SS Crescent City
I, Charles Stoddard, Master of the SS Crescent City, 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 Ship at Havana, 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 passenger, 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 tha tsaid 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.
Charles Stoddard
Sworn to this 7-24-1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the SS Crescent City whereof Charles Stoddard is Master, from Havana.
Burthen ??? tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
Occupation---Not recorded
Died on Voyage---No deaths
Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.
1 John Robins 39 M Merchant Spain Spain
2 A Kobbe 42 F Spain Spain
3 Mrs A Kobbe 22 M Spain Spain
4 A Kobbe M 9 M Spain Spain
5 E Wade 31 F Merchant USA USA
6 G M Hayes 51 M Spain Spain
7 Geo Bartlett 49 M Spain Spain
8* Charles T????? 56 M ????? Spain Spain
9* A H????? 22 M ????? Spain Spain
10* A P????? 26 M ????? Spain Spain
11* J M????? 23 M Planter Spain Spain
12* J P C T????? 25 M Planter Spain Spain
13* C D????? 60 M Spain Spain
14* M D????? 26 M Spain Spain
15 J Hare 25 M Spain Spain
16* John S????? 10 M Spain Spain
17 W Davis 35 M Merchant Spain Spain
18* J H????? 10 M Spain Spain
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the condition
of the original document. Handwriting on this document is atrocious.
8---Last name begins with T. Looks like Tyng.
9---Last name begins with H. Looks like Hinnins.
10---Last name begins with P. Looks like Pargl.
11---Last name begins with M. Looks like Mrerells.
12---Last name begins with T. Thrn???.
13-14---Looks like Dapetra.
16---Looks like Safful.
18---Starts with H.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 810.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 August 2006
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