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Brig Champion
I, John Freeman jr do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Brig Champion of Boston whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Bremen or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 28th day of July 1834. So help me God. (signed) (signature cannot be read) Collector (signed) John Freeman jr
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Brig Champion of Boston whereof John Freeman jr is Master, burthen Two Hundred x Nine tons and /00ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Bremen for Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country of which they intend to inhabit, Remarks*
1 C. C. Pape 45 Male Farmer Hirschberg Misuri Passenger Lugage 2 The?? Pape 37 Female nine trunks 3 Sophie Pape 21 Female 4 Theodor Pape 19 Male Gold smith 5 Carl Pape 10 Male 6 Gustav Pape 8 Male 7 Henrietta Pape 6 Female 8 Theresia Pape 4 Female 9 Eduard Pape 2 Male 10 Carl Pape 21 Male Joiner Rosenbeck 11 Fr. Leise 38 Male Farmer Hirschberg Misuri one trunks 12 Franz Molitor 26 Male Lock smith Calle Misuri five trunks 13 Carl Molitor 1 1/2 Male 14 F.W. Molitor 20 Male Baker 15 Sa?? Frechmann 17 Male Lock smith Ebersberg Misuri 16 Franz Kleinegger 37 Male Lock smith Heistern Neuyork three trunks 17 Elisabeth Kleinegger 36 Female 18 Peter Kleinegger 7 Male 19 Antoinette Kleinegger 5 Female 20 Fr. Kleinegger 2 Male 21 Anton Aufmkolk 37 Male Joiner Neuyork two trunks 22 F. Hellinghaus 23 Male ahrmourer Dortmund Neuyork 23 Caroline Molitor 23 Female Calle Misuri two trunks 24 C. Rademacher 23 Male Goldsmith Attendorn Neuyork 25 Anton Hoff 21 Male Turner Hirschberg Philadelphia one trunks 26 Casper Budde 22 Male Joiner Brullingsen* Neuyork one trunks 27 Ferd Kneer 37 Male Saddler Horbecke* Philadelphia one trunks 28 Anton Degenhard 62 Male Taylor Osnabruck* Baltimore three trunks 29 Mary Degenhard 16 Female Baltimore 30 Get. Stofener* 26 Female two trunks 31 P.S. Selenka 39 Male Schoolmaster Lemberg Philadelphia three trunks 32 F.G. Meier 30 Male Taylor Mehringen Columbion one trunks 33 James Hipp 24 Male Smith Reutlingen Ohio one trunks 34 Adam Hofs 41 Male Farmer Mehringen Ponsilvanien two trunks 35 Christina Hofs 42 Female 36 Adam Hofs 10 Male 37 An. Marg Hofs 8 Female 38 Regina Hofs 4 Female 39 Christina Hofs 1/2 Female 40 Georg Hofs 49 Male Farmer Mehringen Ponsilvanion two trunks 41 Barbara Hofs 10 Female 42 Joh. Georg Ott 51 Male Farmer Mehringen Ohio two trunks 43 Anna Ott 38 Female 44 Anna Barbara Ott 20 Female 45 Georg Ott 16 Male 46 An.Mag. Ott 12 Female 47 John Ott 9 Male 48 Fr. Landenberger 29 Male Smith Mehringen Philadelphia two trunks 49 A.M. Landenberger 28 Female 50 M.Ag. Landenberger 4 Female 51 Mag. Landenberger 2 1/2 Female 52 F. G. Landenberger 3/4 Male 53 F.G. Rapp 21 Male Weaver Mehringen Philadelphia 54 Georg Weiher 22 Male Schoemacher* Mehringen Philadelphia 55 ?. H. Rillig 48 Male Capenter* Dusslingen* Albanion five trunks 56 Mary Rillig 47 Female 57 F.G. Rillig 18 Male Capenter* 58 Chat. Rillig 16 Female 59 Chr. Rillig 14 Male 60 Anna Barbara Rillig 8 Female 61 Mary Rillig 6 Female 62 Jakob Rillig 4 Male 63 Christine Rillig 2 Female 64 Stephan Rillig 23 Male Capenter* 65 Chat. Rillig 24 Female 66 Mary Rillig 1 Female 67 Adam Durr* 32 Male Miller Dusslingen* Lancaster 68 F.?. Braun 48 Male Weaver Mehringen Philadelphia two trunks 69 Christ. Braun 46 Female 70 F.G. Braun 18 Male Weaver 71 Adam Braun 15 Male 72 Jakob Braun 13 Male 73 Mary Braun 10 Female 74 Stephan Braun 6 Male 75 F.G. Hofer 20 Male Weaver Mehringen Philadelphia one trunk 76 Ch. Hofer 18 Female 77 Valtin Sauring 40 Male Farmer Mehringen Philadelphia one trunk 78 A.M. Sauring 41 Female 79 Corn. Sauring 11 Female 80 Joh. Sauring 4 1/2 Male 81 Bab. Sauring 2 Female 82 Georg Hellwig 23 Male Taylor Greschhaus Philadelphia 83 Heinz Gartner* 34 Male Weaver Neuhof Philadelphia Transcriber's notes: The use of a ? mark indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of the original document. Varient spellings of U.S. place names are those of the original recorder, whose first language was obviously German. Column entries that are not applicable are lined through in the original, but left blank in this transcription. Remarks column is used by the original recorder for "Passenger Luggage" Written vertically in the right margin of the first page: One Born on Board July 7(?)th Died on Board July 22th FG Landenberger Age 9 months (passenger #52) Passengers # 26, 27, 55, 67, 83 asterisks indicate Umlauts on vowels Passenger # 54, occupation is shoemaker Passengers # 55, 57, and 63, occupation is carpenter Passenger # 27 most of the passengers on this ship come from Nordrhein-Westfalen, in the neighborhood of Essen. A small town in this area is called Herbeck.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 49.
Transcribed by Linda Alexander for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 12 May 1999
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