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SS Leipzig


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
17 July 1869

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE

I, A. Jaeger, Master of the N.G. SS Leipzig of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subscribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said Steamship at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen.

Sworn to this 17th day of July 1869,
Before me ??? ?????? (port authority signature indecipherable)

Columns represent: passengers' names, ages, gender*, country of allegiance or birth, and either the last place of residence or the nationality, and occupation.

Cabin:

  1  John Gibbes            24      m  U.S.  Baltimore     merchant
  2  Charles Alberti        19      m  U.S.  Baltimore     merchant
  3  Henry Brink            35      m  U.S.  Baltimore     merchant
  4  Eugene Keyser          23      m  U.S.  Philadelphia  merchant
  5  Martin Kimm            27      m  U.S.  Philadelphia  merchant
  6  Anna Wise              38      f  U.S.  Baltimore
  7  Carl Wise              10      m  U.S.  Baltimore
  8  Josef Herzog           35      m  U.S.  Neworleans    merchant
  9  Ottilie Barrett        28      f  U.S.  Baltimore
 10  Alphonso Coppens       26      m        Belgium       minister

 Steerage:

 11* Carl Gulich            55      m  U.S.  Cumberland    machinist
 12  Heinr. Vogelsang       74      m  U.S.  Braunschweig
 13  Johann Thiess          31      m        Bremen        cigarmaker
 14* Julianne Kromer        33      f        Hannover
 15* August Kromer           7      m        Hannover
 16* Julianne Kromer         5      f        Hannover
 17* Johann Kromer               7m m        Hannover
 18  Babette Moses          23      f        Hessen
 19  Wilh. Hilgemann        28      m        Westphalen    merchant
 20  Gorge Dietz            46      m  U.S.  Baltimore     baker
 21  Burckhard Menke        41      m  U.S.  Baltimore     merchant
 22  Louis Michaelis        25      m        Sachsen       miller
 23  Clara Michaelis        24      f        Sachsen
 24  Heinrich Krauss        26      m        Hessen        merchant
 25  Franz Noidorf          21      m        Hannover      smith
 26  Dorothea Schmidt       19      f        Wurttemberg
 27  Emilie Vollmann        38      f        Pommern
 28  Gustav Matthes         26      m        Sachsen
 29* Christian Kruger       35      m        Pommern
 30* Agnes Kruger           15      f        Pommern
 31* Louise Kruger          17      f        Pommern
 32* Bernhard Kruger         9      m        Pommern
 33* Adalbert Kruger         8      m        Pommern
 34* Elisabeth Kruger        7      f        Pommern
 35  Carl Eickenberg        27      m        Braunschweig  cigarmaker
 36  Friedrke Eickenberg    33      f        Braunschweig
 37  Adolph Eickenberg       9      m        Braunschweig
 38  Gustav Eickenberg       6      m        Braunschweig
 39  Marie Eickenberg        4      f        Braunschweig
 40* Friedrke Eickenberg         8m f        Braunschweig
 41  Julius Eickenberg      28      m        Braunschweig  cigarmaker
 42  August Fenscher        18      m        Würtemberg    tanner
 43  Johann Benzel          20      m        Würtemberg    tailor
 44  Hermann Seidbeck       53      m        Oldenburg     farmer
 45  Maria Seidbeck         46      f        Oldenburg
 46  Hermann Seidbeck       13      m        Oldenburg
 47* Josef Seidbeck          9y  2m m        Oldenburg
 48  Stefan Seidbeck         8      m        Oldenburg
 49  Josefine Seidbeck       2      f        Oldenburg
 50* Bernard Seidbeck        6y  2m m        Oldenburg
 51  Johann Kruse           42      m        Oldenburg     farmer
 52  Maria Kruse            24      f        Oldenburg
 53* Heinrich Kruger        26      m        Pommern       farmer
 54  Ludwig Klages          41      m        Pommern       shoemaker
 55  Caroline Klages        43      f        Pommern
 56  Ernst Klages           18      m        Pommern
 57  Franz Klages           16      m        Pommern
 58  Emilie Klages          14      f        Pommern
 59* Fritz Klages            9y  2m m        Pommern
 60  Paul Klages             8      m        Pommern
 61* Ida Klages              6y  4m f        Pommern
 62* Marin Klages               11m f        Pommern
 63  Minna Ulrich           27      f        Preussen
 64  August Gessler         32      m        Preussen      farmer
 65  Amalie Gessler         37      f        Preussen
 66* Gustav Gessler          9y  2m m        Preussen
 67* Emma Gessler               11m f        Preussen
 68  Amelius Jaeger         16      m        Hessen        smith
 69  Johann Jaeger          18      m        Hessen
 70  Carl Pfann             22      m        Oestreich     merchant
 71  Carl Ackermann         33      m        Pommern       farmer
 72  Ernestine Ackermann    29      f        Pommern
 73  Friedrich Ackermann     6      m        Pommern
 74  Mathilde Ackermann      4      f        Pommern
 75  Albine Ackermann       63      f        Pommern
 76  Franz Beutler          25      m        Pommern       farmer
 77  Emilie Lemoke          18      f        Pommern
 78  Severin Kempner        33      m        Russland      merchant
 79* Wilhelm Muller         27      m        Sachsen       farmer
 80* August Muller          34      m        Sachsen       farmer
 81* August Muller          24      m        Sachsen       farmer
 82  Julius Lauski          30      m        Preussen      farmer
 83  Michael Seifried       29      m        Baiern        farmer
 84  Anna Wurdack           17      f        Böhmen
 85  Josef Seiling          18      m        Böhmen        farmer
 86  Johann Seiling         44      m        Böhmen        farmer
 87  Theresia Rassl         20      f        Böhmen
 88  Johann Brunner         17      m        Böhmen        farmer
 89* Anna Grunner           21      f        Böhmen
 90  Anna Diebl             20      f        Böhmen
 91* Margaretha Konig       15      f        Böhmen
 92  Andreas Wolf           18      m        Böhmen        farmer
 93  Josef Wurdack          19      m        Böhmen        farmer
 94  Herman Friedrichs      26      m        Preussen      farmer
 95  Carl Friedrichs        29      m        Preussen      farmer
 96  Peter Hansstengel      26      m        Preussen      farmer
 97  Johann Hansstengel     34      m        Preussen      farmer
 98  Carl Flockenhagen      25      m        Preussen      farmer
 99  Caroline Munderich     18      f        Würtemberg
100  Johanna Sauer          24      f        Hessen
101  Christian Niemann      30      m        Hannover      farmer
102  Heinrich Stumberg      27      m        Oldenburg     farmer
103  Anna Eilers            30      f        Hannover
104  Gerhard Eilers          6      m        Hannover
105  Diedrich Eilers         4      m        Hannover
106* Johann Eilers               6m m        Hanover
107* Dominik Proka          54      m        Böhmen        farmer
108* Josefa Proka           52      f        Böhmen
109  Augustin Leschowski    46      m        Böhmen        farmer
110  Aloise Leschowski      40      f        Böhmen
111  Franz Leschowski       16      m        Böhmen
112  Emanuel Leschowski      7      m        Böhmen
113  Amilie Leschowski       2      f        Böhmen
114* Ottilie Leschowski          7m f        Böhmen
115  Emanuel Svetuicka      35      m        Böhmen        farmer
116  Franz Leschowski       54      m        Böhmen        farmer
117  Marie Leschowski       46      f        Böhmen
118  Julie Leschowski        8      f        Böhmen
119  Emanuel Leschowski      6      m        Böhmen
120  Anton Leschowski        3      m        Böhmen
121  Heinrich Fasting       56      m        Hannover      farmer
122  Heinrich Bruns         24      m        Hannover
123  Josef Jonasch          41      m        Böhmen        farmer
124  Anna Jonasch           38      f        Böhmen
125  Wenzl Jonasch          17      m        Böhmen
126  Josef Jonasch          15      m        Böhmen
127  Anton Jonasch           9      m        Böhmen
128  Anna Jonasch            8      f        Böhmen
129  Maria Jonasch           6      f        Böhmen
130  Franz Jonasch           4      m        Böhmen
131* Johann Jonasch             11m m        Böhmen
132  Georg Strachota        29      m        Böhmen        farmer
133  Stefan Kostic          19      m        Böhmen        farmer
134  Demitre Mibranowitsch  19      m        Böhmen        farmer
135  Eva Claus              44      f        Böhmen
136  Minna Fischer          24      f        Böhmen
137* Louise Hanitsch        22      f        Oberhessen
138  Heinr. Ladensech       33      m  U.S.  Baltimore     merchant
139  Ferdinand Tostner      28      m        Preussen      farmer
140* Carl Burger            45      m        Sachsen       smith
141* Christine Burger       36      f        Sachsen
142* Wilhelm Burger          8      m        Sachsen
143* Dietrich Burger         6      m        Sachsen
144* Edward Burger           4      m        Sachsen
145* Maddine Burger          2      m        Sachsen
146* Oscar Burger                7m m        Sachsen
147  Christian Oheim        24      m        Sachsen       smith
148  Friedrich Lange        25      m        Hessen        smith
149  Christian Schmidt      27      m        Würtemberg    farmer
150  Jacob Baar             46      m        Preussen
151  Mathilde Baar          48      f        Preussen
152  Emilie Baar            18      f        Preussen
153  August Baar            16      m        Preussen
154* Ferdinand Baar          9y  2m m        Preussen
155  Johann Eger            33      m        Sachsen       tailor
156  Adelheid Eger          27      f        Sachsen
157  Friedrich Zienke       34      m        Preussen      smith
158  Caroline Zienke        26      f        Preussen
159  Hermann Zienke          3      m        Preussen
160* Bertha Zienke               1m f        Preussen
161  Johann Schadowski      58      m        Preussen      farmer
162  Caroline Schadowski    56      f        Preussen
163  Johann Schadowski      22      m        Preussen
164* Albert Schadowski       9y  2m m        Preussen
165  Alblert Kriegmus       37      m        Preussen      farmer
166  Wilhelmine Kriegmus    30      f        Preussen
167* Rudolph Kriegmus            9m m        Preussen
168  Ernestine Smaling      25      f        Preussen
169  Hermann Janssen        26      m        Hannover      smith
170  Wilhelm Damm           59      m        Böhmen        joiner
171  Franziska Pfeiffer     56      f        Böhmen
172  Franz Pfeiffer         19      m        Böhmen        laborer
173  Johann Pfeiffer        26      m        Böhmen        laborer
174  Maria Pfeiffer         15      f        Böhmen
175  Josef Nusser           38      m        Böhmen        farmer
176  Maria Nusser           32      m        Böhmen
177  Sebastian Nusser        8      m        Böhmen
178  Rudolph Nusser          4      m        Böhmen
179* Ludwig Nusser               9m m        Böhmen
180  Johann Wallner         13      m        Böhmen
181  Josef Bauer             9      m        Böhmen
182  Josef Kovalik          18      m        Böhmen        laborer
183  Franz Maly             24      m        Böhmen        laborer
184  Johann Haberkern       26      m        Baden         laborer
185  Carl Rossberg          30      m        Sachsen       laborer
186  Xaiver Erndt           34      m        Baiern        farmer
187  August Protten         26      m        Preussen      farmer
188  Christoph Bennwecht    48      m        Sachsen       farmer
189  Alex Pfeiffer          21      m        Sachsen       farmer
190  Alex von Lichtenberg   22      m        Sachsen       farmer
191  Ludwig Lange           33      m        Preussen      smith
192  Leopold Buhse          29      m        Preussen      farmer
193  Samuel Ehoff           31      m        Preussen      farmer
194  Robert Herzog          26      m        Preussen      farmer
195  Heinrich Feldmann      27      m        Oestreich     glazier
196* Heinrich Schroter      26      m        Preussen      farmer

Recapitulation: (from original list)
         Adults       Children     Infants
Cabin:       10             --         --
Steerage:   152             23         11
            162             23         11
         23
        162
                                      196


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates additional information in these footnotes.

?  A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.

*  On the original list the gender for each passenger is entered in the margins
   of the page. 

*  This list has been renumbered by the transcriber.

*  Originally, there were 10 passengers numbered as travelling in "cabin" and
   the remainder numbered as travelling in steerage.

*  Some German terms used in this manifest:
   Braunschwieg - a German principality (Brunswick)
   Hannover - a German principality
   Hessen - a German principality (Hessia)
   Westphalen - a German principality (Westphalia)
   Sachsen - German principality (Saxony)
   Wurttemberg - a German kindgom (Württemberg)
   Pommern - a German principality (Pomerania)
   Oldenburg - a German principality
   Preussen - a German kingdom (Prussia)
   Oestreich - kingdom of Austria
   Russland - Russia
   Baiern - Bavarian, from the kingdom of Bavaria
   Böhmen - Bohemia
   Oberhessen - Upper Hessia, a German territory


Passenger Notes:

# 11 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so name could be spelled Guelich.
# 14-#17 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so name could be spelled Kroemer.
       The age for #17 was written as 7/12.
# 29-#34 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so name could be spelled Krueger.
# 40 - The age was written as 8/12.
# 47 - The age was written as 9/2.
# 50 - The age was written as 6/2.
# 53 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so name could be spelled Krueger.
# 59 - The age was written as 9-2.
# 61 - The age was written as 6-4.
# 62 - The age was written as 11/12.
# 66 - The age was written as 9-2.
# 67 - The age was written as 11/12.
# 79-#81 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so name could be spelled Mueller.
# 89 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so name could be spelled Gruenner.
# 91 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so name could be spelled Koenig.
#106 - The age was written as 6/12.
#114 - The age was written as 7/12.
#131 - The age was written as 11/12.
#140-#146 - Surname has an umlaut over the  "u" so name could be spelled
       Buerger.  The age for #146 was written as 7/12.
#154 - The age was written as 9/2.
#160 - The age was written as 1/12.
#164 - The age was written as 9/2.
#167 - The age was written as 9/12.
#179 - The age was written as 9/12.
#196 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so name could be spelled Schroeter.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 17.

Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 September 2001




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