Immigrant Ships
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SS Rowena

I, John Limond, Master of the Rowena, 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 Port of Boston, is a full and perfect list of all passengers taken on board the said vessel at Rio Grande from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the "Passenger Act of 1882"; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God.
Sworn to this 28th May 1890, J. Limond Master, before me ??????? Collector..

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Rowena whereof John Limond is Master, from Rio Grande burthen tons.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, native country, intended destination or location, No. of pieces of baggage. Location of compartment occupied is aft for all, there were no deaths, and all were intending to stay in the US permanently, so these columns were left out.

1  W B. Kulp         20  m  clerk      US        US        Napoleon, Ohio   3 
2  H. M. Alcott      22  m  clerk      US        US        Norwalk, Ohio    3
3  J. G. Sargent     23  m  clerk      US        US        New Orleans, La  3
4  David Cogan       ?9  m  Lumberman  US        US        Worcester, Mass  2
5  C. M. Jones       ??  m  ox driver  US        US        Eau Claire, Wis  1
6  E. L. Kirk        ?2  m  Ox Driver  US        US        Boston, Mass     1
7* Frank ?il???k?l   12  m  boy        Nicuragua Nicuragua U.S. of Columbia


7 males steerage US Citizens 6
Immigrants not in the US before 1 = 50c


Transcriber's Notes:

*  The port of departure is only stated as Rio Grande.  This could be from
   Texas, or the port city of Rio Grande in Brazil.  It could also mean the
   state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeastern portion of Brazil.
   There is a Rio Grande river which is the border between Costa Rica and
   Nicaragua.  Many Americans were in Nicaragua at this time and since the
   one passenger is from Nicaragua this might be the area the ship departed
   from.

   The United States was interested in a transisthmian canal, and its 
   interest was heightened by the discovery of gold in California. In 
   1851, Cornelius Vanderbilt opened a transisthmian route through 
   Nicaragua for the gold seekers. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850) 
   settled some of the issues between Great Britain and the United States 
   concerning the proposed canal, but Nicaragua remained in a state of 
   disorder that culminated in the temporary triumph (1855-57) of the 
   filibuster William Walker.

   After Walker's defeat there was a long period of quiet under 
   Conservative control until the Liberal leader, José Santos Zelaya, 
   became president in 1894. He instituted a vigorous dictatorship, 
   extended Nicaraguan authority over the Mosquito Coast, promoted 
   economic development, and interfered in the affairs of neighboring 
   countries. His downfall was 1909.

The age column is very faint, and not all the numbers are readable.

#7 All of the letter's of Frank's name except for the ls and k are small
   letters, none below the line. The top half of the first letter does not
   show up on the copy. Nicaragua is misspelled on the original manifest.
   This is not an error by the transcriber.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112.

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