Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872 [microform]
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Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872 [microform]
- Publication date
- 2004
- Topics
- United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Freedmen, African Americans, African Americans, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- Publisher
- Washington, DC : U.S. Congress and National Archives and Records Administration
- Collection
- cottonbureau; allen_county; microfilm; genealogy; additional_collections
- Contributor
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- Language
- english-handwritten
- Volume
- Reel 0052 - Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872 - Lists of Contracts with Freedmen The two volumes of lists of contracts with freedmen, 1 (94) and 2 (95), are dated 1865. The entries in the volumes are arranged by parish and thereunder numerically, and each volume contains a name index to the parishes. Each entry gives the number of the contract, the number of laborers, the name of the lessee or owner, and the plantation. Volume 1 (94) ca. 1865 Volume 2 (95) ca. 1865 Daily Record of Cotton Picked on the Corondolet Plantation The single-volume “daily record of cotton picked on the Carondolet Plantation,” November–December 1863 (121), is arranged by month and thereunder by initial letter of the name of the cotton picker. The volume also contains accounts, 1864, arranged by name of person and thereunder chronologically. Volume (121) Nov.–Dec. 1863 Register of Payrolls of Freedmen on Plantations The single-volume register of payrolls of freedmen on plantations (96) is undated. It is arranged by parish and thereunder numerically and has a name index to parishes. The entries give the name of the planter, the name of the plantation, and the amount of the payroll. Volume (96) Undated Cash Account Books (cont.) The two volumes of cash account books are dated 1864–66, 1 (97) and 2 (122). Each book is arranged by name of planter with whom there was an account and thereunder chronologically. Volume 1 (97) 1864–65 Volume 2 (122) 1866 Ledger of Accounts The single-volume ledger of accounts, February–June 1865 (33), is arranged by account and has a name index. Volume (33) Feb.–June 1865 SUBORDINATE FIELD OFFICES ABBEVILLE (ASSISTANT SUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONER) Letters Sent The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–June 1868 (173), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Volume (173) June 1867–June 1868 Register of Letters Received The single-volume register of letters received, May 1867–July 1868 (172), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. For an unduplicated register for the same period, see the single-volume scrapbook of letters received (171) described below. Volume (172) May 1867–July 1868 Scrapbook of Letters Received The single-volume scrapbook of letters received, May–October 1867 (171), is arranged chronologically. The volume includes a few circulars and extracts of special orders. The volume also contains a register of letters received (June 1867– July 1868), arranged chronologically with a name index. The letters received are registered in either this register or in the single-volume register of letters received (172) described above. Volume (171) May–Oct. 1867 Letters Received Unbound letters received, February–April 1868, are arranged chronologically. Feb.–Apr. 1868 Narrative Reports (cont.) The single volume of narrative reports, November 1867–June 1868 (174), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Volume (174) Nov. 1867–June 1868 Reports of Persons and Articles Hired Unbound reports of persons and articles hired, September 1867–June 1868, are arranged chronologically. Sept. 1867–June 1868 Monthly Returns of Stores Unbound monthly returns of stores, June 1867–June 1868, are arranged chronologically. June 1867–June 1868 Miscellaneous Records Unbound miscellaneous records, June 1867–June 1868, are arranged by type of record. The records include subvouchers (June 1868); special orders received, (December 1867); bills of lading (June 1867–April 1868); contracts (March 1868); and abstracts (April–June 1868). June 1867–June 1868 ALEXANDRIA (ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONER) Letters Sent The two volumes of letters sent, March 1866–December 1868, 1 (179) and 2 (180), are arranged chronologically, and each volume has a name index. Volume 2 (180) also contains a register of contracts for Parish Rapides, 1865. Information in the volume includes date, termination, and parties to the contract; class of laborers (men, women, or children); average wages; number at work for support only; number of acres in plantation; how cultivated; and the witnesses to the contract. There is also a register of contracts for Parish Avoyelles, 1865, which includes the same information as for Parish Rapides. Volume 1 (179) Mar. 1866–Sept. 1868 Volume 2 (180) Sept.–Dec. 1868 Registers of Letters Received (cont.) The three volumes of registers of letters received, January 1867–October 1868, 1 (176), 2 (177), and 3 (178), are arranged by time period. There are name indexes for volumes 2 (177) and 3 (178). The entries in volumes 1 (176) and 2 (177) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered. Entries in volume 3 (178) are arranged chronologically and include endorsements. Volume 1 (176) Jan.–Dec. 1867 Volume 2 (177) Jan.–Aug. 1868 Volume 3 (178) Sept.–Oct. 1868
reel 1. List of Book Records of Officers, State of Louisiana -- reels 1-26. Offices of Staff Officers. Bounty Agent: claims, claimants, index, and registry of payments (reels 1-3) ; Commissary of Subsistence: correspondence, account books (reels 4-6) ; Provost Marshal General of Freedmen: correspondence; registries of court cases, complaints, conscripts, refugees; other reports (reels 6-9) ; Quartermaster: correspondence, accounts (reels 9-10) ; Surgeon in Chief: ; correspondence, reports of sick and wounded, etc. (reels 11-26) --
reels 27-52. Subordinate Office, Plantation Dept. Correspondence (reel 27), registers (reels 28-29), payrolls of employed freedmen (reels 30-52), account books (reel 52) --
Subordinate Field Offices. reel 52. Abbeville -- reels 52-54. Alexandria -- reels 54-57. Algiers -- reels 58-59. Amite City -- reels 59-60. Baton Rouge (Subassistant Commissioner of the 2nd Subdistrict) -- reels 61-64. Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reels 64-67. Bayou Sara -- reel 67. Bragg Home Colony -- reels 67-68. Carrollton -- reels 68-70. Clinton -- reels 70-71.Columbia -- reels 71-72. Donaldsonville (Agent) -- reels 72-73. Donaldsonville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reels 74-75. Franklin (Subassistant Commissioner of the 3rd Subdistrict) -- reels 75-78. Franklin (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) --
reel 79. Greenville, Hammond Station, Homer -- reels 79-80. Houma. Louisville -- reels 81-83. Lake Providence -- reels 83. McHatton Home Colony -- reels 83-84. Madisonville -- reel 84. Mansfield -- reels 84-85. Marksville -- reels 85-87. Millikens Bend -- reels 87-88. Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner of the 5th Subdistrict) -- reels 88-89. Monroe (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reel 89. Montgomeryville -- reels 89-90. Napoleonville -- reel 90. Natchitoches (Subassistant Commissioner of the 4th Subdistrict) -- reels 90-93. Natchitoches (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) --
reels 93-95. New Iberia -- reels 96-97. New Roads -- reel 98. Rost Home Colony -- reels 98-100. St. Joseph -- reel 100. Shreveport -- reel 101. Shreveport (Superintendent of Education), Shreveport (Hospital) -- reel 102. Sparta -- reels 102-103. Thibodeaux -- reels 103-104. Trinity -- reels 104-105. Vermillionville -- reels 105-106. Vernon -- reels 106-107. Vidalia (Subassistant Commissioner of the 6th Subdistrict) -- reels 107-111. Vidalia (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reel 111. Unidentified records
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reels 27-52. Subordinate Office, Plantation Dept. Correspondence (reel 27), registers (reels 28-29), payrolls of employed freedmen (reels 30-52), account books (reel 52) --
Subordinate Field Offices. reel 52. Abbeville -- reels 52-54. Alexandria -- reels 54-57. Algiers -- reels 58-59. Amite City -- reels 59-60. Baton Rouge (Subassistant Commissioner of the 2nd Subdistrict) -- reels 61-64. Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reels 64-67. Bayou Sara -- reel 67. Bragg Home Colony -- reels 67-68. Carrollton -- reels 68-70. Clinton -- reels 70-71.Columbia -- reels 71-72. Donaldsonville (Agent) -- reels 72-73. Donaldsonville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reels 74-75. Franklin (Subassistant Commissioner of the 3rd Subdistrict) -- reels 75-78. Franklin (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) --
reel 79. Greenville, Hammond Station, Homer -- reels 79-80. Houma. Louisville -- reels 81-83. Lake Providence -- reels 83. McHatton Home Colony -- reels 83-84. Madisonville -- reel 84. Mansfield -- reels 84-85. Marksville -- reels 85-87. Millikens Bend -- reels 87-88. Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner of the 5th Subdistrict) -- reels 88-89. Monroe (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reel 89. Montgomeryville -- reels 89-90. Napoleonville -- reel 90. Natchitoches (Subassistant Commissioner of the 4th Subdistrict) -- reels 90-93. Natchitoches (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) --
reels 93-95. New Iberia -- reels 96-97. New Roads -- reel 98. Rost Home Colony -- reels 98-100. St. Joseph -- reel 100. Shreveport -- reel 101. Shreveport (Superintendent of Education), Shreveport (Hospital) -- reel 102. Sparta -- reels 102-103. Thibodeaux -- reels 103-104. Trinity -- reels 104-105. Vermillionville -- reels 105-106. Vernon -- reels 106-107. Vidalia (Subassistant Commissioner of the 6th Subdistrict) -- reels 107-111. Vidalia (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner) -- reel 111. Unidentified records
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Notes
Film/Fiche is presented as originally captured.
- Addeddate
- 2010-08-20 17:05:08
- Call number
- 2055098.1
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- Scanner
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- Scanningcenter
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- Full catalog record
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