Letters of Rev. John W. Alvord

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This collection contains the private letters written by the Rev. John W. Alvord, a Civil War Army Chaplain and Freedmen's Bureau Superintendent of Schools and Finance. Rev. Alvord was a significant historical figure best known for his Letters from the South, Relating to the Condition of Freedmen, Addressed to Major General 0. 0. Howard, published in 1870. The private, previously unpublished letters in this collection cover Alvord's years as a field chaplain who traveled with the Army of the Potomac during its 1861-64 Virginia campaigns and his subsequent term as General Superintendent of Education for the Freedmen's Bureau, ca. 1865-68.
1837-07-19_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MrsCPAlvord

1837-07-19_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MrsCPAlvord

4 pages: 25% complete (25% indexed, 75% transcribed, 50% needs review). Metadata completed.
1846-08-12_Letter-A_CSFAllen-to-Alvord

1846-08-12_Letter-A_CSFAllen-to-Alvord

2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed). Metadata completed.
1850-09-04_Letter-A_Alvord-to-DeaconAlvinSimonds

1850-09-04_Letter-A_Alvord-to-DeaconAlvinSimonds

2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed). Metadata completed.
1851-04-11_Letter-A_Baird-to-MyDearMrsMiller

1851-04-11_Letter-A_Baird-to-MyDearMrsMiller

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4 pages: 100% complete (75% indexed, 100% transcribed). No metadata.
1851-05-18_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtillaAndChildren

1851-05-18_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtillaAndChildren

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4 pages: 100% complete (75% indexed, 100% transcribed). No metadata.
1851-05-31_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

1851-05-31_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

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4 pages: 25% complete (0% indexed, 75% transcribed, 50% needs review). No metadata.
1851-06-20_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

1851-06-20_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

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4 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed). No metadata.
1851-06-25_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

1851-06-25_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

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4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review). No metadata.
1851-06-29_Letter-A_EMBaker-to-MrsAlvord

1851-06-29_Letter-A_EMBaker-to-MrsAlvord

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4 pages: 25% complete (25% indexed, 100% transcribed, 75% needs review). No metadata.
1851-08-24_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

1851-08-24_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDearMyrtilla

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4 pages: 25% complete (25% indexed, 25% transcribed). No metadata.
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