The Way of the Wizard by John Joseph Adams

They show name, tonnage, and nationality of vessel date of arrival name of master, name (usually Christian only), age, sex of slave name and address of consignee and name of owner.

Records are arranged chronologically by date of arrival and thereunder by name of vessel.

In particular, the 1807 law prohibited the transportation of slaves after 1808, and section 9 required that all vessels of 40 tons or more carrying slaves in the coastwise trade file duplicate manifests (ports of origin and destination) showing name, age and description of each slave, the name and residence of exporter and consignee, and pledge that the slave had not been imported after 1807. The service assisted other agencies in the enforcement of the slave trading laws that were passed between 1794 to 1820. RG 36 Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745 - 1982Ĭongress created the Custom Service on Jand made it a part of the Department of Treasury (September 1789). RG 29 Records of the Bureau of the Census (crop schedules)

RG 366: Records of Civil War Special Agencies of the Treasury Department.

RG 217: Records of the United States General Accounting.

RG 206: Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury.

RG 76: Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitration.

RG 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration.

RG 60: General Records of the Department of Justice.Index to United States Documents Relating to Foreign Affairs 1828-1861.RG 59: General Records of the Department of State.RG 55: Records of the Government of the Virgin Islands.RG 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.

RG 36: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745 - 1982.RG 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census (crop schedules).Some of the records are microfilmed, and have been noted.įor further insight, see Walter B. It identifies the record group and series, with brief descriptions and locations. The following is information found in the records of the National Archives and Records Administration.

The Way of the Wizard by John Joseph Adams