Brig Beaver
I, Ferdinand Crocker, Master of the British Brig Beaver, 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 Brig at Kingston, Ja from which Port the said Brig 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. (Signature) Ferdinand Crocker
Sworn to, this April 29 1867,
Before me. (Signature) R???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the British Brig Beaver whereof Crocker is Master, from Kingston, Ja, burthen ______ tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.
1 James Herritt 38 Male Cook Great Britain Great Britain Cabin
2 William Spencer Clark 28 Male Clerk Great Britain Great Britain Cabin
3 Edward Knowles Davis 23 Male Clerk Great Britain Great Britain Cabin
(Signature) Ferdinand Crocker
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
with certainty.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 278, List 343.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 May 2009
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