Deposition of Quock Tsue Yen

This document is a deposition of Quock Tsue Yen, given in support of his wife Law Sue’s entry into the United States from China, filed in Law Sue’s Chinese Exclusion Act Case File. The Chinese Exclusion Act, originally approved on May 6, 1882, was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. 

Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) offices in Boston and Montreal held at the National Archives at Boston contain applications for entry or re-entry to the United States from China, certificates of identity and residency, and a number of other documents used to verify identity and familial relationships. The files often contain photographs and detailed genealogical information. The case file for Law Sue includes a family photograph, transcripts of interviews, and correspondence between INS officials. Law Sue was eventually admitted into the country based on the investigation. 

View and download the Chinese Exclusion Act Case File 2500/57: Law Sue – 1911 – [INS Office] Boston on our online Catalog. This record is one example of the many records held in the Chinese Exclusion Act files in the National Archives at Boston, Massachusetts. You can explore more records held at the National Archives at Boston by visiting our online Catalog or by visiting the National Archives at Boston, Massachusetts. This record is located within Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Series: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files. Many of the records in this collection have yet to be digitized. We encourage researchers to visit us onsite to explore these records and learn more about the archival collections held in the National Archives at Boston.