Immigrant Ships
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London Packet

I, Harvey C. Mackay, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of BOSTON and CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship London Packet whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of London or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever, in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. Sworn to before me, this twenty ninth day of October, 1827. (Signed) H. C. Mackay, MASTER. (Not signed by the deputy collector.)

REPORT and LIST of the PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship London Packet of Boston whereof Harvey C. Mackay is Master, burthen Two hundred & seventy nine tons and 6/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of London for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   1* Wm. ?. Robinson         34  male    British Army   England  N. Brunswick  
   2  Mrs. Robinson           27  female                 England  N. Brunswick
   3* Jane H?ckway            25  female  servant        England  N. Brunswick
   4  Geo. J. Dennison        43  male                   Canada   Canada
   5  Mrs. Dennison           23  female                 Canada   Canada
   6  Ann Dyer                32  female                 England  Boston
   7* Spencer ?. Mann         55  male                   USA      Carolina
   8  Abraham Kentzing        38  male                   USA      Philadelphia
   9* Adam ?aybri?            34  male                   USA      Philadelphia
  10* Heny. S. McIntosh       29  male                   England  England   
  11  Thomas Philpot          48  male    plumber        USA      Boston
  12  Thomas Pepper           32  male    butcher        England  Salem
  13  Maria Pepper             9  female                 England  Salem
  14* D?iphy Pepper           32  female                 England  Salem
  15  Edmund Pepper            8  male                   England  Salem
  16  John Pepper              4  male                   England  Salem
  17  Thomas Oliver           22  male    farmer         England  Boston
  18  Joshua Webb             20  male    weaver         England  Boston
  19  Mary Webb               36  female                 England  Boston
  20  James Webb              10  male                   England  Boston
  21  Mary Webb                6  female                 England  Boston
  22  James Knott             38  male    shoemaker      USA      Boston 
  23  Robert Knott            34  male    shoemaker      England  Boston
  24  Martha Knott            18  female                 England  Boston
  25  Hannah Norris           20  female                 England  Boston
  26  Abel Rolfe              28  male    shoemaker      England  Boston 
  27  Martha Rolfe            30  female                 England  Boston
  28  Elizabeth Rolfe         26  female                 England  Boston
  29  George Rolfe            17  male                   England  Boston
  30  Ann Dowland             30  female                 England  Boston
  31  Martha Dowland           2  female                 England  Boston
  32  Priscilla Dowland        1  female                 England  Boston
  33  Frederick Lewis         17  male    tailor         England  Boston
  34  Emma Lewis               8  female                 England  Boston
  35  James Armstrong         40  male    musician       England  Boston
  36  John Sandford           27  male    musician       England  Boston
  37* George Do?et            33  male    mariner        England  N. Orleans
  38  Mary Blackburn          34  female                 England  Boston
  39  Mary Blackburn           9  female                 England  Boston
  40* Amelia Blackbur          2  female                 England  Boston  
  41* John Blackburn          11  female                 England  Boston  
  42  David Blackburn          4  male                   England  Boston
    
    
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.

Passenger numbers have been added to aid in referencing.

 1  Wm. Robinson: middle initial might be T.    
 3  Jane H?ckway: letter is a or u. 
 7  Spencer ?. Mann: middle initial is I or J.
 9  Adam ?aybri?: first letter is L or S.  Last letter is l or t.
10  Heny. S. McIntosh: abbreviation for first name Henry.
14  D?iphy Pepper: letter looks like r.
37  George Do?et: could be m or rn in question.
40  Amelia Blackbur: surname as found.
41  John Blackburn: listed as female.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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