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RG 36: Records of the Bureau of Customs

RG No: 36
Stack Area: N
Row: 07
Compartment 01
Shelf: 06-7
--Box Title--
RG [Record Group] 36.
Records of the Bureau of Customs. Philadelphia District. Records of the International Exhibition of 1876. 1875-1877.
Special Export Entries: Jamaica to Japan parts 1-4
Box 23. Entry 1.

[WORLD FAIR EXHIBITION ON JAPAN, 1876]

Custom House, Port of Philadelphia: Special Entry of Articles to be Exported from the International Exhibition of 1876, at Philadelphia.
Export Entry Slip for “One Case Tiles” from Japan with an invoice value at 10.43
“One Pair of Porcelain vases”
“One Case Chinaware”, Invoice value Yens 276

Inventory of Japanese objects exported to England via New York, with their value in Yen

RG No. 36
Stack Area: N
Row: 07
Compartment: 02
Shelf: 06-9
--Box Title--
RG [Record Group] 36.
Records of the Bureau of Customs. Philadelphia District. Records of the International Exhibition of 1876. 1875-1877.
Daily Return of Articles Sold: Chinese Commission to Unknown Documents
Box 25
Entry 15

Centennial Exhibition: DAILY RETURN and Entry of Dutiable Articles sold by Chinese Commission, Exhibitor, Chinese Section, on the 23rd day of August, 1876, the same having been heretofore returned to the Customhouse and enumerated in Schedule No. 4889 by said Exhibitor.
            One Pewter Tea Canister                   Value: $1.30    Duties: 35 %
            One “              “          “                   Value 1.30       Duties: 35 %
            One piece Black Check Silk               Value: $4.40    Duties: 60 %

August 24, 1876
            Embroidered Silk Panels (Four)         Value: $31.36  Duties 60%
            One Market Stand                            Value: $0.41    Duties: 35%
            One Pewter Wine Jug                      Value: $1.50    Duties: 35%
            One Box Puh Flowers                      Value: $0.89    Duties: 50%
            One Box Pub Flowers                      Value: $0.89    Duties: 50%
            One Lacquer Box                            Value: $9.25    Duties: 35%

[The Daily Return slips continue daily until November 11th, including donations to the Smithsonian, items acquired by the Philadelphia Art Museum]

--Box Title--
RG [Record Group] 36.
Records of the Bureau of Customs. Philadelphia District. Records of the International Exhibition of 1876. 1875-1877.
Daily Return of Articles Sold: Japanese Centennial Com. To Unknown Documents
Box 7
Entry 15

[similar to above, but for Japanese exhibit, not the Chinese one]

Chinese Immigration Problems in Philadelphia

RG No: 85
Stack Area: G
Row 08
Compartment 03
Shelf 06-3
--Box Title--
RG 85
Records of the Immigration & Naturalization Service
Chinese Case Files: 1895-1923
Cases 2088C – 2131C
Box 67

Folder 2090: (See 2171, 2172, 2170-C)

Concerning: Toy Dip

 

Folder: 2095-C

Concerning: Soo Hoo Fun, arrested in Mt. Carmel

 

Folder: 2100-C

Concerning: Panaman

 

Customs Arrivals And Clearances

RG No. 36
Stack Area: N
Row. 02
Compartment: 04
Shelf: 03-4

Records of Customhouses in the Mid-Atlantic States, Philadelphia, PA

RG No. 36
Stack Area: N
Row 02
Compartment: 06
Shelf: 01-9
--Box Title--
RG 36 Records of the Bureau of Customs
Records of Customhouses in the Mid-Atlantic States, Philadelphia, PA
Inward and Outward Foreign and Coast-wise Manifests, 1789-1918
Inward Foreign Manifests, June, 1, 1811 – July 31, 1811
Box 124