Ship Orono
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board of the Ship Orono whereof George Middleton is Master, which cargo was taken on board on at Liverpool, England, burthen 332 49/95 tons, built at Castine* in the State of Massachusetts and owned by John Steinmetz Jr merchant Philad^a as per Register granted at Philad^a the 13 day of Dec. 1799 and bound for Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Marks; Number inclusive; Packages and contents; by whom shipped; To whom configured, or if to configured; Place of Configuree's residence; ports of destination.
IK 1@7 seven bales merchandise------------------------------Flatly? & Co?-------------John Steinmetz Jr----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
twelve thousand three hundred & twenty bushels salt--Rathborn Hughes ?unkin----John Steinmetz Jr----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
IS 1@30 thirty boxes merchandise-----------------------------
eighteen hundred bushels coals
Steerage Passengers:
1 David Lewis & family - two boxes merchandise
2 Richard Jones & family - four chests wearing apparell, two beds
3 Jn^o Davis & family - three chests wearing apparell, one bed
4 Enare? George & family - four chests wearing apparell
5 David Daniel & family - three chests wearing apparell, one bed
6 Jn^o James & family - three chests wearing apparell, one bed
7 Lewis Miles & family - four chests wearing apparell
8 Emana Davis
9 Tho^s Jones & Tho^s Harris - two chest
10 Evan Edward & family - two chests
11 Davis Lewis & family - two chests, one bed
12 Mary Meyer - one chest
13 Amtana Philan - one chest
14 Allice Elly signed: Geo Middleton
Copy
Philad^a Oct, 4, 1800
Sworn before John Graff D Coll
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.
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.
^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
* Castine is located in what is now the state of Maine, and in 1799 Maine was a province of
Massachussetts.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 July 2008
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