Bark Elise
I, D A Hunaus, Master of the Bark Elise 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 vessel at Hamburg 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 passenger, 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.
D A Hunaus
Sworn to this 5 January 1861
Before Me ???????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bark Elise whereof D A Hunaus is Master, from Hamburg. Burthen 325 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage. All passengers were from Germany and all were bound for the United States. Since there were no deaths, that column has been eliminated.
1 Johann Schroder 54 M Workman Germany United States On Deck 2 Marie Schroder 53 F His Wife Germany United States On Deck 3 Wilhelm Schroder 16 M Germany United States On Deck 4 Johann Schroder 15 M Germany United States On Deck 5 Wilhelmina Schroder 12 F Germany United States On Deck 6 Johanna Schroder 7 F Germany United States On Deck 7 Heinz Bickers 36 M Gilder Germany United States On Deck 8 Elisa Rudolph 27 F His Bride Germany United States On Deck 9 Heinz Klaff 27 M Workman Germany United States On Deck 10 Sophia Klaff 27 F His Wife Germany United States On Deck 11 Heinz Klaff 3 M Child Germany United States On Deck 12 Wm Lowe 24 M Clerk Germany United States On Deck 13 Carl H Schmidt 29 M Saddler Germany United States On Deck 14 Aug Schmidt 28 M Locksmith Germany United States On Deck 15 Mich Freudenberg 21 M Saddler Germany United States On Deck 16 Joh Seemann 24 M Servant Germany United States On Deck Transcriber's Notes: Nothing to question. Everything is clear
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 May 2004
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