Joseff Bistany Immigration Record

This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on October 30, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheriden, superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies Joseff Bostani's [Bestany] arrival in the United States on October 15, 1912. It provides other information including his age, 16, and destination, Lawrence, Massachusetts, to join his uncle. It also specifies his occupation as laborer and indicates that he was able to read and write. It includes that he traveled on the S.S. San Giorgio on the Sicula American line, listed on Manifest No. 22-10.

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Byron Hall

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