Russell, Le Baron, d. 1889.
Freedman was the term given to slaves who became free though the Confiscation Act of 1862 and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Freed slaves became refugees and government camps were set up to minister to them.
From the description of Report : to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War : manuscript, 1862 Dec. 26. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612788205
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| creatorOf | Russell, Le Baron, d. 1889. Report : to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War : manuscript, 1862 Dec. 26. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Emerson family papers, 1699-1939. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | United States American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission records, 1862-1864. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | C. S. (Charles Stearns) Wheeler correspondence, 1833-1843. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Wendell family papers | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Brown, Charles, | person |
| correspondedWith | Emerson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Lawrence, A. B., | person |
| associatedWith | Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869, | person |
| correspondedWith | United States. American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wendell family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Wheeler, C. S. (Charles Stearns), 1816-1843 | person |
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