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United States--Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. District of Mississippi

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Operating at the state level, the Mississippi Freedman's Bureau attempted to stave off malnutrition and destitution amongst freed and white Mississippians by making ration distribution a priority. From 1865 to 1866, the Bureau issued more than 350,000 rations. ("Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
(Freedmen’s Bureau) for Mississippi, 1865–1872," National Archives)

See also: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau/mississippi.pdf

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