have used more than one name during their lifetime. | *Be aware that your ancestor may have used more than one name during their lifetime. | ||
=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | |||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | ||
=== Additional Information About These Records === | === Additional Information About These Records === | ||
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*[[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, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. | ||
'''Collection citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "United States,Freedmen's Branch Records, 1872-1878." | '''Collection citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "United States,Freedmen's Branch Records, 1872-1878." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2014. Citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.}}<br><br> | ||
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|title=United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 | |title=United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 | ||
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