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SS Colon
I, S. P. Griffin , Master of the Steamship "Colon" , do solemnly, sincerely and truly (left blank) 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 Colon at Aspinwall from which port said Colon 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.
Sworn to this Jan 25, 1876So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) S. P. Griffin
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Colon whereof S. P. Griffin, is master, from Aspinwall burthen 2685 25/100 tons.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 Edith Trelawney 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
2 Aron Rotholz 40 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
3 Abbert Freitilshen 40 male scientific U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
4 Manuel Christofone 40 male pedlar U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
5 Josie Meyers 18 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
6 James Thorington 19 male student U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
7 Arthur Runyen 39 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
8 Edward Newfield 46 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
9 Mary Newfield 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
10 John E. Davis 49 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
11 David S Mulford 45 male pmss co.'s agt U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
12 Jessie Mulford 35 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
13 Jessie Mulford 5 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
14 John Kelley 24 male pmss co.'s purser U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
15 Capt Fredrick Wise 40 male PMSS Capt U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
16 Louis Y Kitchewin 38 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
17 Tillie Sawyer 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
18 Chas. H. Farrell 35 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
19 W^m Masser 40 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
20 Chas K Needham 35 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
21 Anna B Gardiner 35 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
22 Chas C Dean 40 male merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
23 Oscar Beneeke 42 male musician U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
24* Lomez Brown 50 male mechanic U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
25 Anna Brown 45 female female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
26 Marcus Tn Brink 50 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
27 Eliza Ricker 50 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
28 Eliza Ricker 20 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
29 Henry Ricker 26 male engineeer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
30 David Jime 32 male painter U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
31 Ted Arlington 40 male carpenture U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
32 James Costelo 38 male carpenture U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
33 William Loray 32 male carpenture U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
34 Tim O'Connell 40 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
35 Charles Durreana 36 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
36 George Lewis 40 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
37 Benj C Emorter 43 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
38 Henry Williams 30 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
39 Ferdinad Brett 46 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
40 Robert Grace 50 male laborer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
41 John M^cEvay 38 male seaman U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
42 Fredrick Freter 47 male seaman U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
43 Helen Smith 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
44 David Smith 5 male U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
45 Ellen Degney 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
46 Louisa E Parker 30 female U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
47 David Morrison 40 male plumber U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
48 H W W Safford 37 male plumber U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
49 Nicholas O Chapin 30 male plumber U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
50 David Bursley 40 male ship captain U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the
original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used
to call your attention to additional information in
the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined
due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
3: Given name may be Albert, it is spelled Abbert though.
24: Given name may be Dorney or Dornez.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 68
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 March 2006
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