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SS Finance
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E.C. Baker, Master of the Finance do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear 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 New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Bahia, Para, Santos, Maranhao, Barbados, St. Thomas from which Port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; 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. (signed) E.C. Baker Sworn to this ?th Dec 1888 before me (signature cannot be read) DEPUTY COLLECTOR
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Am S.S. Finance whereof E C. Baker is Master, from Rio de Janeiro burthen 1659 95/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age in years and/or months, sex, calling, country of which they are citizens, native country, intended destination or location*, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, place where sailed from, and whether visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 Mr Chas R McCue 40 M Consul United States US of America 2 Cabin-Aft Santos Permanent
2*Mr M. Catuna 35 M Drummer United States US of America 3 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
3 Mr N.W. Eells 19 M Farmer United States US of America 2 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
4 Mr N. Price 21 M Farmer United States US of America 1 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
5 Mr Geo McCue 51 M Farmer United States US of America 3 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
6 Mrs R Moor 43 F Tourist Argentine Rep Argentine Rep 4 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
7 Maitland Moor 7 M Tourist Argentine Rep Argentine Rep Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
8*Mr W T?ldin 36 M Tourist United States US of America 15 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
9*Mrs T?ldin 40 F Tourist United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
10 Rev G A Landes 44 M Minster United States US of America 11 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
11*Mrs Landes 35 F Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
12 Reah Landes 5 M Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
13 Pauline Landes 2 F Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
14 Phillip Landes 3y6m M Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
15 Florence Landes 6m F Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Visitor
16*Mr Chas Cowell 32 M Tourists United States US of America 3 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
17*Mrs Cowell 30 F Tourists United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
18 Mr Geo Fox 50 M Tourists United States US of America 1 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
19 Miss L Lane 36 F Tourists United States US of America 1 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
20 His Exc T J Jarvis 56 M Minister United States US of America 8 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
Plenipotentiary
21*Mrs Jarvis 40 F Tourist United States US of America Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
22 Capt Dinsmore 44 M Seaman United States US of America 1 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
23 Mrs H Clay Armstrong 44 F Tourist United States US of America 3 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
24*Miss L F??der 25 F Tourist United States US of America 2 Cabin-Aft Rio de Janeiro Permanent
25 Dr C B Bordner 24 M Doctor United States US of America 6 Cabin-Aft Pernambuco Permanent
26 Geo W Butler 40 M Minister United States US of America 3 Cabin-Aft Maranhao Visitor
27 Mrs Butler 35 F Tourist United States US of America Cabin-Aft Maranhao Visitor
28 Geo Butler Jr 3 M Tourist United States US of America Cabin-Aft Maranhao Visitor
29 Mary Butler 6m F Tourist United States US of America Cabin-Aft Maranhao Visitor
30 Max Esser 40 M Tourist United States US of America 4 Cabin-Aft Para Visitor
31*??? Griffith 50 M Tourist United States US of America 2 Cabin-Aft Barbados Permanent
32 Jos Klipsch 30 M Tourist Germany Germany 5 Cabin-AFt St Thomas Visitor
33 Thos Hobley 27 M Servant Wales Wales United States 3 Steerage forward Rio de Janeiro Permanent
34 Annie Hobley 24 F Servant Wales Wales United States Steerage forward Rio de Janeiro Permanent
35*A M McCormick 50 M Laborer US of America United States United States ? Steerage forward Rio de Janeiro Permanent
36*Mart???ci Giovan?i 37 M Laborer Brazil Brazil United States 1 Steerage forward Rio de Janeiro Permanent
37*Geo P?estley 53 M Laborer US of America United States United States 0 Steerage forward Rio de Janeiro Permanent
38 Henry Slade 51 M Laborer US of America United States United States 2 Steerage forward Rio de Janerio Permanent
39 Sleinrich Lazar 27 M Laborer Brazil Brazil United States 1 Steerage forward Bahia Permanent
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of
original document.
Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Para, Santos, Maranhao and Pernambuco are all in Brazil.
While this ship is dated Dec 12,1888, the date in the Sworn Statement looks like Dec 14,1888.
The column "Intended destination or location" was used only for passengers not in cabins.
The column "Date and Cause of Death" was written over, and replaced by, "Place sailed from".
Where there is no number given in the baggage column, it indicates that the luggage for that
passenger was included, through the use of a bracket, in the baggage count given for the last
person above him/her to have a number listed.
* Passenger #2, the occupation Drummer refers to a traveling salesman.
* Passenger #8, name is either Teldin or Tildin.
* Passengers #9,11,17,21, and 27, "+ wife" crossed out, and replaced by "Mrs".
* Passengers #16,17, surname could be Powell.
* Passenger #24, name is either Fidder, Fielder or Felder.
* Passenger #31, Griffith may be preceded by the initials W B.
* Passenger #35, baggage count number appears to be a circled 1 or a circled 11.
* Passenger #36, given name may be Martenici, Martunci, or Martinici; surname may be Giovanni
or Giovanili.
* Passenger #37, may be Priestly, Prestley or Porestley.
* The following information is from page 373 of the volume "Movimento de Passageiros
Norte-Americanos No Porto do Rio de Janeiro 1865-1890" authored by Betty Antunes de Oliveira
and published privately in Rio de Janeiro in 1981. The asterisks indicate names that differ
from the names on the actual passenger list above. This information has been submitted, and
translated from the original Portuguese, by Mr. David Asprey with the following description:
It is a 500-odd-page typescript of which the vast bulk is a tabulation of extracts from
local Rio de Janeiro newspaper reports of passenger movements - but only transcribing the
identified North American passengers. It seems that quite a few copies were produced in
1981, probably in xerox form.
Jornal de Comercio 20 November 1888, issue 325, page 4, column 8
Departure for New York 19 November 1888
vessel Finance, US Flag
master, Ed C. Baker
NAMES OF PASSENGERS:
William Tilden and wife
Rev. G. A. Landes, wife and four children
Charles Cowell and wife
Geo Fox
T. J. Jarvis, American Minister, and wife
*Capt. Dunsmore
*Lottie Lane Slade
*W. Catuna
*W. Gells
*B. Price
*W. McCue
Mrs. Moore and one son
*H. McCall
*W. Porter
* Capt Dunsmore appears as Dinsmore on the actual passenger manifest.
* Lottie Lane Slade may be a combinant form of the names of passengers #19, Miss L Lane,
and 38, Henry Slade.
* W. Catuna has the initial of N on the passenger list.
* W. Gells probably refers to passenger #3.
* B. Price is listed as passenger #4, Mr N. Price, on the ship's manifest.
* W. Porter does not appear as a passenger on the Finance when it reached New York.
* D. Asprey's notation as to W. McCue and H. McCall: H. McCall and W. McCue are, I suspect,
your Mr. Chas R McCue and Mr Geo McCue. However, when the Finance arrived (in Rio) from
Santos on 15 Nov 1888, the passengers listed included W C Porter and W McCall.
*While not included in this newspaper listing, a Miss Lovie Fielder was listed as arriving
in Rio de Janeiro, from New York, on board the Finance 6 October 1886. Finance passenger
#24, Miss L F??der, could be Miss Lovey Fielder.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 528.
Transcribed by Linda T. Byrne a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 12 May 1999
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