Employment Registers from East Capitol Street 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: NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.4
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content: The two volumes of "Employment" registers from East Capitol Street Barracks cover the period December 1866–February 1868, 1 (90) and 2 (94). Volume 1 (90) is a register of employers, and Volume 2 (94) is a register of servants. Both volumes are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (90) gives the name and address of employer, the number and class of servants sent, and the rate of pay per month. Volume 2 (94) gives the name and age of the servant.