SS City of New York
I, John Decker Master of the Steamship City of New York 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 at Vera Cruz, Campeche, Progreso and Havana from which port said steamship 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 to become an inhabitant, and that said List or Manifest truly sets fourth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this January 10 1878 JJ ????? So Help me God. Before me John Deaker.
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Steamship City of New York whereof John Deaker is Master, from Vera Cruz, Campeche, Progreso and Havana burthen 1715 73/100 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 Henry A Heoon Jr 38 Male Merchant US US Cabin 2 Margaret A Williams 49 Female None US US Cabin 3 Abrain Meills 40 Male Booker US US Cabin 4* Rebecca Belancourt 37 Female None US US 2nd Cabin 5 Bridget McCann 18 Female None US US 2nd Cabin 6 Rosa Meila 17 Female None US US 2nd Cabin 7 Jose Me de Valle 21 Male Student US US Cabin 8 Fudol Bew Abdol 40 Male Circus Performer US US 2nd Cabin 9 Louisa S Couttenden 28 Female Governess England Great Britain 2nd Cabin 10 Edmond Edmond 36 Male Ship Master England Great Britain Cabin 11 Joaguin H Piedra 17 Male Student Cuba Spain Cabin 12 Segifredo Alvarez 47 Male Ship Master Spain Spain Cabin 13 I Tubin 47 Male Ship Master France France Cabin 14 F Sarate 35 Male None Mexico Mexico Cabin 15 Mearia Sarate 30 Female None Mexico Mexico Cabin 16 Lucia Sarate 13 Female None Mexico Mexico Cabin 17 William Koster 43 Male Ship Master Prussia Prussia 2nd Cabin 18 B Laarkamp 50 Male Ship Carpenter Prussia Prussia 2nd Cabin 19 Heinrich Rose 30 Male Seaman Prussia Prussia 2nd Cabin 20 C Quick 17 Male Ship Boy Prussia Prussia 2nd Cabin 21 I B Neill 44 Male Ship Master US US Counsut's Men 22 Charles Wentworth 41 Male Steward US US Counsut's Men 23 Johan Widden 24 Male Seaman US US Counsut's Men 24 Peter Johnson 26 Male Seaman US US Counsut's Men 25 Benjumin S Miller 29 Male Seaman US US Counsut's Men Transcriber's Notes: 4 There is an umlaut over the a in Belancourt.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 23.
Transcribed by Bette Dew a member of the
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18 June 2002
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