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Ship America

Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
17 August 1840

I, Th Carstens master of the Ship America of Bremen do hereby solemnly sincerely & truly swear that the annexed List subscribed with my name contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all Passengers who were taken on board the said Ship at Bremen or any Foreign Port or at sea and brought in said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen. Th Carstens Sworn to the 17TH day of August 1840 Before me W Allen
List of passengers for Bremen Ship America Th Carstens Master from Bremen.
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 3.
Transcribed by James W. Kardos a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 June 2004


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