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Marguerita
I, Petersen, Master of the Marguerita, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Port of PT Townsend is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Valparaiso, from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship,native country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the "Passenger Act of 1882;" also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God.
Sworn to this (blank), 189? before me .(blank), Collector
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Marguerita whereof Petersen is Master, from (blank)burthen (blank).
Columns represent: Name, Age(yrs,mos), Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are Citizens, Native Country, Intended Destination or Location, No. of pieces of baggage, Location of compartment or space occupied (specify whether forward, amidships, or aft) Date and Cause of Death, Whether visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 Oswald Grosser 34y10mo male Merchant Germany Germany Pt Townsend 32 Cabin 2 Veronica Grosser 32 female Germany Germany Pt Townsend Cabin Transcribers Notes: * There were no deaths recorded on this voyage, therefore, the column Date and Cause of Death was eliminated by the transcriber. * The name of the Collector in the Sworn to was blank and the last digit of the year was blank * In the Sworn statement where it says Master, from, it is blank and also the burthen is blank on the original manifest. * Both passengers were listed as permanent settlers so that column is eliminated
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484.
Transcribed by Patsy S. Becker a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
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