SS Prometheus
I ________ do solemnly, sincerely and truly _________ that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Steamer Prometheus (signed) H. W. Johnson whereof I am Master, from ___________.
So help me God (signed) H. W. Johnson
Sworn to this 3 Jul. 1851 Before me (signed) (signature not legible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS takon on board the Steamer Prometheus whereof H. W. Johnson is Master, from Chagres Via San Juan de Nicaragua burthen 12 ?? tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Hugh Miller 60 Male Merchant USA USA
2 H C Killgrove 34 Male Merchant USA USA
3 H C Fuch 28 Male Merchant USA USA
4 John Smith 34 Male Merchant USA USA
5 Thos Crocker 32 Male Merchant USA USA
6 C K Dickinson 34 Male Merchant USA USA
7 Steward Sprague 40 Male Merchant USA USA
8 Joseph Everhart 32 Male Merchant USA USA
9 A B Campbell 31 Male Merchant USA USA
10 C. T Goodwin 43 Male Merchant USA USA
11 Dr Harlan 36 Male Physician USA USA
12* A Bra? 38 Male Merchant USA USA
13 H Nelson 34 Male Merchant USA USA
14 B F Berry 37 Male Merchant USA USA
15 D H Cutter 29 Male Merchant USA USA
16* Lieut Billyhoover 28 Male U.S.N. USA USA
17* Mrs Billyhoover 23 Female Lady USA USA
18* Servent 18 Male Svt. USA USA
19 A P. Jones 34 Male Merchant USA USA
20 Mrs Torrineo 31 Female Lady USA USA
21* Infant Torrineo
22 Capt T M Cash 28 Male Seaman USA USA
23 Mrs C F Lee 28 Female Lady USA USA
24 A B Gale 34 Male Miner USA USA
25 Capt. I. M Winchell 39 Male Seaman USA USA
26 Capt James Hanson 44 Male Seaman USA USA
27 D. I. T. Thorp 38 Male U.S.N. USA USA
28 Capt Sam^l Leighton 45 Male Seaman USA USA
29 H B Lafitte 28 Male Merchant USA USA
30 Charles Schofield 34 Male Merchant USA USA
31 Capt G W Cross 36 Male Seaman USA USA
32 C Campbell 39 Male Seaman USA USA
33 I S Rogers 42 Male Seaman USA USA
34 D Wilkes 35 Male Seaman USA USA
35 E A Keene 29 Male Seaman USA USA
36 Mr Medina 54 Male Merchant USA USA
37* Mrs Medina 39 Female Lady USA USA
38* Medina 13 USA USA
39* Medina 9 USA USA
40* Medina 6 USA USA
41* Servant 24 Female Srvt. USA USA
42 Capt C Chase 39 Male Seaman USA USA
43 T M Howes 45 Male Seaman USA USA
44 A D Fry 40 Male Merchant USA USA
45 L A Cronk 35 Male Merchant USA USA
46 Mr Bradshaw 38 Male Merchant USA USA
47* Mrs Bradshaw 26 Female Lady USA USA
48 S Gilbert 34 Male Merchant USA USA
49 Mr Baxter 28 Male Merchant USA USA
50 S A Penney 35 Male Merchant USA USA
51 John L Wood 28 Male Merchant USA USA
52 B W Paxter 32 Male Merchant USA USA
53 Robert Hale 34 Male Merchant USA USA
54 H Anthony 30 Male Mechanic USA USA
55 B Danell 54 Male Mechanic USA USA
56 I B Forbes 38 Male Mechanic USA USA
57 G W Brintnell 31 Male Mechanic USA USA
58 G W Groges 34 Male Mechanic USA USA
59 Charles Grunsky 26 Male Mechanic USA USA
60 R D Moore 24 Male Merchant USA USA
61 C B Moore 31 Male Merchant USA USA
62 G R Coleman 56 Male Merchant USA USA
63 I Coleman 27 Male Merchant USA USA
64 W Booth 29 Male Merchant USA USA
65 Capt. Coffer 45 Male Seaman USA USA
66 Capt. Pease 47 Male Seaman USA USA
67 F. Godley 37 Male Seaman USA USA
68 Mr Dutcher 26 Male Merchant USA USA
69 Mr Maher 27 Male Merchant USA USA
70 Don Manuel Quintana 42 Male Engineer USA USA
71 Santiago Flores 35 Male Engineer USA USA
72 L N Hanks 45 Male Merchant USA USA
73 B S Allen 24 Male Merchant USA USA
74 Wm Hance 27 Male Merchant USA USA
75 B Ries 34 Male Merchant USA USA
76 I H Trowbridge 29 Male Merchant USA USA
77 W P Taro 34 Male Merchant USA USA
78 H Alford 26 Male Merchant USA USA
79 W C Grant 34 Male Merchant USA USA
80 Thomas E Treworthy 36 Male Mechanic USA USA
81 M A Richardson 38 Male Mechanic USA USA
82 A Shell 40 Male Miner USA USA
83 A F Shutz 34 Male Miner USA USA
84 I R Crump 26 Male Miner USA USA
85 I H Cornell 34 Male Miner USA USA
86 L Brainard 26 Male Miner USA USA
87 Dr. W. L. White 83 Male Physician USA USA
88 Wm Gneu 28 Male Miner USA USA
89 T Bohut 26 Male Miner USA USA
90 W L Slocum 31 Male Mechanic USA USA
91 A Morse 34 Male Merchant USA USA
92 Joseph Pickett 28 Male Merchant USA USA
93 A Littlefield 29 Male Mechanic USA USA
94 G McKenzie 34 Male Mechanic USA USA
95 S Blodgett 35 Male Mechanic USA USA
96 R Pickett 24 Male Mechanic USA USA
97 Z B Casey 35 Male Mechanic USA USA
98 J B Wolfe 23 Male Merchant USA USA
99 I T Grimez 25 Male Merchant USA USA
100 O Sartelle 27 Male Merchant USA USA
101 Benj Wallace 34 Male Merchant USA USA
102 J R Morris 20 Male Miner USA USA
103 J B Voorjes 24 Male Miner USA USA
104 J C Robinson 32 Male Miner USA USA
105 H Derby 28 Male Miner USA USA
106 Ed. Thurston 21 Male Miner USA USA
107 Wm Pickett 31 Male Miner USA USA
108* I. P. Stockwell 28 USA USA
109 Wm R Storry 24 Male Miner USA USA
110 E. A. Beach 24 Male Miner USA USA
111 E Franklin 21 Male Miner USA USA
112 W M Kendell 24 Male Miner USA USA
113 John Gale 34 Male Miner USA USA
114 D M Cobb 28 Male Miner USA USA
115 W B. Johnson 24 Male Miner USA USA
116 W Sinclair 81 Male Miner USA USA
117 L Hanson 24 Male Miner USA USA
118 H McMatter 23 Male Miner USA USA
119 P Gasner 19 Male Miner USA USA
120 C Hyer 24 Male Miner USA USA
121 J Wolfe 23 Male Miner USA USA
122 C Wandell 37 Male Miner USA USA
123 W H Marsh 34 Male Merchant USA USA
124* W H Holidy 39 Male Merchant USA USA
125 T J Bryant 44 Male Merchant USA USA
126 J Walton 54 Male Merchant USA USA
127 M Bownes 58 Male Merchant USA USA
128 G W Beach 28 Male Merchant USA USA
129 Mr Osgood 21 Male Merchant USA USA
130 C W White 27 Male Miner USA USA
131 T Hale 29 Male Miner USA USA
132 M Willard 34 Male Miner USA USA
133 T W Gaines 25 Male Miner USA USA
134 L Hagardon 54 Male Miner USA USA
135* Mrs Hagardon 49 Female Miner USA USA
136* Hagardon 19 Male USA USA
137* Hagardon 17 Male USA USA
138* Hagardon 18 Female USA USA
139 C K Bishop 24 Male Miner USA USA
140 I L Larkin 30 Male Miner USA USA
141* L Go?te 29 Male Miner USA USA
142 John Manago 31 Male Miner USA USA
143 G H Brown 29 Male Miner USA USA
144 Sam^l Knott 27 Male Miner USA USA
145 J Morse 26 Male Miner USA USA
146 J Wilson 27 Male Miner USA USA
147 John Maher 84 Male Miner USA USA
148 Thos Clarke 29 Male Miner USA USA
149 G L Bond 23 Male Miner USA USA
150* Moses ?iltets 31 Male Miner USA USA
151 Joel Lewis 28 Male Miner USA USA
152 Joseph Mears 42 Male Miner USA USA
153 Wm Phillips 34 Male Miner USA USA
154 Wm Pace 24 Male Miner USA USA
155 J Butterworth 27 Male Miner USA USA
156 Charles Pavey 30 Male Miner USA USA
157 C B Rice 24 Male Miner USA USA
158 E Eaton 27 Male Miner USA USA
159 H Malloy 29 Male Miner USA USA
160 George Lyon 24 Male Miner USA USA
161* Katina 28 Male Miner USA USA
162 Z Sidnn 24 Male Miner USA USA
163 L R Scott 31 Male Miner USA USA
164 C W Friend 38 Male Miner USA USA
165 O Faber 28 Male Miner USA USA
166 I McLeod 37 Male Miner USA USA
167* N Salmon 24 Male Miner USA USA
168 I Moore 20 Male Miner USA USA
169 I Abbott 34 Male Miner USA USA
170 W Morford 25 Male Miner USA USA
171 W Kene 34 Male Miner USA USA
172 M Morey 34 Male Miner USA USA
173 Mr. Adams 28 Male Miner USA USA
174 M. A. Chandler 34 Male Miner USA USA
175 L. Linton 34 Male Miner USA USA
176 H Moody 24 Male Miner USA USA
177 S P Sherry 32 Male Miner USA USA
178 S A Sherry 34 Male Miner USA USA
179 S E Adams 34 Male Miner USA USA
180 C Adams 24 Male Miner USA USA
181 W S Shepard 34 Male Miner USA USA
182 C Loring 24 Male Miner USA USA
183 D Sargent 31 Male Miner USA USA
184 James Asago 24 Male Miner USA USA
185 James W Ramsey 32 Male Miner USA USA
186 Mr Alexander 27 Male Miner USA USA
187 E Nichols 24 Male Miner USA USA
188 John Lewis 35 Male Miner USA USA
189 J Reese 36 Male Miner USA USA
190 H C Miner 39 Male Miner USA USA
191 C B Woodworth 31 Male Miner USA USA
192 H Bowne 27 Male Miner USA USA
193 Joel Draper 29 Male Miner USA USA
194 O Matson 34 Male Miner USA USA
195 Joseph Gordon 28 Male Miner USA USA
196 Joseph Doane 26 Male Miner USA USA
197 M Bartholomew 27 Male Miner USA USA
198 S Chapin 34 Male Miner USA USA
199 D M Chapin 26 Male Miner USA USA
200 C W H Chapin 36 Male Miner USA USA
201 James Miller 26 Male Miner USA USA
202 Thos Miller 21 Male Miner USA USA
203 J S Chapin 28 Male Miner USA USA
204 M S Gragha 29 Male Miner USA USA
205 D Starr 36 Male Miner USA USA
206 Peter Oliver 36 Male Miner USA USA
207* McGregor 29 Male Miner USA USA
208 S Bellinger 34 Male Miner USA USA
209 N Caple 25 Male Miner USA USA
210 W Pardee 27 Male Miner USA USA
211 N B Floyd 34 Male Miner USA USA
212 W J Floyd 29 Male Miner USA USA
213 A C Post 32 Male Miner USA USA
214 T Foster 34 Male Miner USA USA
215 G Arnold 26 Male Miner USA USA
216 C Hummiston 34 Male Miner USA USA
217 G W Kensey 26 Male Miner USA USA
218 Thomas Clegg 34 Male Miner USA USA
219 Thomas Clegg Junior 11 Male Miner USA USA
220 C W Lucas 24 Male Miner USA USA
221 John Walsh 34 Male Miner USA USA
222 S Ramsey 26 Male Miner USA USA
223 J P Burnham 27 Male Miner USA USA
224 James Campbell 34 Male Miner USA USA
225* J W ?umer 26 Male Miner USA USA
226 W H Pavey 27 Male Miner USA USA
227 L B Wakly 29 Male Miner USA USA
228 B Cushing 34 Male Miner USA USA
229 D Haynes 36 Male Miner USA USA
230 Lewis Matthews 24 Male Miner USA USA
231 John Sargent 25 Male Miner USA USA
232 A J Holmes 32 Male Miner USA USA
233 J Leech 29 Male Miner USA USA
234 Sam^l Smith 34 Male Miner USA USA
235 C R Cade 29 Male Miner USA USA
236 Edw Vaughan 25 Male Miner USA USA
237 G T Mead 28 Male Miner USA USA
238 A Tickner 24 Male Miner USA USA
239 James Hudson 25 Male Miner USA USA
240 Jacob Schaffer 34 Male Miner USA USA
241* Mrs Schaffer 26 Female Lady USA USA
242 Charles Leopold 34 Male Miner USA USA
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of original
document.
The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
There was a single death on this passage; it has been included in Transcriber's Notes, and
the Died on the Voyage column has been eliminated.
The Captain's notes on last page of manifest are:
"241
No. of Cabin Passengers 125
No. of Steerage Passengers 113
Total 238
241
Died 1
??? 240"
The Captain wrote the number of passengers on each page. On page 1, 41 is written; however,
there are 42 passengers. Transcriber's list consists of 242 passengers, including deceased
passenger.
12 A Bra? ? looks like a g or a y (Brag or Bray).
16 Lieut Billyhoover Occupation U.S.N. is probably United States Navy.
17 Mrs. Billyhoover Listed as "& Lady" on line beneath passenger 16.
18 Servent Listed as "& Servent" on line beneath passenger 17.
21 Infant Torrineo Listed as "& Infant" on same line as passenger 20.
37 Mrs Medina Listed as "Lady" on line beneath passenger 36.
38 Child Medina Listed as "& 3 children 13,9 & 6" on line beneath passenger 37.
39 Child Medina Listed as "& 3 children 13,9 & 6" on line beneath passenger 37.
40 Child Medina Listed as "& 3 children 13,9 & 6" on line beneath passenger 37.
47 Mrs Bradshaw Listed as "& Lady" on line beneath passenger 46.
108 I. P. Stockwell No sex or occupation listed.
135 Mrs Hagardon Listed as "Wife" on line beneath passenger 134.
136 Boy Hagardon Listed as "Boy" on line beneath passenger 135.
137 Boy Hagardon Listed as "Boy" on line beneath passenger 136.
138 Daughter Hagardon Listed as "Daughter" on line beneath passenger 137.
141 L Go?te ? looks like an o or a (Goote or Goate).
150 Moses ?iltets ? looks like an n or w (Niltets or Wiltets).
158 Katina No first name given.
167 N Salmon Died June 29, 1851
207 McGregor No first name given
225 J W ?umer ? looks like a K, H, or Pl (Kumer, Humer or Plumer).
241 Mrs. Schaffer Listed as "& Lady" on line beneath passenger 240.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 101, List 850.
Transcribed by Patricia Capps a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 June 2008
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