Press Copies of Letters Sent
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.FB.M999, Series 2
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content: Archival materials
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content: The eight volumes of press copies of letters sent consist of a main series of letters sent (5 vols.) and a separate series of letters sent to General Howard and his staff (3 vols.). Press copies were made by moistened paper. Because of the relative crudeness of this method, many of the press copies are difficult to read and some are virtually illegible. The five volumes of press copies of letters sent, July 1, 1865–December 29, 1866, are arranged chronologically, and each volume has a name index. Two volumes of registers of letters sent accompany press copies as an additional finding aid and have been filmed preceding the volume of letters sent.  Entries in the register, June 29, 1865–December 29, 1866, are arranged chronologically, and each volume contains a name index. Volume 1 contains some entries for letters addressed to General Howard and his staff. Volume 1 has a list of contents.