Immigrant Ships
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Sloop Boston Packet

I, Thos Heard Master or Commander of the Sloop Boston Packet do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the within list, signed by me and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers, taken on board the said sloop at the Port of Vera Cruz or at any time since, and all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief just and true. I do further swear that none of the said Passengers have died on the voyage. Sworn before me this eleventh day of August 1827 (signature illegible) Collector. Signed by Thomas Heard.

List of all Passengers taken on board the sloop Boston Packet whereof Thomas Heard is Master, at the Port of Vera Cruz and bound for New Orleans.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, and Country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

 1  Lt. Chas E Hawking  25 male Mexican navy   New York     Mexico
 2* Don A M Montisuma   32 male Pvt Gentleman  Spain        Spain
 3  Don Fran Ovid       27 male Merchant       Spain        Spain
 4  Don F. Galligos     36 male Pvt Gentleman  France       France
 5  Dn Jore Mali Maumow 44 male Merchant       Spain        Spain
 6  Dn Nicholas Gava    22 male Merchant       Spain        Spain
 7  Mr L Morin          28 male Merchant       Louisiana    U States
 8  William Babcock     37 male Mariner        New Bedford  U States
 9  Nicholas Johnson    55 male Mariner        Philadelphia U States
10* Wm Pearson          44 male High Carpenter England      England
11  Adam Jellice        36 male Mariner        England      England
12  Francis Elkot       31 male Mariner        Pennsylvania U States
13  Joseph Percelly     44 male Mariner        Philadelphia U States
14  Michael Michel      35 male Clock Maker    Germany      U States
15  Henry Willis        45 male Mariner        Ireland      U States
16  Chas Bennet         19 male Mariner        England      U States
17  Wm Hagan            50 male Mariner        Portland     U States
18  Hy Keneday          54 male Mariner        New York     U States


Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the 
  transcriber.
The ? mark indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality 
  of the document.
There were no births or deaths reported on this passage, therefore the 
  Birth/Death column has been eliminated.

 2 Montisuma could be Montazuma, but the letter before the u doesn't go 
  below the line like a z would.
10 Pearson could be Pearsan

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 6.

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