Immigrant Ships
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Brig Diana

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN - PORT OF BOSTON

I, Wm. He????an, 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 Diana, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Genoa* 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 9th day of August 1826. (Signed) N. Tracy, Deputy COLLECTOR. (Signed) Wm. He????an, MASTER.

REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig Diana of Boston whereof He????an is master, burthen 199 tons and --/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Palermo* for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   
  1 Chiais Antonio   *   33  male  cordwainer       Genoa  Philadelphia
  2 Giovani Pa?ia    *   60  male  macoroni* maker  Genoa  Philadelphia   
    
Transcriber's Notes: 
This ship was listed as leaving from both Genoa and Palermo on different 
sections of the list.   
 
#1 Chiais Antonio: as found.  Antonio may have been his first name; 
   it was not clear which was the surname.
#2 Giovani Pa?ia: letter in question could be r or s or v.  
   Macoroni spelled as found.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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