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SS Bienville
I, J.B. Baker, Master of the St Ship Bienville, 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 the said St Ship Bienville at Havana, from which Port the said Steamer 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. So help me God. (Signature) J.B. Baker.
Sworn to this March 11th 1868,
Before me. (Signature) J R Sza????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the St Ship Bienville whereof J.B. Baker is Master, from Havana, burthen 1486 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants and part of the vessel occupied during the voyage. Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in this transcription.
1 J.B. Mattson 22 Male Merchant United States U. States Cabin 2 Mrs F.N. Gaynor 38 Female Lady United States U. States Cabin 3 P.N. Ewing 21 Male Merchant United States U. States Cabin 4 W.C. King 20 Male Merchant United States U. States Cabin Transcriber's Notes: A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed definitely. The transcriber numbered the passengers although they are not numbered in the original manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 172.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 October 2003
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