Immigrant Ships
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Brig Scotia

Halifax, NS to New York
March 14, 1842

DISTRICT OF New York – PORT OF New York
I, James Caldwell, master of Brig Scotia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Scotia at Halifax, NS from which Port said Ship has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country o which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. So help me God. (signed) James Caldwell Sworn before me this March 14, 1842 (signed) Ian Talman
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Scotia whereof James Caldwell, is master, from Halifax, NS burthen 164.15/35 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation. 
    
 1 Thomas Boyer        28  M  Mech          Scotland      New Foundland
 2 John Hampton        22  M  Laborer       Ireland       US
 3 Wm Hen?fick *       22  M  Joiner        Ireland       US
 4 John Coicoran       25  M  Laborer       Ireland       US
 5 Mrs Dickson         30  F  Wife of
                              Tabacconist   Nova Scotia   US
 6 James Dickson        9  M     *          Nova Scotia   US
 7 Bridget Dickson      8  F     *          Nova Scotia   US
 8 Mary Dickson         7  F     *          Nova Scotia   US
 9 Margret Dickson      5  F     *          Nova Scotia   US         
                                        
(Signed)  James Caldwell

    
Transcriber's Notes:     
 * The ? representing the letter in passenger #3 name was impossible to read.  
   It was mixed up with the tail of the p in Hampton.
   Where the four * are for #6.#7,#8,#9 the word Children was written down 
   the column.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48.
Transcribed by Barbara Grim for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 June 1999

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