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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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