Alana's Archive:
Reconstruction Era RecordsAlana’s Archive: Reconstruction Era Records
Alana Thevenet is Co-Director of the non-profit research project and free website, Lowcountry Africana. Since 2004, Alana has transcribed thousands of historical records for African-American genealogy and historical research. Here, we present Freedmen’s Bureau and other Reconstruction Era records that Alana has transcribed.
Alana recently retired from state government after almost 30 years. She lives in Tampa, Florida where she enjoys genealogy and historical research, photography, crafts, and fossil hunting. When not busy with these pursuits, Alana blazes through transcribing historical records like nobody’s business.
We are honored to archive Alana’s record transcriptions and hope you find treasures here for your research.
Featured Records
Marion District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Aug 1865 – Mar 1866
The regulation of written labor agreements between planters and freedmen was a major concern of the Freedmen’s Bureau in South Carolina. Agreements generally called for freedmen to cultivate cash and subsistence crops in exchange for a share of the crop. Nearly 130,000 freedmen worked under labor contracts between the years 1865 and 1866 1.
Here, we present freedmen’s labor contracts for Marion District, South Carolina for the years 1865 and 1866.
Moncks Corner, South Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Jan - May 1866
Labor Contracts for Moncks Corner, Berkeley District, South Carolina, Jan-May, 1866.
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Newberry District, SC Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 92, Target 3 Labor Contracts, 1-2 1866 Newberry District Indexed by Alana Thevenet You can access images of the original documents here on FamilySearch. Employer: Thos H. Adams Date: 3 January...
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Newberry District, SC Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, 1865
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONMicrofilm PublicationsRoll 92, Target 2 Labor Contracts, A-Y 1865 Newberry District Indexed by Alana Thevenet You can access images of the original documents here on FamilySearch. Employer: John A. Abrams Date: 25 July 1865...
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Union County, SC Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONMicrofilm Publications Roll 104, Target 6 Labor Contracts Series I (1-106) 1866 Union District, South Carolina Freedmen's Labor Contracts Transcribed by Alana Thevenet Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field...
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Darlington, South Carolina Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1865
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 73, Target 2 Labor Contracts, 1-389 1865 Darlington District Transcribed by Alana Thevenet. Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Georgetown, South Carolina Freedmen’s Hospital, Daily Register of Patients, May – June 1867
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 78, Target 3 Daily Register of Patients Volume (201) May--June 1867 Georgetown, S.C. Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Georgetown Smallpox Hospital, Register of Sick and Wounded Dec 1865 – Dec 1867
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 78, Target 4 Register of Sick and Wounded Volume (203) Dec. 1865--Dec. 1867 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
read moreGeorgetown Freedmen’s Hospital, Miscellaneous Records, 1866 – 1868
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 78, Target 8 Miscellaneous Records, 1866-1868 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Georgetown, South Carolina Freedmen’s Hospital, Receipts for Bedding for Freedmen, 1868
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 78, Target 8 Miscellaneous Records, 1866-1868 Georgetown Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Georgetown, South Carolina Freedmen’s Hospital, Register of Contracts with Freedmen, 1866 – 1867
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 78, Target 6 Contracts 1866--1867 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Rockville, South Carolina Labor Contracts, Mar 1866 – Aug 1867
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 99, Target 9 Labor Contracts (Volume 268) Mar. 1866-Aug. 1867 Rockville, S.C. Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Georgetown, South Carolina Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, April 1867 – March 1868
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 77, Target 1 Labor Contracts (cont.) Apr. 1867--Mar. 1868 Georgetown District Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Spartanburg District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Series I, A-Z, Dec. 1865 – June 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 100, Target 1 Spartanburg Labor Contracts for Spartanburg District, A-Z Series I, Dec. 1865-June 1866 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records,...
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Moncks Corner, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Jan – May 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 89, Target 11 Labor Contracts Volume (237) Location: District of St. John Berkeley Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Marion District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Aug 1865 – Mar 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 87, Target 2 Labor Contracts Aug. 1865-Mar. 1866 Marion District Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Orangeburg, SC Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Employers’ Names A-G, 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 95 Target 7 Registered Contracts A-G Feb.-July 1866 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Beaufort District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, A-Y, 1865
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION M1910 Roll 59 Target 2 Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District, A-Y 1865 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Beaufort District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, A-W, 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 59 Target 3 Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District, B-W 1866 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Beaufort District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, 1867, A-M
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 59 Target 4 Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District, A-M 1867 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Beaufort District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1867, M-W
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION M 1910 Roll 60 Target 1 Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District, M-W 1867 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Beaufort District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1868, A-Z
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Micro Publication 1910 Roll 60 Target 2 Labor Contracts for the Beaufort District, A-Z 1868 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Colleton District, South Carolina Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, June 1865 – Feb 1868
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 Labor Contracts for the Colleton District June 1865--Feb. 1868 Colleton District Images for these abstracts can be viewed here on FamilySearch. Source Citation:...
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Lexington District Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, June 1865 – March 1868
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 86, Target 5 C3 Lexington District, SC Contracts, June 1865-March 1868 You may view the document images for these abstracts here on FamilySearch. Source Citation "South Carolina,...
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Fairfield, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Jan. 1866 – Apr. 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications Roll 75, Target 2 Fairfield District, SC Labor Contracts Jan. 1866-Apr. 1868 Source Citation: "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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Williamsburg, South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, June 1865 – March 1866
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Microfilm Publications M1910 Roll 106, Target 10 Williamsburg District, SC Labor Contracts June 1865--Mar. 1866 Source Citation "South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872,"...
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