Kapula

[Kjetil Ra Hauge]

This might not even be marginally helpful, but as "Russland" can be Norwegian or Danish, how about parsing it as "Kapp [Cape] Uma [or something similar]"?

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On 28. mai 2012, at 23:04, Jules Levin <ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> Doing some 19th C. genealogical research on immigration to the US, and found what is given as departure from
> from Kapula, Russland.   Did not locate this place name on google.  Could it have been just the name of a port area from where ships departed?  
> Jules Levin
> Los Angeles
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