Registers of Letters Received — Assistant Inspector General

Source catalog description

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The two volumes of registers of letters received, March–November 1865 and August–February 1866, 1 (279) and 2 (280), are arranged by time period. The entries in volume 1 (279) are arranged chronologically; those in volume 2 (280) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. Volume 1 (279) also contains a register of criminal cases maintained by the judge advocate of the District of Vicksburg for the period March–May 1865, and volume 2 (280) contains a register of civil cases of the provost court that was maintained by the judge advocate of the district for the same period. Volume 2 (280) also contains endorsements sent by the assistant inspector general for the period August–December 1865.

Collection

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

Archival grouping

Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 2: Office of the Staff Officers / 2.2: Assistant Inspector General

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