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Brig Wanderer

Glasgow to New York
February 26, 1842

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Francis Cowan, master of Brig Wanderer 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 Wanderer at Glasgow 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 to which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant. So help me God. (signed) Francis Cowan. Sworn before me this February 26, 1842 (signed) M.L. Davis.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Wanderer whereof Francis Cowan, is master, from Glasgow burthen 280 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.. 
    
 1 John Hamilton        *   Male     *            Scotland   United States
 2 William Wilson      26   Male    Seaman        Scotland   United States
 3 Catherine Wilson    20   Female                Scotland   United States
 4 Wm Dicking          30   Male    Merchant      Scotland   United States
 5 Elizabeth Dicking   24   Female                Scotland   United States
 6 Louisa Dicking       2   Female                Scotland   United States   

                                        
(Signed)  Francis Cowan
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
 * There was no age or occupation given for passenger #1.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48
Transcribed by Barbara Grim for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 June 1999

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