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Letters Sent — St. Joseph (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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Source catalog description

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The five volumes of letters sent, August 1865–September 1868, 1 (461), 2 (462), 3 (455), 4 (463), and 5 (464), are arranged chronologically. Each volume has a name index. Volume 3 (455) also contains a register of letters received and endorsements sent (April–May 1867) and circulars issued (July 1866–March 1867). Volume 1 (461) also contains endorsements sent (November–December 1865) and letters sent by the agent at East Pascagoula, MS (February–March 1866).

Collection
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
Archival grouping
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872 / Series 5: Subordinate Field Offices / 5.58: St. Joseph (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.58.1

Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872

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