SS Evening Star
I, William R Bell, Master of the SS Evening Star, do solemnly, sincerely and truely 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 passengers taken on board of said-_SS at Havana from which port said SS has now arrived; and that on said list is truely 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 truely sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So Help m God
(Signature)
Sworn to this 7th day of December 1863.
Before me.
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Evening Star where of __William R Bell is master from N O Via Havana. Burthen 2114.
Columns represent: 1) Passenger number 2) Given Name 3) Surname 4) Age 5) Sex 6) Occupation 7) Country they are coming from 8) Country they intend to inhabit. 9) The part of the ship occupied by each passenger.
PASSENGERS FROM HAVANA 1 F E Barta 35 M Merchant Spain US Cabin 2 M Goldsmith 40 M Merchant Germany US Cabin 3 Chas Metherane 37 M Merchant Unknown US Cabin 4 E Mayan 25 M Merchant US US Cabin 5 I A Condit 42 M Merchant US US Cabin 6 Mr Tnihet 45 M Merchant US US Cabin 7 Mr Levy 37 M Merchant US US Cabin 8 Mrs Levy 25 M Merchant US US Cabin PASSENGERS FROM NEW ORLEANS 9 Mr Legget 30 M Merchant US US Cabin 10 Mr Rodgers 55 M Merchant US US Cabin 11 Mr Redfield 27 M Merchant US US Cabin 12 Mr Farrington 30 M Merchant US US Cabin 13 Capt Fitch 40 M Soldier US US Cabin 14 Mrs Fitch 25 F None US US Cabin 15 Mr Gregory 33 M Merchant US US Cabin 16 Mr Grimakard 31 M merchant US US Cabin 17 Mr Norton 43 M Merchant US US Cabin 18 Mr Marks 29 M Merchant US US Cabin 19 Mrs Francis 30 F None US US Cabin 20 Wife Vermissant 21 F None US US Cabin 21 Mrs R Shewell 23 F Actress US US Cabin 22 Judge Evans 47 M Judge US US Cabin 23 Mr Selby 33 M Merchant US US Cabin 24 Mr Jackson 30 M None US US Cabin 25 Major Vedder 45 M Soldier US US Cabin 26 Mrs Vedder 30 F None US US Cabin 27 Mifs Vedder 15 F None US US Cabin 28 Mr Rice 23 M Merchant US US Cabin 29 St Taylor 22 M Soldier US US Cabin 30 M??y Rodgers 36 M Merchant US US Cabin 31 Major Argus 24 < Soldier US US Cabin 32 General Vandiver 42 m Soldier US US Cabin 33 Cal Slack 47 M soldier US US Cabin 34 Mrs Wilson 30 F None US US Cabin 35 Dr Waldhiem 40 M Doctor US US Cabin 36 Mr Lock 25 M Merchant US US Cabin 37 Mr Basset 33 M Merchant US US Cabin 38 J Whitman 35 M Mechanic US US Steerage 39 M Quinn 20 M Mechanic US US Steerage 40 M Kerr 40 M Mechanic US US Steerage 41 W Somers 35 M Mechanic US US Steerage 42 Jas Murphy 43 M Mechanic US US Steerage 43 Ja Waltz 37 M Mechanic US US Steerage
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 236
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