SS Cahawba
I, JW. Smith Master of the Steam Ship Cahawba do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steam Ship at Havana from which port said Steam 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.Sworn to this Sep 3^c 1859
(Signed) JWSmith
Before me (signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steam Ship Cahawba whereof J. W. Smith is Master, from Havana burthen 1643 35/95 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 Space Occupied. No deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.
1 Lino Montalvo 26 Male Planter Spain United States First Cabin 2 Mrs L. Montalvo 21 Female Spain United States First Cabin 3 Miss M Montalvo 19 Female Spain United States First Cabin 4 L Montalvo 2m Male Spain United States First Cabin Transcriber's Notes: Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195, List 887
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
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12 June 2007
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