Finding aid for the United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia
Title: United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia Records
Dates: 1793-1932
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The collection consists of records of ships and goods that passed through the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a few records from other ports.
MS Number MS 4412
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of the United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia, (f. 1819) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a major Untied States port throughout the nineteenth century. Philadelphia had served as a port since its founding in 1682, but its custom house became the first tone to come under the control of the federal government in 1819.

Scope and Content

The United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia Records, 1793-1932, consist of records of ships and goods that passed through the port and a few records of other ports.

This collection is useful for anyone researching the port in Philadelphia and the types of items brought into the port during the nineteenth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically with the Philadelphia records coming first and the records of other ports second. The material is maintained in five folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Customs administration -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Customs administration -- United States.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce.
United States -- Commerce.
United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4412 United States Custom House, Port of Philadelphia Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Caldwell, 1977 and 1980.

Processing Information

Processed by Richard Hite in 1989.