Ship American Eagle
I, William W Urquhart, Master of the Ship American Eagle 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 American Eagle 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) W W Urquhart
Sworn to this 8 April 1862 Before me (signed) C. W. Embree, D. C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship American Eagle whereof William W Urquhart is Master, from London, burthen 899 77/95 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 Joseph A Patten 27y Male Gilder United States United States Steerage 2 Margaret Patten 27y Female Gilder United States United States Steerage 3 John H Patten 3y 6m Male Gilder United States United States Steerage 4 William H Patten 1y10m Male Gilder United States United States Steerage 5 Hannah McCarthy 26y Female Lady Ireland United States Steerage 6 Dennis McDermont 16y Male Tailor Ireland Ireland Steerage 7* Ph?p?l Phelan 22y Male Clerk Ireland United States Steerage 8 Tho^s Sullivan 30y Male Farmer Ireland Unknown Steerage 9 Margaret Creath 24y Female Servant United States United States Steerage 10 Mary Creath 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Steerage 11 Patrick Daily 29y Male Clerk United States United States Steerage 12 Ellen Walsh 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Steerage 13 Kate Brien 18y Female Lady Ireland United States Steerage 14 John Hyde 25y Male Cooper Ireland Canada Steerage 15 Ann Hyde 55y Female Dressmaker Ireland Canada Steerage 16 Patrick Creedon 17y Male None Ireland United States Steerage 17 Adam Dries 24y Male Baker Germany United States Steerage 18 Eliza Mecham 25y Female Servant United States United States Steerage 19* John Manning 34y Male C?rdmaker Ireland United States Steerage 20 Hannah Downey 24y Female Servant United States United States Steerage 21 James Tyner 26y Male Gent United States United States Steerage 22 Johannah Downey 25y Female Lady Ireland United States Steerage 23 Henry Prentice 29y Male Seaman United States Unknown Steerage 24 George Laughton 32y Male Engineer England United States Steerage 25 John Stewart 48y Male Seaman United States United States Steerage Transcriber's Notes: An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 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, nor did he provide a recapitulation; however, it appears to be a complete manifest. 7 This first name is written over, but the lister may have been trying to write Philip. 19 Occupation: Cardmaker, cordmaker.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 218, List 275.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 March 2009
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