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SS Rapidan
Havana, Cuba & New Orleans to New York
7 September 1870
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Edward Whitehurst, Master of the S.S. "Rapidan" 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 Port and District of
New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of
the said Steamship at Havana & New Orleans from which port said Steamship
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) Edw Whitehurst.
Sworn to, this Sept (illegible) 1870,
Before me, (signed) illegible
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship "Rapidan" whereof
Edward Whitehurst is Master, from Havana & New Orleans burthen 868 56/100 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally
belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the
vessel occupied during the passage.
1 Antonio R Fernandez 51 Male Merchant Spain U.S. Cabin
2 Amelia Fernandez 19 Female None Spain U.S. Cabin
3 Sarah Fernandez 17 Female None Spain U.S. Cabin
4 A??olimar Anitu?a 35 Male Merchant Spain U.S. Cabin
5 Jose G Garcia 37 Male Merchant Spain U.S. Cabin
6 Antonio R Caballero 27 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
7 Manuel Milian 25 Male Carpenter U.S. U.S. Cabin
8 Ramon Gallegos 31 Male Merchant Spain U.S. Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
? indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality
of the original document.
#4 A??olimar Anitu?a - The first letter after the 'A' looks like a leading 's'.
It extends below the line and is as tall as the 'A'. The next letter extends
below the line and looks like a 'z' but could be a 'y'; Aszolimar, Afzolimar,
Asyolimar, Afyolimar. The ? in the surname looks like an 'r', but could be
an 's' or a 'v'; Anitura, Anitusa, Anituva.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 335, List 925.
Transcribed by Barbara Burnett
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
July 15, 2000
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