Genealogical Resources for Academic Research

5-State Government Documents ConferenceAugust 3, 2006

Sharon M.Partridge, Jefferson County Public Library

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What We Have:Until January 1, 1820, the U.S. Federal Government did not require require captains or masters of vessels to present a passenger list to U.S. officials. Thus, as a general rule,

NARA does not have passenger lists of vessels arriving before January 1, 1820. There are, however, two exceptions to this general rule:

Arrivals at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1813-1819, are reproduced in NARA microfilm publication: Roll 1 of M2009, Work Projects Administration Transcript of Passenger

Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1813-1849 (2 rolls).

Arrivals at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1819, are reproduced in two NARA microfilm publications: Rolls 1-29 of M425, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882 (108 rolls), which is indexed by M360, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1906 (151

rolls). Note, however, that M425 undoubtedly does not include everyone arriving at Philadelphia during 1800-1819.

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