Re: Codes on ship manifests
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Codes on ship manifests
Chris Rogone 8/09/08
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Was she on the list of Detained Aliens or was she held for Special Inquiry? It was very unusual for someone who was deemed LPC (likely to become a public charge) to have been detained. It was a matter for the Board of Special Inquiry.
Were they already married? It was also unlikely that a woman being met by her husband would be deemed LPC. It is also highly unlikely that he "sent her the tickets." It is more likely that he paid the American agent of the steamship company for her passage.
All of this is conjecture without actually seeing the manifest. What is the immigrant name and arrival date?
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Re: Codes on ship manifests
Chris Rogone 8/10/08