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Date: 1914 March
An immigration record issued in Naples, Italy, on March 27, 1914, for a journey to New York. The record, likely a ticket, was issued to Saud [?] [Saa?].
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SaudS001_wm.pdf

Date: 1914 Feb 16
A prepaid ticket, good for one year, for Nazrah Samia created on February 16, 1914. It shows Nazra's passage from Beirut, Syria, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. The cost of the journey is listed as $44.54 for one adult in steerage. It lists Nazrah's age…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SamiaNazrah001_wm.pdf

Date: 1914 Feb 16
A prepaid ticket, good for one year, for Gamelia Samia issued on February 16, 1914. It shows passage from Beirut, Syria, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. It lists Gamelia's age as 17. It was stamped by A.R. Saunders Insurance at 362 Essex St., Lawrence,…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SamiaGamelia001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912
An immigration record for A[?] Selim indicating prepaid passage on the Austro-American line in 1912. On the back, handwritten in pencil, is "Arrived October 17, 1912 at New York."
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SalemJ001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Oct 31
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on October 31, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies that Jousef Essad Sabibe arrived in the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SabibeJoseph001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 Dec
Contract for transport by sea for Murad Razouk [45] and his family. His family consisted of two sons, Hami [25] and Navrah [16], a child named Malaheh [3], and a baby named Razouk [2]. The back of the document states that he was Syrian, was…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_RazoukMurad001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 June 29
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on June 29, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies that Bahia Rahmi arrived in the United States on…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_RahmiBahia001_wm.pdf

Date: 1921 May 7
Passport for Saada Owen [Aoun] [50] who was accompanied by her two children, Afife [15] and Michael [14]. They were from Lebanon. The passport was issued on May 7, 1921, and was used to travel to the United States via France shortly thereafter.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_OwenMichael001_wm.pdf

Date: undated
A manifest sheet for Nohra Assad, or Assad Nohra Said, in Greek.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NohraAssad001_wm.pdf

Date: 1914 April 4
Contract for transportation by sea for Abraham Nemir (18), issued on April 4, 1914. He was travelling to Lawrence, MA, on the Rochambeau. He was from Vadi Dayer, Syria, and was a farmer [cultivateur].
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NemirA001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 May
Contract for transportation by sea for Nicola Nazria (16) and her sister Nabeha Nazria (11). They were going to New York and were departing on June 1, 1912. The back of the document states that Nicola was Syrian, was travelling to Dover, New…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NaziraNicola001_wm.pdf

Contract for transportation by sea for Youssef Nassif, who was travelling to New York on the Bretagne and was departing on April 29, 1911. He was travelling with his daughter, Hafya Nassif [17], and his other child, Shekri [11]. On the back of the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NassifHayfa001_wm.pdf

Contract for transportation by sea for Hatem A. [Adio] Nasser who was travelling to New York on the Touraine and was departing on April 20, 1912. The back of the document states that Hatem was born on May 1, 1896. He was Syrian, his destination was…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NassarAdio001_wm.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 5
An affidavit signed by William Nader of 73 Hampshire St, father of Mary Nader, attempting to establish Mary's true age as 17 rather than 14. He states that he was incorrect about her age due to a culture of not keeping track of ages in his home…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NaderMary003_wm.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 5
An affidavit signed by Mrs. Aseen Aoun of 262 Hampshire St., Lawrence, Massachusetts, attesting that Mary Nader was 17 years old. This testimony is based on the fact that her own 16-year-old daughter was born one year after Mary Nader. This testimony…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NaderMary002_wm.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 5
An affidavit signed by Mary Aoun of 262 Hampshire St., Lawrence, Massachusetts, attesting that Mary Nader was 17 years old and not 14, as her father believed, based on the fact that she lived in the village when Mary Nader was born. The testimony was…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NaderMary001_wm.pdf

Date: 1911 Dec 2
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on December 2, 1911, at Ellis Island. It was sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MradLisa001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Aug 13
An immigration record sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, on August 13, 1912, certifying that Byron Hall and the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service, was unable to find immigration…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MohamedAli001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Sept 25
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on September 25, 1912, in Ellis Island, New York. It was sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MarounJosef001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 Oct
Certificate of vaccination for an 18-year-old immigrant given in Marseille, France, in October, 1913. The name, written in pencil, is illegible. He departed from Beirut and arrived in Marseille. Created by the Messageries Maritimes, a French shipping…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MaroonG001_wm.pdf

Date: 1920 June 10
A passport in Arabic and French. Travel document of Tekla Mansour, age 16, traveling to New York. Document was issued on June 10, 1920, with photo of travelers. Includes names of accompanied persons: brother (name not clear - Kaveel?) age 10, sister…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MansourTakla001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Nov 25
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on November 25, 1912. It was was produced at Ellis Island, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MansourMaria001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 May 30
Contract for transportation by sea by the Transatlantic General Company out of Marseille, France, created on May 30, 1912. Mary M. Mahboub Bistany (16) was traveling to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and was on board the liner named Florida [Floride]. The…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_MahboubMary001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Nov 21
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service at Ellis Island on November 21, 1912. This immigration record was sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_KarimKafry001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 July 12
An immigration record for Michal Kalil produced at Ellis Island, signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall, and sent to Mr. Josef Kalil at 354 1/2 Elm St., Lawrence, MA, on July 12, 1913. It certifies Michael's arrival in the United States on December…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_KalilMichal001_wm.pdf
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