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Affidavits of Identity — Vicksburg, MS (Disbursing Officer)
1873 and 1874
African American history · place not specified
Source catalog description
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Unbound affidavits of identity, 1873 and 1874, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of claimant. These are statements made by neighbors in which they swear that they are acquainted with the individual and know the he was enlisted in the military service of the United States in a particular unit.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1872–1878
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1872–1878 / Series 1: Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General / 1.14: Vicksburg, MS (Disbursing Officer)
- Catalog date
- 1873 and 1874
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M2029, File 1.14.10
Collection: Records of the Field Offices of the Freedmen's Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1872–1878
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