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Brig Porto Plata
*Porto Plata to New York
September 26, 1859
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Chr. Flachmann, Master of the Brig Porto Plata 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 of the said Brig at *Porto Plata from which port said Brig has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex*, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage*, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died*. So help me God. (signed) Chr. Flachmann. Sworn to this 26th September, 1859, Before me, (signed) White DC*.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Porto Plata whereof Chr. Flachmann is Master, from *Porto Plata, burthen 172 tons.
1. Francois D Ambroise* 24* Merchant Porto Plato* New York
2. Boham Dietrich Flachmann 31 Sailor B???ern* Cincinaty*
Transcriber's Notes:
* The "sex" column was left blank on the original document.
* Passenger # 1 occupied a cabin. His baggage list is unreadable.
* Passenger # 2 road in steerage. His baggage consisted of one bag.
* No one died on this voyage, so that column has been omitted.
* DC is often an abbreviation for Deputy Collector.
* Passenger # 1: There appears to be an apostrophe between the D and
Ambroise.
* Passenger # 1: His complete age is listed as 24 years and 10 months.
* Passenger # 2: Question marks indicate letters that are unreadable
on the original document.
* Passenger # 2: The writer of this manifest may mean Cincinnati, a
city in SW Ohio.
* It is believed that the departure port is meant to be Puerto Plata
in the Dominican Republic.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195.
Transcribed by Mary Grabanski for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 6 June 1999
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