Immigrant Ships
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Brig New Orleans

I, Paul B Macy, Master of the Brig New Orleans, 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 Brig at Caracas, from which port said Brig has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
Paul B Macy

Sworn to this 8-1-1848
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Brig New Orleans whereof Paul B Macy is Master, from Caracas.
Burthen 137 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
     Occupation---Not individually given
     Country of origin---Not given
     Destination---All bound for the United States
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied by each---Not given

*SEE NOTATION IN NOTES.

 
 1  John J Kelly     24 M
 2  James McKay      27 M
 3  Hugh Roarke      19 M
 4  Michael Thomson  29 M
 5  Peter Arcon      36 M
 6  Patrick Mullen   20 M
 7  Joseph Cornwell  18 M
 8  John Clark       18 M
 9  Joseph Withurn   30 M
10  James Norman     19 M
11  John Merritt     19 M
12* Nathaniel Walk?? ?2 M
13  Edward Williams  35 M
14  Archd MacPherson 33 M
15  Wm James         36 M
16* Joseph Mc?evoy   28 M
17  Chas Miller      29 M
18  James Keeler     26 M
19  Thomas M Hanson  30 M
20  Chas Wayland     33 M
21* Francis G????ky  20 M
22  Chas Anderson    40 M
23  Chas Batts       27 M
24  Henry Jackal     34 M
25  Wm Putter        23 M
26  John Lindsay     47 M
27  C McDermott      49 M
28* J La??vinn       31 M
29  Chas Abrams      17 M
30  W H Campbell     29 M
31  P H Barrymore    33 M
32  H S Newcomb      27 M
33  H N Arnold       25 M
34  Peter Wager      26 M
35* ????? ?????      24 M
36  J G Maxwell      14 M
37  J S Butler       15 M

Transcriber's Notes:
 * The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional
   information in the Transcriber's Notes.
 ? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could
   not be read due to the condition of the original document.
 
*There was this vertical notation on this Manifest without a clear
 cut explanation (SEA VOYAGE-OFFICERS & SEAMEN SCH) SCH probably
 abbreviation for school.

12---Last part of last name unreadable.
16---Middle of last name not clear.
21---Last name ??
28---Not clear. ??
35---Paper tear wiped out complete name.

 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 846.

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