| Index to Seamen Contributor(s): Dixon, Ruth Priest (Author), Eberly, Katherine George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806345896 ISBN-13: 9780806345895 Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $25.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 929.374 |
| LCCN: 2001271100 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.40 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seamen's Protection Certificates were authorized by Congress in 1796 to identify American merchant seamen as citizens of the United States and, as such, entitled to protection against impressment at sea. This work is an index to the names of merchant seamen who made application for a Seamen's Protection Certificate (SPC) at the Port of Philadelphia between 1796 and 1823. The names of 14,397 seamen appear in this new volume, and each is identified according to the date of the SPC application, age, race, and state or country of birth. |
