American Samoa, Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records

American Samoa

What is in This Collection?
This collection passport records from American Samoa of passengers leaving, from 1919 to 1924. The original microfilms are held at the High Court, Pago Pago in American Samoa. Records may be in either English or Samoan. English

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These records are in English and Samoan Languages. For help reading the Samoan records see the following guides:
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 * Departure date
 * Last name of individual for earlier records
 * Complete name for later records
 * Residence
 * Remarks
 * Gender

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