Miscellaneous Records — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

Source catalog description

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Unbound miscellaneous records, April 1866–July 1867, are arranged by document type. They include estimates for buildings (April–July 1866); a report of persons murdered or maltreated relating to freedmen (December 1865–October 1866); and tables showing the number of unfortunates among freedmen (April 1866–July 1867). The records also contain marriage certificates issued and a list of marriages as recorded in Paducah (April 1866); vouchers issued relating to services performed for the Bureau (April 1866); and abstracts of articles purchased and expended (April 1866).

Collection

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

Archival grouping

Records of the Field Offices for the State of Kentucky, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Field Offices / 4.25: Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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