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Brig Talisman
I, Borden Wood, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the district of BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Brig Talisman whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in said report and list expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. (Signed) Borden Wood, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this 4th day of September 1826. (Signed) N. Tracy, Deputy COLLECTOR.
REPORT and LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig Talisman of Boston whereof Borden Wood is master, burthen 240 tons and (not filled in)/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Liverpool for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 James Teasdale * ?? male glass blower England Massachusetts 2 John Teasdale 21 male glass blower England Massachusetts 3 Jane Roberts 22 female England Massachusetts 4 Martha Roberts 3 female England Massachusetts 5 Benjamin Dean 33 male block cutter England Massachusetts 6 John Dan?on * 30 male shuttle maker England Massachusetts 7 Wm. Standing 23 male farmer England Canada Transcriber's Notes: #1 age could be 40 or 60. #6 surname probably Danson, but could be Danton.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 13 November 1999
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