I would caution you as to thinking that there were Portuguese contracted workers: contracting outside labor was illegal in the US by the time mass immigration from Portugal was happening, and if there was "behind the scenes" negotiations going on, they were *very* much behind the scenes and usually involved 1 individual at a textile mill letting somebody from his village know that there was work to be had. That message was then transmitted back home and folks would immigrate knowing that they could find work. There were NO formal contracts signed like there were in Hawaii.
Sonia Sónia Pacheco Librarian Archivist, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives Library liaison to: History, Portuguese, Foreign Languages Claire T. Carney Library University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tel. 508-999-8695 Email [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 3:43:03 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] contract and consul numbers What is the significance of these numbers on passenger lists and where can I find information about the contracted workers? -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores . Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores . -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
