Bark Sierra Nevada
I, W. H. Koerner, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my kmowledge and belief, a just and true account list of all the passengers recieved on board the Bark Sierra Nevada whereof I am Master, from Havana, Cuba.
So help me God,Sworn to this 15th Dec 1876before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) W.H. Koerner
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Sierra Nevada whereof W. H. Koerner is master, from Havana, Cuba burthen 694 71/100 tons.
Coloumns represent Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 George V. Cabrera 22 male telegr. Operator U.S.
2* D. Gerhard Dyck 23 male sailor U.S.
3* Gottfried Schoerden 22 male sailor Germany
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.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to
the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
2, 3 These two passengers were bracketed with a note that read: "Sent by U.S. Consul
General at Havana. Signed: W. H. Koerner.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1159.
Transcribed by Harry Green, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 March 2008
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