Immigrant Ships
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Brig Wm. Nash

I, Henry McBride, Master of the Br* Brig Wm* Nash do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Brig at Cow Bay CB* from which port said Brig has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex and the occupation of each of the said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God.

Sworn to this May 1867* Henery McBride Before me (signature completely illegible)

List or Manifest Of ALL THE PASSENGERS* taken on board the BR Brig Wm Nash whereof H??? McBride is Master, from Cow Bay CB burthen 12 x Br tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age (with columns for years and months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

1  Allen Colter       44 Male    Miner   Scotland  U States  Cabin
2  Jane Colter        40 Female          Scotland  U States  Cabin
3  Allen Colter       14 Male            Scotland  U States  Cabin
4  Robert Colter      12 Male            Scotland  U States  Cabin
5  Jane Colter         4 Female          Scotland  U States  Cabin
6  Charles Colter      8 Male            Scotland  U States  Cabin
7  Charles Earl       19 Male    Miner   Scotland  U States  Cabin
8  John Dearie        30 Male    Miner   Scotland  U States  Cabin
9  Hugh Kilpatrick    20 Male    Miner   Ireland   U States  Cabin 


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an asterisk indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality 
of original document.

 Br is an abbreviation for British
 The m of Wm is written in superscript and underlined throughout

 CB stands for Cape Breton, a part of Nova Scotia, Canada.  Coal mining 
 has always been a major part of the Cape Breton economy.

 May 1867 - 6 appears as open topped "O", but 6 is confirmed by cover paper of list, 
 transcription of which follows--Brig Wm Nash May [17]1/67 Cow Bay stamped 423.

 PASSENGERS - printed word more or less obliterated by ink blot.

 Deaths column eliminated from record as there were no deaths on the voyage.

 Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 279, List 423.

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