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Steamer Kamak


Havana, Cuba to New York
18 April 1860

I A Brownless Master of the Steamer "Kamak" 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 from which port 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 inhatitant; 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 Alfred Brownless Sworn to this April 18 1860 Before me Moff ??
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Kamak where of Brownless is Master, from Havana burthen 793 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants and Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
 
 1  James Barnard           40y male   Artist       United States  United States  Cabin
 2  Henry Cummings          28y male   Doctor       Gt Britain     Gt Britian     Cabin
 3  Sully Maas              29y male   Merchant     Germany        United States  Cabin
 4  Theadore Wagner         32y male   Merchant     Germany        United States  Cabin
 5  Theodore Wohler         25y male   Merchant     Germany        United States  Cabin
 6  Herman Godovnis         38y male   Merchant     Germany        United States  Cabin
 7  Franscisco Loynoz       33y male   Merchant     Spain          Cuba           Cabin
 8* Mast Loynoz             11y male   none         Spain          Cuba           Cabin
 9* Loverez Arusta          13y male                Spain          Cuba           Cabin
10  Ojose Potegu            34y male   Servant      Spain          Cuba           Cabin
11* ?ieraed Buestz          42y female              Spain          Cuba           Cabin
12* Fas Marquerz            33y female              Spain          Cuba           Cabin
13  Audrian Sping           46y male   Engineer     Gt Pritian     Bt Britain     Cabin
14* ? Sping                 46y male   Engineer     Gt Britain     Gt Britain     Cabin
15* ???? ???urek            33y female              Spain          Cuba           Cabin
16* ? W Bacon               21y male   Student      United States  United States  Cabin
17* ??io Tomnsiul           23y male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
18* A S Flaudrau            27y male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
19  Johnua P Thompson       56y male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
20  Auust A Thompson        27y female              United States  United States  Cabin
21  Selinda Thompson        23y female              United States  United States  Cabin
22  P Raskins               35y male   Ship master  United States  United States  Cabin
23  WmV Maury               53y male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
24  Mrs Maury               37y female              United States  United States  Cabin
25  H O Chesebro            33y female              United States  United States  Cabin
26* Mast Francis Chesebro    6y male                United States  United States  Cabin
27  Miss Margt McGeuet      19y female Servant      United States  United States  Cabin
28  Henry M Messinger       24y male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
29  Mrs Lucia E W Brownell  50y female              United States  United States  Cabin
30  Mrs Harriet Bacon       52y female              United States  United States  Cabin
31  Mrs Mary A Johnson      25y female              United States  United States  Cabin
32  Mrs O Nesbitt           39y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
33  Miss Eliza Nesbitt      18y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
34  Miss Augusta Nesbitt    16y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
35  Miss Euiueu Nesbitt     14y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
36  Miss Laura Nesbitt       8y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
37  Miss Murruil Nesbitt     4y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
38  Evelyn Nesbitt           1y female              Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
39  Mast Wm Nesbitt         12y male                Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
40* ?secil Nesbitt           6y male                Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
41  Euiese Scottt           29y female Servant      Gt Britain     Canada         Cabin
42  Mr James Johnson        37y male   Ship Master  United States  United States  Cabin
43  Isaac M Vose            31y male   Ship Master  United States  United States  Cabin
44  Mr Geo A Elliott        39y male   Farmer       United States  United States  Cabin
45  Mrs H B Elliott         24y female none         United States  United States  Cabin
46  Mr James Patterson      29y male   Barrister    Canada         United States  Cabin
47  Mrs. Patterson          28y female none         Scotland       United States  Yes
48  Mr Antonio Escarrdon    23y male   servant      United States  United States  Yes
49  Mr Edgar Frank          23y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
50  Mr Charles Burr         32y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
51  Mr Richard Port         40y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
52  Mr John Wilson          30y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
53* Mr Bolivar Swainson     33y male   Seaman       ?              United States  Yes
54* Mr John Philip          19y male   Seaman       ?              United States  Yes
55  Mr Wm C Paine           26y male   Seaman       Nova Scotia    United States  Yes
56  Mr Francis Hawes        31y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
57  Mr Gilbert W Corthill   33y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
58  Mr William Allerd       22y male   Seaman       S Canada       United States  Yes
59  Mr John Le Blanc        19y male   Seaman       S Canada       United States  Yes
60  Mr Chester Knowlton     55y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
61  Mr Donald Macauley      19y male   Seaman       Gt Britain     United States  Yes
62  Mr John Keinan          21y male   Seaman       Nova Scotia    United States  Yes
63  Mr Thomas Brennan       22y male   Seaman       Nova Scotia    United States  Yes
64  Mr Geo Downes           22y male   Seaman       United States  United States  Yes
 

Transcriber's Notes:
 
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of original document.
 
Cannot read name of Deputy Collector

 8, 26.39  Mast may stand for Master as he uses this word in front of three young boys names.
 9  Looks like a dot over the u in Arusta may be Ariesta.
11  May be Wierced
12  May be Fao. or Fas
14  unable to read
15  unable to read name.
16  unable to read
18  Difficult to read
40  unable to read
53  Can not read name of Country, first letter may be a C, last letter may be k
54  Would be the same country as 53
44  through 64 do not know what the 'yes' pertains to.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 200, List 288.
Transcribed by Alice Stansfield Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 January 2004



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