I, James Donaldson, Master of the Steam-Ship Assyria, 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 SS Assyria at Leghorn, Naples & Gibraltar from which port said SS Assyria 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 Sept 25 1876

So help me God,
(signed) James Donaldson

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Assyria of Glasgow, Scotland whereof James Donaldson, is master, from Mediterranean & Gibraltar, burthen 1052 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  M^rs T Nelson       28   female   wife          U States   cabin            
  2  Miss J Nelson        8   female   child         U States   cabin            
  3  M^rs Brown          40   female   wife          U States   cabin            
  4  Miss E Brown        17   female   spinster      U States   cabin            
  5  Miss L Brown        15   female   spinster      U States   cabin            
  6* Miss D Dines        22   female   spinster      Spain      cabin            
  7  Miss J Dines        18   female   spinster      Spain      cabin            
  8  M^r J^as Dines      19   male     gent          Spain      cabin            
  9  M^r Invernerjie     43   male     traveller     Italia     cabin            
 10  W C Brown           36   male     seaman        U States   steerage         
 11  Fco Brown           25   male     store clerk   U States   steerage         
 12* Fco Fonciscelli     24   male     store clerk   Italia     steerage         
 13* Amerigo Faranelli   58   male     labourer      Italy      steerage         
 14  M^rs  Fienga        50   female   wife          Italy      steerage         
 15  Eda Fienga          21   female   spinster      Italy      steerage         
 16  Rosa Fienga         16   female   spinster      Italy      steerage         
    

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.
*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
*  The destination for all passengers was United States - New York. This coloumn was
   eliminated.

 6-8:  Surname may be Dineo.
12:    Surname may be Fomciselle.
13:    Given name may be Vincenzo.

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