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Brig Isabella


Amsterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 February 1832

DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
Report and Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Isabella whereof Daniel L. Kurtz is Master, from Amsterdam burthen 271 86/95 tons and owned by B & G Bohlen of Philadelphia and bound to Philadelphia.
Daniel L. Kurtz, Master from Amsterdam to Philadelphia February 20, 1832.
I Daniel L. Kurtz, Master do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the Report or Manifest 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, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Brig Isabella at the time of her sailing from the port of Amsterdam, or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, master of this said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 20th day of February 1832. J. (T)Loy Collector. signed Daniel L. Kurtz
Columns represent: Name, age/sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to become inhabitants.
    
 1  Benjamin Seltzer      35 male    merchant  United States  United States    
 2  Philip Goudsmith      16 male              Holland        United States    
 3* Ferdinand Harte       40 male    mecanic   Germany        United States    
 4  Christian G. Bonig    45 male    saddler   Holland        United States    
 5  Ann M. Bonig          51 female            Holland        United States    
 6  George Kohler         42 male    farmer    Holland        United States    
 7  Catharina Kohler      48 female            Holland        United States    
 8  John W. Kohler        17 male              Holland        United States    
 9  Frederick Kohler      14 male              Holland        United States    
10  Charles Kohler        13 male              Holland        United States    
11  Ann Kohler            12 female            Holland        United States    
12  Frederick W. Kohler    5 male              Holland        United States    
13  Christina Kohler       4 female            Holland        United States    
14  George Kohler          2 male              Holland        United States    


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.
   
  No deaths or births recorded.    
  Names not numbered.    
  Total of 14 passengers on board.
  Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.

3  mecanic transcribed as spelled. 
National Archives and Records Administration Film M425, Reel 47, List 17.
Transcribed by Teddy Nichols for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 1999



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