Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Nancy

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN – PORT OF BOSTON

I, Thomas Bell, 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 Sch. Nancy whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board the 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 21 day of August, 1826. (Signed) N. Tracy, Dep. COLLECTOR. (Signed) Thomas Bell, MASTER.

REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Sch. Nancy of Cape Breton whereof Bell is master, burthen 45 tons and --/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.

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

    
   
  John Cogan,                             manufacture  Ireland   New York
    wife 
    and th??? children    *
  Patrick Monehan             28  male    manufacture  Ireland   New York
    6 children
  Margaret De:?oy         *   19  female               Ireland   Philadelphia
  George B???o?           *       male                 Scotland  New York
    th??? children        *
  Bryan Blaney                    male    saddler      Scotland  Boston
    one child
  John Brennan,                           manufacture  Ireland   Scituate
    wife & child
  Mrs. Flemming                  female                          Scituate
    one child
  John Ryan                               carpenter    Ireland   Scituate
  Fitz Simmons                            blacksmith   Ireland   New York
  John Coath??            *               carpenter    Ireland   Scituate
  ???. Bailey             *               carpenter    Ireland   Scituate 

Note on manifest in same handwriting as rest of list: "Put in to Scituate 
in distress where the passengers named as per List, landed and proceeded 
to their several places of destination."  
    
Transcriber's Notes:

This ship doesn't indicate Halifax, England or N.S.  Many people
took larger ships across the Atlantic from Britain, landing in N.S. because
the fares were less expensive or for other reasons.  Then they would take
one of the smaller ships which ferried people down from Canada to Boston.
There seemed to be a lot of traffic down from that part of Canada into
Boston.

This is a small ship, only 45 tons, which could also mean it didn't travel
far.  Therefore this ship is listed under port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
but researchers will have to note that it could be Halifax, England.
   
No ages given except for the two shown.

* Cogan children: it could say three or their.  
* Margaret De:?oy: letter in question could be r or s or v.
* George B???o?: letters 2 & 3 (which also could be only 1 letter) do not extend 
  above or below the line; letter 4 is probably k or t; last letter is n or r.  
  For the children with him, it could be three or their.
* John Coath??: last letters could be e & s; but can only say that they don't 
  extend above or below the line.
* ???. Bailey: an abbreviation, begins with A or C.

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

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