Ship Manifests
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Ship Manifests
Were the ship manifests written upon departure by Italians in Italy or upon arrival by Americans in the US? What about booking lists?
Re: Ship Manifests
Manifests for US bound Italian emigrants were prepared by the shipping companies at the port of departure. Not sure what you mean by booking lists.
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Re: Ship Manifests
Did the shipping companies use local Italians or American employees?
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I believe they were Italians.
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Re: Ship Manifests
I was wondering why the errors in the spelling of names, etc. if native Italians are filling out the ship manifests.