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Ship Escort

I, E. A. Hussey, Master of the Ship Escort, 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 Calcutta, 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.
E. A. Hussey

Sworn to this March 30, 1857
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Escort whereof Hussey is Master, from Calcutta. Burthen 1454 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage [none], Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

 1  Matthew McCune      41 M  Engineer  England  United States  Cabin
 2  Mary McCune         37 F            England  United States  Cabin
 3  Henry McCune        18 M  Engineer  England  United States  Cabin
 4  Georg McCune         8 M            England  United States  Cabin
 5  Alfred McCune        7 M            England  United States  Cabin 
 6  Edward McCune        5 M            England  United States  Cabin

Transcriber's Notes:

This family is listed on the FamilySearch.org site as:
Matthew McCune born 23 July 1811 in Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
Sarah Elizabeth Caroline McCune (nee Scott) born 28 Jan 1812 in London, England
Henry McCune born 31 May 1840 in Calcutta, Bengal, India 
George McCune born 27 Dec 1846 in Calcutta, Bengal, India
Alfred McCune born 11 Jul 1849 in Fort William, Bengal, India
Edward McCune born 27 Sep 1852 in Calcutta, Bengal, India

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 172, List 264.

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