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List of Heads of Families Who Have Received Relief ("Certificates of Applicants") — Commissary of Subsistence

1867–68

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

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Unbound list of heads of families who received relief (Certificates of Applicants), covering the years 1867–68 are arranged chronologically. These are printed forms that include the name of the head of the family; the number of men, women, and children in the family; and the amount of corn and bacon received.

Collection
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
Archival grouping
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 3: Offices of Staff Officers / 3.1: Commissary of Subsistence
Catalog date
1867–68
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 3.1.9

Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

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