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{{FamilySearch Collection|CID=CID1916040 |title= Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954|location=United States|}}<br> | {{FamilySearch Collection|CID=CID1916040 |title= Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954|location=United States|}}<br> | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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Passenger arrival lists known as customs manifests date back to 1820. Congressional action in 1891 resulted in federal immigration officials recording the immigrants’ arrival. For an alphabetical list of names currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1916040/waypoints Browse]. | Passenger arrival lists known as customs manifests date back to 1820. Congressional action in 1891 resulted in federal immigration officials recording the immigrants’ arrival. For an alphabetical list of names currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1916040/waypoints Browse]. | ||
This collection includes the years 1906 to 1954. | |||
Arrival lists was used by legal authorities to gather personal information about immigrants prior to the person being allowed to live in the United States. | |||
The information was supplied by the immigrant or a traveling companion (usually a family member). Incorrect information was occasionally given, or mistakes may have been made when the clerk guessed at the spelling of foreign names. | |||
== Citation for This Collection == | == Citation for This Collection == | ||
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The index cards list the following: | The index cards list the following: | ||
[[Image:New York Eliis Island Passenger List.jpg|thumb|right | [[Image:New York Eliis Island Passenger List.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
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*Search the passenger lists year by year. | *Search the passenger lists year by year. | ||
*Search the indexes of other port cities. | *Search the indexes of other port cities. | ||
== Known Issues with This Collection == | == Known Issues with This Collection == | ||