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Schooner Stephen Taber

Havana, Cuba to New York
1 August 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W^m W Cook Master of the Sch Stephen Taber 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 Schooner Stephen Taber at Havana from which port said Sch S Taber 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) W^m W. Cook
Sworn to this 1 August 1859
Before me (Signed) CSMead DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Schooner Stephen Taber whereof WWCook is Master, from Havana burthen 304 87/95 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  Jose Gutierrex      19y 7m  Male  Merchant  Spain  United States  Cabin
2  Jose M^a Madera     27y 1m  Male  Merchant  Spain  United States  Cabin
3  Francisco Cespedes  25y 2m  Male  Merchant  Spain  United States  Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 194, List 751
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 May 2007


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