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Ship Cornelius Grinnell

I, A Spencer Master of the Ship "Cornelius Grinnell" 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 of the said Ship at London from which port 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.
(Signed) A Spencer

Sworn to this 4 April 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Cornelius Grinnell whereof Spencer is Master, from London burthen 1117 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.

  1* William H??t        19y  M. None      Englang To Return Cabin
  2* Charles Mack        25y  M. Sailor    Englang USA       2 Cabin
  3  Ezra Hetzer         25y  M. Sailor    USA     USA       2 Cabin
  4  James Botinson      35y  M. Laborer   Eng     USA       2 Cabin
  5* Walter Ph?lps       27y  M. Laborer   Eng     USA       2 Cabin
  6  Stephen O Brian     38y  M. Laborer   USA     USA       2 Cabin
  7  Catherine O Brian   22y  F. Wife      USA     USA       2 Cabin
  8  English Tyler       22y  M. Barber    Eng     USA       2 Cabin 
  9* Auther Frost        16y  M. Carpenter Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 10  William Woodbridge  29y  M. Farmer    Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 11  Thomas Marist       25y  M. Farmer    USA     USA       2 Cabin
 12  Charles Mackie      25y  M. Clerk     Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 13  George Balty        28y  M. Farmer    Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 14  George McPherson    20y  M. Clerk     Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 15* John Burc?ill       19y  M. Laborer   Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 16  Wm Bastros          56y  M. Merchant  Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 17  Hannah Francis      28y  F. none      Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 18  Mary A. Hovery      24y  F. None      Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 19  Mathew Noland       33y  M. Tailor    USA     USA       2 Cabin
 20  David Davies        29y  M. Clerk     USA     USA       2 Cabin
 21  Mary Davies         28y  F. Wife      USA     USA       2 Cabin
 22  Phelle Roth         57y  F. None      Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 23  Sarah Roth          15y  F. Daughter  Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 24* Mary Bishop         24y  ?  None      Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 25* Fanny Bishop         5y  F. Son       Eng     USA       2 Cabin
 26* Hannah Sch?pe       29y  F. None      Holland USA       2 Cabin
 27  Rebecca Samuels     36y  F. None      Holland USA       2 Cabin
 28  Sarah Samuels       14y  F. Daughter  Holland USA       2 Cabin
 29  Rachel Samuels      11y  F. Daughter  Holland USA       2 Cabin
 30  Jane Samuels         7y  F. Daughter  Holland USA       2 Cabin
 31  Lewis Samuels        5y  M. Son       Holland USA       2 Cabin
 32  Samuel Samuels       4y  M. Son       Holland USA       2 Cabin
 33  H. Kensbury         22y  M. None      Holland USA       2 Cabin
 34* Charles Stevenson's 25y  M. None      Holland USA       2 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 below.

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of 
   the original document.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the 
transcriber to aid with referencing.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

 1 Center letters of surname illegible.
 1-2 Country of Origin as written.
 5 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Phelps or Philps.
 9 First name as written, could be miswritten Arthur.
15 5th letter of surname not clear, could be Burchill or Burckill.
24 Sex overwritten, smeared, illegible.
25 Occupation not consistent with first name and Sex.
26 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Schape or Schope.
34 Surname as written, could be Stevenson or Stevensons.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 218

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