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SS Alvena
I, W.P. Forwood, master of the S. S. Alvena do solemnly, sincerely, and truly _______ that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Alvena at Hayti & Kingston Ja. from which port said Steam Ship has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. So help me God. Sworn to the Apr. 18, 1881, (signed) W.P. Forwood, before me (signed) R??p????ay
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S. S. Alvena, whereof W.P. Forwood is master, from Hayti & Kingston Ja. burthen 1800 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Mr. Ed Brother 40 M Jus. Agent United States United States Cabin
2 Revd. A.C. Walshe 65 M Clergyman England England Cabin
3 Miss Fisher 20 F None Jamaica Jamaica Cabin
4 Miss C.G. Browne 42 F None Jamaica Jamaica Cabin
(Signed) W.P. Forwood
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 443.
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3 February 1999
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