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Ship Golden Rule


Antwerp, Belgium to New York
26 March 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, David H. Hall, Master of the Am. Ship Golden Rule, 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 Ship at Havana from which Port the said Ship 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) David H. Hall
Sworn to, this 26th March 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the American Ship Golden Rule whereof David H. Hall is Master, from Antwerp burthen 1184 68/100 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* Adolph Kaestner          20     M   Goldsmith    Trushia      Newark       Steerage
  2  Alph. Diaire Desbonnet   26     M   Shoemaker    France       New York     Steerage
  3  Eduard Rhode             48     M   Machinist    Prussia      New York     Steerage
  4  Anton Muller             54     M   Brewer       Prussia      Wisconsin    Steerage
  5  Johann Engelhard         34     M   Farmer       Prussia      New York     Steerage
  6  Johann Mutzenberger      38     M   Tailor       Hesse        New york     Steerage
  7  Andreas Muller           27     M   Blacksmith   Prussia      Ohio         Steerage
  8  Joh. Ludwig Kopf         34     M   Farmer       Prussia      Pen          Steerage
  9  Joh. Joseph Reinert      20     M   Laborer      Prussia      Wisconsin    Steerage
 10  Daniel Reinert           18     M   Laborer      Prussia      Wisconsin    Steerage
 11  Leopold Schneider        28     M   Baker        Prussia      New York     Steerage
 12  Valentin Obacht          33     M   Mason        Saxony       New York     Steerage
 13  Adrian Van der Roeke     20     M   Butcher      Saxony       New York     Steerage
 14  Martiontje de Visser     23     F                Holland      New York     Steerage
 15* Georg Burkhart           31     M   Farmer       Prussia      Buffalo NY   Steerage
 16* Paul Rieger              28     M     ?          Prussia      New York     Steerage
 17* Charles Gust. Raale      30     M     ?          Trusha       New York     Steerage
 18  Franz Ignatz Holer       20     M   Joiner       Prussia      New York     Steerage
 19  Joh. Keller              41     M   Mos??        Prussia      New York     Steerage
 20  Rudolph Mayer            23     M   ??? Maker    Suisse       Wisconsin    Steerage

                                                      (Signature)  David H. Hall


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.  

  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.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted

  "Male" and "Female" in the Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for formatting
  reasons.  
  

  1   Native Country appears to be recorded as "Trushia", but might possibly be "Prussia".
 15   Surname is either "Burkhart" or "Burkhard".
 16   Passenger's Occupation appears to be written as "Pruer".  
 17   Passenger's Occupation appears to be written as "Pruson".  Native Country appears
      to be written as "Trushia", but might possibly be "Prussia".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 225.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
23 September 2008



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