Schooner Belleville
I Nehemiah A. Bray 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 of the Customs 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 Belleville whereof I am Master, from Saint Andrews N. B. So help me God. [signed:] N A Bray
Sworn to, the 7th December 1827. Before me ?????????? DC
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Schooner Belleville whereof Nehemiah A Bray is Master, from Saint Andrews N. B. Burthen Eighty three 61/95 Tons.
Columns represent: "Names.; Age. [Years.; Months.]; Sex.; Occupation.; The Country to which they severally belong.; The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants.; Died on the Voyage." Columns "(Age) Months" and "Died on the Voyage" are empty and are omitted here.
1 John Howith 12 Male England Amarica 2* Den?? Howith 52 Male Stone Mason England Amarica 3* Nancy Campbell 18 N??nn Servant Irland Amarica
[signed] Dec^r 7th 1827 NABray Transcriber's Notes: The use of an * indicates an omission or error made in the original document or a clarification by this transcriber. The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the quality of the original document. The use of a caret ^ indicates the following letter has been superscripted, indicating possible abbreviation. The signature attesting to the sworn statement is indecipherable; it is followed by DC which may indicate the Deputy Collector of Customs Passengers were numbered by the transcriber for ease of reference. 2 Given name is probably Denis, but may be Deny 3 Listing under the column "Sex", for this person, looks most like Nienn
National Archives and Records Administration, LDS FHL Film #0002256,
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York from Nov 21, 1827 to Jun 30, 1828.
Schooner Belleville, St. Andrews, December 7, 1827, #811
Transcribed by Carolyn "Cari" Thomas a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Proofreading assistance by Diane Nelson.
10 October 2003
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