Steamer Amerique
I, A. Pouzhoz, Master of the Steamer Amerique, 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 Stmr at Havre from which port said Stmr 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.
Sworn to this 14 Feby 1876So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) A. Pouzhoz
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Amerique whereof A. Pouzhoz, is master, from Havre & Plymouth burthen 3033 tons.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1* Henri Carie 30 m merchant France France 1st class
2 Alfred Sondry 26 m merchant France France 1st class
3 Auguste Borel 36 m designer Switzerland Switzerland 1st class
4 Martha Borel 30 f -- Switzerland Switzerland 1st class
5 Marie Legendre 38 f -- U.S. U.S. 1st class
6 Simon Newman 29 m merchant U.S. U.S. 1st class
7 Harriet J Stockton 28 f -- England England 1st class
8 Pierre Bizet 31 m clerk France France 2nd class
9 Louise Hammerel 62 f -- France France 2nd class
10 Denis Weyer 45 m carman U.S. U.S. 2nd class
11 Clementine Blais 27 f chamber maid France France 2nd class
12* Leontine Ruffin 25 f artist France France 2nd class
13* Leon Henri Roger 24 m professor France U.S. 2nd class
14 Charles Blondin 24 m clerk France U.S. 2nd class
15 Henri Bernhart 27 m courier Switzerland U.S. 3rd class
16 Frederick Heath 27 m farmer England U.S. 3rd class
17 Georges Andrews 75 m butcher England U.S. 3rd class
18 Alexis Stuttaford 27 m printer England U.S. 3rd class
19 Mathieu Nisbet 21 m traveller England U.S. 3rd class
20 Alexis Dreyfus 39 m baker France U.S. 3rd class
21 Casimir Wyseski 48 m merchant Poland U.S. 3rd class
22* Andre Raimbold 42 m builder Prussia U.S. 3rd class
23 Henri Zaengli 32 m -- France U.S. 3rd class
24 Herman Anton 42 m farmer Prussia U.S. 3rd class
25* Eugene Vanuchi 30 m gardener Italy U.S. 3rd class
26 Maximo Urbani 24 m gardener Italy U.S. 3rd class
27* Napoleon Olfchoni 41 m -- France U.S. 3rd class
28 Anne Marie Koll 15 f servant Prussia U.S. 3rd class
29 Jacques Enger 18 m tailor Prussia U.S. 3rd class
30 Jean Merzner 45 m -- Prussia U.S. 3rd class
31* Cheophile Monero 29 m farmer Prussia U.S. 3rd class
32 Auguste Luttinger 23 m farmer France U.S. 3rd class
33 Angelo Brieca 45 m driver Italy U.S. 3rd class
34 Pierre Judeance 29 m farmer France U.S. 3rd class
35 Vincent Brogle 24 m joiner Switzerland U.S. 3rd class
36 Jean Hatt 48 m merchant Prussia U.S. 3rd class
37 Oscar Caen 38 m merchant France U.S. 3rd class
38 Henri Castruche 26 m merchant Hanend? U.S. 3rd class
39 Venerio Ransoli 23 m glass maker Switzerland U.S. 3rd class
40 Ambasio Anderlini 24 m ?railler France U.S. 3rd class
41 Joseph Dutey 28 m merchant U.S. U.S. 3rd class
42 Francois Rappa 48 m merchant Italy U.S. 3rd class
43 Jean Zambone 49 m -- Italy U.S. 3rd class
44 Georges Sieber 55 m farmer France U.S. 3rd class
45 Anne Sieber 43 f jeweller France U.S. 3rd class
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 were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
1: Accent mark over the final "e" of the surname.
12: Accent on the first e.
13: Accent mark over the "e" in Leon.
22: Accent mark over the "e" in Andre.
25: Accent mark over the second "e" in Eugene.
27: Accent mark over the "e" in Napoleon.
31: Accent mark over the first "e" in given name.
33: Given name may be Auguste.
42: Francois is spelled with c cedille.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 117.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 January 2010
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