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BULLETIN OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDIES IN
SOCIOLOGY ECONOMICS POLITICS AND HISTORY
VOL. III No. 1

THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU

A CHAPTER

IN

THE HISTORY OF RECONSTRUCTION

By

PAUL SKEELS PEIRCE, PH. D.

INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY

PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY

IOWA CITY, IOWA
1904

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A CHAPTER IN

THE HISTORY OF RECONSTRUCTION