Port Physician's Certificates, 1741, 1753-1755

About This Collection

Certificates issued by physicians granting permission to vessels to enter the port of Philadelphia. Information generally provided is date of certificate, name of the physician, name of vessel, type of vessel, name of master, whether permission was granted and a description of any symptoms of contagious diseases observed by the physician. Images are arranged chronologically by date of certificate. These records were created under an early government structure of Pennsylvania.