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Schooner Alma

Kingston, Jamaica to New York
26 September 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Walter Snelgrove, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Gaebeoh Schooner whereof I am Master, from Jamaica. Sworn to, this 26 Sept 1859. So help me God. (signed) Walter Snelgrove Before me, (signed) J White DC
LIST or MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Br Sch Alma whereof Snelgrove is Master, from Kingston Burthen 167 Tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, part of vessel occupied during voyage. 
   
  1 2 children                  School* 
  2 Angelia J Beattie &*   31   Female   Teacher    Oheo Unide s*  United States  Cabin
  3 William Livingston     53   Male     Solicitor  Jamaica        Jamaica        Cabin     
  4 Colin Jaione           ??   ??       Solicitor  Jamaica        United States  Cabin    
  5 Edward Dunshone        31   Male     Miners     England        United States  Cabin    
  6 John Dunshone          29   Male     Miners     England        United States  Cabin    
                                 

Transcriber's Notes: 
* Passengers # 1 and 2, 2 children written in above Angelica S Beattie &. Ages & sex of 
  children not listed. School written on same line with the words 2 children (probably 
  belongs to Angelica S Beattie, thus she is a school Teacher)
* Passenger #2 country to which she belongs could possibly be Ohio, United States.  United
  spelled Unide with the letter 's' superscripted to abbreviate the word 'States'.  
* Passenger #4 Cannot read age, or sex.  Probably male.
  There are no births nor deaths recorded on this manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195.
Transcribed by Kathryn Rau for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
13 June 1999


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