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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This Protection certifies the citizenship and freedom of Jonathan Miller, a black seaman, issued at Galveston, Texas, in 1856. Provided by a public notary, this form was probably more significant for its protection of Miller's freedom in the South, i.e. "by sea and land" than for its maritime use.
American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860 - Stein, Douglas L.
Seamen's Protection Certificate
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This Protection certifies the citizenship and freedom of Jonathan Miller, a black seaman, issued at Galveston, Texas, in 1856. Provided by a public notary, this form was probably more significant for its protection of Miller's freedom in the South, i.e. "by sea and land" than for its maritime use.
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