United States American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission records, 1862-1864.

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United States American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission records, 1862-1864.

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These records were collected by Commissioner Samuel Gridley Howe. Contains: letters in response to the Commission's survey sent to military, government, and hospital administrators in the U.S. and Canada, reporting the numbers and conditions of freedmen in their jurisdictions; various drafts of the Commission's reports; other reports on the health and living conditions of freedmen, including testimony of Frederick Law Olmsted; miscellaneous papers relating to the Commission; leaflets; and clippings.

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Howe, S. G. 1801-1876.

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McKaye, James, 1805-1888

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Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

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McKaye, James, 1805-1888

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Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903

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