Immigrant Ships
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Ship Vandalia

I, S F Sprague do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within Report and List, 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, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship Vandalia whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board the said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. So help me God. (signed) S F Sprague

Sworn to before me this fifteenth day of August 1836
(signed) John ???? Collector

Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Vandalia of Duxbury whereof S F Sprague is Master, burthen four hundred and thirty-four tons and 12/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Liverpool for Philadelphia.

Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, trade or profession, country of which they severally belong, country for which they intend to become inhabitants, remarks relative to any that may have died or otherwise left the vessel during the voyage.

    
1  James Edwards     51  Male    Merchant   England   America
2  Sarah Edwards     45  Female  Merchant   England   America
3  Thomas P Edwards  16  Male    Son        England   America
4  Benjamin Bayless  40  Male    Farmer     England   America
5  Mary Bayless      40  Female  Wife       England   America
6  Mary Bayless      18  Female  Daughter   England   America
7  Eliza Bayless     16  Female  Daughter   England   America
8* Rebecca ?adson    33  Female  Teacher    England   America


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.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

8 The name looks like Padson, but could be Sadson.

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

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