When the state was In presidential proclamation in July of the same year. divided into four districts in 1867, Wilmington was constituted the port of entry, with a resident Collector for the District of Wilmington. July 1880, it was granted privilege of immediate transportation of merchandise without appraisement. When the customs service was reorganized by the President, as of 1914, it was made headquarters port for District 15 (North Carolina). Owing to the loss and periodic destruction of customs records, files are incomplete. The office was located in a building or Water Street, between Market and Princess, from 1819 to 1840, when the building was destroyed by fire. A brick building, erected in its place in 1848, was occupied until 1916, when the present Custom House was completed. Though an effort has been made to organize this material by subject matter, it is advisable to consult all entries for possible material on any one subject. Entries are listed chronologically under subject headings. N.B. All records of the port of Gastonia are in custody of this agency, and various records of both active and discontinued ports and stations may be found in the files. 459. GENERAL INDEX OF CONVEYANCES OF VESSELS, 1902 to date. Commerce Cat. 523b (1902-1917), mortgages of vessel; and Commerce Cat. 1361, general index of conveyances of vessels. Index to Cat. 523b, Book E, No. 5; Cat. 1361, alphabetical index in front of vol. (Earlier records, never; later records, frequently, official.) Variously sized vols. (8), 5 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. Rs. 221 and 208. (360, 303) 460. INDEX OF ENROLLMENTS AND LICENSES, 1908 - 1935. Commerce Cat. 1231, index of enrollments and licenses for enrolled vessels with no tonnage specifications; and Commerce Cat. 1233, index of registers, enrollments, and licenses for vessels under 20 tons net. Indexed. (Never.) 15 x 18 vols. (5), 5 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. R. 221. R. 221. (367) 461. INDEX OF ENROLLMENTS AND LICENSES OF MERCHANT VESSELS AND YACHTS, 1921 to date. Commerce Cat. 1231, index for enrolled vessels. Indexed. (Frequently, official.) 9 x 14 vol., 1 in., in wooden cabinet. R. 208. (297) Inspection, Registers, Enrollments, and Licenses of Vessels 1917. Commerce and 462. CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY, COPIES, 1906 Labor Cat. 534. Indexed. (Never.) 12 x 15 vol., in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. R. 221. (368) 463. RECORD OF LICENSES OF VESSELS UNDER 20 TONS, 1908 1930. Commerce Cat. 1286. Indexed. (Never.) 12 x 15 and 15 x 18 vols. (5), 6 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. R. 221. (416-A) 464. OATHS FOR LICENSES OF VESSELS UNDER 20 TONS, 1910 to date. Commerce Cat. 1284, oaths of managing owners and masters' oaths. (Older records, never; later records, frequently, official.) 1927 to date, indexed. 9 x 14 vols. (4), 5 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. Rs. 221 and 208. (400-B, 301) 465. OATHS FOR ENROLLMENT AND LICENSE OF MERCHANT VESSELS OR YACHTS, Oct. 16, 1912 to date. Commerce Cats. 1270 and 1270-A; Cat. 1263, ownership of vessel, is attached to some of oaths. 1930 to date, indexed. (Older records, never; later records, frequently, official.) 9 x 14 vols. (4), 4 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. 221 and 208. (400-C, 308) 466. RECORD OF REGISTERS AND ENROLLMENTS ISSUED AND SURRENDERED, 1914 1919. Commerce Cat. 1220, record of registers issued and surrendered, and Commerce Cat. 1221, quarterly record of enrollments issued and surrendered; no Cat. 1220 for 1917-1919. (Never.) 8 x 14 vols. (2), 1 in., in open steel cabinet. R. 221. (342) 467. MASTERS OATHS FOR RENEWAL BY INDORSEMENT OF LICENSES OF MERCHANT VESSELS OR YACHTS, Oct. 29, 1914 to date. Commerce Cat. 1280. Indexed. (Earlier records, never; later records, frequently, official.) 10 x 14 vols. (3), 4 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. 221 and 208. (400, 312) Rs. 468. TONNAGE ADMEASUREMENTS, 1914 to date. Commerce Cats. 1410, 1410-B, and 1411-A, tonnage admeasurements of all types of vessels in District 15. (Earlier records, never; later records, frequently, of ficial.) 15 x 18 and 18 x 24 vols. (4), 5 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. Damaged by careless handling, bindings broken. Rs. 221 and 208. (350, 315) 469. RECORDS OF LICENSES, OF VESSELS UNDER 20 TONS, ISSUED AND SURRENDERED, WILMINGTON AND NEW BERN, 1915 - 1930. Commerce Cat. 1222, quarterly record of licenses, of vessels under 20 tons, for carrying on the coasting trade or fisheries; issued at Wilmington 1915-1917, port of New Bern, 1918-1930. Indexed by quarter. (Never.) 9 x 15 vols. (2), 2 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. R. 221. (416-B) 470. RECORD OF MASTERS OATHS, 1918 - 1933. Cat. 539, masters' oaths for licenses for enrolled vessels. (Occasionally, official.) 9 x 14 vols. (2), 2 in., on shelf of wooden cabinet. R. 208. (310) 471. LICENSES OF VESSELS UNDER 20 TONS, 1918 to date. Cat. 1232, tabulation of licenses for vessels in District 15. Indexed. (Seldom, official.) 18 x 24 vols. (5), 5 in., in wooden cabinet. R. 208. (314) Mortgages and Conveyances 472. BILLS OF SALE OF REGISTERED VESSELS, 1881 1882; 1884 1886; 1888 - 1889; 1898 1899; 1901 1906; 1908; 1910 1912; 1918. Commerce Cat. 1340. Indexed. (Never.) 12 x 16 vol., 11⁄2 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. Bindings broken. R. 221. (403-D) 473. MORTCAGES ON LICENSED VESSELS, 1882 - 1922. Commerce Cat. 521, 1882-1917 (sic), and Commerce Cat. 522. Indexed. (Never.) 12 x 13 vols. (3), 6 in., on shelves of open steel cabinet. Bindings broken. R. 221. 1920. Commerce Cat. 474. BILLS OF SALE OF ENROLLED VESSELS, 1907 1343. Indexed. (Never.) 10 x 14 vol., 11⁄2 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet. R. 221. (403-B) 475. BILLS OF SALE OF LICENSED VESSELS UNDER 20 TONS, 1909 to date. Commerce Cat. 1345. Indexed. (Some of records, never; others, frequently, official.) 10 x 14 vols. (5), 8 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. Rs. 221 and 208. (403-C, 300) 476. RECORD OF MORTGAGES, 1914 to date. Cat. 1353, mortgages on licensed vessels under 20 tons, and Commerce Cat. 1363, satisfaction of mortgages. Indexed. (Occasionally, official.) 11 x 16 vols. (2), 2 in., in wooden cabinet. R. 208. (311) Commerce Cat. 477. MORTGAGES OF REGISTERED VESSELS, 1918 to date. 1348. Indexed. (Seldom, official.) 11 x 16 vols. (2), 2 in., on shelf of wooden cabinet. R. 208. (309) 478. RECORD OF MORTGAGES OF ENROLLED VESSELS, 1918 to date. Commerce Cat. 1348. Indexed. (Seldom, official.) 11 x 16 vols. (2), 2 in., in wooden cabinet. R. 208. (298) 479. RECORD OF MARSHALS' BILLS OF SALE, 1931 to date. Cat. 1357. Indexed. (Seldom, official.) 9 x 13 vols. (2), 2 in., in wooden cabinet. (313) R. 208. 480. BILLS OF SALE, 1934 to date. Cat. 1347, bills of sale of enrolled or licensed yachts under 20 tons. Indexed. (Seldom, official.) 9 x 14 vol., 1 in., in bookcase. R. 208. (299) 481. RECORD OF BILLS OF SALE OF ENROLLED AND REGISTERED VESSELS, 1935 to date. Commerce Cat. 1342, bills of sale of enrolled vessels, and Commerce Cat. 1343, bills of sale of enrolled, registered, or licensed vessels. Indexed. (Daily, official.) 9 x 14 vols. (2), 2 in., in wooden cabinet. R. 208. (296) Entrances, Clearances, Marine Documents Deposited, and Change of Masters 482. RECORD OF INDORSEMENTS OF CHANGE OF MASTERS, 1894 to date. Cat. 567 and (1906-) Commerce and Labor Cat. 1423-A. 1906 to date, indexed. (Older records, never; later records, frequently, official.) 11 x 15 vols. (5), 5 in., on shelf of open steel cabinet and on wooden shelf. Rs. 221 and 208. (357, 305) 483. MUTUAL RELEASES OF MASTERS AND SEAMEN, 1896 to date. Commerce Forms 1613 and (Aug. 1919-) 713, mutual releases, and Commerce Form 719, certificates of discharge. 1920 to date, indexed. (Older records, never; later records, frequently, official.) 9 x 14 vols. (5), 5 in., on shelves of open steel and of wooden cabinets. Rs. 221 and 208. (354, 307) RECORD OF ENTRANCES AND CLEARANCES OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN TRADE, 1926. Commerce Cat. 515 and Cat. 1404, for vessels in the foreign 484. 1903 1926. |