Brig Memphis
I, Samuel Sanford, Master of the Br. Brig "Memphis", 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 Brig at Guanica, P.R. from which Port the said Brig 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) Sam^l Sanford
Sworn to, this 23rd April 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br. Brig "Memphis" whereof Sanford is Master, from Guanica P.R., burthen 167 Br. and 174 Am. 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* Jose Basauta 31 Male Merchant Spanish West Indies West Indies Cabin
(Signature) Sam^l Sanford
Transcriber's Notes:
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.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.
The designation "Br Brig Memphis" in the Captain's sworn statement at the
beginning of the manifest likely implies that the Brig Memphis is of
British ownership or registry.
1 Surname appears to be written as "Basauta", but might possibly be "Basanta".
In the destination country column, the full statement recorded is "Going back
to West Indies".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 278, List 322.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 February 2009
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