Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Treffer

I, C F Schane, Master of the Schooner Treffer, 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 Bremen, from which port said Schooner has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
C F Schane

Sworn to this 7-22-1848
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Schooner Treffer whereof C F Schane is Master, from Bremen. Burthen ??? tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
     Country of origin---All from Germany
     Destination---All bound for the United States
     Died on Voyage---Deaths noted in Notes.
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given

 CABIN PASSENGERS

 1* Julius Burchard      35 M ????
 2  Marie C Burchard     30 F
 3  Clara Burchard        6 F Child
 4  Marie Jh Burchard     4 F Child
 5  Marie Burchard       24 F

 STEERAGE PASSENGERS 

 6  John Hastberg        45 M Shoemaker
 7* Fredke Hastberg      38 F
 8* Jls Burchard          8 M Child
 9  Johann Rauer         53 M Farmer
10  Margrethe Rauer      44 F
11  Erhard Rauer         26 M
12  Peter Rauer          19 M
13  Wolff Rauer          17 M
14  Conrad Rauer         14 M
15* Soigde Rauer         11 F Child
16  Nicol Rauer           7 M Child
17  John Herterich       36 M
18* Barbara Muller       23 F          (Died)
19* Catha Keiser         16 F
20* Marga Fiedel         26 F
21* Peter Schaller        7 M Child
22* Marga Schaller        4 F Child
23* Joh Schaller       1y6m M Child
24  G G Bauer            23 M
25  J N Fiedel           18 M
26* Frdd Jaoger          28 M Weaver
27* Marga Jaoger         27 F
28* Joh Jaoger           16 M
29* Elis Jaoger           6 F Child
30* Gottl Jaoger          4 M Child
31* Marga Jaoger       1y6m F Child
32* And Ruschinger       24 M
33* Willn Kochshulz      28 F Joiner
34* Joh Kastens          22 M
35* Chr Boerborn         44 M Farmer
36* Wilbe Boerborn       26 F
37  Samuel Boerborn      17 M
38  Carl Boerborn        14 M
39  Wm Boerborn          11 M Child
40* Wne Boerborn          8 F Child
41* Frdd Boerborn         6 M Child
42* Chr Boerborn          3 M Child
43* ????? Boerborn      .00 ? Infant
44  Carl Denhart         32 M
45  Louise Denhart       32 F
46  C A Denhart           7 M Child
47* Ef Borhn             49 M
48* Joha Borhn           48 F
49  Wm Bohrn             21 M
50  August Bohrn         11 M Child
51* G G Schaller         42 M           (Died)
52* Ernt Dehnhardt        2 F Child     (Died)
53* Joh Bauer             3 M Child     (Died)
 
 
Transcriber's Notes:

* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could  not be read due to the condition of the original document.
 
    1---Occupation given but cannot decipher it.
    7---Female first name Fredericka ??
    8---Jls may be Julius.
 ??15---Cannot identify first name.
 ??18---Notation made that this passenger Died.
   19---Abbreviation Catha probably for Catherina.
   20---Abbreviation Marga probably for Margaretha.
21-23---Noted that these three Died but it appears to have been erased.
   22---Marga maybe Margaretha.
   23---Joh for Johann.
   26---Frdd for Ferdinand.
   27---Margaretha ??
   28---Johann ??
   29---Elisabeth ??
   30---Gottlieb ??
   31---Margaretha ??
   32---Andrew ??
   33---First name is a mystery. ?? Female Joiner
 ??34---Johann 
 ??35---Christopher
 ??36---First name abbreviation unclear.
   40---First name abbreviation unclear.
   41---Ferdinand or Frederich ??
   42---Christopher ??
   43---Notation for this family-One Child born on the voyage.
   47---Cannot identify abbreviation for first name.
   48---Johanna ??
51-53---These three shown to have died during voyage.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 794.

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