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Freedmen's Bureau

The federal agency aided formerly enslaved people with education, relief, and legal help. Newspaper pages from 1865 to 1872 on a map and timeline.

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21495 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (1982 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1865-02-09, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … report heretofore made by him on the disagreeisg votes OF the two Houses on the Freedmen's Bureau bill. He made q few remarks in further explanation, and, among other things remarking …

  2. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-02-23, page 2

    … up the special order, which was the report of the Committee of Conference on the freedmen’s bureau, and this motion prevailed. My HATE spoke aguluot tho bitl, Mr. LANE, of Indiana …

  3. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-02-24, page 2

    … JOURNALS. From the Herald. THE FREEDMES'S BUREAU BILL KILLED OFF. Mr. Sumner’s Freedmen’s Bureau bill was effectually squelched to-day in the Senate. The worst feature in the case …

  4. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-03-01, page 2

    … vessel in distress.. Passed. Mr. WILSON, from the committee of conference on the freedmen’s bureau bill, made a report, wlich was ordered to be printed. The const leration of the …

  5. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-03-07, page 2

    … leaving, and that the price of 11 other edibles was in proportion. Candidates for the Freedmen’s Bureau, just created, are coming out rapid y. Among the names mentioned are those of Gen …

  6. Evening Star — 1865-03-09, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Charleston, has been broken by q shell from Federal battery. RCandidates for the Freedmen's Bureau, just created, are coming out rapidly. Anon z the names mentioned are those OF …

  7. Evening Star — 1865-05-13, page 2

    … Oliver O. Howard, of General Sherman's army, has been appointed Superiu tendeat of Freedmen's Bureau. HUNTER ARRESTED. It is reported from Richmond that R. M. T Hunter has been arrested …

  8. Evening Star — 1865-05-19, page 4

    … Government will support him in idleness. O. O. Howard, Major General, Commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau. BPEOIAL NOTICES. THE PEOPLE have been so much imposed upon by several worthless …

  9. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-05-22, page 5

    … . A FIRST BULLE TIN. The following is General Howard’s first official bulletin: FREEDMEN’S Bureau, Washington, D. C., May 1G,1865. Circular Letter In accordance with General Or …

    … ment will support him in idleness. O. O. Howard, Major General, Commissioner of Freedmen’s Bureau THE FILIBUSTERS AT WORK. Translated from the Courrier des Etats Unis, May 10. On …

  10. Daily National Intelligencer — 1865-05-25, page 3

    … upon the right of General Sherman. General Howard has been appointed chief of the Freedmen’s Bureau, and General John A. Logan takes his place as commander of the Army of Tennessee …

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