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Ship Charlotte
Antwerp, Belgium to New York
6 January 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. H. Gatzen*, Master of the Bremen Ship "Charlotte", 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 Antwerp from which Port the said Ship
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.
(Signature) J H Gatzen*
Sworn to this 6th January 1868,
Before me.
(Signature) ? ???????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bremen Ship
"Charlotte" whereof J. H. Gatzen* is Master, from Antwerp burthen 1206 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation,
the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend
to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
1 Jacob Knecht 24 M Tailor Switzerland U.S.A. Deckhouse
2 Johann Baukweiler 42 M Cooper Switzerland U.S.A. Deckhouse
3 Friedr. Baurle 37 M Weaver Witemberg U.S.A. Deckhouse
4 Vincenzo Antur Baletto 32 M Labourer Genoa U.S.A. Deckhouse
5* Ferdinand Ruffli 48 M Labourer Switzerland U.S.A. Deckhouse
6 Johann Glaar 20 M Merchant Switzerland U.S.A. Deckhouse
7 Luis Gerard 29 M Lithograph Brussels U.S.A. Deckhouse
(Signature) J H Gatzen, Master
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
The entry "United States of America" in the Destination Country column
is shortened to "U.S.A." for formatting reasons.
* There is an umlaut above the "a" in the Captain's surname "Gatzen".
5 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Ruffli".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 16.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 November 2005
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