Bark Saint Bernhard
I, C. Bahr, Master of the Bark S^t Bernhard, 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 Vessel at Rotterdam from which Port the said Vessel 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) C. Bahr
Sworn to, this March 28 1867,
Before me. (Signature) Ry?????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark St. Bernhard whereof C. Bahr is Master, from Rotterdam, burthen _______ 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 Auguste le Vassen 30 F (blank) Antwerp United States Cabin
2 Charlotte le Vassen 25 F (blank) Antwerp United States Cabin
3 Palmera le Vassen 4 F (blank) Antwerp United States Cabin
4 Eugene le Vassen 23 M (blank) Antwerp United States Cabin
5* Auguste Desire 39 M (blank) Antwerp United States Cabin
6 Heinr. Messme?? 33 M (blank) Prussia United States Cabin
(Signature) C. Bahr
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.
5 There is an acute symbol over the final "e" in surname "Desire" or "Desere".
Passenger's Sex was first entered as "Female", then changed to "Male".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 236.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 October 2008
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