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SS Cornwall

I, Richard Williams Master of the SS Cornwall 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 steamer at Bristol Eng from which port said steamer 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 Apr 1 1878 so help me God.

List or Manifest of all of the Passengers taken on board the SS Cornwall whereof Richard Williams is Master, from Bristol Eng burthen, 1872 tons.

Columns represent: last name, first name, initial if any, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.

1  MURPHY, John          31 M Flaxdresser     England USA Steerage
2  MURPHY, Mary          28 F Wife            England USA Steerage
3  MURPHY, Francis        2 M Child           England USA Steerage
4  MURPHY, Annie        8ms F Infant          England USA Steerage
5  JEFFERIES, John       60 M General Dealer  England USA Steerage
6  JEFFERIES, Elizabeth  60 F Wife            England USA Steerage
7  COLLINGS, John        21 M Miller          England USA Steerage
8  CHAMPION, Joseph      46 M Miner           England USA Steerage
9  ELLISON, Harry        15 M None            England USA Steerage
10 BENSON, John          39 M Butcher         USA     USA Steerage
11 WEBB, Francis         25 M Farmer          USA     USA Steerage
12 DOWNING, Abraham      30 M Laborer         USA     USA Steerage
13 HARELL, Wallingham    25 M Gardener        USA     USA Steerage
14 BANKS, Florence       15 F Spinster        USA     USA Steerage
15 PRONGLEY, Mary Ann    26 F Wife            USA     USA Steerage
16 PRONGLEY, Arth?        ? M Child           USA     USA Steerage


Transcribers Notes:
* indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality 
of original document.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411 List 283.

Transcribed by Cloria Richey Brown and Virginia Edwards for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 November 1998

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