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Ship Diana

Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
31 October 1800
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board the Ship Diana whereof William Hess is Master, which cargo was taken on board at Bremen, Germany, burthen 205 47/95 tons, built at Philadelphia and owned by Smith & Ridgway merchants at Philadelphia as per Register granted at Philadelphia the 15 day of June 1799 and bound for Philadelphia.
Columns headings: Marks, Number inclusive, Packages and contents, by whom shipped, To whom configured, or if to configured; Place of Configuree's residence; ports of destination.
*SR   33@56
     193@202-----thirty four bales hessians?---------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD    96@113-----eighteen bales Sechlinurgs?---------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   114@116-----three bales Habblachen? linnen------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   120@128-----nine bales Heeden linnen------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   57@63 
     169@180-----nineteen bales of checks & stripes--Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD    64@79 
      88@94------twenty three chests bretagnes-------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia  FFD    
FD    81@87
     129@140-----twenty three chests Plattelas Royald,
     207@210     eleven sample boxes------------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   141@142
     182@185-----six chests brown plattellas----------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   143@163
     181@189-----twenty seven chests Creara a la Morlaix----Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   165@168-----Four chests Roouans?-----------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD   190@191-----two chests Estopillas----------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia     
FD     186-------one chest Coulits or Bedlichs?-------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia 
FD  187,188.192--three chests Lostadoes?--------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia---  
FD    117@119----three chests white Rolls-------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD      80-------one chest Hurling linnen-------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD      164------one ? handklerchiefs & plattilles?---------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
FD      95-------one cask butlery---------------------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
                 twelve hundre & two Barrs iron-------------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
SRE    1@5-----five chests German Linnens & two sample boxes----Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
IR   1@18------eighteen chests German linnens & one sample box--Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphi
FD   1@200
     21@81-----two hundred & eighty boxes window glass----------Frederich Delius-----Smith & Ridgway----Philadelphia---Philadelphia
II   413@416 495  
     493.12.1353137
     576.367.368----twenty four chests Selesia linens & four
     370, 429@4436  sample boxes--------------------------------John Joern

ship stores-none

Passengers
Steerage passengers, all bracketed together with three chests wearing apparel
& one tool chest & bedding
 1 John Boerman
 2 Anna Boerman
 3 Sophia Boerman
 4 Catherine Boerman
 5 Kische Boerman

Cabin passenger one chest & one box wearing apparel
 6 Ann Johnson
                                                          signed: W^m Hess
Copy
signed: Philad^a Oct. 31, 1800
Sworn before: John Grass, DColl?
 

Transcriber's notes:
                                                                                                
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.
Printed by William Young, No. 42 South Second Street, Philadelphia
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green, member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 June 2008


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