Immigrant Ships
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Ship Swordfish

I, Huckly*, Master of the Ship Swordfish, 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 Ship at Shanghai, from which port said Ship 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.
C L C?andan*

Sworn to this March 20, 1861
Before Me ???????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship whereof ???????*is Master, from Shanghai. Burthen 1024 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. All passengers are from the United States and are bound for the United States so those two columns have been eliminated. There were no deaths so that column has been eliminated.

    

 1* W Beebee        40  M  ????   Cabin
 2* C W Holine      29  M  ????   Cabin
 3* Mrs C W Holine  25  F  Wife   Cabin
 4  Miss May Allen   7  F  Child  Cabin
 5* Mrs E A Buta    27  F  ????   Cabin
 6* Cgin Buta        5  F  Child  Cabin
 7* An Buta          3  F  Child  Cabin
 8* Elz Buta         1  F  Child  Cabin
 9* John Royhta     29  M  ????   Cabin
10* W Riley         20  M  ????   Steerage
    

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.

 * The name of the Master of the ship is a puzzle since it appears to be Huckly or
    Haickly on the first line, C L C?andan after the phrase "So Help Me God" and then
    in the third reference to him, no name is given.

     1  Could be Beeler; the occupation cannot be read.
   2-3  Maybe meant to be Holmes.
     5  Occupation was listed as a Child. Obviously wrong. Last name is questionable.
 6-7-8  First names are unclear. Last name is questionable.  
     9  Last name is questionable and occupation unreadable.
    10  Occupation unreadable.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 209, List 179.

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