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Schooner Velocity
I, Luther Hammond 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 Schr. Velocity whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax 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) L. Hammond, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this twentieth day of December 1827, (unsigned) Dy. COLLECTOR.
REPORT and LIST of the PASSENGERS taken on board the Schr. Velocity of Boston whereof Luther Hammond is Master, burthen one hundred twenty four tons and 58/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Halifax for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Ann Carrell 20 female servant Ireland U. S. A.
2 Jno Carrell 20 male servant Ireland U. S. A.
Transcriber's Notes:
* Probably from port of Halifax in Nova Scotia,
but not stated on original.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 August 1999
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