(I'm sorry that I've decided to post this to 4 lists.) Someone, on one of the lists I belong to , told how to request a lookup in the card index of the State Passenger List for the Port of Boston at the Massachusetts State Archives. I followed their instructions on how to request the lookup, knowing the year of immigration, and I provided as much pertinent info as I could . I sent my letter in on 2/20/00 to the Massachusetts State Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, and I promptly received an answer on 2/29/00. I want to thank the person who sent in the instrucions on writing to the MSA. I'm sorry I've misplaced your message, and can't thank you directly. The MSA sent me a listing of all the KELLY's of the same first names as I had listed in my letter and with the same immigration year. Their Query form lists the name, age, sex, date, ship name, occupation, birthcountry, residence , list number, and 'arrivewith'. The researcher told me to contact her if I saw a match (I didn't) or if I required more information. There was no charge for this. I have posted the 10 that I received from MSA below. A star (*) means no info provided for that category. I don't have any other information than what I have sent here. I hope this will help someone with their research. Name Age Sex Date Ship Name Occupation Birthcntry Residence Listno Arrivewith 1) Kelly, John; 25; m; 5/30/1879; Glamorgan; herd man; US; Boston; 5; * 2) Kelly, John; 25; m; 6/21/79; Batavia; laborer; Ireland; Ireland; 247; * 3) Kelly, John; 07; *; 8/17/79; Atlas; laborer; Ire; Ire; 35;36 ; Kelly, James 4) Kelly, John; 45; m; 10/5/79; Massachusetts; laborer; Ire; England; 38; * 5) Kelly, John; 07; *; 10/5/79; Massachusetts; *; *; *; 25-31; Kelly, Ellen 6) Kelly, John; 11; *; 10/6/79; Carroll; *; *; *; 283-287; Kelly, Mary 7) Kelly, John; 19; m; 11/6/79; Elizabeth (schnr.); farmer; Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia; 2; * 8) Kelly, John; 30; m; 11/9/79; Samaria; laborer; Ire; Ire; 117; * 9) Kelly, Patrick; 25; m; 5/6/79; Bulgarian; *; Ire; *; 2; * 10) Kelly, Patrick; 17; m; 5/17/79; Samaria; laborer; Ire; Ire; 114; *