Steamer Acapulco
I, Samuel L Clapp, Master of the Steamer Acapulco, 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 Steamer Acapulco at Aspinwall from which port said Steamer Acapulco 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.
Sworn to, this 14th day of Jany, 1878, before me, (name illegible), so help me God. (Signed) Samuel L Clapp
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Acapulco, whereof Samuel L Clapp is Master, from Aspinwall, burthen 2572 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of vessel occupied.
1 P M Napier 42 M Merchant US US Cabin
2* Mrs Furlong F US US
3* 28 F Servant US US Cabin
4 Capt C D Heustis 43 M Seaman US US Cabin
5* Miss Margret A Ellis 45 F US US Cabin
6 Capt A W Watts 48 M Seaman US US Cabin
7 J J Howe 32 M Farmer US US Cabin
8 J Lewis Torris 27 M Merchant US US Cabin
9 Paul Felix 36 M Merchant US US Cabin
10 A G Goodall 41 M Merchant US US Cabin
11 Mrs E Martin 36 F Teacher US US Cabin
12 A H Thorpe 26 M Tel Operator US US Cabin
13 S Hauer 31 M Merchant US US Cabin
14 W O Hoffman 30 M Merchant US US Cabin
15 Jack Thorington 34 M US Consul US US Cabin
16 W W Goodell 29 M Engineer US US Steerage
17 F A Fiske 32 M Engineer US US Steerage
18* Dan^l Cliff 34 M Engineer US US Steerage
19 Pat Maldooney 36 M Farmer US US Steerage
20 S Wellhoff 29 M Miner US US Steerage
21 P Donahue 32 M Carpenter US US Steerage
22 Peter Peileri 36 M Plumber US US Steerage
23 Washington Peters 41 M Waiter US US Steerage
24 Morris Collins 32 M Laborer US US Steerage
25 M Santiago 30 M Laborer US US Steerage
26 Chas Z Morris 29 M Seaman US US Steerage
27 Manuel Dais 27 M Seaman US US Steerage
28 Manuel Josephs 33 M Seaman US US Steerage
29* Tho^s Josephs 36 M Seaman US US Steerage
30* Alex Suisa 41 M Miner US US Steerage
31 Antonio Dais 38 M Laborer US US Steerage
32* Jo^s Silva 27 M Seaman US US Steerage
33* F M?y 35 M Seaman US US Steerage
34 Mrs Dolan 28 F Cook US US Steerage
35 Geo Zimmerman 32 M Miner US US Steerage
36* Robt N??well 35 M Teacher England England Cabin
Transcriber notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? indicates illegible letters in name
* The port of Aspinwall, Panama is now called Colon.
2 Note for Mrs. Furlong: Died on board Steamer South Carolina
Body Embalmed and forwarded to New York
3 Name not listed
5 Occupation not listed
18 Probable name of Daniel
29 Probable name of Thomas
30 Last name unclear
32 Probable name of Joseph
33 Last name could be May
36 Last name could be Nunwell, Nummell, Nimwell, Nimmell, Neuwell
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 38.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 August 2002
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