Right click on this page, click on "view source" and change this document. Add all the information from the list you are transcribing, remove all my instructional comments, click save and then close this source. Then refresh the html document and it will reflect all the changes you have made. This is set up to go into Volume 9.
SS My Ship
I, (name of Captain), master of (name of ship) do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, (continue typing sworn statement as is appears on manifest). So help me God. (signed) Type the name as best as you can. Sworn before me this (type the date) (signed) type the name if you can read it.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the (type the name of the ship) whereof (type the name of the Captian), is master, from (type the name of the port of departure and any ports of call) burthen (type in the tonage) tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation. Or type in whatever columns are on your list.
These are not real passengers, I leave them here so you can see the spacing. The numbers are indented to allow for three digit numbers. Put your own passengers here and remove these. 1* Landenberge, Louise 17 F Single Wurthenberg United States Betweendeck 2 Tom, Emilie 22 F Single Prussia United States Betweendeck 3 Tom, Henriette 20 F Single Prussia United States Betweendeck 4 Malaska, Katharina 20 F Single Prussia United States Betweendeck 5 Wamyu Boyder 16 M Workman Russia Poland United States Betweendeck 6* Albertine Schafer 18 F Single Prussia United States Betweendeck 7 Paul Siegel 24 M Coppersmith Prussia United States Betweendeck 8 Robert Poppendiek 42 M Merchant U. States United States Betweendeck (Signed) type in the name of the Captain if he signed the list. Transcriber's Notes: Some of the names above are written last name, followed by a comma. Others are written first name followed by last name. You should type your passenger names as they are written on your manifest. These passengers were numbered by the transcriber, not on original film. 1 - the Country of origin could be Wurthenburg 6 - Albertine could be Albertene
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 415. (change to the correct Film # and Reel # for your manifest)
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Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
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