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Brig Water Lily

Marseille, France to New York
21 March 1868

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W^m R. Farnsworth, Master of the Br. Brig "Water Lily", do solemnly, sincerely, and truly sware 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 the said Brig "Water Lily" at Marseilles, from which Port the said "Water Lily" 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.
So help me God. (Signature) W^m R. Farnsworth.
Sworn to this March 21 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W ? C?????y, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig "Water Lily" whereof W^m R. Farnsworth is Master, from Marseilles, burthen 344 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the vessel occupied during the voyage. Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in this transcription. 
 
1  Fredrich Halliger    20   Male   Baker   Switzerland   United States   Gally
 

Transcriber's Notes:

A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is
superscripted.

A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
definitely. 
 
The designation "Br Brig" likely implies that the Brig is of British ownership
or registry.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 204.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 November 2003

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