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Ship Aldanah

Liverpool, England to New York
15 September 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Burke? Master of the Ship Aldanah 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 Ship at Liverpool from which port said ?hip* 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.
(Signed) John Burke?
Sworn to this Sept 15 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Aldanah whereof Burke? is Master, from Liverpool burthen (omitted) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1  John Wermsley  38y  Male    Iron Monger  England  United States  none  Cabin
2  Mrs Wermsley   38y  Female  Wife         England  United States        Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of
   the original document.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the 
transcriber.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.

Captain's surname not clear, could be Burke, Burken, Burker, or Burkes.

The first letter of the word ?hip as written in the testimonial is missing/faded, probably Ship.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 187, List 878.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 September 2005

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