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Brig Backus


Leghorn, Italy to Philadelphia
4 September 1837

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REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Backus whereof John Barnard is Master from Leghorn, Italy, burthen 200 tons, and owned by John B. Bernard of Philadelphia and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Passenger number, name, age, sex, occupation, country they belong to, country they intend to reside*.
    
   1   Alfonso    Vassex        26     male    merchant  American
   2   Colin      M^cKinnen     26     male    priest    Nova Scotia 
   3   Nath^l N.  M^cLeod       28     male    priest    Nova Scotia
   4*  Harne      M^cIssac      21     male    priest    Prince Edward Island
   5   Patric     Campbell      16     male    priest    Prince Edward Island   
   6   Joseph     deTivoli      21     msle    doctor    Italy
   7   Gast^s     Meucei        23     male    merchant  American
   

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.

*  Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber to aid search.
*  All passengers intended to reside in the U.S. therefore this column is not shown.


*  4  "Died of Consumption".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 52.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 May 2009



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