Bark Brazilura *
I, F. Wessels, Master of the Bark Brazilura, 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 the said Bark Brazilura at Rio de Janeiro from which Port the said Bark has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of 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. (Signature) F Wessels
Sworn to, this 5th April 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Brazilura whereof F Wessels is Master, from Rio de Janeiro burthen 306 37/100 tons.
Columns represent: Given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.
1 Nicolaus Martens 40 Male Joiner Holwein Prussia United States Cabin
Signature) F Wessels
Transcriber's Note:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
with certainty.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
Transcriber's Notes:
* The name of this ship could be Brazileira.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 260.
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9 November 2008
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