Schooner Abby Brackett
I, David McCobb Master of the Sch Abby Brackett 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 Schooner at Frontera Mexico from which port the said Schooner 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) David McCobb
Sworn to this 21st June 1862
Before me, (signed) illegible
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Schooner Abby Brackett whereof David McCobb is Master, from Frontera burthen 168 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 G H??ley 26 ? Miller United States United States None Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
? indicates letters that cannot be clearly read because of the handwriting.
Passenger Notes:
#1 Last name could be Hursley, Hunley, Harsley, Hanley. There appears to
be a letter 'J' in front of the word 'miller' under occupation. The
letter has a long loop under the line and a tall loop above the line.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 220, List 585.
Transcribed by Barbara Burnett a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 April 2001
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