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SS Columbia

Havana, Cuba to New York
9 January 1868

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. Van Sice, Master of the S.S. Columbia, 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 S.S. Columbia at Havana from which Port the said S.S. Columbia 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) Edw Van Sice

Sworn to this 9th January 1868,
Before me. (Signature) ? ???????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Columbia whereof E. Van Sice is Master, from Havana burthen 1271 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  Lewis Lera           35   M   Merchant   U. States    U. States    Cabin
  2  E. E. Cannon         38   M   Merchant   U. States    U. States    Cabin
  3  Caroline Cannon      21   F              U. States    U. States    Cabin
  4  M. Dupurrez          50   M   Doctor     U. States    U. States    Cabin
  5  J. G. Reed           40   M   Merchant   U. States    U. States    Cabin
  6  Francisco Garcia     32   M   Clerk      U. States    U. States    Cabin
  7  Mark  Fisher         60   M   Merchant   U. States    U. States    Cabin
  8* J??? Garcia          40   M   Merchant   U. States    U. States    Cabin
  9  Clark Fisher         31   M   Navy       U. States    U. States    Cabin
 10* Alfonso Aranda       30   M   Merchant   China        China        Cabin

                                          
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" in the native country and destination country columns
  is shortened to "U. States" for formatting reasons.  "Male" and "Female" in the
  Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for the same reason.
 

  8  Given name begins with "J" or less likely "I", followed by three undecipherable
     letters which appear to be "vag" or "oag".  Name is possibly "Juan" or "Ivan".
 10  Surname is either "Aranda" or "Aronda".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 23.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 November 2005

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