Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig John

I, Henry Wooster, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the above list, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of New Haven, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board said Brig at the time of her sailing from the Port of Trinidad. So help me God. (Signed) Henry Wooster. Sworn before me, this 11th day of August 1832. (Signed) Wm. H. Ellis, Collector.

LIST of all the PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig John of New Haven in any Foreign Port or Place.

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

 
  1 Anna P.       Hart     *  28  female           British W. Indies  New Y?k
  2 Mary A.       Hart        10  female           British W. Indies  New Y?k
  3 Clarissa E.   Hart         8  female           British W. Indies  New Y?k
  4 Mary J.       W??len   *   8  female           British W. Indies  New Y?k
  5 Mary          Hart     *  12  male             British W. Indies  New Y?k
  6 Mary Ann      Obran    *  15  male    servant  British W. Indies  New Y?k
  7 Bu?ton        Williams *  21  male             British W. Indies  New Y?k
  8 William       Irell       21  male             British W. Indies  New Y?k
  9 Hamilene      Scha?k   *  19  male             British W. Indies  New Y?k

Transcriber's Notes:  
* Probably sailed from Trinidad in the Caribbean.
   
  #1-9 destination for all seemed to be written as New Yak.
  #4 surname looks like Woolen or Waslen.
  #5 written male.
  #6 surname possibly should be Obrien.  Was written as male.
  #7 first name could be Bucton or Burton or Buston.
  #9 surname could be Schaak or Schack perhaps.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 5.