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Title Pauper Immigration, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Senate No 46, Feb 1848
Date Feb 1848
Document Type Printed Book; Report
Publisher Information Massachusetts, General Court: Senate, Boston: Dutton and Wentworth
Reference State Docs [Massachussetts]
BIB ID 505872
Library / Archive American Antiquarian Society
Collection Name Additional Printed Books
Description Report by the Joint Special Committee of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding pauper immigration into the state. Includes details on the cost to the state of pauper immigration and an attached bill, "An Act Concerning Alien Passengers and Paupers".
Theme(s) Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Politics, Legislation and Governance
Country (from) Great Britain
Country (to) United States of America
Places Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Great Britain
Ports Boston, United States
Nationality English; Irish; Welsh; Scottish; English
Keywords shipping, government, legislature, politics, poverty
Additional Information From: Documents printed by order of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, : during the session of the General Court, A.D. 1848. Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the American Antiquarian Society catalogue.
Language English
Copyright American Antiquarian Society