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Summary of Records at NARA Pittsfield
for African American Research

Pub. No.   Title   Content Related to African Americans

M637   1790 Census   Headcount only of “All other free persons” and of “Slaves” in each household

M32    1800 Census    Headcount only of “All other free persons except Indians not taxed” and of “Slaves” by household

M252   1810 Census   Headcount only of “All other free persons except Indians not taxed” and of “Slaves” by household

M33    1820 Census     Headcount only of “Free colored persons” male & female by age bracket and of “All other persons except Indians” by household

M19    1830 Census    Headcount only of “Free colored persons” male & female by age bracket; “Slaves” male & female by age bracket;” Slaves & Colored Persons” “Who are “Deaf & Dumb” by age bracket; “Who are Blind” by household

M704    1840 Census   Headcount only of “Free colored persons” male & female by age bracket; “Slaves” male & female by age bracket; “Deaf, Dumb, Blind and Insane Colored Persons included in the Foregoing” by household

M432    1850 Census    “Color” (white, black or mulatto) category on Population Schedules

M432     1850 Slave Schedules      “Location; Name of Owner; Number of Slaves; Age; Sex, Color; Fugitives from state; Number Manumitted; Deaf, dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic”

M653    1860 Census     “Color” (white, black or mulatto) category on Population Schedules

M653     1860 Slave Schedules       “Location; Name of Owner; Number of Slaves; Age; Sex, Color; Fugitives from state;Number Manumitted; Deaf, dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic; Number of slave houses”

M593     1870 Census     “Color” (white, black, mulatto, Chinese, Indian). This is the first census to list all Blacks by name.

T132     1870 Census     Minnesota

T9        1880 Census     “Color” (white, black, mulatto, Chinese, Indian). For all individuals this census shows for the first time relationship to head of household. There is a Soundex for households with children age 10 or younger.

M846     1885 Census     New Mexico. Same content as 1880.

M407     1890 Census     Only fragments survived a fire in 1921. One page per household, race is indicated.

M496     1890 Census     Index

M123     1890 Veterans Special Schedules     Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows (Kentucky – Wyoming only with some states indexed) Race not indicated.

T623     1900 Census     “Color or race“ indicated. (There is a Soundex.)

T624     1910 Census     “Color or race“ indicated. (There is a Soundex.)

T625     1920 Census     “Color or race“ indicated. (There is a Soundex.)

M1659     54th MA Infantry Regt. (Colored), 1863-1865

M1898     54th MA Infantry Regt., Volunteer Union Soldiers (Colored)

M2012     Amistad, Appellate Court, U.S. vs.

M1753     Amistad, Records Relating to Various Cases re

M1845    Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Veterans

T496       Cherokee East of the Mississippi Census

T985       Cherokee, Index to Payment, Old Settler

M589      Civil War Index to Compiled Service Records (Colored)

M332      Continental Congress, Misc. Papers of the

M247      Continental Congress, Papers of the

M1104    Eastern Cherokee Applications

M685     Eastern Cherokee, Enrollment of, Miller Rolls

M520     Emancipation of Slavery, DC, Board of Comm.

M1186    Five Civilized Tribes

T529      Five Civilized Tribes, Final Rolls

M817     Freedman's Savings and Trust, Index to Deposit Ledgers, 1865-1874

M816     Freedman's Savings and Trust, Signatures of Depositors, 1865-1874

T288     General Index to Pension Files (Civil War – 1924)

M434     Habeas Corpus Cases, US Circuit Court, DC, 1820-1863 (Slaves)

M1749    Soldiers’ Home Registers

T1134     Texas Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880

P2257     U.S. Commissioner of Claims, Under Act of 1871 (Reconstruction)

M433     U.S. District Court for DC, Relating to Slaves

Srch 8    U.S. Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

M233     U.S. Regular Army, Enlistment Registers, 1798-1914 (for 24 & 25 Inf.; 9 & 10 Cav., “Buffalo Soldiers”)

M1609    World War I Draft Cards, New York

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, CT, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, CT, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, MA, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, ME, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, NH, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, RI, 1917-1918

M1509    WWI Selective Service Draft Cards, VT, 1917-1918¨ 

 

 

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