Papers, 1881-1908.

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Papers, 1881-1908.

Letters, reports, etc., of the administrative body responsible for the Port of Philadelphia. Includes anchorage regulations and anchorages, harbor lines, harbor defenses, depth of water in harbor, docks and wharves, and obstructions in the river.

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Pennsylvania. Board of Wardens for the Port of Philadelphia

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The Board of Wardens for the Port of Philadelphia were responsible for issuing pilots licenses and making rules and regulations governing their service. The Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries was formed in 1937. It is a later form of the Board of Wardens. From the description of Records of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries, port of Philadelphia [microform]. 1787-1826. (The Mariners' Museum Library). ...