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Ship John Wells
Liverpool, England to New York
16 May 1825
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Isaac Harris do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship John Wells, whereof I am Master, from Liverpool. So help me God. Sworn to, the 16th May 1825. Signed I. Harris.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship John Wells, whereof Isaac Harris is master, from Liverpool. Burthen 3.66 1/95 tons.
Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and died on the Voyage.
1 Wm. Blackwood 40 Male Merchant Canada Canada
2 Mrs. C. Kausled 36 Male Merchant Germany United States
3 P. F. T. Campbell 47 Male Gentleman England United States
4 John Wilson 45 Male Farmer England United States
5 Herman Bethum 56 Male Merchant Canada Canada
6 Thos. W. Satte?thwaite 27 Male Merchant Canada Canada
7 Mrs. Cooke 20 Female None United States United States
8 John Clark 56 Male Manufactor England United States
9 Mary Clark 53 Female England United States
10 Julie Clark 9 Female England United States
11 Wm. Hinson 30 Male Gentleman England United States
12 Charity Hinson 29 Female England United States
13 Elizabeth Hinson 1 Female England United States
14 John Hewlo?e 25 Male Mechanic England United States
15 Mathew Davis 26 Male Mechanic England United States
16 Hannah Davis 21 Female England United States
17 John Davis 1 Male England United States
18 Mary B?ers 23 Female England United States
19 Robert Marshall 37 Male Mechanic England United States
20 Diana Marshall 37 Female England United States
21 John Marshall 13 Male England United States
22 Thomas Owen 21 Male Mechanic England United States
23 Wm. Vincent 45 Male Mechanic England United States
24 Janet Vincent 52 Female England United States
25 Elizabeth Vincent 24 Female England United States
26 Elenor Vincent 20 Female England United States
27 Wm. Vincent 17 Male Mechanic England United States
28 Lewis Vincent 14 Male England United States
29 Ebenezer Vincent 12 Male England United States
30 Janet Vincent 10 Female England United States
31 Simon Thomas 28 Male Farmer England United States
32 John Thomas 25 Male Farmer England United States
(Signed) Isaac Harris
Transcriber's Notes:
No death listed on this voyage.
Some first names are spelled out, others are abbreviated.
William is abbreviated by Wm.
Thomas is abbreviated by Thos.
Line 6 letter could be S or R.
Line 7 list female occupation as None, other female's occupation left
blank
Line 14 letter could be W, R or N.
Line 18 letter is smudged, could be Y or R.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 7.
Transcribed by Pennycandy Jansen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
27 February 2000
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