What does the footnote “Dec Volume 85 missing” or “Pet Volume 31 missing”?
Sadly, its true. At least two volumes are missing. During the 3 years we worked on this project, we searched for these volumes to no avail. Perhaps someday they will turn up. Happily, at least 221 of the immigrants whose Declaration records were included in volume 85 also filed petitions in Brooklyn and these declarations are available as part of the Petition record. We can only hope that some of the remaining 279 immigrants filed their petitions elsewhere. All but 6 of the 500 records in declaration volume 85 have been identified by name and are included in the database. Of the 247 petitions in volume 31, we were able to identify the names of all but one. Of these 247, 67 filed declarations in Brooklyn between 1907 and 1924. So, researchers will still be able to learn their date and place of birth and date/ship of arrival if these were completed fully by the applicant. In addition, we were able to locate the certificate stubs of 193 of the 247 petitioners. These stubs include the name
