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Brig Columbus


Newcastle, England to Boston
29 March 1828

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN – PORT OF BOSTON
I, David Johns, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of BOSTON and CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Brig Columbus, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Newcastle or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever, in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. Sworn to before me, this twenty-ninth day of March 1828. (Signed) David Johns, MASTER. (Collector did not sign the statement.)
REPORT and LIST of the PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Columbus of Newcastle, Eng., whereof David Johns is Master, burthen three hundred & twenty two tons and 25/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Newcastle for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
    
  
    1  Mrs. Robson      20  female   Newcastle     USA
    2    child           2  male     Newcastle     USA
    3  Mrs. Proudlock   30  female   Newcastle     USA
    4    child          13  female   Newcastle     USA
    5    child          12  female   Newcastle     USA
    6    child           9  female   Newcastle     USA
    7    child           2  male     Newcastle     USA

    Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 May 1999



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