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SS City of New York


Vera Cruz, Campeche, and Progreso, Mexico and Havana, Cuba to New York
10 January 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT 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
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 June 2002



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