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Steamer Prometheus
San Juan del Norte via Havana, Cuba to New York
2 Nov 1852
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Henry Churchill, 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
Steamer Prometheus
whereof I am master, from San Juan. So help me God.
Sworn to this Nov. 2 1852 before me (Signature cannot be read)
List of Manifest of All The Passengers taken on board the Steamer Prometheus
whereof Henry Churchill is Master, from San Juan del Norte, via Havana,
burthen 1207 61/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they
severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 C Wroley 45 male merchant United States United States
2 Capt Gibbs 55 male merchant United States United States
3 H Rowlands 36 male merchant United States United States
4 T A Chick 30 male merchant United States United States
5 A Regio 28 male merchant United States United States
6 Mrs J W Merrick 24 female merchant United States United States
7 S M Bloomer 24 male merchant United States United States
8 N A Brag 40 male mariner United States United States
9 S E Crane 28 male merchant United States United States
10 Saturuino Reges 38 male merchant Nicaragua United States
11 Thos Lacayo 20 male merchant Nicaragua United States
12 Jas Waldrop 34 male merchant United States United States
13 Wiley Waldrop 30 male merchant United States United States
14 James Nicholls 28 male merchant United States United States
15 A J Clements 22 male merchant United States United States
16 W H Glasscock 36 male merchant United States United States
17 W W Collyer 34 male merchant United States United States
18 A S Shepherd 23 male merchant United States United States
19 A J Harrison 40 male merchant United States United States
20 L Wheeler 53 male merchant United States United States
21 E A Wemyss 25 male merchant United States United States
22 C S Beler 27 male merchant United States United States
23 L N Schrack 27 male merchant United States United States
24 O Drers 35 male merchant United States United States
25 W Sullivan 38 male merchant United States United States
26 Doctr D C Ward* 45 male physician United States United States
27 R C Bowne 45 male merchant United States United States
28 J J McNeilly 32 male miner United States United States
29 Jno Easom 42 male mechanic United States United States
30 S B Watson 27 male mechanic United States United States
31 Chas Peirce 33 male mechanic United States United States
32 H J Hall 36 male merchant United States United States
33 Jas G Rowley 27 male miner United States United States
34 B Stork 42 male miner United States United States
35 J Gard 47 male miner United States United States
36 J Van Warner 25 male miner United States United States
37 J W Wood 26 male miner United States United States
38 J B Crawford 32 male miner United States United States
39 Edwin H Keeler 36 male miner United States United States
40 Geo Williams 36 male miner United States United States
41 Miss M Merrick 20 female miner* United States United States
42 N J Burton 28 male miner United States United States
43 Mr McKeager 36 male miner United States United States
44 Mr Pennington 29 male mariner United States United States
45 T J Graham* 37 male miner United States United States
46 Mrs Graham 28 female United States United States
47 Mrs A J Burlew 28 female United States United States
48 John Smith 26 male miner United States United States
49 Stephen Booth 30 male miner United States United States
50 Mr Thomas 50 male miner United States United States
51 Mr Lovegrove 28 male miner United States United States
52 E M Chapman 40 male miner United States United States
53 W K Leverett 31 male miner United States United States
54 A Fox 29 male miner United States United States
55 R D Sanders 24 male miner United States United States
56 J E Alsop 36 male miner United States United States
57 A L Getchell 50 male miner United States United States
58 E Marshall 53 male miner United States United States
59 D C Hoag 29 male miner United States United States
60 B T Leverett 43 male miner United States United States
61 Jno ? Marshall 29 male miner United States United States
62 Chas Devere 29 male miner United States United States
63 Thos Alsop 45 male miner United States United States
64 Dr O C Donaldson 21 male MD United States United States
65 S M Locke 21 male miner United States United States
66 Mr Sharp 20 male miner United States United States
67 Nelson Woods 28 male miner United States United States
68 Jos Morris 27 male miner United States United States
69 S W Gardner 21 male miner United States United States
70 Jas Cohen 36 male miner United States United States
71 G E Daniels 35 male miner United States United States
72 M Brown 26 male miner United States United States
73 S M Orbison 38 male miner United States United States
74 Z Benson 55 male miner United States United States
75 J Lakin 33 male miner United States United States
76 Jas McClain 28 male miner United States United States
77 Chas Desmoineaux 35 male miner United States United States
78 Le Roy 26 male miner United States United States
79 J F Goff 28 male miner United States United States
80 J M Watson 24 male miner United States United States
81 H Bruning 35 male miner United States United States
82 Jns Romake 21 male miner United States United States
83 J Goodrich 27 male miner United States United States
84 B Cooper 27 male miner United States United States
85 G McPherson 34 male miner United States United States
86 S Evans 34 male miner United States United States
87 Mrs C Slusher 35 female United States United States
88 H Short 28 male miner United States United States
89 H Not 29 male miner United States United States
90 P Van Bever* 28 male miner United States United States
91 E M Allen 28* male miner United States United States
92 H A Fox 35 male miner United States United States
93 A Starkweather 28 male miner United States United States
94 C A Starkweather 26 male miner United States United States
95 P Kellinger 41 male miner United States United States
96 Ira Shepherd 28 male miner United States United States
97 Chas Hanson 29 male miner United States United States
98 Richd Mathers* 23 male miner United States United States
99 B Carrick 27 male miner United States United States
100 Jno Bigley 37 male miner United States United States
101 G Rider 43 male miner United States United States
102 D Durrah 21 male miner United States United States
103 Jno Hunt 33 male miner United States United States
104 D S Christie 35 male miner United States United States
105 E Benson 26 male miner United States United States
106 W Worthington 43 male miner United States United States
107 S Worthington 22 male miner United States United States
108 G Hotchkiss 36 male miner United States United States
109 H Gray 32 male miner United States United States
110 J Hubbard 27 male miner United States United States
111 J H Black 25 male miner United States United States
112 A Nicholls 31 male miner United States United States
113 S Getchell 28 male miner United States United States
114 L Mosier 22 male miner United States United States
115 H Ashton 20 male miner United States United States
116 O Rowland 25 male miner United States United States
117 H Remmick 26 male miner United States United States
118 W Sanders 22 male miner United States United States
119 Nelson Peck 57 male miner United States United States
120 P Hearne 47 male miner United States United States
121 J Pollard 29 male miner United States United States
122 P Van Amburgh 40 male miner United States United States
123 F Ulrick 30 male miner United States United States
124 R W Collyer 23 male miner United States United States
125 W King 39 male miner United States United States
126 Griffith Carr 42 male miner United States United States
127 J Hamilton 50 male miner United States United States
128 Martha Hamilton 10* female United States United States
129 Alex Hamilton 7 male United States United States
130 Jameson Hamilton 4 male United States United States
131 Nic Hamilton 6 male United States United States
132 B Whittaker 52 male miner United States United States
133 O R Witter 41 male miner United States United States
134 Mrs J Hamilton 45 female United States United States
135 Jas Patterson* 28 male miner United States United States
136 J ?rammer 32 male miner United States United States
137 J Campbell 45 male miner United States United States
138 J B French 47 male miner United States United States
139 Jno Rumsey 42 male miner United States United States
140 Geo Harris 25 male miner United States United States
141 ?? L Potts 29 male miner United States United States
142 H F Dunlaw 34 male miner United States United States
143 J H Hoff 38 male miner United States United States
144 C Demarney 33 male miner United States United States
145 Jno Hosley 38 male miner United States United States
146 P McGregor 43 male miner United States United States
147 James Hobbs 46 male miner United States United States
148 J W Reed 23 male miner United States United States
149 P B Rogers 28 male miner United States United States
150 J Bliss 34 male miner United States United States
151 Jno Ellett 43 male miner United States United States
152 J P Smith 45 male miner United States United States
153 Geo Brown 32 male miner United States United States
154 Jno Walkden 35 male miner United States United States
155 H W Jackson 39 male miner United States United States
156 E Robbins 41 male miner United States United States
157 C E Smith 23 male miner United States United States
158 E Hayck 28 male miner United States United States
159 Jos W Arnold 34 male miner United States United States
160 Jno Harris 37 male miner United States United States
161 J B Brown 27 male miner United States United States
162 J K Freeman 32 male miner United States United States
163 Wm Newman 25 male miner United States United States
164 Hiram Norris 28 male miner United States United States
165 E Mather 34 male miner United States United States
166 Doct Wetherby 45 male MD United States United States
167 Jas Crank 42 male miner United States United States
168 S Eves 34 male miner United States United States
169 N V Starke 28 male miner United States United States
170 H Jasper 24 male miner United States United States
171 M Millgate 22 male miner United States United States
172 J Hoff 36 male miner United States United States
173 Jno Strutman 34 male miner United States United States
174 W Stein 40 male miner United States United States
175 P Lizer 45 male miner United States United States
176 Mrs P Lizer 40 female United States United States
177 Mary Lizer 12 female United States United States
178 C Miller 35 male * United States United States
179 E F Goer* 39 male miner United States United States
180 W W Hopkins 28 male miner United States United States
181 D Londburgh 42 male miner United States United States
182 W A Achidell 41 male miner United States United States
183 G Hooper 40 male miner United States United States
184 Jno Smith 38 male miner United States United States
185 C Bechler 36 male miner United States United States
186 W Morris 26 male miner United States United States
187 Mr Thompson 22 male miner United States United States
188 Jno Wales 25 male miner United States United States
189 L Williamson 36 male miner Unitd States United States
190 C P Morgan 39 male miner United States United States
191 Jno Simpson 41 male miner United States United States
192 James Clarke 36 male Consuls Man United States United States
193 J C Darling 33 male merchant United States United States
194 J Smith 26 male merchant United States United States
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due
to quality of original document.
* Death column was eliminated, no notes in it.
Passenger Notes:
# 26 "r" of Doctr in superscript.
# 41 female listed as miner in a row of repeat marks would seem to be
error.
# 45 has after name what looks like circle with large caret through it;
possibly hurried + .
# 61 missing letter has been corrected, appears to be P,B, or R.
# 90 has + after his name.
# 91 age has been written over, could be 25.
# 98 first name abbreviated with "d" in superscript.
#128 age has been written over, had been 45 (see Pass. #134).
#135 has + noted after name.
#136 Letter appears as large 7; possibly T, but very unlike his other T's.
#141 Letters are Nr or Gr.
#178 occupation blank.
#179 has + after his name.
* End of manifest lists 92 cabin passengers, 102 steerage passengers.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 121, List Number 1516.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of
the Immigrant
Ships Transcribers Guild
26 January 2000
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