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From: Gladys Friedman Paulin <>
Subject: Re: [APG] PRE-Castle Garden Info?
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 23:33:44 -0400
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Dee Dee,
The fort was not built until the War of 1812. Abattery was built on roocks off
the southern tip of Manhattan 1808-1811 and the fort was built on the landfill
and called Castle Clinton. It was deeded to New York City in 1923 and it became
an open-air restaurant and entertainment center and was renamed Castle Garden. A
roof was added in the 1840's and it became an opera house and theater. (Jenny
Lind performed there.)In 1854 the city leased the property to New York State;
the state opened the immigrant reception center in August 1855.

For information about prisoners/bonded passengers, you should consult the works
of Peter Wilson Colham, including the multi-volume work on "Bonded Passengers
to America". I believe the British session court records are available on
microfilm through the LDS.

Gladys
Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS
Winter Springs, FL

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Quoting Dee Dee King <>:

> I have been told that Castle Garden was supposed to
> have been an English Naval Port in the 1700's and early
> 1800's. Many indentured servants and exiles from
> England were supposed to have come though that port.
> Where would those records be?
>
> Dee Dee King
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