William F. Eaton letters, 1865-1866.

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William F. Eaton letters, 1865-1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71014780

Letters to Eaton received at the Freedmen's Bureau, a U.S. agency which helped African-Americans gain access to the rights they were denied during slavery.

.25 linear ft. (100 items).

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8072280

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Eaton, William F.

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Agent of Freedmen's Bureau, Saint Simons Island, Ga. From the description of William F. Eaton letters, 1865-1866. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014780 ...

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 ...