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*The District of Columbia did not attract much overseas immigration during the nineteenth century, but a '''large transient population''' came from all parts of the nation to work as '''government officials and congressional staffers'''. Permanent residents also came from all of the states, but especially from the '''middle Atlantic region''' and from the '''upper tier of southern states'''. | *The District of Columbia did not attract much overseas immigration during the nineteenth century, but a '''large transient population''' came from all parts of the nation to work as '''government officials and congressional staffers'''. Permanent residents also came from all of the states, but especially from the '''middle Atlantic region''' and from the '''upper tier of southern states'''. | ||
*African Americans constituted African American. Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia in 1862. | *African Americans constituted African American. Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia in 1862. | ||
==Immigration Records== | |||
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[District of Columbia Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[District of Columbia Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | ||
===What can I find in them?=== | ===What can I find in them?=== | ||