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Steamer Quaker City


Havana, Cuba to New York
20 February 1861

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
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 February 20th 1861
Before Me J White DC
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steamer Quaker City whereof Shufeldt is Master, from Havana, Cuba.
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. Two columns have been eliminated; There were no deaths during the voyage and all passengers are bound for the United States.
    
  1  Robert Fizzard    24 M Mechanic   USA      USA 1st Cabin
  2  Andrew Duncan     31 M Mechanic   USA      USA 1st Cabin
  3  Alex Ewing        39 M Mechanic   USA      USA 1st Cabin
  4  Adelaide Hamilton 35 M Instructor Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
  5  Alfredo Hamilton   9 M            Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
  6  John Wiggins      37 M Trader     USA      USA 1st Cabin
  7  H J Gayton        31 M Planter    USA      USA 1st Cabin
  8  Anto De Armas     30 M Student    Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
  9  Jose De Armas     15 M Student    Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
 10  Rafael De Armas   17 M Merchant   Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
 11  V A Mimandre      45 M Shipmaster France   USA 1st Cabin
 12  Jose F Zanetti    25 M Merchant   Cuba     USA 1st Cabin
 13  John Miller       31 M Jeweler    USA      USA 1st Cabin
 14  Jose P Oropesa    36 M Merchant   Mexico   USA 1st Cabin
 15  Ygnacis Flores    31 M Merchant   Mexico   USA 1st Cabin
 16  J Guiterez        35 M Merchant   Mexico   USA 1st Cabin
 17  Jose M Guiterez   30 M Adjustant  Spain    USA 1st Cabin
 18  Liusa Guiterez    22 F            Hamburg  USA 1st Cabin
 19  Jas Grande        26 M Clerk      Spain    USA 1st Cabin
 20  Anto Baccalas     27 M Mechanic   Cuba     USA 1st Cabin 
 21  Chas Hagan        30 M Mechanic   USA      USA 1st Cabin
 22  G W Faber         37 M Merchant   Portugal USA 1st Cabin
 23  J Davier          31 M Mariner    Portugal USA 1st Cabin
 24  M Roger           34 M Trader     England  USA 1st Cabin
 25  E C Whelpley      27 M (None)     England  USA 1st Cabin
 26  Y Harland         34 M Merchant   England  USA 1st Cabin
 27  B Migone          38 M Merchant   England  USA 1st Cabin
 28  J W Kitteredge    37 M Shipmaster USA      USA 1st Cabin
 29  M Levasseur       35 M Mariner    France   USA 1st Cabin
 30  Jto Richoux       40 M Mariner    France   USA 1st Cabin
 31  Eug Dufore        39 M Mariner    France   USA 1st Cabin
 32  Liusa Desjean     22 F Artist     France   USA 1st Cabin
 33  D N Pickering     42 M            USA      USA 1st Cabin
 34  Jas M Clark       33 M Engineer   USA      USA 1st Cabin
 35  Jas McIntee       30 M Servant    USA      USA 1st Cabin
 36  A H Thurston      30 M Physician  USA      USA 1st Cabin
 37  M C Meiggs        40 M            USA      USA 1st Cabin
 38  Thos Allen        30 M Servant    USA      USA 1st Cabin
 39  J D Afranchi      40 M Merchant   USA      USA 1st Cabin
 40  J P Catheros      45 M Merchant   Portugal USA 1st Cabin
 41  W C Cassonova     27 M Merchant   Portugal USA 1st Cabin
 42  Jill Ceballos     48 M            Portugal USA 1st Cabin
 43  Jas Bogardus      55 M Builder    Portugal USA 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.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 August 2004



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