Immigrant Ships
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SS Philadelphia

I, Alfred G. Gray, Master of the U. S. Mail Steamship Philadelphia, 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 Steamship Philadelphia at Havana, Cuba from which port said Steamship Philadelphia has now arrived; and that on said lists 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.

Sworn to this 29 August 1857 So Help me God. (signed) Alfred G. Gray Before me (signed)* J. W??, Coll

List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the U. S. Mail Steamship Philadelphia whereof Alfred G. Gray is Master, from Havana, Cuba, burthen 1238 10/95 tons.

Columns consist of: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Part of vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. All passengers intended to become inhabitants of the United States; that column was omitted. There were no deaths on the voyage; that column was omitted.

    

 1  F. Ramos            20 M Merchant Spain         Between 1st-2nd Decks
 2  Jaime Sante         22 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
 3  J. G. Callejos      30 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
 4  A. Tapea            24 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
 5  F. Argiligos        31 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
 6  J. Baro             28 M Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
 7  J. Soler            40 M Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
 8* Mrs. J. Soler       20 F          Cuba          After the Water Wheels
 9* Miss Sohr            7 F          Cuba          After the Water Wheels
10  M. del Castillo     32 M Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
11  H. Guerra           19 M Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
12* Blas Bruzunal       40 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
13  J. Lopez            22 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
14  F. Artaza           35 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
15  N. Solomon          32 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
16  U. Archer           45 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
17  J. Norton           38 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
18  M. Ramos            20 M Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
19  Mrs. Ramos          19 F Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
20  J. Ramos             1 F Merchant Cuba          After the Water Wheels
21  Mrs. J. Tesare      35 F          United States After the Water Wheels
22  Mary Anne Deaton    24 F Domestic United States After the Water Wheels
23  R. Cabrera          10 M Student  Cuba          After the Water Wheels
24  R. Castaneda        32 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
25* J. Cashs            27 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
26  E. Bartlett         30 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
27  Mrs. Bartlett       22 F          United States After the Water Wheels
28  Miss Bartlett       20 F          United States After the Water Wheels
29  A. Fowler           30 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
30* C. OCallahan        35 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
31* J. M. Churchill     40 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
32* Juan Belichi        30 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
33  A. Kessel           31 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
34  Rosa Abres          21 F          Spain         After the Water Wheels
35  Miss C. Abres       19 F          Spain         After the Water Wheels
36  Miss Abres           9 F          Spain         After the Water Wheels
37  J. E. Salles        42 M Merchant Spain         After the Water Wheels
38  Master Salles        4 M          Spain         After the Water Wheels
39  J. W. Damon         50 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
40* Mrs. E. Beach       30 F          United States After the Water Wheels
41  A. S. Mora          24 M Merchant United States After the Water Wheels
42* Charlotte Fairleigh 22 F Domestic United States After the Water Wheels
43  H. Nugerberger      30 M Laborer  Germany       Between 1st-2nd Decks
44  V. Lafrandan        33 M Laborer  France        Forward the Water Wheels
45* J. Care             29 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
46* F. View             32 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
47* G. Babbi?           27 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
48* M. F. Ferroas       41 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
49  M. Lastra           29 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
50  J. A. Lamar         33 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
51  S. Frank            32 M Laborer  France        Forward the Water Wheels
52  J. J. Prieto        26 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
53  S. Tolosa           30 M Laborer  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
54* D. Magyer           33 M Laborer  Germany       Forward the Water Wheels
55* Mrs. Magyer         23 F          Germany       Forward the Water Wheels
56  Miss M. McGee       27 F Domestic Ireland       Forward the Water Wheels
57  F. Cronso           36 M Laborer  United States Forward the Water Wheels
58  Marie Nugerberger   30 F          United States Forward the Water Wheels
59  Pastol Perez        30 M Servant  Spain         Forward the Water Wheels
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder 
or a questionable issue pertaining to the passenger.  The use of a ? 
indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of original
document or illegible handwriting.
*   Sworn statement signature - May be R Welsh J MColl.  May be J M with Coll 
    meaning Collector of Customs.  The J may have an 'r' after it, making it 
    "Jr".  Many flourishes, so it is hard to tell.
 8  Looks like Sohr, but is obviously with passengers 7 and 9, which are
    Soler.
12  Last name could be Bruzimal.
25  Last name could be Cachs or Carhs.
30  Last name OCallahan did not have apostrophe between O and C.
31  First initial written over; could be S.
32  "I" and "J" are made similarly, this could be Ivan.
40  Last name Beach could be Besch.
42  Last name Fairleigh could be Fairlugh.
45  Last name Care could be Crio or Cuo.
46  Last name View could be Viera, Viere.
47  Last name could be Babbin, Babbio, Babbrio.
48  Last name could be Ferrors or Ferrous.
49  Last name could be Lastra.54,55  Last name could be  Mazyer ('g' and 'y' are hard to tell apart).

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1031.

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