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Ship Copernicus

I, Harnessin, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Ship Copernicus at the time of her sailing from the Port of Bremen or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage master of said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief , just and true.
SO HELP ME GOD
Sworn Before me, this 24th day of May, 1836
(Illegible); Collector Signed Joh. And. Harnessin

REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Copernicus whereof J.A. Harmessin, is master, from Bremen, burthen 440 tons and owned by (Not filled in) of (Not filled in) and bound (Not filled in)

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, To what country belonging, Country of which it is their intention to become inhabitants, Number and Names of Passengers who have died on the voyage

    
   
  1  Herm. Curlins            29  Male  Chemist           Lubec       U. States   
  2* Chas. Matslein           43  Male  Lacemaker         Leipsic     U. States    
  3  Freidr. Leupold          19  Male  Merchant          Breslaw     U. States    
  4  Wilh. F. Leupold         20  Male  Merchant          Breslaw     U. States
  5* Julius Freidr. N. Gauss  29  Male  Office of Attley  Hannover    U. States   
     Steerage Passenger    
  6  F. Wilh. Danowskey       33        Physician         Hannover    U. States
                                        

    
Transcriber's Notes:   
  
  Numbers were inserted by transcriber fo ease in searching.
  * = Refer to Transcribers List below for more information.
  ? = Letters or numbers which were completely unreadable.
  There were no deaths on the voyage, so that column was eliminated.
  

2 - Last name could possibly be Warstein, Warslein or Matstein  
5 - Occupation is possibly 'Officer of Artillery'. This is the closest I can fathom.
  

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 51, List 54.

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