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Brig Augustus*

St. Jago* De Cuba, Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8 October 1800
Printed by John Bigren, No. 83, Chestnut Street,
for Samuel Emery, Ship Broker, No. 129, South Front Street, Philadelphia
No. 2 Form of a Report and Manifest for a Foreign Ship or Vessel from a Foreign Port

Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board of the Brig Augustus* whereof Thomas Smith is Master, burthen 90 tons, built at Portsmouth, New Hampshire bound to Philadelphia which cargo was taken on board at St. Jago* de Cuba.

Columns represent: Marks; Number inclusive; Packages and contents; by whom shipped; To whom configured, or if to configured; Place of Configuree's residence; ports of destination.

A     1@410   one hundred and ten boxes white sugar------? Smith--------------William Davy---------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
A     1@100   one hundred boxes brown sugar--------------? Smith--------------William Davy---------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
A     1@7     seven boxes segars-------------------------? Smith--------------William Davy---------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
MA    1@100   one hundred boxes white sugar--------------Mason & Graycroft----Mason & Graycroft----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
MG    1@50    fifty boxes white sugar--------------------Mason & Graycroft----Mason & Graycroft----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
W     1@88    eighty eight boxes white sugar-------------Mason & Graycroft----Mason & Graycroft----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
B     1@2     two barrels white sugar--------------------Mason & Graycroft----Mason & Graycroft----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
E     1@56    fifty six boxes white sugar----------------Ned Ewing------------Thomas Smith --------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
E      1      one barrel---------------------------------Ned Ewing------------Thomas Smith --------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
S     1@24    twenty four boxes--------------------------Ned Ewing------------Thomas Smith --------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
W      1      one barrel---------------------------------Ned Ewing------------Thomas Smith --------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
P     1@16    sixteen  boxes-----------------------------Ned Ewing------------Thomas Smith --------Philadelphia----Philadelphia

Stores: Rec^d to W. Davy
 four barrels beef
 three barrels bread
 part of a barrel molasses 
                                                                  no impressment
                                                                  letterd dele^d port office

Cabin passengers:
 1 Henry Enstillan------two trunks, bed & bedding
 2 Augusta Magon--------one truink, bed & beddin
 3 Charlotte D'Porsey---two tunks, bved & beddin                    signed: Thomas Smith
 4 Madam Mona-----------two trunks, bed & bedding
 5 Madam Clari----------two trunks, bed & bedding
 6 Miss Clari-----------one trunk, bed & bedding
 7 One white boy
 8 One black servant


Printed statement at bottom of manifest:

Note: If any articles of the Outward Cargo are brought back, they are to be detailed, specifying by 
whom shipped outward, and to whom consigned inward. The names of all passengers, distinguishing whether 
Cabin or steerage passengers, with the description and number of Packages containing their baggage or 
implements of a mechanical trade, and the Vessel and Cabin Stores, must also be inserted in the manifest.


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.

^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.

* Ancestry.com claims name of ship is "Angustus". Looks like Augustus to this transcriber.

* St. Jago is the former name of Santiago de Cuba.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.

Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 July 2008

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