Employment Registers from Wisewell Barracks
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content: Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
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content: Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 / Series 3: Subordinate Field Offices / 3.1: Local Superintendent for Washington and Georgetown / 3.1.3: Records Relating to Employment of Freedmen
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.3
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content: The two volumes of "Employment" registers from the Wisewell Barracks cover the period August 1866–August 1868 1 (91) and 2 (96). Volume 1 (91) is a register of employers provided servants, and Volume 2 (96) is a register of servants. Both are arranged chronologically. In addition to giving the name of the employer, Volume 1 (91) gives the address of the employer, the number and class of servants sent, and the pay per month. Volume 2 (96) gives the names and ages of servants.