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*Potter, Dorothy Williams. ''Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770–1823: Indian, Spanish, and Other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1982. {{FHL|265121|item|disp=FHL book 975 W4p.}} During the period from 1798 to 1819 Alabama was part of the Mississippi Territory. These records list people going from the Mississippi Territory elsewhere, or coming into the Mississippi Territory from other states. The records also mention people who obtained passports from the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Cherokee Indian agencies to pass through their land. The book is well indexed. | *Potter, Dorothy Williams. ''Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770–1823: Indian, Spanish, and Other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1982. {{FHL|265121|item|disp=FHL book 975 W4p.}} During the period from 1798 to 1819 Alabama was part of the Mississippi Territory. These records list people going from the Mississippi Territory elsewhere, or coming into the Mississippi Territory from other states. The records also mention people who obtained passports from the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Cherokee Indian agencies to pass through their land. The book is well indexed. | ||
=== General Information === | === General Information === | ||
'''Family History Library''' | |||
Alabama immigration records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Alabama immigration records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
'''Informational Articles''' | |||
Nearly 50 million people have immigrated to the United States. You can gain essential information from immigration records such as your ancestors’ arrival date, port of departure and arrival, names of other family or community members, and the country they came from. | Nearly 50 million people have immigrated to the United States. You can gain essential information from immigration records such as your ancestors’ arrival date, port of departure and arrival, names of other family or community members, and the country they came from. | ||
"[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration The United States Emigration and Immigration]" Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Alabama. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration The United States Emigration and Immigration]" Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Alabama. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||