Immigrant Ships
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Steamer Empire City

I, S. P. Griffins Master of the Steamer Empire City 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 Empire City at Havana from which port said Empire City 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) S.P.Griffin

Sworn to this 29 Augt 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamer Empire City whereof S.P. Griffin is Master, from Havana burthen 1751 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. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "US" and no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.

 1  Tho^s F. O'Brien  55  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 2  J. A. Ingastua    37  Male    Merchant  Spain  2^d Deck aft
 3  Mrs. Ingastua     29  Female            Spain  2^d Deck aft
 4  M. Corizon        34  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 5  M Jimenes         26  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 6  Juan Elichery     24  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 7  F. Sindes         30  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 8  M. Puzza          23  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
 9  W. Callahan       59  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
10  J. Callahan       32  Male    Merchant  US     2^d Deck aft
11  R. Lewis          27  Male    Mechanic  US     2^d Deck aft
12  Mrs. Beach        36  Female            US     2^d Deck aft
13  Capt. Gage        39  Male    Mariner   US     2^d Deck aft
14  Tho^s O'Brien     25  Male    Mechanic  US     2^d Deck for^d
15  Jose Escluza      27  Male    Mercht    US     2^d Deck for^d
16  J. Lasqun?        29  Male    Mercht    US     2^d Deck for^d

                      Str Empire City
                         Aug^t 29 - 1859


                        Havana

                          (stamped) 866


Transcriber's Notes:

?  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.

Passenger 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.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195, List 866

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