Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abstract Log
Articles of Agreement
Bill of Health
Bill of Lading
Bill of Sale (1856)
Bond for Duties (1825)
Bonds for Foreign Voyages
Charter Party
Classification Certificate (1863)
Clearance Certificate
Coasting Permit (1809)
Consular Certificates (Miscellaneous)
Contribution Certificate "Morning Star" (1856)
Convoy Instructions (ca. 1800)
Crew List
Customs Certificates and Forms (Miscellaneous)
Drawback Forms and Certificates
Enrolment Certificate
Freight Circular (1857)
Freight List (1857)
Letter of Marque/Privateer Commission
License (Coasting/Fishing Vessels)
Logbook (1828)
Manifest
Marine Insurance
Marine Society Membership Certificate (1839)
Master Carpenter's Certificate/Measurement Certificate (1853)
Master's Certificate (1861)
Mediterranean Passport/Sea Letter
Oaths and Affirmations
Passenger List
Pilot's License
Port Rules and Regulations
Portage Bill (1852)
Receipts (Miscellaneous)
Registry Certificate/Ship's Register
Sailing Card (ca. 1860)
Sailing Orders (1830)
Seamen's Protection Certificate
Shipbuilding Agreements and Contracts
Steamboat Regulatory Documents
Whalemen's Shipping Paper (1840)
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
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Crew List Certification: Any time a vessel entered port, either in the U.S. or in a foreign country where there was a consulate, the master was required to exhibit the Crew List to a customs or consular official. The officer would then fill out a Crew List Certification, stating that the boarding officer had compared the list and other relevant ship's papers to the actual crew members. These documents varied in format, but necessarily included the vessel's name and home port, the master's name, and the names of any seamen who appeared on the crew list, but who had deserted or been discharged. When properly executed, the certificate carried the Collector's or Consul's signature, and official stamps and seals.
American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860 - Stein, Douglas L.
Crew List
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Crew List Certification: Any time a vessel entered port, either in the U.S. or in a foreign country where there was a consulate, the master was required to exhibit the Crew List to a customs or consular official. The officer would then fill out a Crew List Certification, stating that the boarding officer had compared the list and other relevant ship's papers to the actual crew members. These documents varied in format, but necessarily included the vessel's name and home port, the master's name, and the names of any seamen who appeared on the crew list, but who had deserted or been discharged. When properly executed, the certificate carried the Collector's or Consul's signature, and official stamps and seals. * Funding for digitization provided by: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation