Bark Venus
I, I.R. Atkinson, Master of the Bark Venus, 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 Customs District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at C???? from which port said Bark 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. I ?h??t Atkinson.
Sworn to this Sept. 14 1857, before me, Minpprusi??
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Venus, whereof I Atkinson is Master, from ????, burthen 249 44/95 tons.
Columns represent: names, age (years/months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the voyage, and part of the vessel occupied by each during the voyage.
1 Wm Ellis 41 M Sea Captain U States Cabin
2 Thos Muller 22 M Seaman U States Cabin
3 J?? George 21 M Seaman U States Cabin
4 Jm Trince 30 M Seaman U States Cabin
5* Jules Ce?sir 16 M Seaman U States Cabin
6 Jm Alexander 16 M Seaman U States Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of a * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the
quality of the original document.
Unable to read Master's full signature due to copy quality.
The column Died on the Voyage had no entries so column was omitted.
The port of departure could begin with a C, possibly Cancun.
Passenger Notes:
5 Third letter of surname could be a, but unable to read due to copy quality.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1105.
Transcribed by Nancy Profit a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 July 2001
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