Immigrant Ships
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Brig William

I, G. P. Marston 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 William 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) G. P. Marston, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this 17th day of March 1827, (signed) N. Tracy, Dy. COLLECTOR.

REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig William of Boston whereof Marston is master, burthen 138 tons and (not filled in)/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   
  1 Samuel Ra?son      *  26  male    mariner  England  Boston
  2 Eliza Ra?son       *      female           England  Boston
  3 John Har???oy      *  21  male    laborer  Ireland  Boston
  4 Thomas Fitzgerald     30  male    laborer  Ireland  Boston
    
Transcriber's Notes:  
* Probably from the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, though the 
  original only states Halifax.  
  #1-2 letter in surname could be m or n or w.  
     Age was not given for #2. 
  #3 first letter could be m or w, then e or o, then s or n or r. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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