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The inventory will include for each individual collection the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and preliminary inventory entry number.     
The inventory will include for each individual collection the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and preliminary inventory entry number.     


*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory]
[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory]
 
 
 
===To Browse This Collection===             
===To Browse This Collection===             
{{Collection_Browse_Link
{{Collection_Browse_Link
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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Image ===
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:North Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Letter (09-0472) DGS 4567385 351.jpg|Letter
Image:North Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Letter (09-0472) DGS 4567385 351.jpg|Letter
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*Rockville, Roll 42, Register of Complaints
*Rockville, Roll 42, Register of Complaints
*Wilmington, Delaware, Roll 42, Register of Claimants for Bounties, Register of Claims for Pensions, Register of Payments
*Wilmington, Delaware, Roll 42, Register of Claimants for Bounties, Register of Claims for Pensions, Register of Payments
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (often called the Freedmen’s Bureau) was created in 1865 at the end of the American Civil War to supervise relief efforts including education, health care, food and clothing, refugee camps, legalization of marriages, employment, labor contracts, and securing back pay, bounty payments and pensions. 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.  
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (often called the Freedmen’s Bureau) was created in 1865 at the end of the American Civil War to supervise relief efforts including education, health care, food and clothing, refugee camps, legalization of marriages, employment, labor contracts, and securing back pay, bounty payments and pensions. 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.  


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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:
The Freedmen’s Bureau records are a major source of genealogical information about post Civil War African Americans. The records are also a good source to quickly identify a family group and residence.  To begin your search it is helpful to know the name and some other identifying information such as age, residence or former owner.
*The name of the individual
 
*The age of the person
'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1989156/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> ⇒Select the "Freedmen's Bureau Office or Subordinate Field Office Location"<br> ⇒Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images<br>
*The residence or former slave owner
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1989156|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
#Select the '''Freedmen's Bureau Office or Subordinate Field Office Location'''
#Select the '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' to view the images.<br>


{{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1989156 Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1989156 Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}


==What Do I Do Next?==
==What Do I Do Next?==
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?===
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?===
 
*Search the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example use the place of residence, age, and other information for each person to search for the individuals in census records and other types of records.
*Determine if there are plantation records where the slave may have lived
 
*Search land and probate records for bill of sales
*Search court records
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
*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.
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.
*Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name. Search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names  
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor.
*Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name. Search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names.
 
:*{{FHL|Maryland, Freedmen's Bureau|keywords|disp}}
:*{{FHL|Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau|keywords|disp}}
For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki articles:
:*[[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]
:*[[Delaware Archives and Libraries]]
For additional information about these states see the wiki articles:
:*[[Maryland Genealogy]]
:*[[Delaware Genealogy]]


== General Information About Freedmen's Bureau Records  ==
== General Information About Freedmen's Bureau Records  ==
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