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The Manitowoc Pilot
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
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A fire in the basement of the Department of Commerce building in Washington on Jan. 11 is believed to have destroyed original 1790 census records through water damage, according to census bureau chief clerk P. J. Fitzgerald.
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Feared Figures Dating From 1790
Destroyed by Fire in Department
of Commerce Building.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Original and
priceless census records dating from
the first census of 1790 are believed
to have been destroyed by a fire in
the basement of the Department of
Commerce building.
The records are the original manuscripts and were based on house to
house canvasses which were made in
the early days of the republic.
P. J. Fitzgerald, chief clerk of the
census bureau, states that while it is
unlikely that the fire has touched the
records there is no question that water has destroyed a large part of them.
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Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Jan. 11
Key Persons
Outcome
water has destroyed a large part of the original 1790 census records.
Event Details
Original and priceless census records dating from the first census of 1790 are believed to have been destroyed by a fire in the basement of the Department of Commerce building. The records are the original manuscripts based on house to house canvasses in the early days of the republic. P. J. Fitzgerald, chief clerk of the census bureau, states that while it is unlikely that the fire has touched the records there is no question that water has destroyed a large part of them.