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U.S. Southern Claims Comission and U.S. Freedmen Bureau

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 by Chris

Truly an amazing post the folks over at Ancestry.com.

In honor of Black History Month, Ancestry Releases Data from the U.S. Southern Claims Commission and the U.S. Freedmen Bureau

In honor of Black History Month, Ancestry.com has released the following databases:

U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880
This database contains a complete index to all claims filed with the Southern Claims Commission, even those which were appealed. Gary Mills has combined all available indexes, created since these records were made public, into one. In it you will find all the information you will need to locate the case file.

U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880
This database contains files of allowed claims filed with the Southern Claims Commission. Information available in the claim files can vary from packet to packet, but many of the files are very rich in genealogical information.

U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Disallowed and Barred Claims, 1871-1880
This database contains an index to all claims Disallowed & Barred Claims, filed with the Southern Claims Commission. Information available in the claim files can vary from packet to packet, but many of the files are very rich in genealogical information.

U.S. Freedmen Bureau Records of Field Offices, 1865-1872 (Updated)
This database contains an index to all claims Disallowed & Barred Claims, filed with the Southern Claims Commission. Information available in the claim files can vary from packet to packet, but many of the files are very rich in genealogical information.

U.S. Freedmen’s Marriage Records, 1861-1869 
This database contains Freedmen Bureau marriage records from 1861-1869. Record types include: marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages, and other proofs of marriage. Information listed in these records may include: the names of the bride and groom, their ages, date of marriage, and marriage place.

Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Chris

As reported by Jean-Yves BAXTER on News

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned
archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of
historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on
Monday.

Among the missing documents were an 1823 letter by U.S. Vice
President John C. Calhoun and copies of the Davy Crockett Almanacs,
pamphlets written by the frontiersman who died at the Alamo in Texas.

Daniel Lorello, 54, of Rensselaer, New York, was charged with grand
larceny, possession of stolen property and fraud. He pleaded innocent
in Albany City Court on Monday

He was found out by an alert history buff who saw the items posted
on the online auction site and alerted authorities, the state attorney
general’s office said in a statement.

    Read the full story.

Wow…