Jun. 22, 1817

Passport Edict, issued by Frederick William I, King in Prussia [Present-day Germany]: “Part III, Section 14: All Jews who are not citizens have to carry a passport even within Prussia, whenever they travel.”
Kletke, M.G. (ed.). Organisation des Judenwesens in Großherzogthum Posen (Organization of Jewish Affairs in the Grand Duchy of Posen). Heymann: Berlin, 1843. Page 281. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 4/1/2020