I, W^m Fougere, Master of the Br. Schr Melita, 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 Schooner at St. Johns P.R. from which Port the said Schooner 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) W^m Fougere

Sworn to, this 22nd April 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br. Schr Melita whereof Fougere is Master, from St. Johns P. R., burthen 163 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  Augusto Fuertes    22   Male   Doctor   Porto Rico   United States   Cabin  


Transcriber's Notes:

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

  The designation "Br Schr Melita" in the Captain's sworn statement at the 
  beginning of the manifest likely implies that the Schooner Melita is of
  British ownership or registry.

* Although the manifest lists this ship as sailing from St. Johns, Puerto Rico, no port
  with this name can be found on maps of Puerto Rico.  There is, however, a St. John's on
  the island of Antigua and a St. John Island in the Virgin Islands.  All of these islands
  are part of the Lesser Antilles.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 318.