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Steamer Ripon City

Dundee, Scotland to New York
22 August 1885

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Jenkins Master of the Str Ripon 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 District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Dundee from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said list or manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage and the dates and causes of death and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God.
(signed) John Jenkins
Sworn to this 22 August 1885 before me (signed) Deputy Collector
List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Br Str Ripon City whereof _____ is Master, from Dundee burthen ______ tons.
Columns represent: passenger number, names, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage, transient or in transit, or intending to settle.
    
1  Edward Rilly     28 M Minister  England  New York       Cabin  3  Settlers
2  Edward T Warden  40 M Farmer    England  South America  Cabin  6  Settlers
3  Mary A Warden    30 F Wife      England  South America  Cabin     Settlers

(signed) John Jenkins
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 489, List 1042.
Transcribed by Barbara Burnett a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 August 2004


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