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Brig Frances
I J Spear do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bg Frances whereof I am Master, from Vera Cruz So help me God. [signed:] James Spear
Sworn to, the 5 Dec 1827 Before me ?????????? DC*
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Bg Frances whereof J Spear is Master, from Vera Cruz Burthen 114 2?/95 Tons.
Columns represent: Names; Age [Years; Months*]; Sex; Occupation; The Country to which they severally belong; The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants; Died on the Voyage*.
1* W^m Todds 23 Male Mechanic U States U States
[signed] James Spear
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an "*" indicates an omission or error made in the original
document or a clarification by this transcriber.
? The use of a "?" indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due
to the quality of the original document.
^ The use of a caret "^" indicates the following letter has been
superscripted.
* Surname of witness is undecipherable, but is followed by 'DC': Deputy
Collector
* The Captain signed his name in the 'Died' column, and then lined-out the
name, signing it again in a different column; so there are no entries in the
'Months' or 'Died' columns and they are omitted.
Passenger Notes:
#1 - According to "Emigrants & Exiles" by Keith Miller, 'Mechanics' on a ship's
list may mean: "boiler makers, painters, machinists or flax spinners."
Latter Day Saints Family History Library Film #0002256,
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York
from Nov 21, 1827 to Jun 30, 1828.
Brig Frances, Vera Cruz, December 5, 1827, #792.
Transcribed by Carolyn "Cari" McQuaid Thomas a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
April 2001
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