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SS Columbus
I, E. C. Reece*, Master of the Steamship "Columbus", 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 Steameship at Havana from which port said ______________ 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 1 June 1876 So help me God,
(signed) E. C. Reece
before me (illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship "Columbus" whereof E. C. Reece is Master, from Havana burthen 1583.43 tons.
Coloumns represent: names, ages (years and months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, *the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on the voage, *the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1* E. Coffigny 48 male Planter Spain
2* Mrs. Coffigny 28 female wife Spain
3 Oscar Coffigny 9 male Spain
4 Maria Coffigny 7 female Spain
5 Miss V. C. Coffigny 42 female Spain
6 A. Coffigny 37 female Spain
7 Fedrico Elizalde 46 male planter Spain
8* F. G. Calo? 59 male seaman Spain
9 H. Molders 39 male jeweler Germany
10 Rafaela Rolando 27 female United States
11 Mariana Rolando 53 female United States
12* G. F. Mason 29 male planter United States
13 Mrs. Mason 27 female wife United States
14 Child Mason 5 child United States
15 Isabel S. Rolando 21 female United States
16 Tomaz Rolando 24 male planter United States
17 Rosa Rolando 14 female United States
18 Mariana Rolando 17 female United States
19 Francis Rolando 13 male student United States
20 Louiz Chippino 28 male seaman Spain
21* Jose M^a de Goyenechea 58 male merchant Spain
22* A. Arivso 57 male planter Spain
23* Mrs. Arivso 39 female wife Spain
24* Mrs. A. Garcia 42 female wife Spain
25* Child Garcia 6 Spain
26* Child Garcia 1 Spain
27* servant 25 female servant Spain
28 H. R. Bishop 34 male merchant United States
29 Chas H. Morell 48 male merchant United States
30 Miss M. I. F. Smith 28 female Spain United States
31* S. Ey Gerante 51 male planter Spain
32* Mrs. Gerante 30 female Spain
33* Child Gerante 5 male Spain
34* servant 31 male Spain
35 Mrs. Delores R. de Garcia 40 female Spain
36 Miss Elvira Garcia 17 female Spain
37* A. A. Desquinoza 34 male clerk Spain
38* Mrs. D. Mde Fowler 72 female England
39* servant 24 female servant England
40 Miss E. Mitchell 38 female Spain
41 Domingo Gautierrez 45 male servant United States
42 Pablo Hernandez Rios 39 male planter Spain
43 L. Augulo 60 male lawyer Spain
44* J. Loreto Valera y Cana 55 male merchant Spain
45 Mrs. Valera y Cana 45 female wife Spain
46 D. P. Montague 43 male merchant United States
47 James D. Fowler 49 male merchant England
48* Mrs. S. Phinney Quintana 50 female United States
49* C.A. Sanders 31 male Germany
50* M. W. Va??es 20 male student Spain
51* Eustis de Castro 22 male clerk Spain
52* J. Sarz Crispo 29 male merchant Spain
53* N. P. Armero 34 male merchant Spain
54* Hermiasilgdo Alonso 27 male merchant Spain
55* Aut^o Hernandez 20 male student Spain
56* E. Hernandez 22 male student Spain
57* Jose Ono Pedroso 30 male student Spain
58* Juan Pedroso 33 male laborer China
59* Santiago Asu 38 male laborer China
60* M. Feonander 41 male laborer China
61* Lozeto Pebayo 41 male laborer China
62* Joaquin Prado 37 male laborer China
63* Feduis Auke 31 male laborer China
64 Blaz Portina 47 male laborer China
Transcriber's Notes:
All passengers stated that they would be staying in the United States, none died on the
voyage and all passenger where Cabin passengers, therefore all 3 coloumns where omitted.
* 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.
Captain the name looks like Reece in one place, Reid or Reed in another.
1 & 2 Listed on 1 line on the manifest as E. Coffigny and Wife.
8 Last letter in surname is obliterated by the tail of the "z" from the name
above it, name may be Calon, Calos or Calot.
12 - 14 these passengers are listed in one line as G.F. Mason & Wife & Child.
21 - 23 listed om one line.
24 - 28 all on one line, no first names for the children or a name for the servant.
31 - 34 all on one line, no name for the servant given.
37 the last name could be Desquinora.
38 & 39 all listed in one line, no name given for the servant.
44 & 45 on 1 line.
48 & 49 on 1 line.
50 & 51 on 1 line.
50 Surname may be Vacdy.
51 the first name could be Emilis.
52 the name could be J. San Crispo.
52 & 53 on 1 line.
54 the first name could be Hermingildo.
54 & 55 on 1 line.
56 & 57 on 1 line
58 & 59 on 1 line
60 the last name could be Feozandes.
60 & 61 on 1 line
63 & 64 on 1 line
63 the first name could be Fedueiz.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 403, List 465.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 November 2005
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