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==== Passport Records Online  ====
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[United States Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1795-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] at Ancestry ($); index and images


===Offices to Contact===
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===What can I find in them?===
===What can I find in them?===
====[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
====[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included.   
*'''Before 1820''' Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included.   


*'''1820-1891''' - Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
*'''1820-1891''' Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.


*'''1891-1954''' - Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
*'''1891-1954''' Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
**name, age, sex,  
**name, age, sex,  
**nationality, occupation, marital status,  
**nationality, occupation, marital status,  
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**and immigrant's state of health.  
**and immigrant's state of health.  


*'''1906--'''  - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
*'''1906--'''  In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.


====[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
====[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
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