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SS City of Washington
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, L.F. Timmerman, Master of the Steamship, City of Washington, do solomnly, sincerely and truely swearthat the following List of Manifest subscribed by me and now delivered by me to the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said vessel at Havana, Cuba from which Port said Vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truely designated by the age, the sex, and the occupation of each 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 inteded by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truely sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. Sworn to this May 1, 1878, (scrawled signature), so help me God before me. L.F. Timmerman (legibly printed)
List of Manifests of all Passengers taken on board the Steamship City of Washington whereof L.F. Timmerman is Master, from Havana burthen 2618 27/ tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age: Years, Months*, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intent to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
Lucas Mohoberaz 45 Male HotelClerk United States Unites States cabin Louisa Mohoberaz 33 Female None United States Unites States cabin Mary A. Munoz 40 Female Nobe United States Unites States cabin Joseph M. Munoz 47 Male Merchant United States Unites States cabin Arline Sta#ley 20 Female Theatrical United States Unites States cabin Maria Ramos 30 Female None United States Unites States cabin Thomas Ramos 32 Male Engineer United States Unites States cabin G. Stowe Slayton 33 Male Merchant United States Unites States cabin Henry Barnard 61 Male Engineer United States United States 2nd cabin Wm. Yates Perot 22 Male Clerk United States United States cabin Nathaniel W. Chater 53 Male Merchant United States Unites States cabin H. O. Bounell 27 Male Merchant United States Unites States cabin J. H. Bushnell 36 Male Merchant United States Unites States cabin George ??rley 27 Male Circus United States Unites States 2nd cabin A.F. LaRue 35 Male Circus United States Unites States 2nd cabin Catherine M. Kiddle 26 Female Governess Great Britain Great Britain 2nd cabin Maria Chevalier 19 Female none France France cabin L. M. Pecomtal 51 Male Professor France France cabin Arthur** Roudier 25 Male Clerk France United States cabin Maurice Dussag 30 Male Merchant France France cabin Felix St. Chamant 25 Male Shoemaker France France 2nd cabin J. B. Puzo 29 Male Merchant France France cabin Thiebauld Bauer 40 Male Theatrical France France cabin Gabriel Costoli 42 Male Theatrical France France cabin Pierre Costoli 40 Male Theatrical France France cabin Heimoich Wunann 36 Male Merchant Breman Cuba cabin Theodor Wunann*** Luling 62 Male Merchant Breman Cuba cabin Louis Mohrmann 35 Male Merchant Breman Cuba cabin Louisa Felder 22 Female Governess Switzerland Cuba cabin Jose Alfonso delCainpo 36 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Juan L?a?sa 29 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Juan Casasus 41 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Antonio Viosca 36 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Juan Regueline 26 Male Clerk Spain Cuba 2nd cabin Juan Gomez 35 Male Farmer Spain Cuba cabin Jose Serradell 31 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Gil Aloarez 28 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Perdo Perez 39 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Jose Sa#chez 32 Male Saddler Spain Cuba cabin Ramon Fernandez 38 Male Merchant Spain Cuba cabin Inlio J. Apezlegima 33 Male Capitalist Spain Cuba cabin Jacinto Alfonso 39 Male Financier Spain Cuba cabin Frederica Luling de Batanero 37 Female None Cuba Cuba cabin Maria Batauero 7 Female None Cuba Cuba cabin Blas Batauero 9 Male None Cuba Cuba cabin Maria Lucrecia 14 Female Servant Cuba Cuba cabin Transcriber's Notes: * These columns have been eliminated - the age in months was not recorded and there were no deaths on this voyage. ? Unknown letters # this letter could be either an 'n' or a 'u". They are often very similar. ** This name is probably Arthur - the writer had a habit of crossing his 't's' after the letter and perhaps crossed the 'h' instead. *** This word is crossed out. All Jose names have an ` on the 'e'
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 412.
Transcribed by Joan Clancy-Flynn for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 4 March 1999
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