I am sure that any records from the following were evidentually sent to Ellis Island. The predecessor to Ellis Island: "Castle Garden Information Located at Southern tip of Manhattan Originally was an island 200 feet off the mainland Built as fortress (1808-1811) to prepare for war with England After War of 1812, named Castle Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton Renamed Castle Garden in 1824 3 August 1855 (now joined to the Battery) became immigration center Immigration handled by State of New York until 1875 Immigration handled jointly by state and federal authorities until1890 New York State accused of politicizing the running of Castle Garden US government ended arrangement with State of New York Castle Garden closed 18 April, 1890 Over 8 million immigrants were processed at Castle Garden Today, Castle Garden is a national landmark Inside is acircular courtyard and a small museum Information from Usenet posting to soc.genealogy.jewish, 24 Jan., 1997 by J. Micheal Eisner" Hope this is helpful to all. Martin+