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5 .7 P O S T WAR K E C Q y E B V AND GRANTISM 7S66-7K77
IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER AMD AMERICAN EMIGRANT 50CIETV

The Cong.>iedd A ct o/* 7864 wad Intended, 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 ’ Free F ra n k') in th e S ta te
Departm ent. S e cre ta ry 04 S ta te Seward appoin ted Erasmus P esh in e Sm ith MAR. 7866
u o t ii 27.S E P .1866 to in c r e a se th e ■ fiow oj, im m igrants. The A ct was rep ea ted in 7868.

Fhee F*anfc of, E. Peihine Smith a* Department of
Bureau of ImmigAation officid cove*, with {WASHINGTON, OC ’FREE’ cdi 26.SEP. { 7866}

To meet th e U .S . needs fior skiJCZed w orkers th e same A ct 'C o n tra ct Labour’ to
encourage im m igration . Am erican Em igrant Co. was form ed in H a rtfo rd & a ch ieved a
o ^ i c i a t s ta tu s working a lo n g sid e a S u p erin ten d en t in New Vork t o im plem ent th e A c t.

cdi HARTFORD/ CT., APR 7 (6 8 ); AEC cove* with 12c ute by VORK/PAID ALL1.
C aided on CurtaAd Line SS ’China’ unde* tfS-GB Poilai Convention o| 1. JAN. 68 .

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