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Brig Hercules

I, Michell Masson, Master of the Brig Hercules, 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 Brig at Fahrsund, from which port said Brig 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 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.
Michell Masson

Sworn to this july 19, 1848
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Brig Hercules whereof Michell Masson is Master, from Fahrsund, Norway Burthen 230 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:
     Country of origin---All from Norway
     Destination---All bound for the United States
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given

 1* Peter Amundsen             29 M ?????
 2  Marte Amundsen             32 F
 3  Anne Amundsen               6 F Child
 4  Osmund Amundsen             3 M Child
 5  Peter Amundsen            9mo M Infant
 6  Antoni Thomassen           38 M Sailor
 7  Marte G Thomassen          46 F
 8  Anne E Thomassen        11y6m F Child
 9  Tobise A Thomassen       9y6m F Child 
10  Ole Andres               4y6m M Child
11  Ole G Marbehr              37 M Farmer
12  Elisabeth T Marbehr        30 F
13  Caroline E Marbehr          9 F Child
14  Tobias C Marbehr            7 M Child
15* ?ones Jacobi                5 M Child
16  Johan E Jacobi            9mo M Infant
17  Hans P Ellenes             49 M Farmer
18  Anne E Ellenes             45 F
19  Anne M Ellenes             16 F
20  Emilie E Ellenes           13 F
21  Josephine E Ellenes        10 F Child
22  Berothine E Ellenes         5 F Child
23  Pauline E Ellenes           3 F Child
24  Andremas Bjornsteil        30 M Farmer
25  Alice G Bjornsteil         27 F
26  Anne Johanne Bjornsteil     5 F Child
27  Gabriel A Bjornsteil        3 M Child
28  Jacob A Bjornsteil        9mo M Infant
29  Erich G Shralia            45 M
30  Gunhilde Shralia           19 F
31  Anne E Shralia             44 F
32  Helene E Shralia           11 F Child
33  Cornelius G Shralia         7 M Child
34  Marie E Shralia             4 F Child
35  Lars G Haden               15 M Sailor
36  Inger O Haden              39 F
37  Gunder F Benland           42 M Farmer
38  Anne M Benland             44 F
39  Marthine Benland           13 F
40  Ligert Benland              9 M Child
41  Johann Benland              3 M Child
42  Augustinus Gunland         40 M
43  Benghite Gunland           40 F
44  Abraham Gunland            17 M
45  Ole Gunland                13 M
46  Adel L Gunland             10 M Child
47  Jacob A Gunland             6 M Child
48  Bergit A Gunland            3 M Child
49  Jeremias Tichland          64 M
50  Edel B Tichland            68 F
51  Jeremias Fries             33 M
52  Grethe Fries               28 F
53  Bernt Marthin Fries        22 M
54  Andreas E Dahlund          28 M
55  Maria C Dahlund            42 F
56  Grethe Dahlund              5 F Child
57  Hans Dahlund                4 M Child
58  Egert Dahlund            2y6m M Child
59  Tobias A Dahlund           22 M
60  Joachine Dahlund           21 F
61  Lyvert Steenwohl           54 M
62  Jorgeborg Steenwohl        58 F
63* Th???? Steenwohl           19 M
64* Christine Skejb???         40 F
65* Peter Skejb???             15 M
66* Johanne Skejb???           12 F Child
67* Lotte M Skejb???            8 F Child
68  Ole N Klunglad             25 M
69  Johann Meyer               24 M
70  Johannes E Barflod         42 M
71  Elisabeth J Barflod        10 F Child
72  Jens M M Dye               22 M Sailor
73  Mach Madsen Dye            22 M
74  Jorgen A Dye               18 F
75  Gernild Dye                27 F
76  Ole M Gabrielson           48 M Farmer
77  Marthine Gabrielson        19 F
78  Gabriel Gabrielson         15 M Farmer
79  Otto Gabrielson            13 M
80  Jacobine Gabrielson        11 F Child
81* Elisabeth W F????y         16 F
82  Larten Lauland             22 M Smith
83  Anne Amundsen              40 F
84  Toline Jansdotter          36 F
85  Zacherios Morbeck          26 M

CABIN PASSENGERS

86  Tanner D Neisen            30 M
87  Tobine B Wisg              23 F
88  Anne B Wisg                31 F
89  Andreas E Marberg          40 M Sailor 
90  Z Christopher Walthan      42 M
91  Sven Willimssen            58 M
92  Sophie Willimssen          12 F Child
93  William Willimssen          8 M Child      
         

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.

According to the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names there is a town named Farsund in Norway.  
This is probably the above named town which is spelled Fahrsund.

 1---Occupation is illegible.
15---Cannot decipher first letter of first name.
63---First name. ??
64-65-66-67---Last part of last name unreadable.
81---Last name unreadable.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 771.

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