Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Watchman


Porto Platte* to New York
7 September 1854

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, A P Crowell do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Schooner Watchman whereof I am Master from Porto Platte.
Sworn to this 7 Sept. 1854
before me ??????? Collector .
List or manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Schooner Watchman whereof A. P. Crowell is Master from Porto Platte burthen 135- 73/95 tons
Columns represent: Number, Last Name, First Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on Voyage*
    
 1  Kucke       Mary      48    F       Servant        United States    United States       
 2  Gibson      Anna      26    F       Lady           United States    United States     
 3  Gibson      Emily      6    F       no entry       United States    United States     
 4  Crowel      A.P.                    Captain  

(Signed) A.P. Crowel   
 

Transcriber's Notes: 

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of 
original document.  

* There were no births or deaths on this passage, therefore the birth/death column has 
  been eliminated.      

* Porto Platte is probably Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 
FHC Film # 0175501, Record # 1211
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 145.
Transcribed by Meg Sibbernsen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 February 2002



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