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Bark Menisota
Matanzas, Cuba to New York
12 June 1862
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W Symmes, Master of the Bark Menisota 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 Bark at Matanzas from which port said Bark 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. So help me God. (signed) W Symmes
Sworn to this 12th June 1962 before me (illegible name).
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Menisota whereof W Symmes is Master, from Matanzas, burthen 346 84/95 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of vessel occupied by passenger.
1* Jno R Herish 28 Male Lawyer Cuba US Cabin
2 A Shearer 28 Male Engineer New York US Cabin
3 J Parsons 27 Male Engineer Philadelphia US Cabin
4 Margaret Parsons 25 Female Philadelphia US Cabin
5* Paul Parsons 5 Male Philadelphia US Cabin
6 Margaret Walsh 27 Female Philadelphia US Cabin
7 H Randall 33 Male Engineer New York US Cabin
8* Th?? Enser 30 Male Engineer New York US Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
* indicates questionable data
? indicates illegible letters
* The name of this Bark could be Menisola; there is a flourish after the "a"
as if to cross the letter before, making it Menisota.
* There were no deaths on this voyage; that column has been eliminated.
Passenger Notes:
#1 - Abbreviation for Jonathan or John
#5 - There seems to be one or two letters after the name Paul, covered by smudge
#8 - First name has four letters; possible Thir/Ther/Thes
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 220, List 537.
Transcribed by Bette Dew
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
7 April 2000
Reviewed by Janice Peterson
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
20 February 2001
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