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Circulars and Circular Letters Received — Issuances

May 1865–Feb. 1868

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The unbound circulars and circular letters received, May 1865–February 1868, are arranged chronologically. They consist of printed and manuscript copies of circulars and circular letters issued by Bureau headquarters or the Assistant Commissioner for Arkansas and his subassistant commissioners. They relate primarily to Bureau policy and procedures.

Collection
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Archival grouping
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 1: General Records / 1.5: Issuances
Catalog date
May 1865–Feb. 1868
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 1.5.4

Collection: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869

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