Time Travel Tuesday: July 1856 Selections from the Samuel Marshall PassportAbove are selections from

Time Travel Tuesday: July 1856 Selections from the Samuel Marshall Passport

Above are selections from the passport of Samuel Marshall, a well-traveled Milwaukee banker from the mid-1800s. This passport can be found in the Samuel Marshall Papers (Milw Mss AQ) at the UWM Archives.

These selections all are dated July 1856 from various central European cities and countries. The first page grants Marshall entry to Berlinfrom Hamburg, dated July 18, 1856. The second is valid for travel to Viennafrom Dresden on July 23, 1856. The third indicates Marshall was traveling from Saxony, dated July 24, 1856. Finally, the last page includes a seal for the Imperial-Royal Police in Vienna and is dated July 29, 1856. 

Visit the UWM Archives to see the rest of the passport or keep an eye out here for future updates to this series. Check out our “Samuel Marshall” tag to see more!