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SS City of Vera Cruz
I, Edwd Van Sice, Master of the Steamship, "City of Vera Cruz", 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 Vessel at Havana Cuba from which port said Vessel 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 of 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 24 January 1878 Edwd Van Sice, So help me God
Before me, [illegible]
List or Manifest OF ALL THE Passengers taken on board the Steamship "City of Vera Cruz" whereof Edwd Van Cice is Master, from Havana - Cuba burthen 1874 36/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 William H. Burbank 42y 6m M Merchant United States United States Saloon 2 Thomas Gonzalez 36y 8m M Merchant United States United States Saloon 3 Thomas Wright 30y 5m M Merchant United States Unites States Saloon 4 Frank R. Warner 44y 10m M Engineer United States United States Saloon 5 Estiban Arango Alvarez 36y 6m M Engineer United States United States 2nd Cabin Total Passengers = 5 Transcriber's Notes: * No one died on this voyage so that column was omitted.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 71.
Transcribed by Sara Reed a member of the
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30 June 2002
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