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Ship Nestorian
I,Samuel Goodhue Master of the Ship Nestorian 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 Ship 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. (signed) Sam Goodhue So help me God
Sworn to this 27 Augt 1857 Before me (signed)JWit???
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Nestorian whereof Samuel Goodhue is Master, from Calcutta burthen 697 56/95 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger number, name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
Cabin Passengers 1* Gleney Ward 27 male missionaries U.S.Am. 2* ???????? Ward 28 female 3* Emma Ward 4 female 4* William Ward 2 male 5 Edward Leavitt 26 male missionaries U.S.A Cincinnatta U.S.A. 6 Emily Leavitt 23 female 7 Christmas Cassele 19 male gentleman St.Helena New York (signed) Samuel Goodhue Transcriber's notes: * The use of a * indicates questionable data on passenger note. ? The use of a ? indicates illegible letters. * There were no deaths on this voyage and all passengers occupied cabins. * Passengers were numbered by the transcriber. * Is most likely the British Island of St Helena Passengers #1 - 4 left the ship at St Helena Passenger #2 first name may be Cordelia
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1023.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 October 2000
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