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Brig Maracaibo
I, F C Tshoy, Master of the Danish Brig Maracaibo, 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 Brig Maracaibo at la Guaina, Maracaibo from which port said Brig Maracaibo 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 F Tshoy
Sworn to, the 19 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 Brig Maracaibo. Whereof F tshoy is master from Maracaibo. Burthen 240 American tons.
Columns represent: 1 passengers number, 2 name, 3 age, 4 sex, 5 occupation, 6 Country to which they severally belong, 7 The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, 8 the space in the ship which passenger occupied. No one died on the voyage so that column has been eliminated.
1 Mrs Camille Fauaciend 52 M Merchant France France Cabin
2 Arthur Kiepneirt 25 M Merchant America America Cabin
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.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 236, List 1238.
Transcribed and Donated by Judy Bivens a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 June 2001
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