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Aspinwall, Panama to New York
14 December 1863

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, D S Babcock, Master of the Steam Ship Illinois, 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 Steam Ship Illinois at Aspinwall from which port said Ship Iillinois 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, Signed D S Babcock
Sworn to, the 14 Dec 1863. Before Me (signature unreadable) JAH (initials Handwritten, and both signatures above are written.)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamer Illinois. Whereof D S Babcock is Master, from Aspenwall, Panama. Burthen 2123.
Columns represent: passenger number, name, age, sex, occupation, 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*.
275  R W Martin      34 m  Miner     US       US       Forward
276  I Welch         28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
277  A F Cummings    32 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
278  B L Sheppard    29 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
279  R P Smith       36 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
280  L A Peomeroy    28 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
281  G Stoddart      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
282  C Stoddart      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
283  M Hervey        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
284  A P Fergusen    29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
285  W Beurde        35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
286  H Hutch         43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
287  T Andrews       28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
288  L D Runner      36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
289  E Daggett       22 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
290  Tobias Eckel    31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
291  J G Taylor      28 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
292  I C Rogers      42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
293  Jo^s M Smith    29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
294  I Morse         34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
295  H C Stantin     26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
296  W^m Pitney      38 m  Miner     US       US       Forward
297  H Farmon        36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
298  F S Protly      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
299  R H Landen      34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
300  O W Russell     29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
301  H Billinann     31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
302  L Mangen        22 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
303  I Fanser        39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
304  C Rowlinde      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
305  M Ganser        42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
306  W^m Stratford   33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
307  P Kelly         29 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
308  T F Cassiday    34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
309  W H Guilifal    26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
310  C Stenichfield  35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
311  Hugh L Williams 28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
312  C Shingter      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
313  M Best          27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
314  N Heppell       39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
315  F Woodburn      28 M  Surveyor  US       US       Forward
316  Geo Trefy       43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
317  James Frost     27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
318  Howens          34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
319  L Spaulding     27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
320  I I Hurlbut     31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
321  I F Piller      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
322  O Nelson        43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
323  O Olsen         27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
324  O Beatty        35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
325  A H Bonesteid   26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
326  G E Eastman     39 M  Doctor    US       US       Forward
327  F Mitchele      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
328  I Page          42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
329  T K Fish        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
330  G Gearey        39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
331  W^m Cummings    28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
332  W H Denson      42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
333  L F Prince      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
334  M Coglin        36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
335  Ellen Coglin    28 F  None      US       US       Forward
336  H Smith         34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
337  M Bonden        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
338  Jc Newbern      39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
339* H M Carroll     28 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
340  James Burnes    34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
341  W Carr          25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
342  Dau^l Thomas    33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
343  V Moulder       29 M  Surveyer  US       US       Forward
344  J Ward          34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
345  T Recker        25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
346  I Diblin        36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
347  J R Studley     28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
348  James Mirken    34 M  Tailer    US       US       Forward
349  J W Mirken      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
350  P Bracken       31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
351  C Clarkson      29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
352  W H Baker       33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
353  J W Dalley      24 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
354  D Sullivan      32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
355  A Krattinger    27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
356  J Starkweather  33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
357  R Rogers        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
358  S C Rogers      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
359  P Rose          35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
360  I Smith         29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
361  I Davis         42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
362  F Ward          28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
363  Z Jewett        36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
364  H Kelly         29 M  Mechanic  US       US       Forward
365  F Sebura        38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
366  C I Halleck     34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
366  C Liudower      26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
367  L Rasher        25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
368  L W Lukens      34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
369  L S Bradley     39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
370  J M Adler       25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
371  A Short         33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
372  W McMillan      24 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
373  A D Cayting     38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
374  T Holden        31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
375  C Pveley        28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
376  J M Smalley     32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
377  G Fisher        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
378  M Clarke        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
379  C Warrensert    29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
380  A Shipman       36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
381  J P Phillips    25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
382  John Merch      32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
383  H C Hodgeman    43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
384  H James         34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
385  J B Shelling    29 M  Doctor    US       US       Forward
386  H Buckley       35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
387  C Coak          28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
388  H Carrigan      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
389  A I Moore       27 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
390  J G Millen      39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
391  M S Freeman     28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
392  W M Lomax       43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
393  J K Rober       35 M  Minre     US       US       Forward
394  N Hart          28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
395  A Jacord        36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
396* Mrs N Siegle    43 F  Miner     US       US       Forward
397  Mary Siegle     13 F  Child     US       US       Forward
398  Ellen Siegle     9 F  Child     US       US       Forward
399  N Hall          36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
400  E A Hall        42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
401  A G Grant       39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
402  W B Miller      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
403  D Miller        43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
404  S Slyillimore   25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
405  Peter Sullivan  36 M  Marnir    US       US       Forward
406  James Christy   27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
407  A Naughton      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
408  A Mealay        28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
409  Geo Jacey       34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
410  J L Rockey      29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
411  H F Rockey      34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
412  R Beattis       29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
413  I Lavernay      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
414  T H Groves      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
415  H Groves        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
416  John Walter     26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
417  I Kenneday      39 M  Doctor    US       US       Forward
418  M Fletcher      32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
419  H Bartlett      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
420  A Willard       33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
421  A Scholl        28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
422* A Davis         34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
423  A Amerson       29 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
424  M Williams      36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
425  I Hanlin        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
426  I Brown         32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
427  B McLaughley    24 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
428  S S Burgess     31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
429  G M White       26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
430  D Bell          35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
431  I Jackman       28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
432  R Watts         39 M  Suveyor   US       US       Forward
433  I Ash           43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
434  A I Bell        25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
435  W F Kenneday    29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
436  W^m Kirkholl    32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
437  H Younghouse    38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
438  W I Butler      34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
439  Rly Chase       29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
440  Thomas Place    36 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
441  S B Sambert     28 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
442  R Kirby         32 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
443  I Alder         27 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
444  Tho^s Sullivan  35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
445  E O'Brien       34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
446  T Griffin       29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
447  N Colderwood    26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
448  P Fitzgerald    31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
449  T M Johnson     27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
450  G Pragbrook     34 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
451  E Smith         28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
452  I Duane         32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
453  A M Bell        29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
454  J Hanniford     35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
455  A Jackson       29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
456  G B Hansell     38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
457  S Jones         20 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
458  O Wied          24 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
459  T Brown         35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
460  E Furlough      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
461  I Wilder        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
462  I Brown         26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
463  Alex Wilson     43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
464  Mary Wilson     38 F  None      US       US       Forward
465  John T Wilson   13 M  Child     US       US       Forward
466  I Frost         34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
467  G Ivory         29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
468  H Watson        38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
469  B H Tourney     46 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
470  W H Grant       27 m  Laborer   US       US       Forward
471  W H Miller      34 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
472  S Cullen        29 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
473  F Meyer         26 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
474  Geo Meyer       35 M  Tailer    US       US       Forward
475  I D Wait        23 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
476  C Light         35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
477  M Courrier      28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
478  I W Shotwell    42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
479  W B Davis       37 M  Surveyer  US       US       Forward
480  D English       26 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
481  A Jessup        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
482  H O Mare        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
483  W B Osterhouse  38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
484  A Howell        27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
485  I Wycotte       31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
486  C Cooke         26 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
486  J Cooke         42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
487  J McFarland     28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
488  T S Boud        35 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
489  I W Alvord      37 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
490  W Watson        42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
491  M Harper        28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
492  I Buddell       31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
493  S D Short       39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
494  I H Marrion     28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
495  T C Stephins    34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
496  I W Doyle       26 M  Laborer   US       US       Forward
497  D Lacie         43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
498  James Carroll   25 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
499  N Halleck       38 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
500  G M Harper      29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
501  J D Wickhoff    31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
502  J T Biercinn    27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
503  D L Lovell      34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
504  M Manderoff     27 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
505  D Vandensen     31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
506  Tho^s Cochrine  29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
507  L McRhiol       34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
508  D McClelland    27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
509  H Rubellaide    36 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
510  N A Hall        31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
511  Geo Vanderbilt  28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
512  F Tamany        43 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
513  Ja^s Ayers      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
514  R Post          31 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
515  E Rodgers       24 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
516  J L Downing     22 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
517  L Pauchler      27 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
518  M Cricker       39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
519  H S Hortin      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
520  John Cronan     39 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
521  L Navinger      43 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
522  H Leonard       28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
523  J Champion      33 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
524  L Summerville   29 M  Engineer  US       US       Forward
525  Ely Turner      42 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
526  J P Brown       28 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
527  J Hosbel        34 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
528  J Osborne       29 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
529  A Lewis         23 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
530  J Boyle         32 M  Miner     US       US       Forward
531  W F Hill        36 M  Seaman    US       US       Forward
532  K Davis         37 M  Mechanic  England  England  Forward
   

Transcriber's notes:

?  The use of the question mark(?) indicates the film was 
   too light to read.

*  The use of an asterisk(*) indicateds an omission or 
   error made by the original recorder.

^  The use of the carot(^) indicates the subsequent
   letter was raised.

*  Written above the column for "place occupied on the ship"
   is: "On the First, Second and Third decks aloft the wheels". 
   So I will simply type in "aloft" for place where the
   passengers were carried.

*  Written on the "place occupied on the ship" column beside
   passenger number 167 is "between the first and second 
   and second and third decks forward of the wheel.  I
   will call this the "forward" section.

*  The word Tailer has been recorded as written on the 
   manifest.  I think it may need to be written as taylor.

Passenger #204 - died Dec 2, 1863 of consumption.
Passenger #339 - H M Carroll died Dec 4, 1863 of consumption.  
Passenger #396 - listed as a Male is recorded on manifest as Mrs.
Passenger #422 - X written in beside passenger's name.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 236, List 1228.
Transcribed and donated by Judy Bivens a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 December 2000



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