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SS De Soto

I, John Johnston, Master of the Steamship De Soto, 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 Steamship at Havana from which port said Steamship 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.
J Johnston

Sworn to this 14th January 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steamship De Soto whereof J Johnston is Master, from Havana. Burthen 1600 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. All passengers are bound for the US; All passengers were housed Aft during the voyage; and there were no deaths so those columns have been eliminated.

      

 1  Juan Ruiz          31 M Merchant  USA
 2  Jerez Panion       26 M           USA 
 3  Henry J Coombe     20 M           USA 
 4  William Lucas      27 M           USA 
 5  Louis Jager        34 M           USA 
 6  John F King        30 M Lawyer    USA 
 7  Henry Wolff        44 M Merchant  USA 
 8  George Rockwell    28 M           USA 
 9  James Larkey       38 M           USA 
10  Pat F Patrick      27 M           USA 
11  Alex Del Mar       25 M           USA 
12  Chas C Mussett     28 M           USA 
13  Wm M Newcombe      33 M Artist    USA 
14  Robt Read          41 M           USA 
15  Benj Yates         29 M           USA 
16  Henry Lehr         26 M           USA 
17  Thomas Giffin      32 M           USA
18  Edwd French        36 M           USA
19  Chas Rumsey        38 M           USA
20* Geo Bidder???      27 M           USA
21  James H Burgess    42 M           USA
22  John Daly          38 M Merchant  USA
23  Fred Rullman       41 M           USA
24  John Dawson        38 M           USA
25  Henry S Rumsey     34 M           USA
26  Chas Vincent       41 M Planter   Spain 
27  Louis Vianna       44 M           Spain 
28  Benj F Denis       32 M           Spain 
29  Robt Gonraler      27 M           Spain 
30  John Martinez      34 M           Spain 
31  Mrs Ann Corderon   28 F           US 
32  Mrs John Dawson    35 F           US
33  Mrs Henry H Rumsey 34 F           US
34  Mrs Chas Vincent   26 F           US
35  Miss Ann Lawrence  18 F           US
    

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.   

20  The last three letters of surname were unreadable. 

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

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