Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Blanche

I, Bryan O'Brien, Master of the Br Sch Blanche, 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 Vessel at Fortune Island, from which Port the said Vessel 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) B O'Brien.

Sworn to this 4th May 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W ? C??????, D.C..

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Sch "Blanche" whereof O'Brien is Master, from Fortune Isld, burthen 102 Br tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage, and a notation if the passenger died on the voyage.

       

  1* Cha^s O'Bryan      26  M  Master Mariner   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   Cabin
  2* Jno Winchester     45  M  Master Mariner   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   Cabin
  3  Frederick Runyan   22  M  Clerk            Barbados      Barbados      Cabin
 
  
  Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed 
  definitely.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of
  the manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader 
  should refer.

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

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  "Male" and "Female" in the Sex column is shortened to "M" and "F" for formatting
  reasons.

  The designation "Br Sch Blanch" in the Captain's sworn statement at the 
  beginning of the manifest likely implies that the Schooner Blanche is of
  British ownership or registry.

  
  1  There are additional, but undecipherable, words desribing this passenger's 
     occupation, perhaps describing the ship or company with which he is associated.
  2  There are additional, but undecipherable, words desribing this passenger's 
     occupation, perhaps describing the ship or company with which he is associated.
     

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 377.

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