Carolyn and others: << unfortunately all the links on the site are broken. > See the following site for a good summary of the laws during this time period: > http://www.cip.umd.edu/~mddlmddl/791/legal/html/immi1800.html >> The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (what it's called now--no longer called INS) is at a new address: http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/index.htm Historic information is at: http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/mar1790.htm Dona Ritchie