Brig President
Another transcription of this ship can be found in Volume 11
I, H. Husing do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the Report or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Custom for the District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Brig President at the time of her sailing from the port of Bremen or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage, master of 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. So help me God.
(signed) H. Husing
Sworn before me, this 17th day of July 1840
(signed) J ????? Collector
Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig President whereof H. Husing is Master, from Bremen, burthen (blank) tons, and owned by E. Hoffschlaiger Co. of bremen and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: names, age, sex, and occupation. The country to which they severally belong is Germany and the country in which they intend to become inhabitants is United States of America for all passengers so these columns were eliminated.
1 Died. Conrd. Meyer 38 m taylor
2 Anna Elisa Meyer 34 f
3 Anna Meyer 2 f
4 Marg'th Strasburg 20 f
5 M'th Christ. Siemers 19 f
6 Died. Heinrich Shlbrack 44 m shoemaker
7 Anna Marg'th Shlbrack 42 f
8 Johana Sophie Shlbrack 11 f
9 William Shlbrack 6 f
10* B??? Fck. Shlbrack 2 f
11 Elisabeth Shlbrack 42 f
12 William Shlbrack 10 m
13 Ad'm Henterscher 45 m brewer
14 Andreas Weidener 23 m brewer
15 Andrew Sachs 19 m brewer
16 Math's Freund 19 m brewer
17 Mich'l Schmidt 44 m potter
18 Adam Kolb 64 m farmer
19 Catharina Kolb 54 f
20 Suib'k Kolb 34 m farmer
21 Elisabet Kolb 25 f
22 Adam Kolb 5 m
23 Lorentz Kolb 2y6m m
24 Lorentz Hemel 28 m brewer
25 Mariane Geist 22 f
26 Joh'n Heideberger 24 m farmer
27 A'a. Mg't. Helferich 23 f
28 Michel Reidelbach 28 m mason
29* Andrew Doll 23 m weaver
30 Marg't Hemel 27 f
31 John Franz 27 m shoemaker
32 Marg't Kolb 21 f
33 Martin Ruger 23 m baker
34 Michel Kampf 43 m weaver
35 Anna Barbara Kampf 37 f
36 Joh'n Michel Kampf 11 m
37 Gabriel Marx 65 m merchant
38 Max Marx 32 m merchant
39 Bertha Marx 25 f
40 Babel Marx 30 f
41 Heinz Marx 3 m
42 Joh. F'k Heimlein 33 m farmer
43* F. L???'d Heimlein 32 m farmer
44* Daniel N??kel 49 m brewer
45 M. Magdal. Heilpeit 54 f
46 A'na Barb. Heilpeit 27 f
47 A'na Maria Heilpeit 23 f
48* D??? M??? Heilpeit 17 m
49* G? Andreas Heilpeit 14 m
50 Michel Heilpeit 10 m
51 Hass Haas 38 m weaver
52 Anna Elisabeth Haas 38 f
53 Henig Haas 11 m
54 William Haas 2 m
55 Marie Haas 8 f
56 Anna Elisabeth Haas 5 f
57 Gertrud Amthauen 31 f
58 John Schaefer 48 m tailor
59 Anna Cathrina Schaefer 48 f
60 Ch'in Martin 41 m
61 Anna Elisab'h Martin 19 f
62 Anna Elisab'h Martin 17 f
63 Justan Martin 15 m
64 Werner Martin 4 m
65 Marie Fennel 25 f servant
66 Joh'n H Kemptner 35 m mason
67 Christ. Elisabet. Kemptner 31 f
68 H Conrad Kemptner 8 m
69 Gust. David Kemptner 3 m
70 E. Marie Kemptner 6 f
71 Heinz Klatz 26 m miller
72 Gott. Magedanz 25 m tanner
73 Andrew Magedanz 39 m tanner
74 W'm Naetz 22 m baker
75 Conrd Feaudoetter 25 m smith
76 J Henry Keug 26 m joiner
77 Henry Keug 39 m smith
78 J'n Joh. Raytier 24 m gardner
79 Gott. Kindersatter 22 m servant
80 John Cafle 27 m dyer
81 Augt. Reuter 30 m smith
82 Wilhelmine Reuter 30 f
83 Wilhelmine Reuter 1y6m f
84 Fed'k Kaefering 27 m tailor
85 Hz. Hefelmann 52 m smith
86 Martha Hefelmann 19 f
87 H. Mart. Hefelmann 17 m shoemaker
88 Adolph Heithecker 28 m butcher
89 Christine Heithecker 29 f
90 Fredrick Heithecker 24 m smith
91 John Aspenkamp 21 m
92 Sophie Nawar 18 f
93* Amalia Luning 21 f
94 Ferdinand Wegener 30 m shoemaker
95 C. David Westhoff 38 m weaver
96 D'a Amalia Westhoff 35 f
97 A. August Westhoff 7 m
98 Fadaeus Aekradt 34 m teacher
99* F? ?? F? Glaesar 20 m merchant
100 John Kaey 33 m
101 Frederik Stein 25 m farmer
102 Anna Johlin 20 f
103 Alb't Spradan 27 m
104 Dorothea Spradan 20 f
105 Martin Dassing 26 m servant
105 Passengers
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicate additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
* The passengers were numbered by the transcriber.
* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.
* No births or deaths were recorded during this voyage.
' Indicates following letters were superscript.
? Indicates illegible letters.
* Sex was abbreviated to f and m for female and male by the transcriber.
* Umlaut u in Captain's surname.
10 Given name illegible due to handwriting.
29 Umlaut o in surname.
43 Given name illegible due to handwriting.
44 Surname illegible due to handwriting.
48,49 Given names illegible due to handwriting.
93 Umlaut u in surname.
99 Given names illegible due to handwriting.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 56, List 83.
Contributed by Don Schmalbeck and Transcribed by Robert W. Grose members of the
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13 February 2003
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