Historical Documents
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- National Records on Microfilm
- The American State Papers, 1789 - 1838
- The Continental Congress
- Records relating to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars
Historical Documents:
National Records on Microfilm
NARA's microfilm publications reproduce basic documentation of nation-wide records for the study of history, economics, public administration, political, genealogy, and other subjects.
Subjects include:
- The American State Papers, 1789 - 1838
- The Continental Congress
- Records relating to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars
New England Records on Microfilm
Some topics of New England interest contained in our microfilm publications collection are listed below. Roll lists and descriptive information is available for many microfilm publications at Pittsfield. (Note: this is not a complete list of our microfilm holdings; please contact us at (413) 236-3600 or by e-mail at pittsfield.archives@nara.gov for more information, or search the Microfilm Catalog.
- Chinese Immigration
- Court Records
- Maritime
- Military Posts in New England
- Post Office Records
- Selective Service System
Chinese Immigration
- Alphabetical Index to Canadian Border Entries Through Small Ports in VT, 1895-1924 (M1462, RG 85)
- Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District Through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949 (M1464, RG 85)
- Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries Through the St. Albans, VT District, 1895-1924 (M1461, RG 85)
- Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, VT, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1924-1952 (M1463, RG 85)
- Appellate Case File #2161, US vs. the Amistad (M2012, RG 21)
- Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner Amistad (M1753, RG 21)
- Revolutionary War Prize Cases Appellate Case Files of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1792-1831 (M0214, RG 267)
Appointments of Customs Officials (and others)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of John Adams, 1797-1801 (M0406, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 (M0418, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of James Madison, 1809-1817 (M0438, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of James Monroe, 1817-1825 (M0439, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 (M0531, 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administration of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 (M0639, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administrations of Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler, 1837-1845 (M0687, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administrations of James Polk, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore, 1845-1853 (M0873, RG 59)
- Letters of Application and Recommendation During the Administrations of Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan, 1853-1861 (M0967, RG 59)
- Lighthouse Deeds and Contracts, 1790-1853 (M0094, 26)
- Lighthouse Letters, 1792-1809 (M0063, 26)
- Registers of Lighthouse Keepers, 1845-1912 (M1373, 26)
- Correspondence of the War Department Relating to Indian Affairs, Military Pensions, and Fortifications, 1791-1797 (M1062, RG 107)
- Index and Registers of Substitute Mail Carriers in First- and Second-Class Post Offices, 1885-1903 (M2076, RG 28)
- Index to Rosters of Railway Postal Clerks (M2077, RG 28)
- Letters Sent by the Postmaster General, 1789-1836 (M0601, RG 28)
- Post Office Department Reports of Site Locations, 1837-1950 (M1126, RG 28)
- Record Cards of Letter Carriers Separated from the Postal Service, 1863-1899 (M1846, RG 28)
- Records of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept., 1971 (M0841, RG 28)
- Records of the Appointment of Postmasters, 1789-1832 (M1131, RG 28)
- World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (M1509, RG 163)
