The document pictured here is the Report of Immigration at the Port of Philadelphia from November 18
The document pictured here is the Report of Immigration at the Port of Philadelphia from November 1888 submitted by the President of the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities. This document is a monthly statistical report showing the following information concerning alien passengers arriving at the Port of Philadelphia: sex, age, nationality, destination, occupation, and expenditures required to care for immigrants arriving at the port. This report, and all of the reports in this series (which exist for the months of October 1888 to June 1889), are digitized and available for review in the National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/566741.Looking for something to work on? Become a Citizen Archivist! Citizen Archivists are virtual volunteers who tag and transcribe records in the National Archives catalog. The work of Citizen Archivists helps the National Archives catalog to become an even more useful resource for the public, as it helps to make our digitized records more discoverable. Anyone can contribute to the National Archives Catalog as a Citizen Archivist by creating a free user account. Check out this webpage to learn more about getting started: https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/registerandgetstarted.Item link to the National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/124218387 -- source link
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