Port of Philadelphia Records: Accounts and Receipts of the Tonnage Office, 1783-1789

About This Collection

Collection of receipts of duties collected by the Tonnage Office and moneys paid to the State Treasury. Account records of tonnage duties collected are also included. Entries might include the date of transaction, the names of persons involved, and the reasons for the transaction. The names of ships and the ships' captains, the amount of the duty and the date collected are also included. Images are unarranged. This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.