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SS Manitou
AFFIDAVIT OF THE MASTER OR COMMANDING OFFICER, OR FIRST OR SECOND OFFICER
I, W. F. Pollard, Master of the S.S. Manitou from Antwerp, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith or the surgeon employed by the owners thereof, to make a physical and mental examination of each and all of the aliens named in the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 5 in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation I believe that no one of said aliens is an idiot, or imbecile, or a feeble minded person, or insane person or a pauper, or is likely to become a public charge, or is affected with tuberculosis, or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or is a person who has been convicted of, or who admits having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeaner involving moral turpitude, or is a polygamist, or one admitting belief in the practice of polygamy, or an anarchist, or under promise or agreement, express or implied to perform labor in the United States as a prostitute, or a woman or girl coming to the United States for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose, and that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in sadi Lists or Manifests concerning each of said aliens named herein is correct and true in every respect.
Signed: W.F. Pollard Master. Sworn to me this ____ day of June 1911 Boston
AFFIDAVIT OF SURGEON
I, J. De Smet, Surgeon of the S/S Manitou, Surgeon do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I have had five years experience as a Physician and Surgeon and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of thr University at Ghent, Belgium, and that I have made a personal examination of the aliens named herein and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 5 in number, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, are full, correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens. Signed: J. De Smet. Sworn before me this ____ day of June, 1911 at Boston
ALIENS
Columns on the sheets:
1) No. on List
2) Name in Full (Family name, Given Name)
3) Age (Yrs, Mos)
4) Sex
5) Married/Single
6) Calling/Occupation
7) Able to read/write
8) Nationality (Country of which citizen/subject
9) Race or People
10) Last Permanent Residence (Country/City or Town)
11) The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came
12) Final Destination (intended future permanent residence) State/City or town
13) No. on List; (Since this is the same passenger number as column 1, column 13 will be eliminated in each passenger's paragraph.)
14) Whether having a ticket to such final destination
15) By whom was passage paid? (Whether alien paid his own passage, whether paid by relative, whether paid by any other person or by any corporation, society, municipality; or government.)
16) Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much?
17) Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, when and where? (If yes, year or period of years. Where?)
18) Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address
19) Ever in prison or almshouse or institution for care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity? If so, which?
20) Whether a Polygamist
21) Whether an Anarchist
22) Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, to labor in the United States
23) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical
24) Deformed or Crippled. Nature, length of time, and cause
25) Height in Feet and Inches
26) Complexion
27) Color of Hair and Eyes
28) Marks of Identification
29) Place of birth - Country and City or town.
No passengers have been in prison or an almshouse, are anarchists, or polygamists nor have they received job offers. All are in good mental and physical health.
61 Kahn, Jekel
62 Cohn, Hane
63 Cohn, Sore
64 Silber, Itzik
65 Jaworski, Babette
66 De Zutter, Maria
67 Dunkler, Caroline
68 Munsch, Jules
69 Bock, Lisette
70 Battryn, Filip
71 Korntheuer, Josef
72 Korntheuer, Therese
73 Korntheuer, Ida
74 Korntheuer, Julia
75 Steeb, Olga
76 Steeb, Sophie
77 Ritter, Waldemar
78 Ritter, Mrs.
79 Major, Henry B.
80 Keefer, C.H.
81 Jackson, Mrs. Wm. L.
82 Jackson, Marg. Talbot
61 Kahn, Jekel; 17 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: S
Occupation: Blacksmith; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: Russia
Race: Hebrew; Last Perm. Res. Country: Russia; Town: Daogi Wilno Gub.
Nearest Rel: Uncle Abel Levinsohn, Daogi, Wilna
Destination: Boston, Mass.; Have ticket? Yes
Passage Paid by: Brother; $50 or more? $15; US before? No
Joining: Brother, Mair Kahn, 343 Meridien Str. E. Boston, Mass.
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 5 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Daogi, Russia
62 Cohn, Hane; 23 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: M
Occupation: Housewife; Read/Write: N/N; Nationality: Russian
Race: Hebrew; Last Perm. Res. Country: Vilna Russia; Town: Minsk
Nearest Rel: Father & Grandfather Zalom Schneider Musnik, gub. Wilna
Destination: Boston, Mass.; Have ticket? Yes
Passage Paid by: Husband; $50 or more? $10; US before? No
Joining: Husband & father, Hyman N. Cohen 27 Washington Str. Boston, Mass.
Deformed or Crippled: On; Height: 4 Ft. 10 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Dk/Dk/Dk; POB: Musnik, Russia
63 Cohn, Sore; - yrs, 11 mos; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Occupation: -; Read/Write: N/N; Nationality: Russian
Race: Hebrew; Last Perm. Res. Country: Vilna Ru; Town: Minsk
Nearest Rel: Father & Grandfather Zalom Schneider Musnik, gub. Wilna
Destination: Boston, Mass.; Have ticket? Yes
Passage Paid by: Father; $50 or more? $-; US before? No
Joining: Husband & father, Hyman N. Cohen 27 Washington Str. Boston, Mass.
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 2 Ft. 4 inches; ID: Child has chicken pox
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Dk/Dk/Dk; POB: Musnik, Russia
64 Silber, Itzik; 30 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: S
Occupation: Saddler; Read/Write: N/N; Nationality: Russian
Race: Hebrew; Last Perm. Res. Country: Russia; Town: Rowno
Nearest Rel: Brother Josef Silber. Rowno, Gub. Wollina
Destination: Yonkers, New, N.Y.; Have ticket? No
Passage Paid by: Self; $50 or more? $5; US before? No
Joining: Cousin Fanny Fisher, 136 Alexander Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y.
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 6 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Rowno, Russia
65 Jaworski, Babette; 65 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: Wid
Occupation: No occupat.; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: German
Race: German; Last Perm. Res. Country: Germany; Town: Echteruach
Nearest Rel: Sister, Mad. Krier, Trier 2 Bolleverk
Destination: New York, N.Y.; Have ticket? No
Passage Paid by: Self; $50 or more? $50; US before? Yes, 1870/1906 ???on Haven Conn
Joining: Niece Eve Winer, New York, St. Nicolas Av., 407
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 5 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Dk/Dk/Blue; POB: Echteruach, Germany
66* De Zutter, Maria; 32 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Occupation: Milliner; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: Belgium
Race: Flemish; Last Perm. Res. Country: Belgium; Town: Stallile
Nearest Rel: Mother, Celestine De Zutter. ?oed?? Stallille, Belgium
Destination: Detroit, Mich; Have ticket? No
Passage Paid by: Cousin; $50 or more? $15; US before? Yes, 1908/1910 Detroit
Joining: Cousin John N. Maynard, Detroit Mich. 196 Fort Street West
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 3 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Stallible, Belgium
67 Dunkler, Caroline; 50 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: Wid
Occupation: Housework; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: Belgium
Race: French; Last Perm. Res. Country: France; Town: Lille
Nearest Rel: Sisters Marie Deslover, Rue Celestine, Lille, France
Destination: Webster, Mass.; Have ticket? No
Passage Paid by: Self; $50 or more? $100; US before? Yes one year, 1904 Boston
Joining: Brother Louis Deslover, 2 Milk St. Webster, Mass.
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 3 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Lille, France
68 Munsch, Jules; 37 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, 10y - 1911. Paper Prov. R.I. 178110.
Joining: 529 Willow St. Woonsocket, RI
69 Bock, Lisette; 28 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: M
Occupation: HWife; Nationality: German
Race: German; Last Perm. Res. Country: U.S.A
Destination: Nyland, Ala; Have ticket? No
Passage Paid by: Self; $50 or more? $57; US before? Yes, 4y - 1900
Joining: ?123
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 4 inches; ID: -
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Brn/Brn; POB: , Germany
70 Battryn, Filip; 46 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, 17y - 1906
Joining: 3y ?urner to Manchester, NH
Deformed or Crippled: - ; Height: - Ft. - inches; ID: -
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: -/-/-; POB: -, -
71 Korntheuer, Josef; 46 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, 15y - 1910 Papers Milwaukee, Wis. No. 82482
Joining: Cudahy, Wis.
72 Korntheuer, Therese; 28 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, 10y - 1910
Joining: Cudahy, Wis.
73 Korntheuer, Ida; 5 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Cudahy, Wis.
74 Korntheuer, Julia; 3 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Cudahyu, Wis.
75 Steeb, Olga; 21 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Los Angeles, Calif.
76 Steeb, Sophie; 40 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Los Angeles, Calif.
77 Ritter, Waldemar; 31 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: M
Occupation: Architect-; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: Suisse
Race: German; Last Perm. Res. Country: Mass.; Town: Brookline
Nearest Rel: Mother, Magd. B. Ritter, Kilchberg, Zurich, Suisse
Destination: Boston, Mass.; Have ticket? Yes
Passage Paid by: Self; $50 or more? No; US before? Yes, 1906/1911 Boston
Joining: Home 1471 Beacon St. Brookline, Mass
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 10 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Russia, Riga
78 Ritter, Mrs.; 36 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Occupation: -; Read/Write: Y/Y; Nationality: Suisse
Race: Ger. American ; Last Perm. Res. Country: Mass.; Town: Brookline
Destination: Boston, Mass.; Have ticket? Yes
Passage Paid by: Husband; $50 or more? $-; US before? Yes, born
Joining: Home 1471 Beacon St. Brookline, Mass
Deformed or Crippled: No; Height: 5 Ft. 9 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Mattapoisett, USA
79 Major, Henry B.; 19 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Montclair N.J.
80 Keefer, C.H.; 35 yrs; M/F: M; Marr/Sing: M
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: 1515 N. 23rd Str. So. Omaha, Nebr.
81 Jackson, Mrs. Wm. L.; 45 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Hotel Buckminster, Beacon St. Boston
82 Jackson, Marg. Talbot; 22 yrs; M/F: F; Marr/Sing: S
Nationality: U.S.C.
US before? Yes, born
Joining: Hotel Buckminster, Beacon St. Boston
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.
? Question marks within the text indicate illegible handwriting or entries obscured by other
markings.
66 City in Belgium is probably "Stalhille".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Reel 165, Lists 284-285.
Transcribed by David Rosen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 November 2006
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