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Schooner Sarah D Sparks

I, Edward Murray Master of the Sch^r Sarah D. Sparks do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 Sch^r Sarah D. Sparks at Kingston, Jamaica from which port said Sarah D. Sparks 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) Edward Murray

Sworn to this 5 July 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Sch^r Sarah D. Sparks whereof Edward Murray is Master, from Kingston Jam via Ruatan burthen one hundred & twelve 73/95 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 Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.

1  Edward Henry Marlton    47  Male  Gentleman     Canada         Canada            Cabin
2  John Turner             27  Male  Gentleman     England        England           Cabin
3  Lawrence Path           34  Male  British Army  England        Kingston Jamaica  Cabin
4  Frederick N. Carpenter  27  Male  Painter       United States  United States     Cabin

                                                             (signed) Edward Murray


Transcriber's Notes:

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.

*The manifest indicates the ship stopped at "Ruatan", an island off of the 
 coast of British Honduras. It is known today as Roatan.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 193, List 647

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