Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig Louisa

I, M. J. Bell, Master of the Br Bg Louisa, 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 Bg at St Martins, from which Port the said Bg 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) Matthew J. Bell

Sworn to this Dec 24 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C..

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Bg Louisa whereof M. J. Bell is Master, from St Martin burthen 162 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  R W Menser        35   Male     Bookkeeper    U. States    U. States    Cabin
  2  J Freeman         38   Male     Gentleman     U. States    U. States    Cabin
  3  Mrs Childs        40   Female                 U. States    U. States    Cabin
  4-5  and her two children                        U. States    U. States    Cabin


  Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed 
  definitely.

  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.

  The designation "Br Bg Louisa" in the Captain's sworn statement at the 
  beginning of the manifest likely implies that the vessel Louisa is a Brig of
  British ownership or registry.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 1306.

Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 August 2005

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