Immigrant Ships
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Brig Myra

I, Isaac Gorham, do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear 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 Brig Myra at the time of her sailing from the port of St John NB 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 Swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 18 day of August 1834 SO HELP ME GOD (signed) J ??? Collector (signed) Isaac Gorham

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Myra whereof Isaac Gorham is Master, from St. John NB burthen 129 Tons and owned by A.C. Barclay of Philadelphia and bound to Phila

Columns: Names, age, sex, Occupation, To what country belonging*, Country of which it is their intention to become Inhabitants*, Number and Name of Passengers who have died in the Voyage*.

      
   1. Joseph McAvey    75 Male   Farmer   *
   2. Thos. McAvey     23 Male            *
   3. Richd. McAvey    18 Male            *
   4. Jane McAvey      16 Female          *
   5. Margaret McAvey  15 Female          *
   6. Samuel White     28 Male   Labourer *
   7. Mary White       25 female          * 
   8. & child 6 mo				
   9. John Kithcart    23 Male   Labourer *
  10. Jane Kithcart    20 Female	  *
  11.      Kithcart     2 Female	  *
  12.      Kithcart     3 Female	  *
  13.      Kithcart     4 Male 	          *
  14. Arahabe Morrison 29 Male   Labourer *
  15. Wife Morrison    28 Female	  *
  16.      Morrison     1                 *
  17.      Morrison     3                 *
  18.      Morrison     4                 *
  19. James Swift      20 Male   Farmer   One package
  20. James McGroaty   25 Male   Farmer   One Package
  21. Thos. Monta?u?*  21 Male   Farmer   *
  22. Hugh Magowen     28 Male   Farmer   *
  23. James Gellequen  30 Male   Farmer   1 package
  24. Wm Gault         18 Male   Farmer   1 package
  25. And. Stevenson   25 Male   Farmer   1 package
  26. ??? Murphy       28 Male   Farmer   *
  27.     Murphy        5		  *
  28.     Murphy        3		  *
  29. Alice Rodgers*   18 Male            3 packages
  30. Allen Groaty     20 Male	          1 package
  31. James McCarty    25 Male            	
  32. Wm Hewit         78 Male	          2 packages

  Transcriber's Notes:
  This list is not numbered; numbers were inserted by transcriber.
  *In the 5th column, titled "To what country belonging" there is the 
   single entry "Ireland" and the column has not been transcribed above.
  *In the 6th column, titled "Country of which it is their intention to 
   become Inhabitants", there is the single entry "United States, " and 
   the column has not been transcribed above. 
  *The 7th column, titled, "Number and Name of Passengers who have died 
   in the Voyage" contains entries of the baggage.  Some passengers are 
   grouped with brackets to show baggage and they are:  McAvey family 
   listed with 2 chests; Samuel & Mary White, 1 chest; Kithcart family, 
   3 Packages; Morrison family, 6 Packages; Thos Monta?u? and Hugh Magowen, 
   3 Packages; Murphy family, 2 Packages.
  *The recorder made no name entry for the Murphy or Kithcart children - 
   just wrote "do" in those lines.
  *#21 Passenger Thos. Monta?u?: first ? could be "j" or "g" - there is 
   no dot over the letter but otherwise looks like a "j".  The second ? 
   could be an "e" or an "r".
  *#26 First name of 28 yr old male Murphy is not deciperable.
  *#29 Alice Rodgers is listed as "male", indicated with a ditto.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 49.

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