Tonnage Registers, 1784-1789

About This Collection

Images of registers of vessels recorded in the tonnage office for payment of tonnage duty. Information provided is date of entry, name of vessel, name of commander, name of port from whence or to where bound, name of person by whom owned, number of tons, duty per ton, and amount paid. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.