Title	Monthly Report of Operations and Conditions, May 1868
Record type	report
Creator	Nelson, J. K.
Date of creation	1868-06-09
Series	Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1869 M999
Description	The title of this record is: “ Nashville Tenn June 9, 1868 Judd Geo E. Capt V.R.C. And Sub Asst Comr. Monthly Report for May 1868” Rutherford County superintendent J. K. Nelson’s report for May 1868 is extensive. In it he discusses school attendance in the county, noting that it is low because of planting season. Nelson also notes the closing dates for schools during the present school term. Nelson remarks on Ku Klux Klan activity in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in Rutherford County. Based on his previous reports, it appears that there was a steady increase in Ku Klux Klan activity during 1868. In his report, Nelson estimates Rutherford County Klan membership in his report.. Nelson also reports Ku Klux Klan assaults and intimidation attempts. Nelson closes his report with, which was by 1868 a familiar topic; bounty claims. It appears that many ex African American soldiers were not getting their bounties, and were having a difficult time do so. Nelson remarks that a fraudulent bounty claims agent had been in Murfreesboro for about two weeks conducting his business.
Additional notes	Series M999, Reel 18, [Frame 796-800]
Geographic location	Rutherford County (Tenn.) Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Judd, George E. Nelson , J. K. Buchanan, John E. John McKnight Lytle, Harry [?] Kolrye[?] Walker, Allen Flemming, Joseph Ray, Fanny Ray, Jackson Hailey, R.
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County Rutherford County (Tenn.) United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Records and correspondence
Coverage	1860-1869
Contributing institution	National Archives and Records Administration
Medium	Microfilm
Bibliographic citation	[Document title, date]. Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869. Series M999, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	Public domain
Collection name	Freedmen's Bureau Records