Immigrant Ships
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Brig F. M. Mayhew

I, Henry W. Harvey Master of the Brig F. M. Mayhew 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 Bermuda 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. H. W. Harvey

Sworn to this 31st Augt. 1857
Before me J. N?i?? (and) J. ??oll

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig F. M. Mayhew, whereof Harvey is Master, from Bermuda burthen 180 20/95 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  M^rs I. Durant  49        F   None     Bermuda   New York
2  M^rs M. ?undry  26        F   None     Bermuda   New York
3  Miss ? Ward      9y 6m    F   None     Bermuda   New York
4  Miss ? Nenry     2y 6m    F   None     Bermuda   New York
5  Robert Ward     32        M   Gent^m   Bermuda   New York
6  Arli?? *Mll     45        M   Gent^m   Bermuda   New York
7  Edwin A?fu?     15        M   Gent^m   Bermuda   New York

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 MI or MJ are signed partially over the 'Before me' declaration.
Person(s) sworn before:  The writing is just a wavy line for the first name
and the second name is very flourished.

The 'occupation' space for the females had no entry.

Passenger #2:  ? appears to be a 'C'
Passenger #3:  ? may be 'de' or an 'H' or a very fancy 'I'
Passenger #4:  ? may be 'de' or an 'H' or a very fancy 'I'
Passenger #6:  ?? may be 'ns'; there is a dot a little above the M and l
               which may mean the name was Mill, however there is no line
               where the 'i' would be.
Passenger #7:  first ? may be an 'r' and the last ? may be an 'r'

This handwriting was difficult to decipher from comparison since the list
was so short.

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

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