Immigrant Ships
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Ship Robert Morris

District of __________(from Philadelphia Archives)

I do solemnly sign __________ that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my hand & now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of __________ contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just & true account of all the Goods, Wares & Merchandise including packages of every kind and witnessed while being taken on board the __________ at the time of her sailing from the Port of __________ which have been laden or taken on board at any time since and that the packages of the said goods are as particularly described as in the bill of lading signed for __________ by me or with my knowledge; that I am at present and have been during the voyage,__________ Master of said vessel that any packages whatsoever or any Goods, Wares or Merchandise have been unladen, landed, taken out or in any manner whatever removed from on board said __________ since her departure from the said Port of __________ except which are not particularly specified and declared in the Manifest or Account herewith in that claims and other papers now delivered by me to the Collector are all that I have ?????????? find ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? to the cargo of the said vessels destination __________ that the record ?????????? ?????????? in the said Manifest are the ships stores for the cabin & vessel are ?????????? ?????????? put on board the said __________ for the ?????????? that ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? there ?????????? have ?????????? of them ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???? ??? ???? of merchandise or for sale or any other purpose than above mentioned, and are intended to remain on board for the consumption of the said Captain and Crew. I further swear that if I shall herewith discover or know of any other or greater quantity of goods, wares & merchandise of any nature or kind whatsoever than are contained in the Report & Manifest subscribed and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Port or District of __________ state likewise to ?????????? that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are exact to the best of my knowledge and belief just & true account __________ ?????? that __________ of the ???????? has applied for an inspection of the Manifest of the ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? said vessel and that __________ indicated endorsements have been delivered at the Port of delivery. So Help Me God

Collectors Office this __________ date of __________ 18__ Collector __________

 
Passengers    
    
1  Charles Weidelbach    
2  Emanud Bey      (A squiggley line connects all three with the words - Six Trunks)    
3  Joseph Stanley    
    
The cargo on this ship was as follows:    
    
Nine thousand bushels of Salt Shipped by Thomas Singer  to Wm Thom.*  of  Phila.    
Fifty Bushels fine Salt       Shipped by and to Thomas Singer of Phila.    
Three bags Coffee             All below are dittoed using a squiggley line connecting them all     
Two Bbls of Sugar    
Two kegs of Tamarinds    
A small quantity of drye* wood and Lignum Vitae    
One barrel contg* three dozend* bottles of Bay Rum    
One box contg* one dozend* bottles of Bay Rum               
    
Ship Stores    
    
Four barrels of Beaf*    
Two  barrels of  Pork    
Six  barrels of  Bread    
Eight gallons of Brandy    
Five pints of  Gin    
One half Puncheon of common Rum    
    
Signed: Thomas Singer    
    
Transcriber's Notes:    
     
A hand written Cover Page contains the following information:     
                          2 Feby 1832    
                            Manifest    
                       Ship Robert Morris    
                             Singers    
                         Fortune Island    
    
The date on this Cover Sheet is approximatly one year later than the manifest.    
Both dates are printed very clearly. There is no explanation for the 
difference.    
The ship is listed as having arrived 1832 since it was copied from the
reel containing other 1832 ships. 
Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.   
     
This ship carried mostly cargo, with only three passengers.    
As nearly as I can figure, Fortune Island is located in the Bahamas.    
Fortune Island was a transfer point for ships carrying cargo from England    
to North and South America.    
Columbus was supposed to have landed here on one of his journeys.    
In 1783 plantation owners began growing cotton here with about 1200 slaves.    
By 1800 there were 40 plantations.    
Due to bad soil and economic reasons the cotton industry failed.    
    
* - There is nothing in the Marks column and just check marks for each item in the Numbers    
     Exclusive column.      
* - There was no information as to age, where they came from or where they intended to go.    
* - Thos. is believed to be an abbreviation of Thomas    
* - Word is spelled beaf - meaning beef    
* - Word is spelled drye - meaning dry     
* - cont means containing    
* - Word is spelled dozend - meaning dozen
    
1. This Report & Manifest has been placed at the beginning of the listing, although on
   the original manifest it was placed last.      
2. NONE of the blank spaces were filled in. It is shown so the reader can see what the    
   Captain had to go through if he carried mainly cargo instead of passengers.    
3. The first part of the Manifest was barely legible. This is why large groups of words    
   are not discernable. The second part was fairly readable, but the print was very small.     
4. I have placed '__________' in places where an entry should have been entered.    
5. The common "?" was used to denote any letters in a word that were illegible. The length    
   of the words was an educated guess in some instances.        

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47, List 6.

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