Petitions of Destitute Citizens for Rations
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 2: Records Relating to Specific Bureau Functions / 2.3: Records Relating to Issuance of Rations
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content: Feb.–Aug. 1866
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 2.3.5
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content: Archival materials
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content: The petitions of destitute citizens for rations, February–August 1866, are arranged chronologically. Some of the petitions or letters include lists of destitute people. Notations are often on the petition indicating whether the request was granted. Many appear to have been forwarded to the Bureau by Isaac Murphy; Provisional Governor of Arkansas.