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Ministers Reports of Marriage Certificates Issued to Freedmen — Superintendent of Marriages
Nov. 1866–Jan. 1867 and Oct. 7, 1869
African American history · place not specified
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Unbound ministers reports of marriage certificates issued to freedmen, November 1866–January 1867, are arranged chronologically. In their reports, the ministers usually listed the couples who were issued certificates. Included in this series are copies of Superintendent Kimball's reports to the Assistant Commissioner. The last item is a marriage license dated October 1869.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 / Series 2: Offices of Staff Officers / 2.3: Superintendent of Marriages
- Catalog date
- Nov. 1866–Jan. 1867 and Oct. 7, 1869
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.3.2
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
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