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SS Empire City

I, Elisha Howes, Master of the Steam Ship Empire City 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 the passsengers taken on board of the said Steamer Empire City at New Orleans & Havana from which port the said Empire City 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 county 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. Sworn to this 14th April, 1860, before me, (signatures cannot be read).

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steam Ship Empire City whereof Elisha Howes is Master, from New Orleans & Havana, burthen 1751 21/* tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage*, and that Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 
                                        
 1  E L Davis     33 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 2  C H Chapin    29 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 3  G T Sewall    41 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 4  J Vanderbilt  17 Male   Clerk    United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 5* S C March     32 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 6  J B Oliver    39 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 7  E White       27 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 8  J Stanton     36 Male   Merchant United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
 9  M Stanton     24 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
10* J Sheppard    32 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels 
11  L Brinton     29 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
12  Francis Geyer 38 Male   Sailor   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
13  Mary Geyer    27 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
14  H Kaufmann    43 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
15  Chas Lyons    39 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
16  H Prelier     28 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
17  A Benoit  	  36 Male   Mercht   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks abaft the wheels
18  A Hay         42 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
19  R Fulton      27 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
20  L Friedrich   36 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
21  Mary Jones    27 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels 
22  M Thornhill   32 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
23  Henry Wohlers 29 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
24  Frank Silva   38 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
25  J T Smith     42 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
26  J Kaiser      27 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
27* F Deconberry  39 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
28  N R Lee       26 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
29  C Ottersen    32 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
30  W Ottersen    27 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
31  D sullivan    38 Male   Engineer United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
32  M Lanaghan    26 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
33  K Haight      32 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
34  M Hickey      29 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
35* Geo Taffmann  31 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
36  Wm Auger      27 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
37  L R Petit     33 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
38  Mary Petit    26 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
39  J B Foch      32 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
40  F Laffont     28 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
41  B Porcella    27 Male   Mechanic Spain          Spain          Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
42  R Vela        33 Male   Mechanic Spain          Spain          Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
43  F M Ferguson  32 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
44  E Pettzer     33 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
45  B Barnabe     27 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
46  E Miller      35 Male   Mechanic United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
47  Chas Claffin  28 Male   Doctor   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
48  J Jackson     46 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
49  Saml Mueller  29 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
50  L A Mellon    34 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
51  F Ortega      36 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
52  J F Hedmass   28 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
53  J Carey       32 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
54  R Lennon      29 Male   Laborer  Germany        Germany        Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
55  B Callery     36 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
56  J A Stone     27 Male   Laborer  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
57  R Dixon       32 Male   Saddler  United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
58  D Hogan       28 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
59  F Gregory     32 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
60  M Castrovo    29 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
61  E Cavannah    38 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels 
62  Thos McCue    32 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
63  B Collins     29 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
64  M Madden      34 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
65  C Graham      27 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
66  I Maybury     33 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
67  P Galvin      29 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
68  C Dargan      34 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
69  P oBrien      26 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
70  I Offenbach   47 Male   Mech     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
71  M Offenbach   39 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
72  I Offenbach   28 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
73  L Offenbach   23 Female None     United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels 
74  Geo Ellis     29 Male   Sailor   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
75  Frank Morris  33 Male   Sailor   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
76  J P Englun    27 Male   Sailor   United States  United States  Between the First and Second decks forward of the wheels
 

Transcriber's notes: 

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder, not the
 transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information found in the
 Transcriber's Notes below.
The use of a ? mark indicates letters or words that cannot be read,due to the quality]
 of the original document.

*Died on the Voyage - there are no entries in this column, and it has been eliminated

*Burthen - manifest reads 1751, followed by the number 21 over a squiggle, before the
 words "tons"

The first 15 names were too dark on the copy of the microfilm to read.  Someone
 (apparently at the ISTG office), had transcribed the names on the back of the copy. 


 5 Last name appears to be Marsh, could be March
10 Handwritten note on back of manifest copy says it could be Sheffard, but it appears
   to be Sheppard to me
27 Last name appears to be Deconberry, but could be Decosberry
35 Last name starts with what looks like Taff, then has four additional letters that
   appear to be "mann"


SS Empire City
The Steam Ship Empire City was built in 1847 by William H Brown, and was the sister ship 
of the Crescent City. They were originally owned by Charles Morgan of the Empire City Line.  

She was purchased by the U.S. Mail Steamship Company, owned by George Law, Marshall O. 
Roberts, and Bowers McIlvaine of New York City.  She was used on the Havana to New York 
leg of the mail route from the West Coast through the Panama Canal to the East Coast of 
the United States. (This information was gleaned from various sources on the Internet.)

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