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Solomon Nickols trying to get child out of indenture
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Plymouth (Subassistant Commissioner), Registered Letters Received, June 1867-Dec. 1868. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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Windsor NC May 18th 1868 Lieut. Foote My sister in law left her son with me in March just to keep till she came after him I hired him to Lewis Bond he promised to pay me for the boy's work in provisions. but when I called on him for the pay he told me he did not have the provisions and does not owe me any thing. Yesterday he (Mr Bond) went to my…
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Milley Dudley trying to release children from indenture
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870, Roll 10, Letters Received, 1867, A – F.
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April 9, 1867
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Russell Cormly Alabama
April 9th 1867
Dudley Milly
Requests that his Children be released from bondage from Mr BR Palmar of Russell Co ala who has had the children in his possession for the past fifteen months.
See Letter to Waddle May 10th 1867
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Rupell Co Ala April 9 1867
Maj Gen. W. Swayne
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Matilda Jones looking for her husband and children
Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Letters Received, Entered in Register 10, June-August 1867. NMAAHC.FB.M752
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August 26, 1867
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Washington, Aug 24th 67.
Jones Matildia
(Cor of D & 9th Sts)
Asks for information concerning her husband Richard Jones, And her two sons John and Thomas, formerly the property of Burbin Jones, of Smithfield, near Isle of Wight C.H. Va
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August 26. 1867
Gen. Howard
Sir-
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Martha Patterson looking for her husband
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Beaufort (Subassistant Commissioner), Letters and Endorsements Received and Sent, Volume 67, Roll 5, Jan. 1866-July 1867.
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Bryan County Geo.
Station 1 1/2 S.R.R.
Tillson Genl
On or about the 1st of April 1865 I was seperated from my husband by the U.S. government and have not heard from him since His name is John Patterson, he was kept to work in Morehead City, on the government wharf, under a man named Davison [Shaipo?], and I was sent to Savannah,…
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Martha Cooley trying to get her children released from John Nave
Martha Cooley, Testimony to J.M. Kelly, Notary Public, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, E – L, 1865. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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March 26, 1865
Camp Nelson Ky March 26 1865 Personally appeared before me J M Kelley Notary Public in and for the County of Jessamine state of Ky Martha Cooley a woman of color who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say. I am a widow woman, my husband Simon Cooley was a Soldier in the 5th U.S.A. Calvalry and was killed at the Salt Works during Genl…
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Letter from Randolph Wiggins to Freedmen's Bureau
Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Letters Received, Entered in Register 13, W, July-Dec. 1868.NMAAHC.FB.M752.
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December 8, 1868
1st Image:Washington City DC Dec 8th 68 My name is Randolph wiggins and I hereby inquires after my mother who was living in the state of Tennessee when I left there in may (1862) My mother's name is Clarcy Wiggins and my oldest Brothers name is ned wiggins and my oldest sister is name Amy Wiggins she married a man by the name of Tom Johnson he…
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George Gillem trying to get free his wife
George Gillem, Testimony to Michael Walsh, January 24, 1867, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 2 and 3, T – W, 1867. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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January 24, 1867
Personally appeared before on this 24th day of January 1867. George Gillem alias George Washington and having been duly sworn testifies as follows My name is George Gillem. I live on Neill Street in Nashville, Tenn. My wife's name is Betsy Ann. [Stringer?] About one week before christmas she went to Bucklin Station in Kentucky to spend christmas…
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Frances Johnson's trying to free her daughter from enslaver's son-in-law
Frances Johnson, Statement to J.M. Kelly (Notary Public), March 1865, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and
Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, E – L, Roll 7, 1865. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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March 10, 1865
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Camp Nelson Ky
March 1865.
Personally appeared before me J. M. Kelly Notary Public in and for the County of Jessamine State of Kentucky Frances Johnson a woman of color who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say -
I am the wife of Nathan Johnson a soldier in Company F. 116th U.S.C. Infty. I have three children and…
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Clara Williams searching for her husband
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 https://nmaahc.si.edu/freedmens-bureau/record/fbs-1662423774659-1662425034168-2?destination=%2Fexplore%2Ffreedmens-bureau%2Fsearch%3Fedan_q%3D%2522my%2Bhusband%2522%26page%3D49
January 5, 1868
Westville Miss Jan [[unknown symbol]] 1/68
Mr. Powel
I left Mr Flairchilds in Dec last with the expectation that my husband (Clark Williams who was also employed by Mr Fl. last year) would come for me and my children the ensuing week he told me that he was going right off to secure a home for us the result has been that I am now here in an…
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