<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">protection certificates</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>seamen</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>citizenship papers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>certificates, protection</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>customs protection certificate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>customs protection certificates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>protection certificate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>seamen&apos;s protection certificate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>seamen&apos;s protection certificates</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Citizenships papers consisting of pre-printed documents, issued to American seamen by customs collectors from 1796 to 1940, as a result of An Act for the Relief and Protection of American Seamen of 1796. ]]></note></mads>