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Brig Westaway
I, Joseph Westaway Master of the Brig Westaway 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 Guantanamo, Cuba from which port said Brig has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, 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.
Sworn to this 1st July 1887, before me (signature cannot be read)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Br Brig Westaway whereof Joseph Westaway is Master, from Guantanamo burthen 259 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become Inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage
1* Edward D???iett 43 Male Engineer United States United States 1-0 Cabin 2 David Williams 22 Male Laborer Great Britain United States 1-0 Fokse Transcribers Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes. ? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of original document. Passenger numbers have been added to aid with referencing. 1 Edward D???iett looks like it could be Durriett, Druriett, or Dimiett
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 509, List 818.
Transcribed by Joan Medley for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild19 February 1999
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