Immigrant Ships
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Ship Hudson

I, H. L. Champlin, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for 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 Ship Hudson, whereof I am Master, from London so help me God. [signed] Henry[1] L. Champlin
Sworn to, the 18th June 1825
Before me [signed] M V Ken???[2]

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Hudson whereof H. L. Champlin is Master, from London. Burthen 368 6/15 Tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, and The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants.

Cabin Passengers
 1 Elija Batty            27 [3]               United States United States
 2 Mary Froding           22                   United States United States
 3 Elizabeth Froding    1y2m                   United States United States
 4 Mary Connant           35                   United States United States
 5 Noah Webster           66 [5] Gentleman     United States United States
 6 Wm G Webster           23     Gentleman     United States United States
 7 Wm Patton              26     Clergyman     United States United States
 8 Richard Wm Riddrich    23     doctor        United States United States
 9 Moses Davis            61     Merchant      Germany       United States
10 Jane Lamb              23     Merchant      Canada        Canada
11 Bartholomew Richards   30     Gentleman     Ireland       Mexico
12 James Richards         14     Gentleman     England       Mexico
13 John Low               24     Gentleman     Scotland      Canada
14 Henry Farrar           21     Travellin[4]  England       England
15 Lawrence Myers         19     Merchant      England       England
16 Daniel Fox Colland     21     Gentleman     England       England
17 F???no? Jacobs         10     Gentleman     England       England
18 John Rains             16     Gentleman     England       England
19 Hugh Davis             24     Servant       England       England
Steerage Passengers
20 Thomas Soud (Loud)     63     P Forte Maker United States United States
21 Philogus Soud (Loud)   25     P Forte Maker United States United States
22 James Bridgland        12     none          England       England
23 John Plumber           38     Grocer        England       England
24 Elizabeth Plumber      32     Grocer        England       England
25 Mary Plumber           12     Grocer        England       England
26 Francis Plumber        10     Grocer        England       England
27 Henry Plumber           7     Grocer        England       England
28 Edward Plumber          5     Grocer        England       England
29 Frederick Plumber       1     Grocer        England       England
30 David Burkley          20     ?ugar basher  England       England
31 Nicholas Holdman       22     ?ugar basher  Germany       Germany
32 Jno Pape               26     ?ugar basher  Germany       Germany
33 Christopher Gertun     27     ?ugar basher  Germany       Germany
34 Herman Barns           26     Farmer        Germany       Germany
35 John Siv?in            30     Farmer        England       England
36 Sarah Siv?in           34     Farmer        England       England
37 Mary Simmons           39     Farmer        England       England
38 Ian Simmons            21     Farmer        England       England
39 Lydia Offen            50     Farmer        England       England
40 Maria Offen            38     Farmer        England       England
41 Junius Offen           12     Farmer        England       England
42 Elizabeth Clark        14     Farmer        England       England
43 Philip Clark           13     Farmer        England       England
44 Margaret Clark         11     Farmer        England       England
45 Lilina Clark           10     Farmer        England       England
46 Henry Richard Clark     6     Farmer        England       England
47 Geo Whiting            30     Farmer        United States United States
                                          [signed] Henry[1] L. Champlin

Transcriber's Notes:

On this voyage, the Ship Hudson was apparently involved in the rescue 
of the crew and passengers of the Ship Juno. According to the Juno's 
manifest, after it "foundered", its crew and passengers were picked up 
by the Schooner Olive. Later, the Hudson must have come upon the scene, 
taking aboard the Juno contingent, and proceeding with them to New York.

The Juno's manifest was signed by Henry[1] L. Champlin, captain of the 
Hudson. On the NARA microfilm, the Juno frames immediately follow the 
Hudson frames. See the Ship Juno for further details on the Juno 
misadventure.

[1] Might be Harry.
[2] Possibly Kenney.
[3] The entire Sex column contained ditto marks (").
[4] Exactly as written. 

[5] The renowned Noah Webster and his son William returned to the US on 
this ship. We're grateful to Janice Newton, on behalf of The Noah Webster 
House Museum of West Hartford for supplying the following information 
about the Noah Webster family:

Noah Webster, Jr. ("our" Noah who wrote the first American Dictionary), was
born on October 16, 1758 in the West Division of Hartford, CT. His parents
were Noah Webster, Sr. (1722-1813) and Mercy Steele Webster (?-1794).

Noah had two sisters and two brothers:
Mercy -   November 8, 1749   d. 1820
Abraham (or Abram) - September 17, 1751  d. 1831
Jerusha - January 22, 1756  d. 1831
Charles - September 2, 1762  d. 1817

On October 26, 1789, Noah married Rebecca Greenleaf. They had 8 children:
Emily    1790-1861
Julia    1793-1869
Harriet  1797-1844
Mary     1799-1819
William  1801-1869
Eliza    1803-?
Henry    1806-1806 (died as an infant)
Louisa   1808-1874

Noah and his son William did travel to England. While he was writing "An
American Dictionary of the English Language", in 1824-1825, he made a
research" trip to England and France. He completed the work on the
dictionary in Cambridge, England in 1825, subsequently returning to his
home in New Haven, CT. That dictionary was published in 1828.

Correspondence 10/15/02 passengers #20 & 21 Loud
A cousin (Nancy List) found an ancestor of ours on the ship Hudson out 
of London.   He is your passenger #20, "Thomas Soud".   
        However, the actual surname spelling is LOUD.  He was traveling
with passenger #21, his 3rd son Philologus (not Philogus).  They had
returned to London in 1825 apparently on a 'buying' trip.  
        What we would really like to find is the shipping records of the
entire family's immigration; part came in Oct 1811 (per Thomas's
naturalization papers), and some came in 1812 (see son Thomas'
naturalization papers).  That way, we would have confirmation of each and
every family member, including the somewhat mysterious youngest child
Sarah (b 1803, probl in London).
        See below for a brief family bio on this family of English and
American piano makers.

The LOUD Family
Early English and American Piano Manufacturers
Thomas LOUD I was born 16 Jan 1762 in Maidstone, Kent, England. When his
father died, his mother married a William EVENDEN family. As a result,
Thomas often used the EVENDEN surname in business for many years on both
sides of the Atlantic. Yet he retained the LOUD surname in his marriage
and for christening his children. 
This Thomas LOUD married Esther or Hester HAWKINS who produced at least 6
children, possibly 7. Thomas was active as a maker of pianofortes late in
18th century London, possibly as an apprentice to Clementi. Thomas LOUD I
holds a 1802 British patent and was independently manufacturing in
London, first @ Hoxton & Shoreditch (1802 and 1807), then moved (1807) to
22 Denonshire St, Queens Square, Bloomsbury, London. In 1811, he
immigrated using the name Thomas EVENDEN on his naturalization papers.
Thomas I arrived in NYC on Oct 10th   with the intent of settling in
Philadelphia. He established a partnership to build pianos with Joshua
Baker in that city. 
The partnership was dissolved the following year (1812) in favor of the
one with his eldest son Thomas LOUD II, and was known as Thomas EVENDEN &
Son. Until about 1817, the two Thomas’ used the EVENDEN name in their
trade.
At the time, Charles Tawes was the leading importer of pianos and a small
manufacturer of them. Pianos were a luxury item and there was only a
small market in America for the instrument. A rivalry grew up. The Thomas
L Evenden & Son business always claimed superiority for their pianos over
any of English or foreign make. When a Tawes advertisement mentioned a
"an importation from Clementi & Co , of London, of ‘elegant and
fine-tuned pianos’..." , Sharf, Op Cit, pg 2290. the LOUDs took offense.
The implication was that the now well known and thriving LOUD pianos were
inferior. The LOUDs struck back challenging "... any huckster in the
city, who has the arrogance to call himself an importer, to disprove the
assertion [i.e., that LOUD pianos were inferior]’." The result was a very
bitter controversy, which became highly personal. 
The family was together in at least one respect. As a group they
universally dropped the name EVENDEN name from business. But the public
controversy masked a growing business disagreement between Thomas I and
his son Thomas II. As a result, Thomas I moved about 1817 to NYC (History
of the American Pianoforte, pp 178-179.), his wife and children remaining
in Philadelphia (1820 US census).    In NYC, he established a small
manufacturer and repair shop, first @ 102 Canal St, then @ 250 Broadway.
He later moved to Vandam St with a home @ 55 Varack St where he died in
1833.
Each of the brothers remained in Philadelphia, participating in making
pianos and in the musical life of Philadelphia. A list of members of the
Musical Fund Society contains that of Thomas, as Director, and Philologus
and John as members. J B Lippencott Co, 1864. Edited by Philip C Goepp.
The Musical Fund Society was formulated about 1820 and its history is
described through about 1858. Esther LOUD, wife of Thomas I, also
remained in Philadelphia where she conducted a grocery business at Prune
& 5th St.
Thomas II continued the business in Philadelphia, first with his brother
John as that of Thomas & John Loud. About 1825, brother Philologus joined
his brothers and the firms name was changed to LOUD & Brothers. The firms
reputation and size were growing. Pianos had grown in popularity and
every young girl from a genteel family knew how to play The
Transportation Revolution, 1815-1860; New York, Harper & Row, 1951.. By
1826, the company was reported to have made 600 pianos in that one year.
Brother Joseph LOUD entered the firm in 1828 when firm expanded to new
quarters at no. 150 Chestnut Street. 
Philologus The LOUDs and their piano business were well known. But it did
not prevent more public business controversy over patent rights; Thomas
II held several American patents. Nor did it shield the company from near
ruin due to a combination of the counties financial crisis and a poor
investment in a North Carolina gold mine.
Thomas II and his youngest brother Joseph tried to reestablish the
business. They were partially successful well into the 1850's. Philologus
moved to Georgia and became a teacher of natural science and Chemistry;
he died in 1885. John moved to Virginia for awhile then returned to
Philadelphia where he promoted his wife’s poetry. Thomas II’s children
helped for awhile in promoting the piano business, and in teaching music
in Mississippi, Alabama and in Philadelphia. When photography came into
being, several of the LOUD grandchildren opened a Philadelphia photo
shop.
One LOUD piano was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial fair in
Philadelphia’s Fairmont park. At lest three more found their way into the
Smithsonian. Several early LOUD pianos are extant. Joe Beglan


More correspondence 03/02/2003 on passengers 20-21 LOUD
We are ancestors of Thomas Loud and live in the UK. We are interested to 
make contact with other members of the Loud Family in the USA or elsewhere. 
My Grandfather still had a Piano factory in London under the name Loud 
until the 1940's. Keith Loud 

More information on Noah Webster is available on the Museum's web site: The Noah Webster House Museum of West Hartford

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