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Brig George Henry


Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts
7 August 1826

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN – PORT OF BOSTON
I, John Cutter, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of BOSTON and CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Brig George Henry, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever, in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. Sworn to before me, this 7th day of August 1826. (Signed) N. Tracy, Dep. COLLECTOR. (Signed) John Cutter, MASTER.
REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig George Henry of Boston whereof Cutter is master, burthen 132 tons and 40/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.
    
  1* El?a???     Atkins       30  female             N. Foundland  N. F. Land
  2  Eliza       Atkins       12  female             N. Foundland  N. F. Land
  3  Eliza       St. Croix    22  female             N. Foundland  N. F. Land
  4* Hannah      S?ort        34  female             Halifax       Halifax
  5* Throf?      Lispinyard   27  male    merchant   Quebec        Quebec
  6* Henry       Mc?nley      27  male    merchant   Quebec        Quebec
  7  Thomas      Shay         12  male               Ireland       Boston
  8  James       Conway       26  male    mason      Ireland       New York
  9* W??thw?th   Campbell     23  male    tailor     N. Scotia     Boston
 10  Timothy     Kennedy      24  male    bl smith   Ireland       Boston
 11* Edmond      Knowlen      2?  male               Ireland       Boston
 12  Alex        Lay          20  male    joiner     Canada        Canada
 13* Chs.        Masters      2?  male    furrier    Ireland       Newport
 14  Thomas      Cowley       20  male               N. Scotia     Boston
 15* James       ?atson       ?0  male               N. Scotia     Boston  
 16* Edward      Law?o?       27  male               N. Scotia     Boston
 17  James       Watson       25  male    miller     N. Scotia     Boston
  
Transcriber's Notes: 
  #1 first name looks like Eleann or Eliann.
  #4 surname looks like Sport, but could be Short.
  #5 first name looks like Throft.
  #6 surname looks like McAnley.
  #9 first name looks like Wirthwuth.
 #11 age could be 24 or 26.
 #13 age could be 24 or 26.
 #15 surname looks like Eatson or Catson, but perhaps it is the same 
     as #17, Watson, though the W is not the same as for #17; age possibly 50.      
 #16 surname could be Lawton or Lawlor.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 October 2000



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