Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Barque Philadelphia

I, James B. Ames Master or Commander of the Barque Philadelphia do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the within list signed by me and now delivered to the Collector of this District contains the names of all the Passengers, taken on board the said Barque at the Port of Marseilles or at any time since, and all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I further swear, that none of the said Passengers have died on the voyage. Sworn before me, this 11th day of June 1836. (signed) James B. Ames

List of all Passengers taken on board the Barque Philadelphia whereof Jas. B. Ames is Master, at the Port of Marseilles and bound for New Orleans.

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

    
      1  Guichard       Nergina         21   female     New Orleans    U.S.
      2  Guichard       Eulali          19   female     New Orleans    U.S.
      3  Guichard       Leopold         17   male       New Orleans    U.S.
      4  Ferand         Beun?           54   female     Toulon         U.S.
      5  Miffe          John Mitchell   19   male       Marseilles     U.S.
      6* Gros           J. F.           19              Marseilles     U.S.   
 
    
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.
? A question mark indicates a letter or letters the transcriber was unable to read.
  
  No occupations were given.
  Passenger numbers were added to aid with referencing.
  
  6  No sex was given for Passenger J. F. Gros

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 14.

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