Letter from William Ward Gordan to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf about Chinese Exclusion Act
8/23/1905
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These records are part of a series consisting of correspondence mainly originating with the Bureau of Immigration and its predecessors relating to cases involving registration, arrests, deportations, smuggling, and exclusion of Chinese immigrants; certain proposed changes in exclusion laws with model drafts; certificates of residence; and appointments, salaries, duties, and jurisdiction of officials in charge of Chinese immigration.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 19086703
Full Citation: Letter from William Ward Gordan to the Honorable Secretary Victor H. Metcalf, Bureau of Commerce and Labor, in Response to the Agitation to Modify the Chinese Exclusion Laws, Reporting Wholesale Smuggling of 'Chinamen' in 'Chinatown,' New York City; 8/23/1905; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-william-ward-gordan-about-chinese-exclusion-act, May 6, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.