U.S. Freedmen's Bank Records, 1865-1871
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Title
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U.S. Freedmen's Bank Records, 1865-1871
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Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874
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Creator
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Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
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Publisher
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National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Place
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Washington, DC
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Extent
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Micropublication M816, 27 rolls.
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1865-1871
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Description
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The Freedman's Bank was established after the civil war as a financial institution catering to African American families. It served approximately 70,000 clients and managed about $57 million dollars worth of funds. It was closed in 1874 due to mismanagement and fraud.
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Accessed online at www.Ancestry.com