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Steamer Star of the West

I, S L Griffins, Master of the American Steamer Star of the West, 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 of the said Steamer Star of the West at Havana 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 of said passengers, 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.
S L Griffins

Sworn to this 2 Jan 1861
Before me ???????

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the American Steamer Star of the West whereof Griffins is Master from Havana. Burthen 1172 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which each passengers belongs, and the part of the ship occupied by each passenger. All passengers were going to the United States so that column has been eliminated.

    
 1  Theodore Schwar 31 M             Switzerland 1st Cabin
 2  Mrs P James     36 F Wife        England     1st Cabin
 3  W Donaldson     29 M Seaman      USA         1st Cabin
 4  Wm Odenheimer   27 M Seaman      USA         1st Cabin
 5* P Sulzer        54 M Merchi      USA         1st Cabin
 6* W Prall         40 M Merchi      USA         1st Cabin
 7* L Leno          40 M Hotelkeeper USA         1st Cabin
 8  I Jackson       29 M Laborer     USA         2nd Cabin
 9  I Meehan        34 M Mechanic    USA         2nd Cabin
10  E Scully        32 M Mechanic    USA         2nd Cabin
11  A Merrill       30 M Seaman      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
 quality of the original document.

5   Occupation might be Merchant or Mechanic ??
6   Occupation could be Merchant or Mechanic ??
7   It looks like Hotel Keeper ??

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

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