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Letter Sent, A General Order and An Instruction — Davis Bend
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African American history · place not specified
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The single–volume (122), dated March–April 1865, contains three items as labeled: a letter sent, a general order, and an instruction. The volume also contains letters and reports sent by Henry Rountree, agent for a Contraband Relief Commission in Vicksburg and the Jeff Davis Mansion at Davis Bend (February–April 1864). Also included is a register of orders received, a register of rations issued, and a register of permits issued.
- 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 3: Subordinate Field Offices / 3.8: Davis Bend
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.8.1
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
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