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SS Admiral Dewey


Port Morant, Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts
27 February 1900

List of Manifest of Alien Immigrants for the Commissioner of Immigration

Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any Vessel having such passengers on board, upon arrival at any port in the United States.
SS Admiral Dewey, sailing from Port Morant, Ja, February 21st, 1900, arriving at port of Boston, February , 1900.
*United States of America, State of ____(left blank)___________, S.S. (left blank) County of _____(left blank)
I, John W. McGrath, Master of the Steamship Admiral Dewey, belonging to Perth Ambroy, NJ , do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the port of Boston, on the (left blank) day of (left blank).

(signed) John W. McGrath      Master of Admiral Dewey

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence the 27th day of February 1900
(signed) ?wante ?dfanielson      Immigrant Inspector
Coloumns represent:
 1. Number on List
 2. Name in Full
 3. Age (years, months)
 4. Sex
 5. Marital Status
 6. Calling or Occupation
 7. Able to read or write
 8. Nationality
 9. Last Residence
10. Seaport of Landing in the United States
11. Final Destination in the United States (state, city, town)
12. Whether having a ticket to such final destination
13. By whom was passage paid
14. Whether in possession of money; if so, whether more than $30, how much if $30 or less
15. Whether ever before in the United States; and if so when and where
16. Whether going to join a relative? And if so, what relative, their name and address
17. Ever in prison or almshouse; or supported by charity (if yes, state which)
18. Whether a polygamist
19. Whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the United States
20. Condition of health, mental and physical
21. Deformed or crippled, nature and cause


  1  H. F. Gordon            34   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
  2* M^rs H. Glumen          40   f   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
  3  F. O. Dewey             40   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
  4  Ed. R. Houghton         29   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
  5  Geo. T. Atkinson        31   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
  6* W^m B. Varisic          29   m   s    Concord         Boston                
  7  F.D. Russell            47   m   m    Lowell          Boston                
  8  Miss E Russell          18   f   s    Lowell          Boston                
  9  Edward Barnes           42   m   m    New York        Boston                
 10  Jas. Brown              49   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 11  Geo E Pickett           31   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 12  Geo. A. Barker          47   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 13  D^r F G Balch           35   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 14  M^rs F G Balch          30   f   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 15  E. H. Bartlett          33   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 16* J. F. Fress             47   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 17* M^rs J F Fress          42   f   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 18* F. S. Japp              38   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 19  Geo. W. M^cArthur       30   m   m    Boston, Mass    Biddeford, Me         
 20  M^rs Geo W M^cArthur    30   f   m    Boston, Mass    Biddeford, Me         
 21  M^rs Robert M^cArthur   73   f   m    Boston, Mass    Biddeford, Me         
 22  Miss Lena M^cArthur     36   f   s    Boston, Mass    Biddeford, Me         
 23  Fred. Hollister         35   m   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 24  M^rs F Hollister        27   f   m    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 25* Horace Cook             40   m   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                
 26  Miss G. Proctor         31   f   s    Boston, Mass    Boston                


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.

*  Captain's Statement followed the passenger list.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  All passengers were tourists, all could read and write, all were US citizens. 
   Coloumns 11 - 21 were left blank. All these coloumns were eliminated.

 2:      Surname may be Clunn.
 6:      Surname may be Varick.
16 & 17: Surname may be Freese.
18:      Surname may be Jopp.
25:      Given name maybe Homer.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 36.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 June 2006



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