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Schooner Comet
I S. Eddy do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Sch Comet whereof I am Master, from Trinidad So help me God. [signed:] Sylvester Eddy
Sworn to, the 6 Dec^r. 1827
Before me ?????????? DC
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Sch^r Comet whereof Eddy is Master, from Trinidad Burthen 67 Tons.
Columns represent: Names; Age [Years/Months]; Sex; Occupation; The Country to which they severally belong; The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants; Died on the Voyage. There are no entries in the columns "Months" and "Died on the Voyage; these columns are omitted.
1* John Read 28 Male Mechanic US US
[signed] Sylvester Eddy
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made in the original document
or a clarification by this transcriber.
The use of a "?" indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
the quality of the original document.
The use of a caret "^" indicates the following letter has been
superscripted.
The signature attesting to the sworn statement is indecipherable; it is
followed by "DC" which indicates the Deputy Collector of Customs.
* Manifest does not state which port of Trinidad the ship sailed from,
but possibly from Trinidad in the Caribbean.
1: According to "Emigrants & Exiles" by Keith Miller, "Mechanics" on a
ship's list may mean: boiler makers, painters, machinists or flax spinners.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 11.
LDS FHL Film #0002256, Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York from Nov 21, 1827 to Jun 30, 1828.
Transcribed by Carolyn "Cari" McQuaid Thomas a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 November 2001
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