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Bark Eliza Barss

I, ?? Vesey Master of the Bark Eliza Barss 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 Bark at Hamilton from which port said Bark 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 Mainifest 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. Sworn to this Oct. 4 1876 before me ??

List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Eliza Barss whereof ??? Vesey is Master, from Hamilton burthen 234 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, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

    
1  Jas Lusher      48  Male     Carpenter   Bermuda   US   Cabin
2  Ella Lusher     30  Female   Lady        Bermuda   US   Cabin
3  J B Burk        26  Male     Carpenter   Bermuda   US   Cabin
4  W Nichols       23  Male     Carpenter   Bermuda   US   Cabin
5* Louse Tucker    24  Female   Lady        Bermuda   US   Cabin
    

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.
     
?? Indicates illegible name. Probably Nathaniel Vesey, see note below.

Age was represented by two columns, Years Months, no months were 
   indicated, so Months column eliminated.
No one died on the voyage so Died on the voyage column was 
   eliminated.

Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.

5  Louse could be mispelled for Louise.

Correspondence: 5/26/99 One of the descendants of this captain, 
Jennifer Polnaszek, has been kind enough to supply 
us with a short genealogy report.  
To read the information click here Captain Nathaniel Vesey

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 946

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