Immigrant Ships
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Brig Thetis

I, John Spalchhauer, Master of the Am. Brig Thetis, do solemnly, sincerely and truly (left blank) 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 St. Ann's Harbour, Caracao*, Dutch West Indies from which port said vessel 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.
Sworn to this 8th June, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) John Spalchhauer

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the (left blank) whereof John Spalchhauer is Master, from (left blank) burthen 322 84/ tons.

Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

Cabin Passengers:
 1*   A. J. Dovale            48   male     merchant      U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 2    R. T. Dovale            38   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 3    Morris Dovale           12   male                   U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 4    Francis Dovale          11   male                   U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 5    Clara Dovale             7   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 6    Sarah Dovale             1   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 7    Mrs Jane F. Williams    57   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 8    Mrs. H. E. Schmilinsky  50   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
 9    F. Schmilinsky          26   male                   U.S.A.      U.S.A.
10*   Adele Morens            21   female   servant       U.S.A.      U.S.A.
11    Thomas W. Bartram       38   male     merchant      U.S.A.      U.S.A.
12    Silvester Dovale        30   male     servant       U.S.A.      U.S.A.
13    Dr. M. Vis              41   male     doctor M.D.   Holland in transit to Europe    
14    Mrs. J. M. Vis          39   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
15    D. M. Vis               14   male                   U.S.A.      U.S.A.
16*   Mrs. T. C. Lagai        30   female                 U.S.A.      U.S.A.
17*   Louis Lagai              2   male                   U.S.A.      U.S.A.
18    Amaniri Leon            16   female                 Curareao    U.S.A.
19    Jasias Dovale Mendez    21   male                   U.S.        U.S.


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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined 
   due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Curacao spelled Caracao in the manifest.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

 1:      Initial may be S. T.
10:      Surname may be Mosena
16 & 17: Surname may be Lagar

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