Immigrant Ships
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Ship William Tapscott

I, Ja^s B. Bell, Master of the Ship William Tapscott, 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 William Tapscott at London from which Port the said William Tapscott 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. (Signature) Ja^s B. Bell

Sworn to, this March 20 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship William Tapscott whereof Ja^s B. Bell is Master, from London burthen Sixteen hundred and thirty tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.

  
  1  Manion Bagley        26    F   Wife        England   U. States   2nd Cabin
  2  Catherine Bagley     28    F   Spinster    England   U. States   2nd Cabin
  3  Susan Searles        24    F   Spinster    England   U. States   2nd Cabin
  4* Richard Jacock       28    M     ?         England   U. States   Cabin
  5  Eliza Jacock         33    F   Wife        England   U. States   Cabin
  6  Richard J. Jacock     0y9m M   Child       England   U. States   Cabin
  7* George Smith         20    M   Labourer    England   U. States     ?
  8  Michael Bagley       16    M   Labourer    England   U. States   Stowaway

   
Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.  

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  The entry "United States" in the native country and destination country columns
  is shortened to "U. States" for formatting reasons.  "Male" and "Female" in the
  Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for the same reason.

  
  4   Passenger's Occupation is not clearly written but appears to be "Aptecran", 
      but might possibly be "Optician".
  7   Part of the vessel occupied by this passenger during the voyage is faint and
      cannot be deciphered with certainty, but appears it might possibly be "Stowaway".
 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 276, List 205.

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