SS Huntsville
St. Johns, Puerto Rico to New York
16 June 1877
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William Weir, Master of the S.S. Huntsville 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 of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Huntsville at the pland* of Porto Rico from which Port said Steamer has now arrived; and that on the said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the 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 have died. So help me, God. W. Weir, Master
Sworn to this 16 of June 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Huntsville whereof A. W. is Master, from St. Johns, P. R. burthen * tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and the accommodation.
1 Daniel Chasen Chapman 33y 2m M Merchant USA USA Cabin 2 E. Frank Snider 35y 2m M Merchant England USA Cabin 3 Thos. Hutchinson 65y 1m M Engineer USA USA Cabin 4 Augusto Ayinard 57y 2m M Proprietary USA USA Cabin 5 Jose Ayinard 23y 1m M Gentleman Spain USA Cabin 6 Isaac Hopkins 40y 3m M Merchant USA USA Cabin 7* Jacobo Monsanto y R??? 14y 1m M Student Spain USA Cabin 8* Fco. G??o Molina 40y 3m M Merchant Holland W?rt? Ri?v Cabin 9* Jose A. F???r 21y 1m M Merchant Spain USA Cabin 10 Pedar Danssan 40y 2m M Professor Spain USA Cabin 11* Isabel Go????ch 78Y 5M F A Widow England England Cabin Transcriber's Notes: There were no births or deaths on this passage. 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 * indicates an ommission, or an error made by the original recorder. * J de Rivera & Co. is handwritten at the top right of the manifest. * The tonnage of the ship was not given. * Pland is an old abbreviation for portland, or port. Passenger Notes: 7 Jacobo Monsanto Y R??? - The first letter is small, the second one is tall and above the line, the third letter goes below the line. Looks like Raby, or Reboj. 8 Fco. G??o Molina - Fco. is an abbreviation for Francisco. The missing letters are small, looks like Gino or Guso. The location looks like Worts Kiev. 9 Jose A. F???r - the missing letters are all small ones. 11 Isabel Go????ch - the missing letters are small, and the last ones could be vech or wich.
Family History Library Film Number 0295773 National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 409.
Contributed and transcribed by Eileen Matthew a Member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild13 January 2001