Certificate of Residence for Chin Num
3/9/1894
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This certificate of residence for Chin Num is part of his son’s, Chin You Wong’s Arrival Investigation Case File. It was required under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier:
595321Full Citation: Certificate of Residence for Chin Num; 3/9/1894; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/certificate-residence-chin-num, February 16, 2025]