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SS City of Washington
I, L. F. Zimmerman, Master of the SS City of Washington 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 Havana (Cuba) 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 by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or 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 16 January, 1878, Signature not legible. So help me God, Signed L. F. Zimmerman
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS City of Washington, whereof L. F. Zimmerman is Master, from Havana, burthen 2618 27/100 tons
Columns represent: name, age (years - months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. There were no deaths on board, therefore, the column was eliminated.
1* L.F. Diago 38 Male Planter Cuba U.S. Cabin 2* M. L. Diago 24 Female - Cuba U.S. Cabin 3* A. L. Diago 2 Months Female - Cuba U.S. Cabin 4 S. N. B. Diehl 26 Male U.S. Navy U.S. U.S. Cabin 5 G. Devonzien 21 Male Clerk France U.S. 2nd Cabin 6* E. Gurke 36 Male Planter Cuba U.S. Cabin 7* C. Gurke 30 Female - Cuba U.S. Cabin 8 G. A. Bridgett 36 Male Clerk England U.S. 2nd Cabin 9 A. Heard 45 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin 10 G. N. R. Comstock 30 Male Paymaster U.S. U.S. Cabin 11* A. Artman 29 Male Chaplain U.S. U.S. Cabin 12* B. Matsen 26 Female Opera U.S. U.S. Cabin 13 G. W. Orion 32 Male Opera U.S. U.S. Cabin 14 E. Specht 41 Male Merchant Germany U.S. Cabin 15 Leon deLeon 43 Male Opera Spain U.S. Cabin Transcriber's Notes: The * is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes Numbers were assigned by the transcriber and were not on the original manifest. 1, 2, & 3 Surname Diago could be Diaso, Diass, or Drago 6, 7 Surname could be Guirke, Guske 9 Surname could be Bridgess 11 Surname could be Aatssen All letters written above the line 12 Surname could be Massen All letters written above the line
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 41.
Transcribed by Jo Schornak a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 October 2002
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