Form NATF 81 NATF 81 National Archives Order for Copies of Passenger Arrival

OMB Control No. 3095-0027 Expires 04-30-2008

NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORDER FOR COPIES OF PASSENGER ARRIVAL RECORDS

Dear Researcher,

Before completing the form, please read this page for ordering instructions and general information about the records that can be ordered with this form. Mail order photocopying service using this form is available ONLY from Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB-PA), Textual Archives Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. For more information, please write to us at the address above.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

WHAT WE HAVE: The National Archives has inbound Federal ship passenger arrival records dating back to 1820 for most east coast and gulf coast ports and a few lists dating back to 1800 for Philadelphia. Ship passenger lists in our custody are not complete. Fire, dampness, or other causes destroyed many records in the 19th century before the creating agencies transferred them to the National Archives. During the 19th century, no law required passenger arrival records to be kept for persons entering the United States by land from Canada or Mexico. No law required the keeping of outbound passenger lists.

WHAT WE CAN SEARCH: Passenger Indexes: We can search indexes if you supply the following information: full name of the passenger, port of entry, and approximate date of arrival. The following major indexes exist: Baltimore (1820-1952), Boston (1848-91 and 1902-20), New Orleans (1853-1952), New York (1820-46 and 1897-1948), Philadelphia (1800-1948), minor ports (1820-74 and 1890-1924), and Canadian and Mexican border crossings after 1895. Unindexed Passenger Lists: We cannot search these lists without more specific information than we require for index searches. To search unindexed passenger lists through 1892, you must supply port of entry, name of the vessel, approximate date of arrival, and the full name and age of the passenger. For those lists, we can also make a search with port of embarkation, exact date of arrival, port of entry, and the full name and age of the passenger. To search unindexed lists after 1892, we need the port of entry, the name of the vessel, the exact date of arrival, the full name of the passenger, and the names and ages of accompanying passengers, if any. PLEASE NOTE: There is no index for New York for the period 1847 through 1896 or for the period 1949 through the present.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: You may order copies of an entire passenger list by making a specific request. Write to Old Military and Civil Records at the address above or contact us online at www.archives.gov/contact. We will notify you of the cost. In addition, you or your representatives may search records that are too voluminous for the National Archives staff to search. A list of independent researchers is available on our website at www.archives.gov. Naturalization (Citizenship) Records: Naturalization records are separate from passenger arrival lists. The National Archives has copies of naturalization papers (1798-1906) for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine and original records (1802-1926) for the District of Columbia. For information about citizenship granted elsewhere through September 26, 1906, write to the Federal, State, or municipal court that issued the naturalization. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), Washington, DC 20536 can furnish information on naturalizations that occurred after September 26, 1906.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM

Use a separate NATF Form 81 for each passenger arrival record. Read the instruction sheet. Print your name (last, first, middle) and address in the block provided at the bottom of the form. Because of the volume of requests we receive, we are not able to write names and addresses on the form for you. We will return forms without return addresses when we are able. If the form is separated from the envelope, we will be forced to destroy requests without return addresses. The information must be legible Keep a copy of the form for your records. Mail the original copy of the form to: Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB-PA), Textual Archives Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. Please allow 60 to 90 days for processing your order. DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH THIS FORM. When we search your order, we will make photocopies of records that relate to your request. For credit card orders, we will mail the copies immediately. We accept MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover credit cards. For other types of orders, we will mail the invoice with your copies. Payment is due upon receipt. Do not use this form to request certified copies of records. To request certified copies, contact us online at www.archives.gov/contact or write to Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), Textual Archives Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001.

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT

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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

Collection of this information is authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2108. Disclosure of the information is voluntary; however, we will be unable to respond to your request if you do not furnish your name and address and the minimum required information about the records. The information is used by NARA employees to search for the record; to respond to you; to maintain control over information requests received and answered; and to facilitate preparation of internal statistical reports. If you provide credit card information, that information is used to bill you for copies.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. The OMB Control No. for this information collection is 3095-0027. Public burden reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be 10 minutes per response. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to National Archives and Records Administration (NHP), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park MD 20740. DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED ON THE FORM ITSELF.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORDER FOR COPIES OF PASSENGER ARRIVAL RECORDS (See Instructions page before completing this form)

If we locate the record you identify below, we will copy it for you. The cost for these copies is $25.00. Indicate your preferred method of payment at the bottom of this page. There is no charge for an unsuccessful search.

SECTION A. IDENTIFICATION OF ENTRY

DATE OF ARRIVAL

FULL NAME OF PASSENGER (Give last, first, and middle names)

AGE

SEX

STATE OF ENTRY

NAMES OF MEMBERS OF IMMIGRANT FAMILY

PORT OF ENTRY

SHIP NAME (or Carrier Line)

PASSENGER'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

FILE CITATION (if known)

MICROFILM PUBLICATION

ROLL

PAGE(S)

Comments:

SECTION B. THIS SPACE IS FOR OUR REPLY TO YOU

We were unable to search for the file you requested above. No payment is required. Your request is returned because: A SEARCH WAS NOT MADE because the records you requested are not documented in our ship passenger arrival list records. Please see the enclosed pamphlet for further information about our holdings. A SEARCH WAS NOT MADE because insufficient information was supplied. Our index to New York passenger arrivals covers the period 1820-46 and 1897-1943. We regret that we cannot undertake a page by page search of the lists for the period 1847-96, inclusive. Masters of vessels departing the United States were not required to list the names of passengers.

SECTION C. METHOD OF PAYMENT PREFERRED AND YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS (REQUIRED)

CREDIT CARD FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT of copies (see Instructions for credit cards we can accept)

BILL ME (No credit card)

Signature

Exp. Date

Daytime Phone

Your Shipping Address

Last Name

First Name, MI

Street

Street

City

State

ZIP or Postal Code

Country (if not USA)

NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD

NATF Form 81 (rev. 8-2007)