Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Claim Division

Source catalog description

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The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent 1 (50) and 2 (51), cover the period January 1869–February 1871. The entries in Volume 1 (50) are arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically, except for the period Sept. 1869–Feb. 1870. These entries are arranged chronologically and were entered by clerks in available spaces on pages 12 – 19, 22 – 37, and 64 – 71. The entries in Volume 2 (51) are arranged in chronological order and numbered. Volume 1 (50) contains endorsements (Sept.–Dec. 1868). Volume 2 (51) contains letters sent (Aug. 1868–Jan. 1869).

Collection

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

Archival grouping

Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Officers / 4.1: Claim Division

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