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Translation of Confédération Suisse Passport for Jacob (Jacques) Frautschi, 13 February 1852; passport used to emigrate from Switzerland to the United States

Front page - First Column

Register III, No. 4780.

Description of Passport Holder
Age: 48 years
Length in fee, thumbs, French measure - nothing entered
Hair: Brown
Forehead: Uncovered
Eyebrows: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Nose: Medium
Mouth: Medium
Menton(?): Round
Special signifers: None

Signature of the Holder: Jacob Frautschy

Tax:
Stamp 60 cts
Processing(?) 60 cts
Total 120 cts

Front Page - Second Column

Swiss Confederation
Canton of Berne

In the name of the government Director of the central police of the Canton of Berne
invites the authorities who are in charge to guarantee the public security, to allow passage
and re-passage to the sir

Jacques Frautschi, laborer(?)
originating from/living in -- Gessanai, in this Canton

accompanied by his wife Elise, born Perrat, age 37 and his children Elise, age 7 years and Jacques, age 2 years, on their way to France in his quality and to give him protection in case of need, under the offer of reciprocity. This passport is valid for one year and was issued on sufficient legitimateness.

Done in Berne, the 13th February 1852.
The Director of the Central Police
The Secretary


Left Inside Page

#711 seen at the French consulate in Switzerland, good to enter France
Bern the 13 February 1852

1077 seen for the United States
Paris, 8 May 1852

#1425 seen for New York by the "Lancashire" Havre, 21 May 1852
The Swiss Consul: in his presence; The chancellor

Seen for New York on the ____ Lancashire
Havre, the 21 May 1852
The commissary of the police's delegate.

Translation of Jacob Frautschi's 1852 passport that was used to immigrate to the United States aboard the Lancashire. Translated in 1989 by Anne Marie Kesselring. Question-marked portions of the text indicate that either the document was worn and the actual lettering was missing or that the text was unreadable to Ms. Kesselring.

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Created: 7 April 2003

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