Immigrant Ships
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Ship Monongahela

I Chas Dixey do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the Report 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 Ship Monongahela at the time of her sailing from the port of Liverpool or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage, master of the said vessel. And I do likewise affirm that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Affirm before me, this 9 day of May 1832 Collector.

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Monongahela whereof Chas Dixey is Master, from Liverpool 509 65/95 Tons, and owned by Henry and Alfred Cope of Philadelphia and bound to Philadelphia.

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

    
   
  1 Richard Biddle        45  M  *            United States United States      
  2 Gerrard Ralston       32  M  *            United States United States      
  3 Chas Willing          26  M  MD           United States United States    
  4 Thos Wilson           28  M  MD           United States United States      
  5 J Edgar Thompson      31  M  *            United States United States     
  6 William Hall          34  M  *            United States United States     
  7 Emerson Mc??????      32  M  *            United States United States    
  8 Margarett Elliot      50  F  *            Scotland      United States   
  9 Servant               28  F  *            Scotland      United States
 10 Thomas Shepherd       54  M  *            England       United States
 11 Michael Chapman       *   M  Farmer       Great Britain United States
 12 John Varty            28  M  *            United States United States
 13 Mrs Varty*            56  F  *            Great Britain United States
 14 * Varty               25  F  *            Great Britain United States
 15 * Varty               *   F  *            Great Britain United States
 16 Mrs Sickerson*        40  F  *            Great Britain United States
 17 * Sickerson            7  F  *            Great Britain United States
 18 * Sickerson            4  F  *            Great Britain United States
 19 * Sickerson            2  F  *            Great Britain United States
 20 John Currie           26  M  Farmer       Great Britain United States
 21 William Stevenson     32  M  Taylor       Great Britain United States
 22 Patrick Flood         40  M  Silk Weaver  Great Britain United States
 23 Catharine Correch     50  F  *            Great Britain United States
 24 John Grundy           35  M  Collier      Great Britain United States
 25 William T Maxwell     25  M  Glazier      Great Britain United States
 26 Benjamin Lewitt       18  M  Farmer       Great Britain United States
 27 Samuel Rhods          19  M  Clerk        Great Britain United States
 28 John Winterbottom     39  M  Manufacturer United States United States
 29 Mordica Cafron        33  M  Farmer       Great Britain United States
 30 Wy Carrison           38  M  Miller       Great Britain United States
 31 Robert Jackson        36  M  Labourer     Great Britain United States
 32 Mr Nitworth           37  M  Draper       Great Britain United States 
 33 Mer Stark             36  M  Mercer       Great Britain United States
 34 John Sprout           *   M  Farmer       United States United States
                                     
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
 The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder. 
 
* Passenger # 1, no occupation was listed.    
* Passenger # 2, no occupation was listed.    
* Passenger # 5, no occupation was listed.    
* Passenger # 6, no occupation was listed.
* Passenger # 7, last name of Mc??????, possibly McTh????, unable to read 
  clearly due to ink blot on name.
* Passenger # 7, no occupation was listed.
* Passenger # 8, Margarett Elliot no occupation was listed.
* Passenger # 9, Servant was in name column, no name listed.
* Passenger #10, no occupation was listed.
* Passenger #11, no age was listed.
* Passenger #12, no occupation was listed.
* Passenger #13, Mrs Varty no first name or occupation was listed.
* Passenger #14, no first name or occupation was listed.
* Passenger #15, no first name, age or occupation was listed.
* Passenger #16, Mrs Sickerson no first name or occupation was listed.
* Passenger #17, no first name listed.
* Passenger #18, no first name listed.
* Passenger #19, no first name listed.
* Passenger #23, no occupation was listed.
* Passenger #34, John Sprout, unable to read age clearly.

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

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