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Ship Yorktown

I, James H Ca??y, Master of the Ship Yorktown, 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 Yorktown at London, from which port said Ship Yorktown 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.
James H Ca??y

Sworn to this 18 March 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Yorktown whereof James H Ca??y is Master, from London. Burthen 1150 56/95 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.

Columns eliminated and reasons why.
    Died on voyage---No deaths.
    Destination---All passengers going to the United States.
    Where housed on ship during voyage---All shown in 2nd Cabin.

    
 1  Nehimiah Northorp   31 M Farmer      US
 2  Jan Northorp        36 F             US
 3  Aida Northorp        3 F             US
 4  Edwin Northorp       1 M             US
 5  Charles West        21 M Carpenter   US
 6  Eliza West          22 F             England
 7  Charles West         2 M             England
 8  William Avery       31 M Farmer      England
 9  Sarah Avery         32 F             England
10  Agnes Avery          9 F             England
11  Elizabeth Avery      7 F             England
12  Edwin Avery          5 M             England
13  William Avery        2 M             England
14* H???? Avery        9mo F             England
15  Lewis Lyon          21 M Clerk       England
16  Bridget Nabbs       25 F             US
17* Marcus A H????      19 M Salesman    England
18  Frederick Hayward   21 M Salesman    England
19  John Pelham         18 M Waiter      England
20  John Lewis          21 M Stonecutter England
21* James Coffe?        24 M Stonecutter England
22  George Neale        22 M Stonecutter England
23  Franz Zilger        38 M Butcher     Germany
24  Thomas Marles       24 M Farmer      England
25  Godfrey Bendolf     28 M Farmer      Germany
26  Robert Radney       23 M Miner       England
27  Nora Swaney         22 F Seamstress  US
28  Mary Mack           25 F Servant     Ireland 
29  Bridget Fitzpatrick 40 F             Ireland
30  Mark Fitzpatrick    21 M Laborer     Ireland
31  Robert Gell         15 M             England  
    

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.

14   First name unreadable.
17   Last name looks like Horss.
21   Last letter is E R or S.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 209, List 175.

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