Reconstruction miscellany collection, 1865-1873.

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Reconstruction miscellany collection, 1865-1873.

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The Reconstruction miscellaneous collection is an artificially-created collection containing material concerning the Reconstruction period in United States history from 1865-1873. The collection includes correspondence and several types of official documents, such as oaths of allegiance, discharge papers, and orders from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land. Much of the correspondence concerns daily life during Reconstruction, and addresses property issues and other business concerns.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7110113

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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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 ...