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Protection certificates

Scope note

Citizenships papers consisting of pre-printed documents, issued to American seamen by customs collectors from 1796 to 1940, as a result of An Act for the Relief and Protection of American Seamen of 1796.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262659

Broader Terms used

citizenship papers

Equivalent Terms used

protection certificate

Created

13yrs ago

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