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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 Assistant Commissioner record collection 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 United States Freedmen's Bureau, records of the Assistant Commissioner record collection 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]] | ||
== What Is in the Collection? == | == What Is in the Collection? == | ||