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Schooner Yorktown

I, W^m J Perkins Master of the Schooner Yorktown 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 of the said Schooner Yorktown at Ciudad Bolivar from which port said Schooner 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 J Perkins

Sworn to this 11 July 1859
Before me (Signature illegible)

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Schooner Yorktown whereof W^m J Perkins is Master, from Ciudad Bolivar burthen 145 23/95 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  Alexander McCollum  31y 6m   Male  Mechanic  New York  New York  Cabin
2  James Scott         26y 11m  Male  Mechanic  New York  New York  Cabin
3  Michael Drenen      21y 2m   Male  Mechanic  New York  New York  Cabin
4  W^m McGee           30y 4m   Male  Mechanic  New York  New York  Cabin
5  James J Fose        26y 8m   Male  Clerk     New York  New York  Cabin

                                                 (signed) W^m J Perkins


Transcriber's Notes:

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

The ^ indicates the following letter(s) were superscripted.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 193, List 669

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