African Americans -- Economic conditions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Freedmen’s Bureau Circular Letter on Local Government Aid, Georgia
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4758
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single circular letter issued by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Office of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, dated October 2, 1867. The letter, authored by F.D. Sewall, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, was originally written in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 1867, and directed to Bvt. Brig. Gen. C.C. Sibley. The document mandates local authorities in Georgia to provide aid to all impoverished individuals,...
Dates:
1867-10-02