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5.7 POST WAR 1ZECOVEBV GRANT ISM

IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER AND AMERICAN EMIGRANT SOCIETY

The CongAed-i A ei ofa 7864 wa6 in te n d e d to and a u th o rise d th e
P re sid e n t to appoin t an Im m igration Com m issioner {w ith 'F ree F ra n k') in th e S ta te
Departm ent. S e cre ta ry ofa S ta te Seward appoin ted Erasmus P esh in e Sm ith 2 7 .M AR.7866
u n t il 27. S E P .7866 to in c r e a se th e falowofa immigrThe Act was re p e a le d in 7868.

Fnee Fnank oh E. Peihine Smith ai Comm oh State,
B uuauoh Imigution ohhiciatcoven, with WASHINGTON, DC 'FREE' (1866)

To meet th e U. S . needs faor s k i l l e d w orkers th e same A ct le g a lis e d 'C o n tra ct Labour' to
encourage im m igration . American Em igrant Co. was faormed in & a ch ieved a
ofafaicial s ta tu s working a lo n g sid e a S u p erin ten d en t in New Vork to im plem ent th e A c t.

cdi HARTFORD/ CT., APR 7 (68); AEC coven with 12c conned note conhinmed by ’NEW VORK/PAID ALL'.
Cannied on Cunand Line SS 'China' unden US-GB Convention oh 1.JAN.68.

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