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R.M.S. Corsica
R.M.S. Corsica
I, F. Le Messurier, Master of the R.M.S. "Corsica", 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 Ship at Havana and Nassau from which Ports the 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.
So help me God. (Signature) F. Le Messurier
Sworn to, this 16th day of March 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board R.M.S. Corsica whereof F. Le Messurier is Master, from Havana and Nassau burthen 618 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.
1 Mrs. A. F. Mason 21 F None U.S. U.S. Cabin 2 Mr. N. E. Mason 25 M None U.S. U.S. Cabin 3 Mrs. N. E. Mason 24 F None U.S. U.S. Cabin 4 Effie Mason 2 F None U.S. U.S. Cabin 5 Mr. J. H. Gassler 32 M Merch^t Hamburg Hamburg Cabin 6 Mr. R. J. Brockfield 25 M Contractor Ireland Gt Britain Cabin 7 Mr. B. de Verona 22 M Student Cuba U.S. Cabin 8 Mr. V. M. de Castel 30 M Engineer France Mexico Cabin 9 Mr. W. Justin 30 M Engineer France Mexico Cabin 10 Mr. W. H. Church 56 M Merch^t U.S. U.S. Cabin 11 Mr. Jos Barfoot 34 M Merch^t England Gt Britain Cabin 12 Mr. C. G. Peterson 30 M Merch^t Denmark U.S. Cabin 13 Mr. Holzapfel 35 M Merch^t Prussia Havana Cabin 14 Mr. W^m Sturcks 39 M Merch^t Germany U.S. Cabin 15 Mr. G. Henrichs 30 M Merch^t Germany Germany Cabin 16 Mr. E. Meiners 36 M Merch^t Germany Germany Cabin 17 Mr. D. Sinclair 28 M Merch^t Quebec England Cabin 18 Capt^n Fraser 27 M Mariner Halifax England Cabin 19 Capt^n King 31 M Mariner N. Scotia England Cabin 20 Col. A. Warren 36 M Officer B.A. England England Cabin 21 Dr. J. Scott 49 M M.D. Ireland England Cabin 22 Mr. R. P. Saunders 21 M Merch^t Nassau England Cabin 23 Mrs. Fisk 52 F None New York U.S. Cabin 24 Master Fisk 10 M None New York U.S. Cabin 25 Mrs. Bowman 45 F None New York U.S. Cabin 26 Mrs. Stearns 42 F None New York U.S. Cabin 27 Miss Stearns 20 F None New York U.S. Cabin 28 Mr. J. H. Stearns 22 M None New York U.S. Cabin 29 Capt^n Cobb 38 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Cabin 30 Manuel R. Arteaga 40 M Merch^t Cuba U.S. Cabin 31 Capt^n J. G. Ratence 41 M Mariner Nassau U.S. Cabin 32 Mr. ?. Castell 20 M Merch^t Nassau England Cabin 33 Mr. J. Collins 22 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Cabin 34 Mr. S. Davis 25 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Cabin 35 Mr. E. Dexter 24 M Mariner U.S. U.S. Cabin 36 Mrs. Mary Johnson 39 F None Nassau England Cabin 37 Mr. Tho^s C. Harvey 48 M Engineer Nassau England Cabin 38 Lieut. H. E. Adams 25 M Army Nassau England Cabin 39 Dr. J. P. Knott MD 37 M Army Nassau England Cabin 40 Master Cail 18 M College Riversdale U.S. Cabin 41 Mr. Hilary 36 M Mariner U.S. U.S. Cabin 42 Mrs. Street 27 F None N. Brunswick England Cabin 43* G. J. Berch 29 M Carpenter U.S. U.S. Deck 44 J. F. Cisco 31 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 45 Lafette Benson 35 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 46 J. W. Smith 23 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 47 John Nichols 39 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 48 C. Colden 42 M Carpenter U.S. U.S. Deck 49 Hy Rutledge 25 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 50 Geo H. Simmons 44 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 51 C. T. Smith 35 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 52 Rich^d Mills 22 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 53 Cha^s O'Reilly 36 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 54 Tho^s Allen 50 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 55 Moses Kay 31 M Seaman England England Deck 56 Donney Shot 25 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 57 Mich^l Slick 22 M Saeman U.S. U.S. Deck 58 John Campbell 22 M Seaman England England Deck 59 John Jones 18 M Seaman England England Deck 60 Fred^k Campbell 23 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 61 John H. Addis 22 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 62 Rob^t Kelly 26 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 63 Ja^s Green 33 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 64 Francis Cabina 46 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 65 Alex^r Steel 35 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 66 John McCoy 38 M Seaman Gt Britain Gt Britain Deck 67 James Lennox 37 M Seaman N. Scotia N. Scotia Deck 68 Raymond Taylor 20 M Seaman Cape May U.S. Deck 69* Dennis Nold 52 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 70 Ja^s Williams 19 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 71 Walter Vluru 36 M Seaman England England Deck 72 John Williams 17 M Seaman England England Deck 73 Tho^s R. Shield 21 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck 74 Bartlett Cobb 22 M Seaman U.S. U.S. Deck Transcriber's Notes: A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed definitely. An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer. A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted. The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not numbered in the original manifest. 43 Surname appears to be either "Berch" or "Borch". 69 Surname is either "Nold" or "Vold".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 276, List 193.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 December 2007
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