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Brig Samuel Otis

Santa Cruz* to New York
7 October 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jas Gilchrest Master of the Brig Samuel Otis do solemnly, sincerely and truly swe?? (partially 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 Brig at Santa Cruz 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 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) J Gilchrest
Sworn to this 7 October 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Samuel Otis whereof Jas Gilchrest is Master, from Turks Island burthen 217 88/95 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. No death(s) were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.
1  S Hanson  39y  male  Planter  Denmark  US  Cabin


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 port of departure is Santa Cruz, with no country indicated.  

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the number has been added by the 
transcriber.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 188, List 958.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 January 2006

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