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Special Orders Issued — Issuances

July 1865–May 1867

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

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Unbound special orders issued relating to the restoration of property, July 1865–May 1867, are arranged chronologically. The first orders were issued by Bureau headquarters in Washington, but the remaining orders were issued by the Assistant Commissioner for North Carolina. Copies of these orders are in the three volumes, 1 (22), 2 (25), and 3 (27), of special orders of the Office of the Assistant Commissioner reproduced on roll 21 of National Archives Microfilm Publication M843.

Collection
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
Archival grouping
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 2: Office of the Assistant Commissioner / 2.1: Issuances
Catalog date
July 1865–May 1867
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 2.1.2

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

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