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Ship American Eagle

I, R H Moore, Master of the Ship American Eagle, 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 the said Ship at London, from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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. R H Moore

Sworn to this 23 Feby 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship American Eagle whereof Richard Hale Moore is Master, from London. Burthen 894 77/95 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage. No deaths so that column has been eliminated. All passengers are bound for the United States so that column has been eliminated.

 1* Leopold Char???    26 M Gentleman France   1st Cabin
 2  Lavinia Lawrence   23 F           England  1st Cabin
 3  John Scales        21 M Joiner    England  2nd Cabin
 4  Jane Scales        20 F           England  2nd Cabin
 5  Martha Stiggins    45 F           England  2nd Cabin
 6  Elizabeth Stiggins 17 F           England  2nd Cabin
 7  Maria Stiggins     15 F           England  2nd Cabin
 8  George Thompson    25 M Packer    England  2nd Cabin
 9* John Jannett       35 M ?????     England  2nd Cabin
10  Charlotte Jannett  37 F           England  2nd Cabin
11* An??? Janett        7 F           England  2nd Cabin
12* ????? Jannett       7 M           England  2nd Cabin
13* E???? Jannett       5 M           England  2nd Cabin
14* ????? ?????         2 F           England  2nd Cabin
15  John Jannett        2 M           England  2nd Cabin
16* William Thompson   33 M ?????     England  2nd Cabin
17  Francis Gilman     24 M ?????     England  2nd Cabin
18  John Stoll         26 M Laborer   England  2nd Cabin
19* James ?????        23 M Printer   England  2nd Cabin
20* Randolph B???      21 M Clerk     Denmark  2nd Cabin
21  Gottfried Kramer   55 M Farmer    Germany  2nd Cabin      


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
 condition of the original document.

 1  Last name unreadable
 9  Cannot read occupation.
11  First name unreadable.
12  First name unreadable.
13  First name unreadable.
14  Cannot read either name for a black line has been placed on this
     line. I think this child belongs to the Jannett family. Perhaps
     the child died during the voyage.
16  Occupation ??
17  Occupation ??
19  Last name not clear.
20  Last name ??

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.

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