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Bark Franklin


Hamburg, Germany to New York
11 December 1849

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
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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