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Brig Pleiades

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Pleiades whereof Benjamin R. Welch is Master, from Newport, Wales burthen 284 11/95 tons and owned by Freeman Clark & others of Bath and bound to Philadelphia.

I, Benjamin R. Welch do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Brig Pleiades at the time of her sailing from the port of Newport or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, master of the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true.

Sworn before me, this 2nd day of August 1836
(signed) John ????? Collector

(signed) Benjamin R. Welch

Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, to what country belonging, country of which it is their intention to become inhabitants, baggage, and number and names of passengers who have died on the voyage. Since there were no deaths this column has been omitted.

    
 1  W^m Tamplin          44 Male    Mason          Great Britain  United States  Three chests
 2  Nancy Tamplin        39 Female                 Great Britain  United States
 3  W^m Tamplin Jr       11 Male                   Great Britain  United States
 4  John Tamplin          8 Male                   Great Britain  United States
 5  Rachael Tamplin       4 Female                 Great Britain  United States
 6  Elizabeth Tamplin    34 Female                 Great Britain  United States  Two chests
 7  James Tamplin        10 Male                   Great Britain  United States     
 8  Eliza Tamplin        11 Female                 Great Britain  United States
 9  John Tamplin          6 Male                   Great Britain  United States 
10  Margaret Harris      50 Female                 Great Britain  United States  Three chests
11  Isaac Davis          53 Male    Farmer         Great Britain  United States  Two chests
12  Maria Davis          50 Female                 Great Britain  United States
13  James Davis          13 Male                   Great Britain  United States
14* Ebenezer Davis       10 Male                   Great Britain  United States
15  George Davis          8 Male                   Great Britain  United States
16  Levi Davis            7 Male                   Great Britain  United States
17  Protheroe Protheroe  34 Male    Store Keeper   Great Britain  United States  Three chests
18  Elizabeth Protheroe  21 Female                 Great Britain  United States
                                        
    
Transcriber's Notes:

There are two nearly identical lists for this brig.  The only differences for the 
two lists are as follows:

   The owner's name in the introductory statement is F. Clark on one and Freeman 
   Clark on the other.

   #14  The first name is Ebenezer on one list and Ebazer or Eleazer on the second
   list.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 51.

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