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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. | ||
This collection corresponds with the following NARA microfilm publications: | This collection corresponds with the following NARA microfilm publications: | ||
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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 | ==What Can These Records Tell Me?== | ||
The records usually include: | The records usually include: | ||
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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? == | ||
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'''View images in this collection by visiting the | '''View images in this collection by visiting the | ||
[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1803698/waypoints Browse Page] then select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number-Contents". | [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1803698/waypoints Browse Page] then select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number-Contents". | ||
'''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner (FamilySearch Historical Records)''' | |||
=== View the Images === | |||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2427901|Browse Page|access=browse}}''': | |||
# Select '''Freedmen's Bureau Office of Location (state)''' | |||
# Select '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' to view the images.<br><br> | |||
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2427901 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 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/2427901 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}} | ||
=== 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. | 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? == | ||