Register of correspondence, 1865-1866.

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Register of correspondence, 1865-1866.

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Register of both incoming and outgoing letters kept by Captain Crandon during his tenure with the Freedmen's Bureau. Chronicles the activities of the Bureau, as well as the various concerns of the newly freed slaves.

.5 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Crandon, Thomas Franklin Philip, 1834-1919.

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...