Passenger Lists in Mercantile Advertiser 1798–1820

Passenger Lists in Mercantile Advertiser 1798–1820

From immigrant ships to stage coaches, several types of passenger lists are published in Mercantile Advertiser. Search thousands of passenger lists in our expansive online newspaper archive to trace your American ancestry.

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