Reports of Indigent Refugees and Freedmen From Subordinate Officers
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 7: Reports Relating to the Condition of Freedmen and Refugees
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.FB.M1027, Subseries 7.3
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content: The reports of indigent refugees and freedmen from subordinate officers, January 31, 1867–November 30, 1868, are arranged generally chronologically. Although primarily monthly reports, there are a few weekly reports and some consolidated reports covering longer periods. Each entry gives indigent's name, age, and sex; name of former owner (for freedmen); name of the civil official ("Police Juror") who considered the case; case registration date; and date and summary of the civil official's decision.  Frequently, the reports include the subordinate officer's comments on a particular case or on the situation of indigents in general; some list the probable cause of destitution. There are often separate reports for destitute freedmen and whites. Generally, the term "Indigent Refugee" refers only to whites.