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SS Ferdinand


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
4 March 1863

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, J. Bullerdieck, Master of the Ship Ferdinand of Bremen do solemnly, sincerly and truly swear that the annexed List, subscribed with my name, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said Ship at Bremen or any other foreign Port, or at sea, and brought into any District of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen.

Sworn to, this 4th day of Mar 1863 J. Bullerdieck Before me, C. M. Jameson
     Name of Vessel     Ferdinand
     Nation of Do.      Bremen
     Name of Master,    J. Bullerdieck
     Port sailed from,  Bremen
     Number of Aliens,  3.
     Number of Citizens --
     Consignees,        F. L. Brauns C^o.
     Owners,            C. Focke, W^m  Sohn of Bremen
Alien passengers landed at the Port of Baltimore from the Ship Ferdinand of which J. Bullerdieck is Master, on the (4) day of (March) 1863, from Bremen.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, country of origin, last legal residence,and destination.
    
1  John Andreas Merkel     14  Beiern     Beiern    Waschington
2  Anna Magreta Merkel     16  Beiern     Beiern    Waschington
3  G. H. Claus Meier       24  Hannover   Hannover  Philadelphia

[signed] Master J. Bullerdieck
     
National Archives and Records Administration, Film 255, Roll 13.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 October 2002



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