Report : to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War : manuscript, 1862 Dec. 26.

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Report : to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War : manuscript, 1862 Dec. 26.

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Report on the condition and needs of the freedmen refugees at Fort Monroe, Va. and vicinity, which includes requests for clothes and books. Russell also mentions the refugees' desires for religious and academic learning. Includes copies of two reports sent to Russell from A. B. Lawrence and Charles Brown concerning the refugees.

14 leaves ; 35 cm.

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Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

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American jurist and politician. From the description of Letter signed : "War Department," to William Pitt Fessenden, 1862 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580939 U.S. secretary of war 1862-1868. From the description of Telegram (draft) : ms. : Washington, D.C., to Ulysses S. Grant, Appomattox C.H., Va., 1865 Apr. 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380613 Secretary of War; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. ...

Lawrence, A. B.

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Colonel and former Chief Quartermaster, 24th Army Corps, during the Civil War. From the description of Letter and other materials, 1910. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 25017513 ...

Brown, Charles C.

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Epithet: Captain; RN; of Add MS 38465 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x0001d5 Resident of Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1803-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20574821 ...

Russell, Le Baron, d. 1889.

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Freedman was the term given to slaves who became free though the Confiscation Act of 1862 and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Freed slaves became refugees and government camps were set up to minister to them. From the description of Report : to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War : manuscript, 1862 Dec. 26. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612788205 ...