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Bark Estelle
Monrovia, Liberia to New York
17 January 1856
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M Sears Master of the Bark Estelle do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear
that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by
me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York,
is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said
Estelle at Monrovica* from which port said Estelle has now arrived; and that
on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of
each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the
passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it
is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest
truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage,
and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this Jany 17th 1856 So help me God.
Before me (signed) J. Wils?? D Coll. (signed) M. Sears
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Estelle
whereof M. P. Sears is Master, from Monrovia burthen 273 28/95 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country
to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become
inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each
passenger during the voyage.
1 Rev John White 26 male Priest United States United States Cabin
2 Mrs John White 22 female Lady United States United States Cabin
3* Mr Payne 34 female Lady Kingston United States Cabin
4 M E Payne 10 female Lady Kingston United States Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder, and/or more information is provided in the notes below.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of the original document.
The column "Died on the voyage" was blank and has therefore been omitted.
* In first paragraph, Monrovica is as spelled on list.
3 Looks like Mr. but has female in the "sex" column.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 159.
Transcribed by Terry Owenby
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
29 April 2000
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