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Bremen, Germany to New York
30 July 1850
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

I, Gaetjen do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Brem Bark America whereof I am Master, from Bremen
Sworn to this 30 July 1850 So help me God, D. Gaetjen
Before me, (port authority signature unclear)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brem Bark America whereof Gatjens is Master, from Bremen burthen 428 tons.

Columns represent passenger name, place of origin, destination, occupation, and age. There are 5 or 6 more narrow columns which I believe indicate the number and type of luggage items, but the list is damaged and the explanation for these columns is obliterated.

Cabin:
1* Forsberg, Chester W^m Konigsberg Newyork cutler 47
2 Forsberg, Albertine 42
3 Forsberg, Emmy 2
4 Forsberg, Clara 5
5* Glatz, Henry Konigsberg Cincinneti Watchmaker 27
6 Glatz, Pauline 25
7 Glatz, Anna Sophie 4
8 Glatz, Emmy Clara 3
9* Brucker, Am?lie Konigsberg Cincinneti 21
10* ??hn, Fredk Pillen Cincinneti farmer 36 1 rifle/4 pistols

Between Deck:
11* Frankel, Jette Diespeck Newyork 20
12* Frankel, Sar? Diespeck Newyork 15
13* Holzberger, Babet Diespeck Cincinneti 20
14* Gegner, Barbara Obersachs Cincinneti 23
15* Holstein, Adolphus Munster Newyork farmer 34
16 Nitsche, Sophie Nitschka Philadelphia 2
17 Stockhausen, Joseph Charles Bremerlehr Newyork 40 1 hanger
18 Steinweg, Minna Bergenteich Albany 64
19* Hoffa, Rebecca Cassel Newyork modeleur 17
20* Gratz, Frid^k Canstein ? modeleur 24
21* Rieder, Augustus Cincinneti Cincinneti merchend 21
22* Rieder, H???? Hofkalbsburg Cincinneti dier 25
23* Reisz, J? Rhume Cincinneti tailor 24
24* Reisz,A? Rhume Cincinneti 26
25 Mardorf, Bernhard Utenborn Cincinneti farmer 19
26* Murdorf, Minna Utenborn Newyork 23
27* Otto, Conrad Utenborn Cincinneti joiner 25
28* Otto, Wilhelmine Utenborn Cincinneti 21
29* Otto, Eli?? Utenborn Cincinneti 11m
30 Breimann, Charles Satlenhausen Cincinneti farmer 27
31* Kehl, Catharine Kleinern Cincinneti 43
32* Bonning, William Kleinern Cincinneti joiner 19
33* Vogel, Charles Kleinern Cincinneti 15
34* Noll, Henry Kalbsburg Cincinneti 14
35* Elsasser, John Volmerz ?end?n farmer 33 2 rifles
36* Elsasser, Margarethe Volmerz ?end?n 34
37* Elsasser, Georg Volmerz ?end?n 12
38* Elsasser, Louis Volmerz ?end?n 9
39* Elsasser, John Volmerz ?end?n 5
40* Elsasser, Louis Volmerz ?end?n 69
41* Elsasser, Elisabeth Volmerz ?end?n 69
42 Sommer, Xaver Lauternhofen Philadelphia Smith 34
43* Gotz, Ferdinand Laub Philadelphia Shoemaker 23
44 Strebel, Leonhard Kuhlsheim Cincinneti farmer 38
45 Strebel, Dorothea Kuhlsheim Cincinneti 30
46* Schuchard, Constantin ? Ch?vignon carpenter 24 1 rifle
47* Pause, Julius ? farmer 30
48 Heyder, Franzisca Waltersberg Newyork 37
49 Herder, Barbara Waltersberg Newyork 45
50* Meyer, John Waltersberg Canada butcher 38 1 rifle
51 Meyer, Catherine Waltersberg Canada 43
52 Meyer, John Waltersberg Canada 8
53* Ziegelmuller, Joseph Dinkelsbuhl Williamsburg gunmaker 43 4 rifles
54* Ziegelmuller, Francisca Dinkelsbuhl Williamsburg 39
55* Ziegelmuller, Ulrich Dinkelsbuhl Williamsburg 3
56* Ziegelmuller, Marianne Dinkelsbuhl Williamsburg 2
57* Ziegelmuller, Joseph Dinkelsbuhl Williamsburg 1
58* Lippert, Barbara Limbach Philadelphia 16
59* Rosenbusch, Caroline Borken Albany 24
60* Erdmann, Robert Sohkendetz Pittsburg cooper 24
61* Meyer, Henry Oldendorf Newyork farmer 34
62* Meyer, Margarethe (his wife) Oldendorf Newyork 30
63 Meyer, Sophie Oldendorf Newyork 5
64 Meyer, John Oldendorf Newyork 1y11m
65 Meyer, Caroline Oldendorf Newyork 4m
66 Reckum, Adolphus Osnabruck Newyork merchend 34
67* Reulein, Barbara Lemmingen Buffelo 3?
68 Schwager, Michael Lochenbach Toledo farmer 30
69* Aargecher, Catharine Deiningen Georgew? 22
70* Reulein, John Lemmingen Georgew? mason 28
71* Volk, Henry Lemmingen Georgew? Smith 30
72* Reuter, Hubert Hochheim Milwaukie Smith 48 2 rifles
73 Reuter, Catharine (his wife) Hochheim Milwaukie 46
74 Reuter, Henry (his son) Hochheim Milwaukie 14
75* Wollenweber, Godfred Neustadt Milwaukie Smith 28
76 Wollenweber, Caroline (wife) Neustadt Milwaukie 20
77 Wollenweber, Hubert (his son)Neustadt Milwaukie 1
78* Schmedes, Franz Breune Newyork papermaker 31
79 Schmedes, Sophie (his wife) Breune Newyork 35
80 Reuss, Adam Keldingsdorf Newyork farmer 31
81 Reuss, Barbera Keldingsdorf Newyork 27
82 Reuss, Anna Keldingsdorf Newyork 2m
83* Reusenweber, Nicolaus Wirtsdorf Newyork miller 28
84* Sibbel, Margarethe Wirtsdorf Newyork 49
85* Engel, Elisabeth Wirtsdorf Newyork 26
86* Engel, Christine Wirtsdorf Newyork 15
87* Hausmann, Eduard Mitteschenbach ?eny Shoemaker 9
88* Hausmann, Therese Mitteschenbach ?eny 2
89* Rieder, Trine Hofkelbsburg Cincinneti 23
90* Schruber, Sabine Starfritz Bedford 23
91* Miller, Christian Pittsburg Pittsburg farmer 26 1 rifle
92* Herz Jette Furth Newyork 23
93* Patscher, Fanny Furth Albany 20
94* Forsberg, ? Konigsberg Newyork co? 18 2 rifles
95* Forsberg, Alexander Konigsberg Newyork 16
96* Forsberg, Gustav Konigsberg Newyork 12
97 Corsepius, Otto Konigsberg Newyork 24
98* Gerschmann, Augustus Konigsberg Newyork 25
99* Ebert, Alexander Seltau Newyork 24
100* Stopke, Fred^k Zinten Newyork day laborer 42
101* Rosenthal,William Konigsberg Newyork cutler 15
102 Hermann, Wilhelmine Pr. Eglau Newyork 24
103* Witt, Adolphus Konigsberg Cincinneti whatchmaker 18
104* Frose, Rudolph Konigsberg Cincinneti whatchmaker 18
105* Fleischmann, Albert Konigsberg Newyork baker 22
106* Carley, Albertine Halberstadt Newyork 23
107* Dahme, Caroline Munster Cincinneti 24
108 Nietref, Caroline Ochtrup Cincinneti 21
109* Ammen, Fred^k Neukirchen Newyork baker 22
110 Spielbusch, Henry Beckum Newyork smith 24
111 Wirth, Robert Breslau Newyork painter 26
112* Steinhauser, Augustus Leibingen Newyork cooper 27
113* Wolf, Charles Niederrossla Newyork brewer 28
114 Josty, Georg Chur Milwaukie confectener 27 2 rifles
115 Josty, Cathinka (his wife) Chur Milwaukie 24
116 Josty, Charles (his son) Chur Milwaukie 3
117* ?????r, ? O? Newyork ?
118 Stein, Peter Lingelbach Pittsburg miner 2?
119 Stein, Elisabeth Lingelbach Pittsburg 29
120 Ebert, Ferdinand Rothholtz Buffalo weaver 24
121 Kasseber, Augustus Gronau Milwaukie miller 30
122* Renner, John Coburg Newyork cooper 18
123* Rabhahn, John Coburg Newyork butcher 18
124* Schultz, Augustus Schloppe Newyork saddler 27
125* Kutzky, Charles A. Eichfuln Newyork butcher 24
126* Bruss, William Bischofsheim Newyork Barber 24
127 Ziegler, John Bischofsheim Newyork ? 55
128 Ziegler, Elizabeth(his wife) Bischofsheim Newyork 35
129* Lange, John Hettenhausen Newyork driver 35
130* Beyer, Magdalene Hettenhausen Rosswill 35
131* Beyer, Mathias Culmbach Rosswill 8
132 Hau, Nicolaus Culmbach Fortweyn Smith 19
133 Hau, Anna O. Culmbach Fortweyn 25
134* Maag, Anna Oberdingenheim Philadelphia 23
135* Maag, Albert Oberdingenheim Philadelphia 6
136 Engel, Nicolaus Wirtsdorf Newyork 22
137 Engel, William Wirtsdorf Newyork 26
138 Engel, Elisabeth Wirtsdorf Newyork 9
139* Kitzsteiner, John Altmannsdorf Newyork 25
140* Kitzsteiner, Anna Altmannsdorf Newyork 23
141* Kitzsteiner, Bernhard Altmannsdorf Newyork farmer 31
142* Austermann, Bernhard Everswinkel Munster farmer 26
143* Austermann, Theodor Everswinkel Munster farmer 21
144* Kortejohann, Bernhard Everswinkel Munster farmer 26
145* Reichart, Gottlieb Carwusen Newyork farmer 25
146* Mollers, Wilhelmine Tecklenburg Newyork 28
147* Mollers, Johanne (his dghtr) Tecklenburg Newyork 3
148* Tewes, Fred^k Wildam Philadelphia farmer 24
149* Tewes, Christ^n Wildam Philadelphia shoemaker 22
150* Bohme, John Ke?mintz Cincinneti ? 28
151* Bohme, Christiane Ke?mintz Cincinneti 34
152* Bohme, Augustus Ke?mintz Cincinneti 1
153* Fischer, Fred^k Dresden Newyork locksmith 21
154* Breuer, Charles Dresden Buffalo joiner 20
155 Mutschler, Joseph Hechingen Newyork farmer 32
156* Romminger, Andreas Duttlingen St. Louis Shoemaker 21
157* Hildebrandt, Joseph Bohmenskirch Waterloo wheelwright 22
158* Schmidt, Anton Bohmenskirch Waterloo Shoemaker 52 3 rifles
159* Schmidt, Marianne Bohmenskirch Waterloo 48
160* Kubler, John Goppingen Newyork Shoemaker 26
161 Flammer, William Zobenhausen Newyork joiner 21
162 Flammer, ??hn Zobenhausen Newyork 2?
163 Flammer, Robert Zobenhausen Newyork 2m
164* Albers, William Huttungen Newyork smith 23
165 Kurze, William Froschrotthausen Newyork joiner 20
166 Michael, Henry Froschrotthausen Newyork smith 21
167* Munch, Henry Gellershausen Newyork farmer 25
168 Hartmann, Charles Hemfurt Newyork weaver 23
169 Hartmann, Catharine Hemfurt Newyork 21
170 Hartmann, Friederike Hemfurt Newyork 18
171 Hartmann, Diana Hemfurt Newyork 17
172 Bock, Conrad Hilpoldstein Buffalo joiner 22
173 Kilien, Christian Kommstadt Pittsburg wheelwright 27
174 Fleischmann, John Weidenau Philadelphia Smith 37
175 Kerl, Joseph Friebensteg Philadelphia butscher 24
176 Meyer, Barbara Weidenau Philadelphia 21
177 Meyzen, Aloys Weidenau Philadelphia miller 48
178* Oennk, Hermann Ochtrup Utica m? 20
179 Kaufmann, Henry Werningshausen Newyork butcher 20
180 Klein, John Augsburg Buffalo ???maker 19
181* Fuchs, Emma Konigsberg Newyork 30
182* Fuchs, Johanne (daughter) Konigsberg Newyork 7
183* Fuchs, Agnes (daughter) Konigsberg Newyork 4

Endnote: Cabin passengers 10 betweendecks 173

Transcriber's Notes:

An asterisk indicates further information in the Passenger Notes.
A question mark indicates indecipherable material.
A caret (^) indicates superscript.

This list has extensive fading of the ink; thus, many letters are unclear or indecipherable.
The captain's surname is spelled out: Gaetjen but also with umlauted a: Gatjen.
The writer of this list indicates family units by recording the father first and then
continuing with "his wife" and his "daughter," etc. I have assumed for this list that
the surname is the same as the head of household.
Spellings as found in the original have been retained in this list, i.e. Newyork and
Cincenneti.
The names on this list are curious: All the passengers are of German descent, but the
given names have been Anglicized, i.e. Henry--probably was Heinrich; Charles may have
been Carl; Godfred was probably Gottfried, Louis/Ludwig, William/Wilhelm, John/Johann, etc.
Some guesses regarding place names: Fortweyn/Fort Wayne, Rosswill/Roseville or Roswell.

This list from the National Archives and Records Administration (Microfilm 237/768) has
been compared to a list found in a monograph which can be found in the Ostfriesen
Genealogical Society of America library at Forest Lake MN. The monograph titled "From
Bremen to America in 1850: Fourteen Rare Emigrant Ship Lists" by Clifford Neal Smith,
Monograph No. 22 in the German-American Genalogical Research Series (ISSN 0094-7806,
published by Westland Publications, McNeal, Arizona, 1987. In the preface to the monograph,
Mr. Smith states that the information comes from an . . . obscure weekly newspaper from
Rudolstadt, Thuringia (Germany)entitled the "Allgemeine Auswanderungs-Zeitung", devoted
to news about ship sailings ... The newspaper can be found in the Beinecke Rare Book
Collection of the Yale University Library. Discrepancies between the NARA list and the
monograph list are mentioned in the Passenger Notes. I cannot explain why some names
included in the monograph are not on the NARA passenger list or why some on the NARA list
are not on the monograph list. The monograph states that the ship left Bremen on 10 June 1850.

1 Monograph lists name as C. W. Forsberg.
1,5&9 The place of origin, Konigsberg, has an umlauted "o."
5 Monograph lists name as H. A. Glatz.
9 Tear in original--given name may be Amalie. Surname is listed as
Brucher in the monograph.
10 Monograph lists name as John, but NARA list looks like it may be
Jahn or Zahn.
11-12 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Fraenkel.
11-14 Monograph says these passengers travelling together.
14 Surname may be Gagner; however, monograph says it is Gener.
15 Place of origin, Munster, has an umlauted "u."
12 Given name may be Sarah acc. to monograph.
19 Surname listed as Hoffer in monograph.
20 Surname looks like it has an umlauted "a" thus could be Graetz.
Destination starts out as Newyork but seems to be overwritten with
Washington.
21 Monograph lists name as Rieder and place of origin as Rhuenda.
22 Given name almost obliterated: may be Herm (Hermann). Place of origin
is listed as Rhuenda acc. to monograph.
23-24 Monograph lists surname as Reis. Given names according to the monograph
are Justine and Anna Catharine.
26 Monograph lists surname as Murhard.
25-29 Monograph says these passengers travelling together.
31-33 Monograph says these passengers travelling together. Also, lists names
as W. Benning, Christian Kohl, and Carl Vogel.
34 Monograph states that he comes from Hof Kalbsburg.
35-41 Monograph spells the surname Elsaesser indicating an umlaut over the "a"
of Elsasser.
40-41 Entry says: his father/his mother, i.e. parents of entry #35.
43 Surname may have an umlauted "o" thus could be Goetz.
46 Monograph spells the surname as Schuchardt and lists place of origin
as either Neussis or Reussis. Travelling with no. 47.
47 Surname listed as Pausse in monograph which also says he is travelling
with Schuchard, passenger no. 46.
50 Monograph says he is travelling with a family of 5 and the two previous
passengers may be part of that family. Also says name is Joh. Meyer.
53-57 Surname given as Ziegelmiller in the monograph.
58 Surname in monograph: Leppert. Last letters of place of origin not
clear--seems to be Limbach.
59-60 Monograph says these two are travelling together. No. 59 is named Dina
Rosenbusch in the monograph (could it be Lina from Caroline?). Place of
origin for No. 60 is listed as Borken in the monograph.
61-62 Monograph says H. Meyer is from Besse and travelling with Margarethe
Alfken (his wife--maiden name?).
64-65 Listed on NARA list as children of No. 61.
67, &
70-71 Listed in monograph as travelling together and place of origin is spelled
Lehmingen.
69 Surname listed as Allgeier in monograph.
72 Monograph says Hubert Reuter is travelling with a family of 6. Perhaps
passegers 75-77 are part of the family since all are destined for Milwaukee.
75 Given name was probably Gottfried.
78 Monograph only lists his initials: F. H. and from Breuna.
83 Surname listed as Reissenweber in monograph and also says he is travelling
with a family of six and place of origin is Wuerlsdorf.
84-86 May not be surnames here but first names of the Reusenweber family (see
passenger note no. 83 above.
87-88 Ages for these passengers must be incorrect: age 9 and age 2! Also, the
monograph lists place of origin as Eschendorf.
89 Monograph says she is travelling with August & H. Rieder and Anna and
Justine Reis.
90 Surname may be Schreiber. Monograph says she is travelling with the
Elsasser family.
91 Monograph says surname is Moeller and that he's from New York.
92-93 Passengers travelling together according to the monograph. Also, the
names listed in the monograph are Jette Herz and Fanni Potscher. Place
of origin has an umlauted "u."
94-96 The place of origin, Konigsberg, has an umlauted "o."
98 Monograph lists surname as Gusmann.
99 Surname looks like it may be Ebers or Ebert.
100 Monograph lists surname as Stepke.
101 The place of origin, Konigsberg, has an umlauted "o."
103-105 The place of origin, Konigsberg, has an umlauted "o."
104 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Froese. Monograph lists surname as
R. A. Freese.
106 First letter of surname unclear but monograph lists surname as Carley.
107 Monograph says she is travelling with Caroline Niehof and Hermann Oeneck.
109 Monograph lists surname as Ammon--F. A. Ammon.
111 Surname faded but looks like it could be Wirth.
112 Surname may be Steinhaeuser with an umlauted "a" in Steinhauser.
113 Monograph lists surname as Wolff.
117 Manifest is badly damaged here--surname may be Wilhelmine Preller from
Upferstadt as inferred from the monograph.
122 Monograph lists name as J. P. Renner travelling with J. G. Rebhahn.
123 Monograph says travelling with J. P. Renner (see no. 122)--also lists
surname as Rebhahn.
124-125 Travelling together acc. to monograph.
126 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Bruess.
129 Monograph lists place of origin as Besse.
130-131 Monograph lists surname as Beier.
134-135 Monograph lists surname as Magd.
142-144 Place of origin and destination may be reversed for these entries. Munster
has an umlauted "u."
145 Monograph lists surname as Reichard (may be Reichardt)
146-147 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Moellers. Monograph lists place of
origin as Brochterbeck.
148-149 Monograph lists place of origin as Wildungen
150-152 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Boehme. Also listed as from Dresden.
150-154 Travelling together.
156 Place of origin: Tuttlingen?
157 Monograph lists name as Hillenbrandt
157-159 Place of origin has an umlauted "o"
160 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Kuebler. From Goeppingen.
162 Given name may be John.
164 Monograph lists name as Albus. Place name has umlauted "u" thus may be
Huettingen.
167 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Muench.
172 Monograph lists name as Kilian.
178 Surname may be Oeneck according to the monograph.
181-183 The place of origin, Konigsberg, has an umlauted "o."

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 91, List 840.

Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 October 2004

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