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Schooner Brazil
I, James Hervey, Master of the Sch. Brazil of Baltimore, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within Report and List, subscribed with my name, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers which have been taken on board the said Sch. at Nassau or any other foreign Port or at Sea and brought in said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Nassau. Sworn to 22 April 1834 (signed) James Hervey. Before me, Jesse Hunt, Mayor.
List of all the Passengers taken on board the Sch. Brazil of Baltimore, 22 April 1834, from Nassau, N. P.*
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
1 Henry H. Montell 31 male merchant Great Britain United States of America
2 Wm. E. Howland 19 male merchant U. S. United States of America
3* M. Cros?y 27 female Great Britain United States of America
4* James Kernan 2? male Great Britain United States of America
5* Michael Nesdel 2? male butcher Great Britain United States of America
6* Edward Sleigh 21 male seaman Great Britain United States of America
7 Henry Sleigh 33 male seaman Great Britain United States of America
8 Robert Jarvis 32 male seaman U. States United States of America
The two last named foreigners are seamen who ? regularly shipped from New Orleans
in a vessel bound to Liverpool which vessel was ? (possibly wrecked) and they worked
their passages from Nassau, N. P. to this port in consideration of which they are
relieved from their tax imposed on alien passengers. (Signed) Jesse Hunt, Mayor.
(Signed) James Hervey
Transcriber's Notes:
This was a City List.
N. P. may mean New Providence.
Passenger Notes:
#3 surname could be Crosby or Crosly.
#4-5 ages could be 23 or 25.
#6-7 the note by the mayor refers to these passengers.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 1.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 March 2001
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