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Brig Hippomenes
I, Lemuel Bourne do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Brig Hippomenes whereof I am master from Curacoa*. So help me God. Signd/ Lemuel Bourne Sworn to, the 7 January 1820 Before me, Jn Kearney D.C.*
LIST OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Hippomenes whereof Lemuel Bourne is master from Curacoa. Burthen 260 62/95 Tons.
Columns represent: Names; Age (Years); Sex; Occupation; "The country to which they severally belong."*
J M Meert 38 Male Merchant Holland
Signd/ Lemuel Bourne
Transcriber's Notes:
All words were spelled as they were originally written.
* "DC" may mean "Deputy Collector".
* "Curacoa" is an alternate spelling of Curacao in the Carribian Sea.
* Three additional columns, "Months" (a sub-heading under "Age"),
"The country in which they intend to become inhabitants." and
"Died on the Voyage.", are not listed above as there were no entries.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Norman Hommes for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 26 May 1999
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