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Schooner Marie Emma

I, J. Britto, Master of the Port Schooner Marie Emma, 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 Schooner at Antigua from which Port the said (blank) 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) Jose Britto

Sworn to this October 26th 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Schooner Marie Emma whereof J. Britto is Master, from Antigua burthen 126 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  Fran^co Fernandes      28   Male     Merchant    W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  2  Jotima Fernandes       27   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  3  Maria Fernandes         8   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  4  Jose Fernandes          6   Male                 W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  5  Fran^co Fernandes       2   Male                 W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  6  Manuel Goncalves       44   Male                 W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  7  Imarao de Andrade      32   Male     Workman     W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  8* Maria de Josus         25   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
  9* Antonio Pedro Nettos   39   Male                 W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 10* Maria de Nordsellas    46   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 11  Jose Prestano          35   Male     Merchant    W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 12  Julio Rosa             25   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 13  Julio de Freites       36   Female               W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 14  Antonie de Freites      3   Male                 W. Indies   W. Indies   Cabin
 15* Esther Burchell        28   Female   Dressmaker  W. Indies   U. States   Cabin
 
                                          (Signature)  Jose Britto


Transcriber's Notes:

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

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.


  8  Surname is recorded as "de Josus", but might possibly be "de Jesus".
8-14 The country to which they severally belong and the country in which they intend to
     become inhabitants appears to be recorded as "Funichal, West Indies".
  9  Surname is either "Nettos" or "Nettas".
 10  Surname is either "Nordsellas" or "Nordsellos".
 15  Surname cannot be deciphered with certainty, but name might possibly be 
     "Burchell" or "Buchell".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 288, List 1118.

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