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Ship Martha

Liverpool to New York
21 March 1820

District of New York -- Port of New York
I, William L. Ketchley, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship Martha whereof I am master from Liverpool.

So help me God. (signed) Wm L Ketchley Sworn to, the 21 March 1820 Before me L.N.Kearney DC

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Martha whereof William L Ketchley is master from Liverpool Burthen 359 77/95 Tons.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country which they intend to inhabit. 

 1  Thomas Read        30  Male  Gentleman   England         United States

 2  William Fletcher   26  Male  Merchant    England         United States

 3  F.W. Sperry        34  Male  Merchant    United States   United States



                                              (Signed)  Wm L Ketchley.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 1

Transcribed by Bob Donnan for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 June 1999


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