United States. Bureau of Customs

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Vessel enrollments, duties, change of masters, licenses for enrolled vessels, and other data on vessels; may include dates, type of vessel, vessel name, port, tonnage, names of masters and/or owners. Copied from Walworth MSS 1901, c2, f6 at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel C.S. Robinson with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Interlake Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel E.C. COLLINS with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Pittsburgh Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel LABELLE with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Pittsburgh Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel MACGILVRAY SHIRAS with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Pittsburgh Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel SATURN with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Interlake Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

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Property transfer document for Great Lakes vessel VERONA with statistical data on the ship and owners; sold by Interlake Steamship Company to Kinsman Marine Transit Company.

Scope and Contents Lists of passengers arriving at various ports in the United States in the early to mid-19th century. See list below for the ports and dates covered. New London, CT, 1820-1847 Newport, RI, 1820-1857 Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA, 1820-1857 Oswegatchie, NY, 1821-1823 Providence, RI, 1850-1867 Richmond, VA,...

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Photocopies of documents and articles relating to the history of the vessel KEUKA and the efforts to raise it from the bottom of Lake Charlevoix, Michigan. It was a three-masted schooner built in 1889 in Mt. Clemens, MI. Sank in 1932 in Lake Charlevoix.

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This collection documents the issuance of certificates and sale of vessels recorded at the Cleveland, Ohio office of the US Customs Service for the years 1871-1939. Certificate and License documentation can be found along with mortgage information, Bills of Sale, and other sales documentation. The financial and legal files in this collection document a portion of the regulatory work of the U.S. Customs Service in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Scope and Contents The six volumes in this collection partially document the activity of the U.S. Customs House in Grand Haven, Michigan, for the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The daily financial status of the agency is reflected in the Daily Record of Balances (Volumes 1-2), a ledger (Volume 4), and a brief listing of Tonnage Duties (Volume 5). Entrance and clearances (Volume 3) provides a record of vessels entering and leaving the harbor during 1915-1919. A final volume detailing vessels seized for...

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The sale of vessels recorded at the Ludington, MI office of the U.S. Customs Service for 1864-1949 are presented here. Bills of sale, conveyance records and mortgages include the names of vessels and sale participants and the terms of agreement. In these the researcher can find information on vessel histories and the economic aspects of vessel purchases. The financial and legal files included in the records partially document the regulatory duties of the U.S. Customs Service.

Abstract This collection documents the issuance of certificates and sale of vessels recorded at the Muskegon, Michigan, office of the U.S. Customs Service for the years 1916-1956. Certificates of Enrollment and Registry are found on rolls one through four. Roll 4 also contains a record of marine documents deposited from the Muskegon Customs office from 1936-1956. Bills of Sale can be found on rolls four and five. The financial and legal files in this collection document a portion of the regulatory...

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The Customs District of Oswegatchie, New York was established on April 1, 1811. This collection contains one volume of vessel abstracts, 1836-1841, which provides information on date registered, rig and name of vessel, port of departure, tonnage, and officers and crew. Two additional volumes of detailed wreck reports, 1874-1900 and 1902-1925, are indexed by vessel name.

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This collection documents activities of the United States Customs Service office at Port Huron, MI from 1866 to 1958. Bills of sale and enrollment information appear in largest quantities. The issuance of licenses to individual officers on boats and to boats following inspections is documented. Records of harbor entrances and clearances by vessels reflect patterns of vessel traffic at Port Huron.

Abstract This collection of six microfilm rolls documents the issuance of certificates and sale of vessels recorded at the Toledo, Ohio office of the US Customs Service for the years 1870-1959. Certificates and Enrollments are found on rolls one, two, and three. Mortgage information and Bills of Sale can be found on rolls three, four, five, and six. The financial and legal files in this collection document a portion of the regulatory work of the US Customs Service in the nineteenth and twentieth...