Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Rover
Port Cortez, Honduras to New Orleans
1 April 1891
DISTRICT OF NEW ORLEANS – PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
I, John B. Brown Master of the above named STEAMSHIP Rover from the port of
Cortez (Honduras) do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the within
List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on
board the said Steamship at the time of or since her last departure from
the said Port of Port Cortez or that have been taken on board the said
vessel at any foreign port or place and that none have died on the voyage.
John B. Brown Master
New Orleans, March 30th 1891
I hereby certify that the foregoing list was this day 1 April 1891, presented
to me by the master of the Am. SS Rover from Puerto Cortez as a correct list
of the passengers on board said vessel. James De Grey
LIST OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the STEAMSHIP Rover
whereof John B. Brown is Master, from Port Cortez Honduras Burden 539 net
tons and 995 gross tons, crew 24, passengers 3. Tax paid on two (2)
passengers $1.00. Paid Apr 1, 1891, New Orleans La.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which the
severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Part
of vessel occupied, BAGGAGE.
1 Meiguel Cans 38 male merchant US US cabin four trunks and one valise
2 Meigusto Ose 56 male fruit grower Spanish Honduras US cabin 1 small valise
3 Meedenjis John 29 male fruit grower Spanish Honduras US cabin 1 small valise
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indictes a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.
The "Died on voyage" column was eliminated as there were no deaths on the
voyage.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 75, List 99.
Transcribed by Ralph Eckerberg
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
16 June 2000
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