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Ship Palestine


London, England to New York
22 October 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. Tinker Master of the Palsestn* do solemnly, sincerely and truly sw??? (illegible) 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) E G Tinker
Sworn to this 22 Oct 1858
Before me (Signed) M??offman ?? (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Palestine whereof Edward G. Tinker is Master, from London burthen 1751 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. The Destination for all passengers was U.S.A., there were no deaths recorded on this voyage, and these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
  1  James Mitchell       54y    Male                U S A    Cabin
  2  Cornelia Mitchell    41y    Female              U S A    Cabin
  3  Joseph W Harper      31y    Male    Publisher   U S A    Cabin
  4  Ellen Harper         32y    Female              U S A    Cabin
  5  Fletcher J Harper    10y    Male                U S A    Cabin
  6  Harry Harper          8y    Male                U S A    Cabin
  7  Horace Hunt          40y    Male                U S A    Cabin
  8  William Hall         75y    Male    Merchant    U S A    Cabin
  9  George D Cooper      27y    Male    Farmer      U S A    Cabin
 10  Ja^s H Raymond       39y    Male    Merchant    U S A    Cabin
 11  Robertena Raymond    40y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 12  Sophia Walker        50y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 13  Bertha Walker        14y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 14* Dorathe Sheddell     ?0y    Female              England  Cabin
 15  John A Ubsdell       16y    Male                U S A    Cabin
 16* Cha^s H Haile        22y    Male    Ba?ker      U S A    Cabin
 17  Ja^s P Kimball       22y    Male                U S A    Cabin
 18  Ja^s D Hague         32y    Male                U S A    Cabin
 19  Christian Meyers     38y    Male                U S A    Cabin
 20* Henry M Addey        40y    Male    Pak?she?    England  Cabin
 21  Ann Wade             26y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 22  Agness Grant         24y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 23  Matilda Sorril       30y    Female              U S A    Cabin
 24  Ann Walker           60y    Female              England  Cabin
 25  Robert Grange        54y    Male    Tailor      U S A    Upper between Decks
 26  William Neetze       76y    Male    Mason       Germany  Upper between Decks
 27  George Chevans       31y    Male    Brick Mkr   England  Upper between Decks
 28* Edward Reily         28y    Male    Malter      England  Upper between Decks
 29* Catharine Ryley      22y    Female              England  Upper between Decks
 30  Nathaniel Black      25y    Male    Laborer     England  Upper between Decks
 31  Sarah Clark          22y    Female              England  Upper between Decks
 32  W^m Chesney          22y    Male    Carpenter   England  Upper between Decks
 33  George Duhl          24y    Male    Baker       Germany  Upper between Decks
 34  James Gordon         38y    Male    Goldsmith   England  Upper between Decks
 35* Henry D?lho?         24y    Male    Carver      France   Upper between Decks
 36* Lewis D?lho?         24y    Male    Carver      France   Upper between Decks
 37  Alfred Craig         38y    Male                England  Upper between Decks
 38  William Fogarty      25y    Male    Shoe Maker  England  Upper between Decks
 39  Horace Bockheidt     32y    Male    Clerk       England  Upper between Decks
 40  Tho^s Davis          24y    Male    Mason       England  Upper between Decks
 41  William Smith        23y    Male    Binder      England  Upper between Decks
 42  Elizabeth Keeffe     18y    Female              England  Upper deck
 43  Hannah Geater        39y    Female              England  Upper deck
 44  Bridget Malony       35y    Female  Servant     England  Upper deck
 45  Margaret Maloney     30y    Female  Servant     England  Upper deck
 46  Ann Meheen           24y    Female  Servant     England  Upper deck
 47  William Porter       28y    Male    Clerk       England  Upper deck
 48  Mary Ann Porter      29y    Female              England  Upper deck
 49  John Porter           5y    Male                England  Upper deck
 50  William Porter        3y    Male                England  Upper deck
 51  Robert Porter        Inft   Male                England  Upper deck
 52  Mary Doherty         16y    Female  Servant     England  Upper deck
 53  John Doherty         15y    Male                England  Upper deck
 54  M^rs Adair           25y    Female  Dress maker England  Upper deck
 55  Mary Ann Isaacs      23y    Female              England  Upper deck
 56* ??na Isaacs           3y    Female              England  Upper deck
 57  John Isaacs          Inft   Male                England  Upper deck
 58  George Harris        29y    Male    Painter     England  Upper deck
 59  Jane Harris          27y    Female              England  Upper deck
 60  Louisa M Harris      Inft   Female              England  Upper deck
 61  Sophia Tappindis     32y    Female              England  Upper deck
 62  Sophia Tappindis     Inft   Female              England  Upper deck
 63  Mary Ann Ing         52y    Female              England  Upper deck
 64  James M Drake        27y    Male    Polisher    England  Upper deck
 65  Harriet Drake        32y    Female              England  Upper deck
 66  Henry Drake          11y    Male                England  Upper deck
 67  Matilda Drake         8y    Female              England  Upper deck
 68* ????? Drake           6y    Female              England  Upper deck
 69* ???? ??????tt        ?2y    Male    Miller      England  Upper deck
 70* Catharine ??????tt   ?2y    Female              England  Upper deck
 71* Sarah ??????tt        8y    Female              England  Upper deck
 72* Emma ??????tt         6y    Female              England  Upper deck
 73* John ??????tt         5y    Male                England  Upper deck
 74* Catharine ??????tt    1y    Female              England  Upper deck
 75* Frederick ??????tt   Inft   Male                England  Upper deck
 76  Caroline Rouff       28y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 77  Catharine Eininger   21y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 78  Aaron Selig          24y    Male    Tailor      Germany  Upper deck
 79  Maria Selig          24y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 80  Geo C Scherger       29y    Male    Farmer      Germany  Upper deck
 81  Anna Maria Scherger  27y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 82  Susanna C Scherger   24y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 83  Regina M Scherger    22y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 84  Eva Scherger         19y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 85  George Drill         30y    Male    Brewer      Germany  Upper deck
 86  Richard Ergberger    26y    Male    Farmer      Germany  Upper deck
 87  Kathanna Leitner     23y    Female              Germany  Upper deck
 88  Jacob Leitner         7y    Male                Germany  Upper deck
 89  Christina Leitner    Inft   Female              Germany  Upper deck
 90  Johann Hof           55y    Male    Watch Maker Germany  Upper deck
 91  Joseph Zimmermann    17y    Male    Painter     Germany  Upper deck
 92  Adam Wenzel          25y    Male    Mason       Germany  Upper deck
 93  Peter Wenzel         22y    Male                Germany  Upper deck
 94  John Zimmermann      22y    Male    Carpenter   Germany  Upper deck
 95  Mathias Nophut       16y    Male    Farmer      Germany  Upper deck
 96  Michael Bayer        24y    Male    Mason       Germany  Upper deck
 97* Anna Maria Gopp      1?y    Female              Germany  Upper deck

At end of manifest:                                  (signed) E G Tinker


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 use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.

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

The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have 
been transcribed to 'ss'.

14 1st number of Age not clear, could be 30y.
16 3rd letter of Occupation illegible.
20 4th and 8th letters of Occupation illegible.
28-29 Could be psgrs traveling together, surname Reily or Ryley for both.
35-36 2nd and 6th letters of surname not clear; 2nd letter could be 'a' or 'e', last letter
   could be 'g' or 'z'; Dalhog, Dalhoz, Delhog, or Delhoz.
56 1st 2 letters of first name illegible.
68 First name illegible because of darkening under adhesive tape repair.
69-70 1st number of Age illegible because of fold/crease in manifest.
69-75 Most of surname illegible because of darkening under adhesive tape repair.
97 2nd number of Age faded, illegible, could be 18y.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 188, List 1013.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 January 2006



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