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Bark Fergus

I, John H Woolf* Master of the Bark Fergus 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 Bark at Bordeaux from which port said Bark 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) James H Woolf*

Sworn to this fifth Sept 1859
Before me CSMead DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Bark Fergus whereof John H Woolf* is Master, from Marseilles burthen 429 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.

 1 Revd John McDermott    33    Male    Priest    United States    United States   --   Cabin


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.

*  Captain's name is written clearly as 'John H Woolf' but the captain's signature is 
   written clearly as 'James H. Woolf'.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195, List 888

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