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Brig George Henry

I, ?ulley* Foster do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Brig George Henry whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board the said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said report and list expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. (Signed) ?ulley Foster, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this 5th day of January 1827, (signed) N. Tracy, Dy COLLECTOR.

REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig George Henry of Boston whereof Foster is master, burthen 132 tons and 40/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   
 1 Charles Purcell       26  male    military   England    England
 2 William Wy??       *  26  male    merchant   N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 3 James ?. Moody     *  19  male    merchant   N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 4 G. H. L. E?o??y    *  27  male    merchant   N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 5 Henry Walter          21  male    taylor     N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 6 James Foley           27  male    printer    N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 7 Michael Turner        28  male    carpenter  Ireland    U. S. A.
 8 ?am? Galloway      *  13  male               N. Scotia  N. Scotia
 9 Frances Hall          19  female             N. Scotia  N. Scotia
10 Esther Welesly        26  female             N. Scotia  N. Scotia
11 Martha Furnival       14  female             N. Scotia  N. Scotia
                                            
Transcriber's Notes:     
* Probably from Halifax, Nova Scotia, though not stated on original.
* First name of captain begins with either G or T.
#2 letter(s) in surname n or er, Wyn or Wyer. 
#3 middle initial could be A.
#4 second letter of surname seems to extend above and below the 
   line.  Other letters do not extend above mid-point. 
#8 first name could be James or Saml.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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