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A guide to the United States Office of the Shipping Commissioner mutual releases, 1912
HDC1069 (SAFR 13191)
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Title: United States Office of the Shipping Commissioner mutual releases
Date: 1912
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1069 (SAFR 13191)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: United States Office of the Shipping Commissioner mutual releases (SAFR 858, HDC 1069) is a bound volume dated 1912. Each
release form contains information including vessel name, late voyage, master, date, seaman's names, their station and amount
received. This form served to protect the master, owners and seaman from claims for wages for the named voyages. The forms
are signed by a deputy of the United States Shipping Commission. Among the entries are two for the C.A. THAYER on pages 4
and 121. On page 93, there is an entry for the STAR OF ALASKA. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC1069 (SAFR 13191), United States Office of the Shipping Commissioner mutual releases, San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
SAFR-00858
These items were donated by a private individual to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
Since July 1872, shipping commissioners in various ports have administered laws on protection and welfare of seaman, including
those relating to their shipping and discharging. In 1884, responsibility for the administration of navigation laws, including
those administered by the shipping commissioners was given to the Commissioner of Navigation, who with the Bureau of Navigation
established under his control, was placed under the general supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury. In 1903, both the
Bureau of Navigation and the Steamboat-Inspection Service were transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor.
-from the Administrative History excerpted from the Guide to the National Archives of the United States
United States Office of the Shipping Commissioner mutual releases (SAFR 858, HDC 1069) is a bound volume dated 1912. Each
release form contains information including vessel name, late voyage, master, date, seaman's names, their station and amount
received. This form served to protect the master, owners and seaman from claims for wages for the named voyages. The forms
are signed by a deputy of the United States Shipping Commission. Among the entries are two for the C.A. THAYER on pages 4
and 121. On page 93, there is an entry for the STAR OF ALASKA. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
This is a collection of a single item.