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Brig Metropolis

San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua to New York
November 4, 1852

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John W. Gillespie, 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 Brig Metropolis whereof I am Master, from San Juan del Norte.
So help me God. (signed) John W. Gillespie
Sworn to this 4 Nov., 1852
Before me (signed) [illegible]
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Metropolis whereof Gillespie is Master, from San Juan del Norte, burthen 209 3/4 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants. 
    
  1 John Fuller 32 Male Merchant England U. States
  2 Wm LeRoy    26 Male Merchant France  U. States *
  3 Chas Segna  29 Male Merchant France  U. States *

Transcriber's Notes:
     
The original manifest also included a column for "Died on the Voyage", but as 
this column was left blank, I have omitted it.
* Passenger 2:   Wm. is an abbreviation for William.
* Passenger 3:   Chas. is an abbreviation for Charles.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 121, List 1522.
Transcribed by Neil Carfra , a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
January 30, 2000

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