Ration Book (36)
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
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content: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 / Series 9: Records Relating to the Issuance of Rations
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content: May 1863–July 1866
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.FB.M869, Subseries 9.1
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content: Archival materials
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content: The ration book, May 1863–July 1866, is generally arranged in chronological order. It was begun when Saxton was in command of the "Port Royal Experiment," but entries were later made by Bureau officials. It contains lists of rations for teachers, superintendents, destitutes, enlisted men, and civilians.