10 x 11 ¼ in. printed document (old folds, three holes at top edge). Signed by Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel, Acting Assistant Adjutant General Jacob F. Chur. 

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, typically known as the Freedman’s Bureau, was established on 3 March 1865 to supervise all matters relating to refugees and the newly emancipated. Originally North Carolina was divided into 4 districts (New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Goldsboro), and further into sub-districts. On 1 July 1867, the subdistricts became the basic unit for organization, with 11 subdistricts, each with 2 to 4 further subdivisions. This roster lists the Sub-Assistant Commissioners, who would report directly to the Assistant Commissioner General Nelson A. Miles, and Assistant Sub-Assistant Commissioners assigned to various subdivisions around the state of North Carolina. RARE: OCLC lists only 1 copy, held at the Newberry Library.