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SS Colon
I, S. P. Griffin, Master of the S.S. Colon do solemnly sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered to the Collector of the Customs of the Collector of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Colon at Aspinwall from which port said S.S. Colon 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. Sworn to this 14th day of Jan 1879. So help me God , S.P. Griffin Before me, undeciperable signature
List or Manifest of all the Pasengers taken on board the S.S. Colon whereof (undecipherable) S.P. Griffin is Master from Aspinwall, burthen 2685 75/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation,The country in which they severally belong, The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 FESSARD,G.H. 35 Male Far??er US US Cabin
2 STEWARD, Walter P. 21 Male Traveling Agt. US US Cabin
3 POLLARD, ??? C. 36 Male Merchant US US Cabin
4 ??AHEE, M. 25 Male Merchant US US Cabin
5 WHEELER, G. 41 Male US US Cabin
6 WHEELER, Mrs. 38 Female US US Cabin
7 WHEELER, Alfred 11 Male US US Cabin
8 OPHELPS. Z. 32 Male ??Clerk US US Cabin
9 WISE, F.H. Capt. 44 Male US US Cabin
10 PAUL, Z.W. 23 Male Seaman US US Cabin
11 SCHLATTER, C.L. Dr. 37 Male Surgeon US US Cabin
12 BURSO?, N.G. Rev . 36 Male Clergyman US US Cabin
13 KNIGHT, W. B. Mrs. 27 Female US US Cabin
14 LEFEBORE, R. 39 Male Merchant France France Cabin
15 GALLO, Z.G. ?? Male Merchant France France Cabin
16 GALLO, E. Miss 28 Female France France Cabin
17 SCAFORE, Mr. 27 Male ? US US Cabin
18 SCAFORE, Mrs. 20? Female US US Cabin
19 WOOD, A.D. 45 Male Seaman US US Steerage
20 RUSSART, Frank 36 Male RR Clerk US US Steerage
21 KEENAN, F .M. 37 Male Boiler Maker US US Steerage
22 SPELLMAN, Mrs. 37 Female US US Steerage
23 MCKEAVER, Robb 37 Female US US Steerage
24 BACH,W. 38 Male Miner US US Steerage
25 KENNETH, C. 30 Male Printer US US Steerage
26 LAKE, P. ?? Male ?? US US Steerage
27 REED, C.G. ?? Male Mason US US Steerage
Undeciperable signature. Looks like Griffin
Transcriber's Notes:
No one died on this voyage.
Passenger numbers added for ease in referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416, List 34.
Transcribed by Andrew L. Andrews for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild8 December 1998
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