Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig Hero

I J. Canis* Master or Commander of the Bg Hero do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear, that the within List signed by me and now delivered to the Collector of the District of Mississippi, containing the names of all the Passengers, taken on board the Said Bg at the Port of Havana or at any time since, and that all matters therein s(et) forth, are according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true, I do further swear, that none of the said Passengers have died on the voyage, So help me God. (Signed) Jh Cane?*. Sworn before me this 3d day of Jany 1820. (No Signature) Collector.

3 Jan 1820 Brig Hero Canez From Havana Passenger Manifest. List of all passengers, taken on board the Bg Hero of norleans Jos. Canes is at present Master, at the Port of Havana and bound for the Port of New-Orleans.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, County* to which they belong, County* of which they intend to become inhabitants, Number that have died on the passage.

   

  1 J. Chastang           20 male   cl?rk      New Orleans New Orleans
  2 John Baruigne         38 male   ?????????  ??????      Havana
  3 J. Ditch              32 male   merchant   Germany     New Orleans
  4 Joseph Canovas wife   50 male              matron      ??*
  5 Anto? Herez           34 male   Priest     New orleans ??*
  6 Gouffu?               30 male   ??????     ??????      ??*

Signed Jos. Cane?*


Transcriber's Notes:

 * The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original 
   recorder.
 * The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due 
   to quality of original document.
 * There were no deaths on this passage.  Therefore, the Number that have 
   died on the passage column has been eliminated.
 * The column headings state "county" to which they belong or to which thay 
   intend to become inhabitants instead of "country".
 * Passenger numbers were added by the transcriber.


 * Captain's name appears several times and is either Canes, Canez, or Canis.
   His signature ends in an elaborate flourish below the line which is likely
   a "z".
 * Passenger #  1 Occupation was either clark or clerk.
 * Passenger #  2 Occupation is very smudged.  It appears to be carpenter 
   except that the final letter in the word goes below the line.  Country to 
   which he belongs is also smudged, though may begin with an "F" and might 
   be France.
 * Passenger #  4 Perhaps this passenger is wife of captain, though the surnames 
   don't appear to be quite the same.  Joseph Canovas wife is stated as male 
   though not likely, occupation is scratched through, and "matron" is in 
   country of origin.  Entry under Country to which they intend is two 
   letters.  May be lower case "us" or could be a ditto indication in which 
   case it means New orleans.
 * Passenger #  5 First name either Anto or Anton.  Entry under Country to 
   which belongs is two letters.  May be lower case "us" or could be a 
   ditto indication in which case it means New orleans.
 * Passenger #  6 Only one name is entered for this passenger, presumably 
   the surname.  Final letter most like an "s" or "z" making the surname 
   Gouffus or Gouffuz.  Occupation smudged, may end in "lor".  Country of 
   origin smudged.  Looks like it begins with "F" and ends with "ce".  Could 
   be "France".  Country to which belongs is two letters.  May be lower 
   case "us" or could be a ditto indication in which case it means New Orleans.

Transcribed by Barbara Williamson for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. 31 May 1999

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