John Emory Bryant papers, 1851-1955.

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John Emory Bryant papers, 1851-1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19316997

Correspondence, published writings and other papers, and scrapbooks, relating to Bryant's Civil War service in South Carolina with the 8th Maine Volunteers, his activities as agent with the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia, as a leader of the Negro Republicans in Georgia (1865-1887), his business ventures, and his interests in temperance and the Methodist Church. Correspondents include William Anderson Pledger and Henry McNeal Turner. Addition (02-175) (500 items, 2 lin. ft.; dated 1853-1955 and n.d.) contains correspondence; 5 black-and-white photographs and 10 albumen prints; and documents relating to Bryant, his family, and his involvement with the Freedmen's Bureau, the Republican Party, and African-American affairs in Georgia. Most of the letters are originals; many of the other items are copies or typescripts.

2,358 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6964063

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Pledger, William Anderson.

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United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1866)

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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 ...

Republican Party (Ga.)

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Turner, Henry McNeal, 1834-1915

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1834 February 1 Born in South Carolina, the son of Hardy and Sarah Greer Turner. 1853 Licensed to preach. 1858 Admitted to the ministry and itinerant work of the A.M.E. Church. 1862 Ordained Elder in Israel A.M.E. church, Washingt...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Bryant, John Emory.

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Abolitionist, Union officer with the 8th Maine Volunteers, agent of the Freedmen's Bureau, and Republican politician; from Union, Me. From the description of John Emory Bryant papers, 1851-1955. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19316997 ...