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The story handed down through my family from my great-grandparents is that their names were changed at the US immigration desk. However, I’ve read elsewhere that the officials at those desks were only checking names against the ships’ manifests. Which is closer to the truth, or are both inaccurate?

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The story handed down through my family from my great-grandparents is that their names were changed at the US immigration desk. However, I’ve read elsewhere that the officials at those desks were only checking names against the ships’ manifests. Which is closer to the truth, or are both inaccurate?	169