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Schooner Governor Rhode

I, W. H. Ostergaard, 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 District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Schooner Governor Ostergaard at the time of her sailing from the port of Mayaguez or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage master of said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. So Help Me God. W. H. Ostergaard Sworn before me this 28 day of May 1832 (signature cannot be read)

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Sch Governor Rhode whereof W. H. Ostergaard, is Master, from Mayaguez burthen ? Tons and owned by ? of ? and bound for Philadelphia

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.

  
1  Willm[1] Webb       40   Male   Merchant   Nassau N P   United States
2  George P Wood       24   Male   Merchant   Nassau N P   United States     
    
Transcriber's Notes:
* [1] Previous character superscripted     
* The Collector mistakenly identified the Governor Rhode as Governor Ostergaard in 
  the sworn statement above
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the 
  quality of the original document
* Passenger list was not numbered

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47.

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