Immigrant Ships
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Steamer Quaker City

I, R W Shufeldt, Master of the Steamer Quaker 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 all the passengers taken on board the said Steamer at Havana, Cuba from which port said Steamer 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. R W Shufeldt
Sworn to this January 10, 1861 Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steamer Quaker City whereof Shufeldt is Master, from Havana. Burthen 1428 60/95 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.

    
   

 1  Wm A Shippard   24  M  Merchant  US       1st Cabin
 2  Peter Collins   42  M  Tailor    US       1st Cabin
 3  Alfred Eaton    20  M  Clerk     US       1st Cabin
 4* Chas ?????      25  M  ?????     Cuba     1st Cabin
 5  Jas D Fowler    33  M  Merchant  England  1st Cabin
 6  Aug F Harney    50  M  Mechant   England  1st Cabin
 7  John Baker      20  M  Clerk     Germany  1st Cabin
 8  M M Delgado     28  M  Merchant  Spain    1st Cabin
 9  Joquimo Baralt  30  M  Merchant  Cuba     1st Cabin
10  G S Steinert    34  M  Merchant  US       1st Cabin
11* Oscar L Ba?ot   31  M  Propr     US       1st Cabin
12* J Fowler        40  M  Contr     US       1st Cabin
13* J K Marsh       43  M  Contr     US       1st Cabin
14  Capt Simms      39  M  Mariner   US       1st Cabin
15* P A Clark       40  M  Showman   US       1st Cabin
16* John Tryen      55  M  Showman   US       1st Cabin
17  A Rollston      35  M  Mariner   US       1st Cabin
18  John Weaver     32  M  Engineer  US       1st Cabin
19  A Franche       35  M  Merchant  US       1st Cabin
20  J E Whitman     30  M  Merchant  US       1st Cabin
21  Anton Blitz     50  M  ?????     US       1st Cabin
22  C F Berger      38  M  Agent     US       1st Cabin
23  Vidal Sienna    28  M  Clerk     Spain    1st Cabin
24  Jas C Luchring  39  M  Merchant  England  1st Cabin
25  Mathew Nauman   32  M  Engineer  US       1st Cabin
26  J Burr          35  M  Mariner   US       1st Cabin
27  David Howe      25  M  Seaman    US       1st Cabin
28* A Taylor        50  M  Contr     US       1st Cabin


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.

 4  Last Name looks like Vunia Occupation is shown as Intr Don't 
     know what that means.
11  Middle letter of Last Name could be c s r
12  Occupation is shown as Contr Perhaps Contractor ??
13  Occupation is shown as Contr Perhaps Contractor ??
15  Occupation looks like Showman ??
16  Occupation looks like Showman ??
21  Occupation is unreadable.

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

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