I, John Sterling, Master of the American Steamer Fah Kee, 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 Steamer Fah Kee at St. Jago de Cuba and Nuevitas from which Ports the said Steamer Fah Kee 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) John Sterling

Sworn to, this May 9 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the American Steamer Fah Kee whereof John Stirling is Master, from St. Jago de Cuba via Nuevitas, burthen 601 17/100 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  Robert Craige            35   M   Engineer     U. States    U. States    Cabin 
  2  Jeremiah Craige          32   M   Engineer     U. States    U. States    Cabin
  3  George T. Bradford       51   M   Planter      U. States    U. States    Cabin
  4  Julia Waring             19   F   Lady         U. States    U. States    Cabin
  5  Helena McCartney         47   F   Servant      Ireland      U. States    Cabin
  6  James Nimmo              44   M   Engineer     England      U. States    Cabin
  7  John Penrose             37   M   Engineer     England      U. States    Cabin
  8  John Paskey              40   M   Engineer     England      U. States    Cabin
  9  Martin Ficken            38   M   Engineer     Bremen       U. States    Cabin
 10  Maguel Santistevan       27   M   Engineer     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 11  Jose M. de Esconaza      54   M   Olanter      Spain        U. States    Cabin
 12  Sans Carbonell           36   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 13  Miguel Portiononda       21   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 14  Manuel Marques           26   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 15  Paul Brooks              32   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 16  Besse Brooks             27   F   Wife         Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 17  Jose Banch               25   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 18  Yelfido Romere           41   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 19  Aurelia Arango           41   M   Merchant     Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 20  Jeofila Arango           33   F   Wife         Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 21  Elvira Arango             3   F   Child        Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 22  Aurelia Arango            2   F   Child        Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 23  Teresa Munos             19   F   Servant      Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 24  Jose Planas              41   M   Planter      Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 25  Jose L. Pedal            47   M   Planter      Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 26  ?ynario Payas            33   M   Planter      Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 27  Mary Driggs              45   F   Wife         Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 28  Louisa Eying             29   F   Lady         Cuba         U. States    Cabin
 29  Francisco Azteaya        24   M   Planter      Cuba         U. States    Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  with certainty.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 278, List 378.

Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 December 2009

---

If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page,
please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc.,
with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or
to the ISTG Production Coordinator.

We strive to make your search productive. If you don't find the passenger list you are looking for on our site, please consider a subscription to Ancestry.com. There, you can locate your ancestors ship, passenger list, view and save a copy of the original list. You can also access census data and death records to help you in your search. Census records, and in particular the 1930 census, is one of the most easily used tools for beginners and seasoned genealogists alike. Ancestry.com is the only place where all census years are easily searchable.