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American Passenger Arrival Records: a guide to the records of immigrants arriving at American ports by sail and steam

by
Michael Tepper

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CONTENTS


PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

1 THE COLONIAL PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

   Immigration Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
   Emigration Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
   Published Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38


2 THE BEGINNING OF FEDERAL
  PASSENGER ARRIVAL RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53



3 CUSTOMS PASSENGER LISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

   Background  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
   Characteristics and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . .66
   Original Lists  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
   Copies and Abstracts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
   State Department Transcripts  . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
   Records at the Principal Ports of Entry . . . . . . . .74

    Boston  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
    New York  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
    Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
    Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
    New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

   Other Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
   Where to Find the Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
   Table l:  Customs Passenger Lists
	     in the National Archives . . . . . . . . . . 96


4 IMMIGRATION PASSENGER LISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

   The Beginning of Mass Migration . . . . . . . . . . . 101
   Immigration Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
   The Passenger Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

    Boston  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
    New York  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
    Philadelphia  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
    Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
    New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

   Canadian Border Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
   Table 2: Immigration Passenger Lists
	    in the National Archives . . . . . . . . . . 125


APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Appendix A: The Hamburg Emigration Lists . . . . . . . . 129
Appendix B: Checklist of Passenger List Publications . . 133

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