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SS Alvo

I, D. Williams, Master of the S.S.Alvo, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Limon from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. s/D. Williams Sworn to this 26 Decer, 1888 before me Thos J Dunn, Dep Coll

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S.Alvo whereof D. Williams is Master, from Limon burthen 1304 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Calling, The country of which they are citizens, Intended destination or location, Location of compartment or space occupied, Number of pieces of baggage, Transient* or in transit or intending protracted sojourn.

1  Mr E H Riotti          45  M hi??ing Eng         USA         NewYork Saloon 2 PS
2  Mr F Vanderschrieck    38  M Livery,Stablekeeper France      NewYork Saloon}  T
3  Mrs Vandershcrieck     33  F -                   France      NewYork Saloon}4 T
4  Mr W Phillippin        28  M Professor           Switzerland NewYork Saloon 4 PS
5  Capt W H Merrit        32* M Master Mariner      USA         NewYork Saloon 1 PS
6  Capt A P Carter        45  M Master Mariner      USA         NewYork Saloon 2 PS
7  Capt F G Gladulich     32  M Master Mariner      Austria     NewYork Saloon 4 T

 8 Distressed Seamen of Amn Barque "Florence", wrecked at Fortune Island, Bahamas}
12 Distressed Seamen of Amn Barque "Elios", wrecked at Fortune Island, Bahamas}   named below

of Barque Florence:
8  J C Brown              45  M Mate                USA                 Deck     PS
9  W P Wilson             36  M 2ndMate             USA                 Deck     PS
10 Geo Kahm               31  M AB                  Sweden              Deck     PS
11 J W Ry?n               31  M Cook&Stwd           Sweden              Deck     PS
12 John Flamore           33  M AB                  Sweden              Deck   1 PS
13 Frank Laga???          38  M AB                  France              Deck   1 PS
14 Aujnst Russell         48  M AB                  ?                   Deck     PS
15 Geo Chapman            35  M AB                  England             Deck     PS

of Barque Elios:
16 Molinelle Gualtiero*   22  M Mate                Austria             Deck}    T
17 Hoghevina Giovanni     49  M Bosn                Austria             Deck}    T
18 Mcolich Giovanni       44  M Cook*               Austria             Deck}    T
19 Radoslovich Francesco  27  M Carpenter           Austria             Deck}    T
20 Massalin Giovanni      29  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
21 Fabrich Matteo*        25  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
22 Martinolich,Giovanni   30  M AB                  Austria             Deck} 28 T
23 Leopinich,Antonio      21  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
24 Blec?ch,Giovanni       21  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
25 Martinolich, Antonio   18  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
26 Rainrondi,Giovanni     17  M AB                  Austria             Deck}    T
27 Berrusso,Antonio       15* M Boy                 Austria             Deck}    T

* #'s 5, 18 & 27 appear to be as shown but cannot be sure because of strikeovers.
  #'s 16 & 21 cannot be sure which is surname for each due to way original document was written.
    
   

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 528.

Transcribed by Sue Lynn for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 20 November 1998