Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Colorado

I, F. E. Jenkins Master, master of SS Colorado 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 Port of Boston, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Hull, Eng. from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended destination or location, number pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the "Passenger Act of 1882": also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country.

Sworn before me this 19 July 1890 G????

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Colorado whereof F. E. Jenkins, is master, from Hull, Eng. burthen ----- tons.

Columns represent: No., Name, Age (years / Mnts), Sex, Calling, No. of pieces of baggage, Indications of space occupied. (Specify whether forward, amidships, or aft.), Date and cause of death; as there were no deaths recorded, that column was eliminated.

    
1* E.     Hutchinson  22  male   Ship Crow?  England       4     Amidships
2* J. E.  Chapman     20  male   Grocer      England       1     Amidships
3  John   Rider       31  male   Filemkr     US America    8     Amidships
4  Mary   Rider       29  female             US America          Amidships
5  Fred   Newton      32  male   Tuner?      England       9     Amidships
6  Mrs(?) Newton      30  female             England             Amidships
7* Wm.    Settle      32  male   Clerk       USA                 Amidships
8* Wm.    Settle       5  male               USA                 Amidships
9* Simeon Dorsh(ens)? 38  male   Clerk       America             Amidships

          3 males                   US Citizens  1-1=2
          2 females } ????          Immigrants   2-1=3 
                                                 3-2=5
          England 2-1-
          Immigrants, not in the U.S. before     3=$1.50
    
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.
   
     RE: Numbering on the original manifest, passengers were not numbered.
     The letter "B" was in front of most of the names.
     Numbers were added in order to identify which transcriber notes
     pertained to a particular

         1    Something was written in the death column but could not be read. 
             Captain's notes did not indicate any deaths.
2, 7, 8, 9   were crossed out
         9  Looks like Dorshens

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 196.

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