Don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com yet?
Brig James Coulter
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Brig James Coulter, 26 January 1832 Laguaira to Philadelphia, Elkanah Bray Master*
I Josiah Murch - do certify that I have examined the within manifest which was this day produced to me as the copy of the original manifest of the cargo on board of the Brig James Coulter, whereof, Elkannah* Bray is Master from Laguira* with the original and find the same to agree - In witness whereof I Have Signed My Hand this 28th day of Dec. 18?1*, Josiah Murch
Report and Manifest of the cargo laden on board of the Brig James Coulter whereof Elkanah Bray is Master, which cargo was taken on board at Laguayra* burthen 133 81/95 tons, built at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania and owned by J*. L. Ferguson Merchant at Philadelphia as per Register granted at Philadelphia the Fourteenth day of May 1829 and bound for Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Name, Luggage
Cabbin* Passenger J.*G.A. Williamson Two Trunks, One Bag Wearing Apperial*, one Fowling Paice*. Cargo summary*: 911 bags of Coffee; 9 ?eroons Zazaparilla*; 574 Hides; 2 cases Musketts*; 1000 Horns; 32 Ounces Old Gold; 83 Doubloons; 10 Barrells* Sugar; 1 Sealed Parcell* Special; 1 box. From J.G.A. Williamson to Wm. Cochran: One Case with a painting, and one press in case. Ships Stores: One Barrell Beef; One Barrell Bread; One Case Wine; Part Box Almonds; Part Box Raisans*; Ten Pounds Sugar Transcribers Notes: * Written on page one: 26 Jany 1832, Manifest, Brig James Coulter, Bray and Laquaira. * 18?1 contains scrolls. It looks like 1881, but is more likely 1831. * Laguaira, Laguira, Laguayra, could have been in Venezuela. * Upper case J and I look the same. * Manifest listed merchants marks, amount, cargo, shippers, and consignees. * Spelling variations are copied as originally recorded. * Some spelling "errors" may have been the correct spelling in 1831.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47.
Transcribed by Mary Lou Raftery for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 19 March 1999
The New Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo was designed by Patty McCormack. The ship logo, which is still used in part, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The ship logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2009
ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2009 and may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.