United States Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This table describes the content of each folder in the collection United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872.

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State	Bureau Office or Locality	DGS	Film	First Image	Last Image	Description	Roll	NARA Publication
Alabama	Livingston	7636371	2424738	1109	1149	Court records, 1866-1867	20	M1900
Alabama	Huntsville (subassistant commissioner)	7636376	2424733	762	798	Docket of trials, Jan-Mar 1866	15	M1900
Arkansas	Camden (Ouchita County)	7636386	2424759	347	473	Affidavits and depositions, Jan 1866-May 1868	7	M1901
Arkansas	South Bend (Arkansas County)	7636364	2424774	386	393	Proceedings of cases, Nov 1867-Apr 1868	22	M1901
Arkansas	Monticello (Southeastern District of Arkansas)	7636366	2424769	687	738	Court papers and reports, 1865-1866	17	M1901
Arkansas	Jacksonport (Upper White River District)	7636381	2424763	578	611	Court papers and vouchers, 1866-1867	11	M1901
Arkansas	Jacksonport (Jackson County)	7636382	2424764	74	311	Letters sent, reports, affidavits, and court papers, Aug 1865-Jan 1867	12	M1901
Arkansas	Batesville (Independence County)	7636385	2424758	1017	1053	Court writs, summons, and other legal papers, 1866-1868	6	M1901
Arkansas	Little Rock (Pulaski County)	7636413	2424767	230	509	Leases, Misc court papers, reports, 1865-1868	15	M1901
Georgia	Atlanta (subassistant commissioner)	4139659	1574253	834	903	Miscellaneous court papers and reports sent to the assistant commissioner, 1865-1868	45	M1903
Georgia	Atlanta (subassistant commissioner)	4139659	1574253	904	922	Charges and specifications against freedmen and white citizens, Sep 1865-Mar 1866	45	M1903
Georgia	Cuthbert (agent)	4139683	1574267	696	1134	Orders received, contracts and miscellaneous court papers, 1865-1868	59	M1903
Georgia	Fort Gaines (agent)	4139687	1574271	855	899	Registers of cases tried in freedmen's court, Jul 1867-Apr 1868	63	M1903
Georgia	Perry (agent)	4139859	1574282	727	1193	Labor contracts and miscellaneous court papers, 1866-1868	74	M1903
Kentucky	Bowling green (chief subassistant commissioner)	7641580	2426013	148	191	Registers of cases tried, Jun 1866-Jun 1867	91	M1904
Kentucky	Burksville (subassistant commissioner)	7641582	2426015	110	120	Registers of cases in freedmen's court, Oct 1866-Oct 1867	93	M1904
Kentucky	Columbus (superintendent and subassistant commissioner)	7641582	2426015	636	649	Proceedings of freedmen’s court, Apr-Jul 1866	93	M1904
Kentucky	Louisville (superintendent and subassistant commissioner)	7641743	2426041	376	436	Proceedings of freedmen’s court (Minutes of daily proceedings), Jan-Nov 1867	119	M1904
Kentucky	Paducah chief superintendent, chief subassistant commissioner)	7641751	2426054	154	345	Complaints, affidavits, and evidence relating to court cases, Apr-Dec 1866	132	M1904
Louisiana	Provost Marshal general of freedmen	7641596	2426062	251	322	Registers of proceedings in freedmen’s court, Nov 1864–Oct 1868, vol 1	7	M1905
Louisiana	Provost Marshal general of freedmen	7641596	2426062	323	367	Registers of proceedings in freedmen’s court, Sep 1865–Mar 1866, vol 2	7	M1905
Louisiana	Algiers (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641633	2426512	240	377	Proceedings before provost court, Aug-Nov 1865, May-Dec 1867	57	M1905
Louisiana	Algiers (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641633	2426512	378	487	Register of court trials, Feb 1866-Nov 1868, vol 1-2	57	M1905
Louisiana	Baton Rouge (assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641651	2426517	735	782	Court papers, Oct 1866, Jun 1867	62	M1905
Louisiana	Bayou Sara (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641655	2426521	250	260	Monthly reports of Cases Tried and Fines Imposed, Sep-Dec 1866	66	M1905
Louisiana	Bayou Sara (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641655	2426521	261	522	Miscellaneous court records and complaints, Sep 1865-Nov 1868	66	M1905
Louisiana	Donaldsonville (agent)	7641660	2426526	1104	1138	Reports of cases tried and fines imposed, Mar-Oct 1866	71	M1905
Louisiana	Donaldsonville (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641662	2426528	576	610	Court cases, Nov 1866	73	M1905
Louisiana	Donaldsonville (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641662	2426528	611	825	Miscellaneous records relating to court cases, Apr 1866-Feb 1868	73	M1905
Louisiana	Franklin (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641666	2426532	828	952	Court records, Jul 1864-Nov 1867	77	M1905
Louisiana	Hammond Station (agent and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641668	2426534	337	376	Court cases settled, Apr 1866-Aug 1867	79	M1905
Louisiana	St Joseph (agent and assisstant subassisstant commissioner)	7641670	2426555	119	187	Court records, Sep 1865-Feb 1868	100	M1905
Louisiana	Millikens Bend (provost marshal and assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641683	2426542	156	203	Court records, May-Dec 1864	87	M1905
Louisiana	Lake Providence (assistant subassistant commissioner)	7641688	2426537	967	1179	Records relating to court cases, Feb 1866-Mar 1867	82	M1905
Mississippi	Columbus (subassistant commissioner)	7630054	2428162	422	439	Register of cases tried by the provost marshal, Aug-Nov 1865, Mar 1866	15	M1907
Mississippi	Davis Bend	7630055	2428163	330	337	Journal of Freedmen's Court at the home colony. Jun-Dec 1865	16	M1907
Mississippi	Natchez (southern district of Mississippi)	7630073	2428181	785	861	Court records, 1864-1865	34	M1907
North Carolina	Franklinton (assistant commissioner)	7497924	2427020	122	304	Records relating to court cases and complaints, 1866-1867	15	M1909
North Carolina	Greensboro (subassistant commissioner)	7497930	2427026	81	951	Records relating to court cases, Feb 1865-Dec 1868	21	M1909
North Carolina	Henderson (assistant subassistant commissioner)	7497932	2427028	1145	1216	Transcripts of cases tried, Jul 1867-Apr 1868	23	M1909
North Carolina	Henderson (assistant subassistant commissioner)	7497933	2427029	81	91	Register of civil cases, Jun 1868	24	M1909
North Carolina	Henderson (assistant subassistant commissioner)	7497933	2427029	92	989	Records relating to complaints and court cases, 1867-1868	24	M1909
North Carolina	Hillsboro (agent)	7497935	2427031	677	1076	Records relating to cases tried and destitute freedmen, 1868	26	M1909
North Carolina	Oxford (assistant superintendent)	7497957	2427053	309	331	Contracts and transcripts of court cases, Nov 1866-Apr 1867	48	M1909
North Carolina	Oxford (assistant superintendent)	7497957	2427053	332	495	Records relating to court cases and complaints, Mar-Aug 1866	48	M1909
North Carolina	Smithfield (assistant superintendent)	7497972	2427068	1092	1109	Reports of cases tried, Jun 1866-Apr 1867	63	M1909
North Carolina	Trent River Settlement, James City, Newberne Subdistrict (assistant superintendent)	7497973	2427069	717	797	Proceedings of a court of inquiry convened to investigate charges against Edward Fitz, Apr 1866	64	M1909
South Carolina	Marion (subassistant commissioner)	7492082	2427169	1109	1132	Complaint summons sent, May-Jun 1866	86	M1910
South Carolina	Summerville (subassistant commissioner)	7492098	2427186	274	280	Docket of Superior Provost Court at Summerville, May 1866	103	M1910
South Carolina	Beaufort (subassistant commissioner)	7492055	2427141	1031	1201	Miscellaneous records relating to court cases, 1863-1868	58	M1910
South Carolina	Chester (subassistant commissioner)	7492063	2427150	386	471	Miscellaneous court cases, 1865-1868	67	M1910
South Carolina	Aiken (subassistant commissioner–Edgefield district)	7492037	2427123	881	952	Registers of court cases referred to the post commander at Aiken, Aug-Oct 1866, Apr-Dec 1867	40	M1910
South Carolina	Marion (subassistant commissioner)	7492083	2427170	194	297	Testimony of witnesses at several court cases, 1866-1867	87	M1910
South Carolina	Moncks Corner (subassistant commissioner)	7492085	2427172	962	1251	Testimony, reports, and other records relating to court cases and complaints, 1866-1867	89	M1910
South Carolina	Rice Hope Plantation	7492093	2427181	533	583	Register of court cases, Jan-May 1866	98	M1910
South Carolina	Orangeburg (acting subassistant commissioner)	7492101	2427178	292	375	Register of cases in Superior and Circuit Provost courts, Sep 1865-Mar 1866	95	M1910
Tennessee	Nashville (Subassistant Commissioner-Subdistrict of Nashville)	7641716	2427271	607	674	Statements relating to court cases, Mar 1867-July 1868	83	M1905
Texas	La Grange	5412756	2428101	350	377	Evidence in the case of F.D. Ackerman, Sep 1866	23	M1912
Virginia	Charlottesville (Albemarle County, assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151180	2413665	111	155	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Nov 1865-Aug 1866	67	M1913
Virginia	Culpeper (assistant superintendent, 4th education subdistrict)	4151192	2413668	1164	1178	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Nov 1865-Apr 1866	70	M1913
Virginia	Drummondtown (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151195	2413671	1004	1122	Proceedings of freedmen's court, May 1865-May 1867	73	M1913
Virginia	Fredericksburg (assistant superintendent, 1st division, 6th subdistrict)	4151295	2413687	111	702	Reports, contracts, indentures, and proceedings of freedmen's court, 1865-1868	89	M1913
Virginia	Lawrenceville (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151305	2413697	1086	1116	Proceedings of freedmen's court and court orders issued, Oct 1865-May 1866	99	M1913
Virginia	Burkesville (Nottoway County, assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151310	2413662	985	995	Register of proceedings of freedmen's court in Lunenburg County, Apr-Oct 1867	64	M1913
Virginia	Burkesville (Nottoway County, assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151310	2413662	996	1001	Register of proceedings of cases in freedmen's court in Lunenburg County (complainant: Commonwealth of VA), Apr-Oct 1867	64	M1913
Virginia	Gordonsville (superintendent, 4th district)	4151325	2413694	475	520	Register of proceedings of freedmen's court, Aug 1865-May 1866	96	M1913
Virginia	Lynchburg (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151339	2414507	1156	1177	Proceedings of freedmen's court and register of persons arrested, Jan-Mar 1866	109	M1913
Virginia	Fort Monroe (subassistant commissioner, 5th district)	4151380	2414525	765	828	Register of cases tried in freedmen's courts within the district, Jan-Jul 1867	127	M1913
Virginia	Fort Monroe (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151383	2414528	111	178	Register of proceedings of freedmen's court for Elizabeth City County, Dec 1865-Jul 1867	130	M1913
Virginia	Fort Monroe (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4151383	2414528	179	738	Proceedings of cases before freedmen's court, 1866-1867	130	M1913
Virginia	Norfolk (subassistant commissioner, 1st district)	4151415	2414543	754	878	Register of proceedings of freedmen's court, Jul 1865-May 1866	145	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152408	2414636	458	497	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Nov 1865-Mar 1866	158	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152408	2414636	498	539	Register of proceedings of criminal cases tried in freedmen's court, Nov 1865-Mar 1866	158	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152408	2414636	540	548	Register of receipts and disbursements at freedmen's court, Feb-Apr 1866, Jun 1866	158	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152408	2414636	549	573	Register of summons issued by freedmen's court, Mar-Apr 1866	158	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152408	2414636	574	1302	Records relating to freedmen's court (unbound), 1865-1866	158	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152409	2414637	111	772	Records relating to freedmen's court, 1865-1866	159	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152409	2414637	773	876	Register of proceedings of civil cases tried in freedmen's court, Nov 1865-Apr 1866	159	M1913
Virginia	Petersburg (subassistant commissioner)	4152409	2414637	877	887	Register of receipts and disbursements on judgments in civil cases in freedmen's court, Feb-Jun 1866	159	M1913
Virginia	Rocky Mount (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152424	2414650	997	1123	Contracts, indentures, reports, and records relating to court cases, 1865-1868	172	M1913
Virginia	Staunton (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152427	2414653	633	647	Register of cases forwarded to civil authorities, Apr-Nov 1868	175	M1913
Virginia	Warrenton (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152430	2414656	807	1014	Bills of lading, indentures, records relating to court cases, school reports, misc records, 1865-1868	178	M1913
Virginia	Waverly (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152432	2414657	752	936	Monthly reports forwarded and records relating to court cases, Dec 1866-Dec 1868	179	M1913
Virginia	Winchester (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152445	2414670	111	162	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Oct 1865-Mar 1866	192	M1913
Virginia	Woodstock (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152445	2414670	992	1022	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Oct 1865-Dec 1867	192	M1913
Virginia	Woodstock (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152449	2414671	255	513	Proceedings of cases, contracts, and other records, 1866-1867	193	M1913
Virginia	Yorktown (assistant subassistant commissioner)	4152458	2414680	860	934	Proceedings of freedmen's court, Dec 1865-Jun 1867	202	M1913

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