Bark Franklin
I, C. J. Roluffs do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bark Franklin whereof I am Master, from Hamburg. So help me God (signed) C. J. Roluffs
Sworn to this 11 December 1849
Before me ??????????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Franklin whereof Roluffs is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 290 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, baggage.
Cabin Passengers 1 Julius Kluge 33 Farmer Prussia Wisconsin 1 coffer 2 Miss Luzie Grave 23 Hamburgh Boston 1 coffer 3* Herrmann Som???? 31 Captain Holstein New York 2 coffers 4* Meta Christina Som???? 20 his wife Holstein New York 5 L. G. Theodor Bauer 26 Turner Danemark New York 6 Catherina Bauer 22 his wife Holstein New York Steerage Passengers 7 Carl Hempel 40 Merchant Holstein Pitsburg 1 coffer 8 Carl Friedrich Warner 21 Baker Saxonia Wisconsin 1 box 9* Otto Matz 19 ?????? Prussia Philadelphia 1 coffer 10 Caspar Wohlferloch 30 Mason Bayern Cinsinaty 1 box 11 Friedrich Kuhn 34 Capboiler Gallia Philadelphia 1 box 12 Friedrich Koch 21 Watchmaker Russia New York 1 coffer 13 Jacob Levinsohm 18 Merchant Prussia New Orleans 1 coffer 14* ????? ????? 28 Prussia ????? 15 Gustav A. Thurman 29 Apothacary Prussia New York 1 coffer 16 F. W. Krosche 49 Joiner Prussia Wisconsin 1 pouch 17 W. Volker 24 Cartwright Prussia Wisconsin 1 pouch 18 Friedrich Goldschmid 26 Bricklayer Prussia New York 1 box 19* Oscar Mar?ewsieg 26 Chemist Saxonia Cincinaty 1 coffer 20 J. H. Bauers 36 Cordmaker Oldenburg Cincinaty 1 coffer 21 Cathar. Margar. Bauers 27 his wife Holstein Cincinaty 1 pouch 22 Johanna Bauers 6m his daughter Holstein Cincinaty 23 Heinrich Kummel 30 Apothecary Prussia Wisconsin 2 coffers 24 Heinrich Bollard 31 Joiner Prussia Wisconsin 25* Adolph Andresse 17 ????? Prussia Wisconsin 26 Friedrich Markgraf 23 Farmer Prussia Buffalo 2 boxes 27 Wilhelmine Markgraf 21 his wife Prussia Buffalo 28 Wilhelm Markgraf 8m his son Prussia Buffalo 29* Sophie Muller 40 his mother-in-law Prussia Buffalo 30 Christian Borchert 18 his brother-in-law Prussia Buffalo 31 Carl Borchert 12 his brother-in-law Prussia Buffalo 32 Charlotte Borchert 7 his sister-in-law Prussia Buffalo 33* Ernst Theod. Schulze 37 ????man Prussia New Orleans 1 box 34 Franz Ritter 41 Coppersmith Prussia New York 2 boxes 35 Hein. Ferd. Hartmann 24 Doctor Phil. Prussia Pensylvania 1 coffer 36 Franz Hoffmann 57 Bricklayer Schlesien Philadelphia 1 box 37* Johann Bohm 40 Farmer Prussia Wisconsin 4 boxes 38* Maria Bohm 30 his wife Prussia Wisconsin 39* Ludwig Bohm 2y6m his son Prussia Wisconsin 40* ????? Bohm 11 his son Prussia Wisconsin 41 Friedrich Feuer 25 Cartwright Prussia Wisconsin 42 Bernhard Wallensheim 20 Merchant Hamburg New Hafen 1 barrel 43 Margarettia Kukert 18 Hannover St. Louis 1 barrel 44 August Wulikow 20 Merchant Prussia New York 1 coffer 45 Chr. Fried. Anton Popp 24 Farmer Bayern St. Louis 1 coffer 46 Emmeline Popp 13 his wife Bayern St. Louis 1 box 47* Carl Fr. Wilh. ????? 27 Joiner Prussia New York 48 Carl Neinke 28 Farmer Prussia Buffalo 1 coffer 49* Heinrich Koster 30 Confectioner Lauenburg Philadelphia 1 box 50 Joh. Gottlob Branne 41 Taylor Churhausen St. Louis 1 coffer 51 Joseph Scholich 34 Joiner Prussia St. Louis 1 box 52 Adolph Rosenhayn 18 Merchant Prussia New York 53 Charlotte Epernschatz 32 Mecklenburg Buffalo 3 boxes 54 Julie Epernschatz 7 her daughter Mecklenburg Buffalo 55 Pauline Epernschatz 3 her daughter Mecklenburg Buffalo 56 Moritz Bode 30 Tailor Prussia New York 1 coffer 57 Carl Herm. Brick 34 Printer Prussia New York 1 coffer 58 Henriette Brick 33 his wife Prussia New York 59 Marie Brick 1 his daughter Prussia New York (Signed) C. J. Roluffs Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes. ? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words. * Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling. * Passengers were numbered by the transcriber. * No births or deaths were recorded during this voyage. 3,4 Surname illegible due to poor microfilm image. 9 Occupation illegible due to handwriting. 14 Names illegible due to damaged manifest. 19 Surname illegible due to handwriting. 25 Occupation illegible due to handwriting. 29 Umlaut u in surname. 33 Occupation illegible due to handwriting. 37-40 Umlaut o in surname. 47 Surname illegible due to handwriting. 49 Umlaut o in surname.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 85, List 1581.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 December 2004
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