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Getting to grips with the USA 1866 Cohabitation Records (aka Register of Colored Persons)

29/04/2013
Brian Sheffey
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This video covers the US 1866 Cohabitation Records. These records were produced by the Freedmen’s Bureau…

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Register of Colored Persons cohabiting together as Husband and Wife, 1866 Feb.

24/12/2010
Brian Sheffey
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The Library of Virginia has an extensive digital collection.  This is a collection of documents that…