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SS Sachem


Liverpool, England to Boston, Massachusetts
January 1900

(handwritten) Cattlemen returning to the U.S.A. having been signed on ships articles
before Master and a Board of Trade Official.

List or Manifest of Alien Immigrants for the Commissioner of Immigration
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasurer of the United States, under Act of Congress aproved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration, by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board, upon arrival at any port in the United States.
SS Sachem, sailing from Liverpool, England January 17th 1900, arriving at Port of Boston __(left blank)____, 1900.

Coloumns represent:
 1 number on list
 2 Name in full
 3 age in years and months
 4 sex
 5 married/single
 6 calling or occupation
 7 able to read and write
 8 nationality
 9 last residence - left blank
10 seaport for landing in the United States - Boston
11 final destination in the United Stares (state, city or town)
12 whether having a ticket to such destination - left blank
13 by whom was passage paid? - left blank
14 whether in possession of money; if so whether more than $30, how much if $30 or less - left blank
15 whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where
16 whether going to join a relative and if so, what relative, their name and address - left blank
17 ever in prison or almshouse or supported by charity (if yes, state which) - no
18 whether a polygamist - no
19 whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the United States - no
20 condition of health, mental and physical - good
21 deformed or crippled, nature and cause - no
 

  1  Joseph  Clark         28   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  2  John Killion          50   s   foreman cattleman   U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  3  Samuel Cheever        41   s   foreman cattleman   U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  4  Artrhur Baker         34   s   foreman cattleman   Canada    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  5* John Sechan           29   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  6  James C. Bradbury     34   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  7  Frank Lloyd           21   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Waltham      yes 30/12/1899      
  8  Samuel  Wilson        27   s   cattleman           Eng.      Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
  9  Thomas Doherty        29   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 30/12/1899      
 10  Charles M^cNally      37   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 4/1/1899        
 11  James C. Huntley      29   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 4/1/1899        
 12  James C. Harrington   40   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 4/1/1899        
 13  James Hubbard         33   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 4/1/1899        
 14  Henry D. Monroe       45   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Boston       yes 31/12/1899      
 15  Bert Decker           22   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Lowell       yes 31/12/1899      
 16  Geo C Allard          34   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    New Jersey   yes 31/12/1899      
 17  Frank Bryant          30   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Kentucky     yes 31/12/1899      
 18  Henry D. M^cCoy       23   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Lowell       yes 31/12/1899      
 19  Patrick Smith         32   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    New York     yes 31/12/1899      
 20  William Brennan       21   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Lowell       yes 31/12/1899      
 21* Efres Spencer         36   s   cattleman           U.S.A.    Canada       yes 31/12/1899      
 22* Lawrence Fowler       27   m   cattleman           Eng.      Fall River   yes 23/11/1899      
 23* John Wightman         28   s   cattleman           Ireland   Everett      yes 21/11/1899      


United States of America, State of Massachusetts, S.S. County of Suffolk.
I, Alex Wm. Murdoch, Master of the Sachem belonging to Liverpool, England, do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the port of Boston, on the (left blank) day of (left blank) 1900.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence the (left blank) day of (left blank) 1900.

(signed) M. J.  Burke          Immigrant Inspector

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. ^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted. * Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling. * Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing. 5: Surname may be Teehan or Seehan. 21: Given name may be Epus or Efus. 22 & 23: "no certificate" is written at the end of the line.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 36.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 June 2008



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