Jan 1, 2015 | Sample Documents
James E. Davis complains that Isaac Williams holds his two sons J.H. and C.W. Davis against his consent. Letter sent as above. Children released. Edward Petherbridge Agent Edward Hunt complains that Isaac Lewis of Somerset Co MD, holds his sons David and John against...
Dec 30, 2014 | Sample Documents
This remarkable register of African Americans in Caroline County, VA was recorded on the last few pages of a register of letters sent by the Bowling Green, VA Assistant Subassistant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau. The first two pages of the register are...
Dec 30, 2014 | Sample Documents
Georgetown D.C. April 11th ’67 Col Rutherford Dear Sir You will recollect that in Dec last I was at your office, you gave me a letter to take to Mrs. Mulligan with whom my daughter Celia is living. I wished to get her from that place as they dont pay me any...
Dec 30, 2014 | Sample Documents
This affidavit of identity, made to document a military bounty claim for Robert Lambert, deceased, reveals that Robert Lambert and his wife Rhoda Lambert were both enslaved by Nathan Adams of Haywood County, Tennessee. The document states that Robert Lambert served as...
Dec 30, 2014 | Sample Documents
This register of freedmen lists 17 freed men, women and children with the last name of Singleton, all formerly enslaved on the Manning estate in Ascension Parish, LA. Those listed may very well be extended family. If you are researching the name Singleton in Ascension...
Dec 27, 2014 | Sample Documents
One of the duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to assist displaced or refugee Freedmen with transportation to another location. The bureau provided transportation for a variety of reasons – to help reunite families, to help Freedmen find employment, to...
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