Immigrant Ships
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Brig Emily W. Leyburn

I, Henry A. Nickols Master of the Brig Emily W. Leyburn 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 District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Brig at Malaga from which port said Brig 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.
Henry A. Nickols

Sworn to this 1 Sept. 1857
Before me ??offman

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Emily W. Leyburn, Henry A. Nickols whereof Nickols is Master, from Malaga burthen 332 86/95 tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age (Years/Months), 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. There were no deaths on board. All passengers were 'Cabin' class.

    
1* Lewis M^cDonald     45  Male     Clerk      Scotland    US
2  La??? P. MacDonald  25  Male     Clerk      Scotland    US
3  Nancy MacDonald     50  Female   Lady       Scotland    US
4  S?? Reni?           19  Female   Lady       Gibraltar   US
5  Melvin Reni?        22  Male     Carpenter  Gibraltar   US
6  Charles Potter      55  Male     Seaman     US          US
7  Ellen Potter        55  Female   Lady       Gibraltar   US
 
Transcriber 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.

The initials MSR are signed partially over the 'Before me' declaration.
Person sworn before:  ?? appear to just be up and down strokes.

Passenger #1:  The surname for this passenger is definitely Mc while
               passengers #2 and 3 are definitely Mac.
Passenger #2:  ?? appear as squiggly lines but first ? could be a 'u' or 'w'
Passenger #4:  ?? could be 'al' or 'ue'.  Last letter in 
               surname could be an 'n'
Passenger #5:  Last letter in surname could be an 'n'

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178.

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