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Brig Mary Pierce

Mayaguez PR to New York
8 May 1855

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Pierce, 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 Brig Mary Pierce, whereof I am Master, from ** . So help me God. H.W. Pierce Sworn before me this May 8th, 1855, Before me (signed)
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Mary Pierce whereof Pierce, is master, from Mayaguez PR , burthen 192 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage. 
1 Peter Vsandesio 45 M Merchant France United States

Signed: H. W. Pierce

Transcriber's Notes:
** Country is not written in.
* Signature of Customs Officer could not be read.
* First letter of spelling of passengers surname appears to be V.
* No passengers died on this voyage.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 152, List 288.
Transcribed by Gemma Fiamma Carmony a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 September1999

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