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I, A H Holway Master of the Am Ship "Alexander" 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 of the said Ship Alexander at Melbourne 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) A H Holway

Sworn to this June 24 1859
Before me (Signed) CS Mead DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Am Ship "Alexander" whereof A H Holway is Master, from Melbourne burthen 596 18/9?* 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 deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.

  1  Rufus Smith          27y     Male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
  2  Elizabeth A Smith    18y     Female Lady         United States  United States  Cabin
  3  Louisa Francis Smith  1y 6m  Female Infant       United States  United States  Cabin
  4* William Scow         37y     Male   Gentleman    Great Britian  Great Britian  Cabin
  5  Cap W^m Follansbee   35y     Male   Sea Captain  United States  United States  Cabin
  6  W^m C McIntosh       32y     Male   Saddler      United States  United States  Cabin
  7* Olive Hill           31y     Female Lady         Cananda        Cananda        Cabin
  8* Frank Hill            7y     Male   Boy          Cananda        Cananda        Cabin
  9* Kate Hill             2y     Female Girl         Cananda        Cananda        Cabin
 10  W^m E Babison        25y     Male   Merchant     United States  United States  Cabin
 11  James White          43y     Male   Machinist    United States  United States  Cabin
 12* Cha^s K Mason        49y     Male   Artist       Great Britian  Great Britian  Cabin
 13  Cha^s E Berry        29y     Male   Carpenter    United States  United States  Cabin
 14  Tho^s H Nevin        22y     Male   Clerk        United States  United States  Cabin
 15  Emily F Minor        31y     Female Lady         United States  United States  Cabin
 16  William H Brayton    27y     Male   Gentleman    United States  United States  Cabin
 17  Rebecca Ellis        37y     Female Lady         Jamaica        Jamaica        Steerage
 18  William Sothern      28y     Male   Miner        United States  United States  Steerage
 19  William Blake        30y     Male   Labourer     United States  United States  Steerage
 20  William Wilcox       28y     Male   Carpenter    United States  United States  Steerage
 21  William Gibbins      41y     Male   Carpenter    United States  United States  Steerage
 22  William Pharo        23y     Male   Brick Maker  United States  United States  Steerage
 23  James Brown          39y     Male   Farmer       United States  United States  Steerage
 24  Henry Johnson        43y     Male   Miner        United States  United States  Steerage
 25  John Haywood         28y     Male   Miner        United States  United States  Steerage
 26  William T Reynolds   23y     Male   Clerk        United States  United States  Steerage
 27  Richard Davis        30y     Male   Labourer     United States  United States  Steerage
 28* Henora Davis         22y     Female Lady         United States  United States  Steerage
 29  Tho^s W Davis         3y     Male   Boy          United States  United States  Steerage
 30  Joseph Anderson      25y     Male   Miner        United States  United States  Steerage
 31  Richard Goff         32y     Male   Blacksmith   United States  United States  Steerage
 32  Henry Frank          36y     Male   Carpenter    Germany        United States  Steerage
 33* Edward Sullivan      21y     Male   Harnes Maker United States  United States  Steerage
 34  John C Wyland        43y     Male   Miner        United States  United States  Steerage

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 did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the
transcriber to aid with referencing.

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

** Although not listed, it is probable that the departure country was Australia.

* Fraction denominator of burthen tonnage illegible because of ink blot.

 4,12  Origin and Destination as written.
 7-9  Origin and Destination as written.
  28  First name as written.
  33  Occupation as written.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 193, List 605

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