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Brig Hancock

Sold by Peter Burnell & Son, Opposite the custom House
(Manifest for an American Vessel from a Foreign Port)

Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 February 1832

DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA - PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
REPORT AND MANIFEST of the Cargo laden on board the Brig Hancock whereof Edward Thomas is Master, burthen two hundred & seventeen 61/95 tons, which cargo was taken on board at at Bordeauz, France, built at Eden in the state of Maine and owned by B. T. Reed of Boston Mass Ja^s T Camor & E. Hamor? of Eden State of Maine as per Register, granted at Boston & Charleston the second day of November 1827 and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: marks, numbers inclusive, packages & contents, by whom shipped, to whom consigned or if to order, consignees residence*, port of destination*
      ??10   Ten tinces of Brandy...................Jos^h? Jones & Son....Joshua Emlen  
JE     32    Thirty two puncjeons Brandy............Jos^h? Jones & Son....Joshua Emlen  
       20    Twenty hogsheads Brandy................Jos^h? Jones & Son....Joshua Emlen  
JRE   100    one hundred pipes Brandy...............James Violete ???.....J. R. Evans  
AVL    50    fifty hogsheads wine...................James Violete ???.....S & W Welsh 
CWR    30    ten pipes & twenty half pipes Brandy...Cl. Fessana & so......order
C&C          one barrel Brandy......................Cl. Fessana & so......J. Hohman
JL     20    twenty half hogsheads wine.............D.C. C??gin & So......Hension
HP     25    tine? hogsheads wine...................D.C. C??gin & So......Hension
MH           one   hogsheads wine...................D.C. C??gin & So......Hension
C&C          one   hogsheads wine...................D.C. C??gin & So......Hension
SJ           one   hogsheads wine...................John A. Morton........Hartman & Kuhn
HK, J&M, BC  twenty hogsheads wine..................D. Grady & Sons.......J. Andrade
MJ           four hogsheads wine....................Romande...............Romande
RL           forty four hogsheads wine..............Espinasse.............John Latour
?            ten puncheons brandy...................Andre Laffitte........order
?*           one? hundred? boxes? ? ................?.Sec.? ?.............P. Bro??t
not on board two bales merchandise..................?.Sec.? ?.............P. Bro??t
VD           fify cases wine 12 b???t...............Balguerie & ?.........P. Bro??t
BC, SC       fify cases wine 12 b???t...............N. Johnston & Sons....S. Cowley
C            seventy three cases wine 12 b??t.......Clapman ^ ?...........J. Vezin & ?
JC           183 cases wine 12 b??t.................Clapman ^ ?...........J. Vezin & ?
JC           eight hogsheads wine...................Clapman ^ ?...........J. Vezin & ?
JB           fifty baskets wine 12 boates?..........John Bousguet.........Peter Bousguet
CWM          one case of silks......................B. Distaul............Brugen & Tessine
             two cases flower pots..................Alex^r Stuart.........Alex^r Stuart    passage to New York

Stores:
on half barrel beef & pork
4 barrels bread
10 lbs coffee
6 gallon molasses

Cabin Passenger:    1 Anthony Merchy - one trunk
Steerage passenger: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Henry Nichols his wife & three children - five trunks & bedding
Steerage passenger: 7 Theresa Raymond - trunk & bedding
Steerage passenger: 8 Mary E?gster - trunk & bedding
Steerage passenger: 9 Josephine Gomyard? - trunk & bedding


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.
 
^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Consignees residences and port of Destination were all Philadelphia so these two columns 
   are not shown.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47,
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 September 2008


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