<I>Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House), 40th Congress, 2d session, no. 329</I>
date: label: Date
content: Printed July 8, 1868
name: label: Written by
content: William Passmore Carlin, American, 1820 - 1903
label: Published by
content: United States Congress, American, founded 1789
label: Subject of
content: Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 1st, American, 1865 - 1872
notes: label: Description
content: A string bound 51-page booklet of the Secretary of War’s report to the 40th United States Congress 2nd Session in the House of Representatives. The report includes freedmen's affairs in Kentucky and Tennessee, to include letters and reports from various government and military officials.
label: Description
content: From top to bottom in black ink is: [40TH CONGRESS / 2d Session. / HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / Ex. Doc. / No. 320. / FREEDMEN’S AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. / LETTER / FROM / THE SECRETARY OF WAR, / TRANSMITTING, / In compliance with House resolution of the 1st instant, report of Brevet Major General Carlin, for the last six months, relative to the condition of freedmen’s affairs in Kentucky and Tennessee. / JULY 7, 1868.—Referred to Committee on Freedmen’s Affairs. / JULY 8, 1868.—Ordered to be printed. / WAR DEPARTMENT, / Washington City, July 6, 1868. / SIR: In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, dated / July 1, I have the honor to send herewith copies of reports of Brevet Major General Carlin, for the last six months, relative to the condition of freedmen’s / affairs in the States of Tennessee and Kentucky. / Very respectfully, your obedient servant, / J. M. SCHOFIELD, / Secretary of War / Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAX, / Speaker of the House of Representatives. / WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, / FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS / Washington, July 6, 1868. / GENERAL: In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives / of date July 1, 1868, I have the honor to forward herewith reports of bureau / affairs received from the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for the past six / months. / Very respectfully, your obedient servant, / O. O. HOWARD, / Major General, Commissioner. / Brevet Major General J. M. SCHOFIELD, U. S. A., / Secretary of War.].
label: Description
content: The Ku Klux Klan is mentioned on page 19. There are no markings on verso.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Freedom
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content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.160.96
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 14 × 0.5 cm)