Surveyor of the Port of Salem
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Surveyor of the Port of Salem was a mid-19th-century U.S. customs post in Salem, Massachusetts, overseeing the inspection and regulation of maritime trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naval Officer of the Port of Salem | 1 |
| Surveyor of the Port of Salem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor of the Port of Salem Context triple: [Nathaniel Hawthorne, positionHeld, Surveyor of the Port of Salem]
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A.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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B.
Magistrate Jonathan Corwin
Magistrate Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts judge best known for serving as one of the magistrates during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts
Philip W. Crosby was the Massachusetts state official who, as Treasurer and Receiver General, became known for his role as the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council.
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E.
Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor of the Port of Salem Target entity description: Surveyor of the Port of Salem was a mid-19th-century U.S. customs post in Salem, Massachusetts, overseeing the inspection and regulation of maritime trade.
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A.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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B.
Magistrate Jonathan Corwin
Magistrate Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts judge best known for serving as one of the magistrates during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts
Philip W. Crosby was the Massachusetts state official who, as Treasurer and Receiver General, became known for his role as the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council.
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E.
Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States customs office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | customs district of Salem and Beverly ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
maritime trade
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| appliesToVessels |
American-flag vessels
ⓘ
foreign-flag vessels ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
James K. Polk
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ |
| category |
History of Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States federal customs positions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty |
collection of customs information
ⓘ
enforcement of customs laws ⓘ inspection of vessels ⓘ oversight of cargo documentation ⓘ regulation of maritime trade ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Port of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Harbor
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| industry | maritime commerce ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United States customs statutes ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| officeHolderEndTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Salem Custom House
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Custom House in Salem
|
| partOf |
Port of Salem customs district
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
United States Customs Service ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
|
| regulates |
exports
ⓘ
imports ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Collector of Customs for the Port of Salem
ⓘ
Naval Officer of the Port of Salem ⓘ
linked to:
Surveyor of the Port of Salem
|
| significance | example of antebellum U.S. customs administration ⓘ |
| supervises |
customs inspectors
ⓘ
port customs operations ⓘ |
| timeOfExistence | 19th century United States customs system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of goods entering and leaving the United States
ⓘ
implementation of federal tariff policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surveyor of the Port of Salem Description of subject: Surveyor of the Port of Salem was a mid-19th-century U.S. customs post in Salem, Massachusetts, overseeing the inspection and regulation of maritime trade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Surveyor of the Port of Salem