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Brig Starlight
I, W. W. Thompson, Master of Brig Starlight 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 Brig at St. Pierre from which port said Brig 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.
Sworn to this Feb 9, 1878 before me Signature not legible.
Signed W. W. Thompson So help me God.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Starlight whereof (entry blank)is Master, from St. Pierre burthen 256 tons
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, deaths on board, and part of the vessel occupied.
1* George Tucker 43 Male Machinist U.S. U.S. Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
There were no deaths on board, therefore, the column was eliminated.
*St. Pierre et Miquelon, located in Northern North America, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, South of Newfoundland, Canada. Under control of France.
The passenger was not numbered on the original manifest.
1 There are ink blots over age, sex, and occupation.
Age could be 47 or 49
Sex is Male
Occupation appears to be Machinist
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411.
Transcribed by Jo Schornak a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 November 2002
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