Diary of Marcus Sterling Hopkins 1868.

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Diary of Marcus Sterling Hopkins 1868.

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Describes daily activities and business of Marcus Sterling Hopkins, as he served a year term in 1868, as an agent for the Freedman's Bureau for Orange and Louisa counties, and later, Albermarle County. Descriptions include travels in the Virginia piedmont counties, as well as visits to his wife on their farm near Manassas, Va., his work with freedmen and for the Freedman's Bureau, his lessons in freemasonry, national and state politics, the Republican party, and his social activities, such as with his friend General Trice.

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Republican Party (Va.)

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Trice, George W.

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Hopkins, Marcus Sterling, 1840-1914.

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Union officer. From the description of Photoprints and stereographs, ca. 1898-1906, of Arringdon Hall, Falls Church, Virginia [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647804745 Marcus Sterling Hopkins, former Union solider from Ohio, agent for Freedman's Bureau in Prince William, Albemarle, Louisa and Orange counties, and a lawyer in Northern Virginia. From the description of Diary of Marcus Sterling Hopkins [manuscript] 1868. (University of Vi...

Freemasons

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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 ...