Ship American Congress
I, H. C. Woodward, Master of the Ship American Congress 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 ship at London from which port the said ship 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, (Signed) H Woodward
Sworn to this 17 March 1862 Before me (signed, but illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship American Congress whereof Woodward is Master, from London, burthen 863 35/95 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage
1 John H Saunders 50y Male Contractor England United States Steerage
2 W^m Tugwell 39y Male Stone Mason America United States Steerage
3 Elbert Trusler 21y Male Gardner England United States Steerage
4 Edward Scott 25y Male Bea?? F???? England United States Steerage
5 Thomas Foryer 31y Male Engineer England United States Steerage
6 Lucy Foryer 21y Female England United States Steerage
7 George Fassinger 21y Male Butcher Germany United States Steerage
8 John Ott 18y Male Sugar Baker Germany United States Steerage
9* Michael Rot??n 24y Male Butcher Germany United States Steerage
10 W^m Dorr 30y Male Labourer Germany United States Steerage
11 John Welsh 27y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
12 John Hamilton 28y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
13 John Conley 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
14* Mary Der?ick 35y Female Ireland United States Steerage
15* Thomas Der?ick 12y Male Ireland United States Steerage
16 Catherine Cokley 44y Female America United States Steerage
Fourteen Packages Baggage
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which further
explains the entry.
A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the quality
of the document. Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's Notes of what
the letter/letters may be.
A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original
lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.
The column, "Died on the voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no
deaths on this passage.
The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation
at the end of the Manifest, but it appears to be a complete manifest.
9 Surname possibilites: Rotzin, Rotgin, Rotgun, Rotzun.
14 & 15 Derrick, Dersick.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 217, List 193.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 April 2009
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