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Bremen, Germany & Southampton, England to New York
22 March 1869

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F. Dreyer Master of the German S. S. Union 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 of the said S. S. Union at Bremen & Southampton from which port said S. S. Union 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 22^nd March 1869                                                                So  help me God  F. Dreyer
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German S. S. Union whereof F. Dreyer is Master, from Bremen via Southampton, burthen 2880 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age (yr/mo), gender, occupation, origin, and destination.
I Class upper Saloon: 
  1  Anna Biedenstein          30      f              St. Louis       St. Louis 
  2  Fr. W. Dunham             40      m  merchant    New York        NY 
  3  D. O'Sullivan             45      m  merchant    New York        NY 
  4  M. Hubbell                42      m  merchant    New York        NY 
  5  Carl Ritter               26      m  merchant    Oldenburg       NY 
  6  Heinr. Meinking           21      m  merchant    Bremen          NY 
  7  Henry Hartjen             33      m  merchant    New York        NY 
  8  Henry Roseland            32      m  merchant    Brooklyn        NY 
  9  Marie Reger               27      f              Posen           NY 
 10  Friedrich Elich           26      m  merchant    Hessia          NY 
 11  Lina Weil                 21      f              Landau          NY 
 12  Jacob Kenzel              18      m  merchant    Landau          NY 
 13  Emma Noll                 47      f              Landau          NY 
 14  Emil Noll                  9      m              Landau          NY 
 15  Marie Wiedemann           37      f              Bahnertshofen   NY 
 16  Chrescentia Wiedemann      5      f              Bahnertshofen   NY 
 17  Herman Westermann         37      m  merchant    Hannover        NY 
 18  Chr. Hartmann             25      m  briklayer   Hannover        NY 
 19  Jacob Klein               44      m  merchant    Cairo           Cairo 
 20  Marg. Klein               46      f              Cairo           Cairo 
 21  Elise Klein               15      f              Cairo           Cairo 
 22  Elsa Freerken             29      m  farmer      Freeport        Freeport 
 23  Talea Freerken            25      f              Freeport        Freeport 
 24  Engeline Dausch           18      f              Chicago         Chicago 
 25  Clemens Voss              26      m  farmer      Hagen           NY 
 26  Enges Mehler              17      m  merchant    Bingen          NY 
 27  Bernhard Wassermann       30      m  merchant    Lauschheim      NY 
 28  Heinrich Esfinger         19      m  merchant    Würtemberg      NY 

I Class lower Saloon: 
 29  Amalie Freymann           21      f              Würtemberg      NY 
 30  Ricke Schelheimer         18      f              Würtemberg      NY 
 31  Emilie Nolan              25      f              London          NY 
 32  Caroline Pank             20      f              Laer            NY 
 33  Sarah M'Swiger            30      f              Newyork         NY 
 34* Herman ?ell               25      m  merchant    Newyork         NY 
 35  Fredr. Williams           40      m  merchant    England         NY 
 36  Frederic Wren             40      m  farmer      England         NY 
 37  Emil Alexander            25      m  merchant    England         NY 
 38  Robert Buttler            30      m  merchant    England         NY 
 39  Friedrich Borg            51      m  birdman     Alfeld          NY 
 40* Franz Me?feld             25      m  farmer      Halsdorf        NY 
 41* Anna Mei?eld              25      f              Halsdorf        NY 
 42* Heinrich Me?feld           4      m              Halsdorf        NY 
 43* Catharine Me?feld          2      f              Halsdorf        NY 
 44* Johan Me?feld              0y 3m  m              Halsdorf        NY 
 45  Michael Dieter            29      m              Zwingenberg     NY 
 46  Elisabeth Dieter          28      f              Zwingenberg     NY 
 47  Georg Dieter               4      m              Zwingenberg     NY 
 48  Emilie Dieter              1      f              Zwingenberg     NY 
 49* Pauline Kohler            33      f              Leipzig         NY 
 50  Wilh. Hippolsteiner       21      m  merchant    Dirmstein       NY 
 51  Heinr. Bitter             27      m  joiner      Altenstedt      NY 
 52  Schei Blumenthal          23      m  tailor      Fordan          NY 
 53  Sophie Herzog             50      f              Lobenstein      NY 
 54  Lina Herzog               12      f              Lobenstein      NY 
 55  Mathias Klemm             23      m  farmer      Obergrimpen     NY 
 56  Johan Schwarz             27      m  carpenter   Rottenburg      NY 
 57  Hirsch Heinfuster         53      m  merchant    Möhringen       NY 
 58  Fanni Heinfuster          59      f              Möhringen       NY 
 59  Carl Keller               19      m  joiner      Tübingen        NY 
 60  Henry Dohrmann            29      m  joiner      Hoboken         New Jersey 
 61  Anna Dohrmann             21      f              Hoboken         New Jersey 
 62  Franz Schorp              21      m  joiner      Tischbach       New Jersey 
 63  Imke Olligs               44      f              Ihrhove         St. Louis 
 64  Etje Olligs               14      f              Ihrhove         St. Louis 
 65  Belke Olligs              11      f              Ihrhove         St. Louis 
 66  Johanne Olligs             8      f              Ihrhove         St. Louis 
 67  Wilhelmine Olligs          5      f              Ihrhove         St. Louis 
 68  Josef Tschau              18      m  glazier     Waldkirch       NY 
 69  Emil Kissig               20      m  musician    Bischofswerde   NY 
 70  Anna Diehl                17      f              Langoens        NY 
 71  Heinrich Schneider        34      m  bricklayer  Newyork         NY 
 72  Marie Heinsohn            24      f              Hübstadt?       NY 
 73  Adolf Boose               36      m  engineer    ?akmarstein     NY 
 74  Peter Schwab              24      m  coachmaker  Orbis           NY 
 75  Heinrich Boll             28      m  merchant    Newyork         NY 
 76  Wilhelm Ahrens            32      m  tailor      Hannover        NY 
 77  August Weidner            21      m              Thüringen       NY 
 78  Heinrich Walfas           51      m  teacher     Newyork         NY 
 79  Susanne Preiss            17      f              Springstiller   NY 
 80* Andreas Ruder             37      m  merchant    Kronach         NY 
 81  Johan Weghorn             28      m  farmer      Burgstall       NY 
 82  Michael Weiss             28      m  farmer      Tuschenbach     NY 
 83  Nicolas Schmidt           28      m  farmer      Burgstall       NY 
 84  Saloman Stern             16      m  merchant    Niederohmen     NY 
 85  Johan Beck                27      m  farmer      Tübingen        NY 
 86  Friedrick Beck            32      m              Tübingen        NY 
 87  Marie Beck                 1      f              Tübingen        NY 
 88  Christoph Beck            25      m  farmer      Tübingen        NY 
 89  Michael Beck              18      m              Tübingen        NY 
 90  Johannes Beck             24      m              Tübingen        NY 
 91  Friedrich Wetzel          19      m  joiner      Tübingen        NY 
 92* Anna Hartlohner           27      f              Tübingen        NY 
 93* Catharina Hartlohner      19      f              Tübingen        NY 
 94* Georg Bran?               22      m  farmer      Herzogenrach    NY 
 95  Bernhd Zulich             27      m  labourer    Heillingen      NY 
 96  Friedrich Ruef            19      m  bricklayer  Heillingen      NY 
 97  Johan Haegele             23      m  miller      Neufra          NY 
 98* Friederich K??y           24      m  brewer      Dammesheim      NY 
 99  Louis Markuart            25      m  baker       Harz            NY 
100  Johan Abels               39      m  labourer    Middelsföhr     NY 
101  Anke Abels                34      f              Middelsföhr     NY 

Deckhouse: 
102* Theda Abels               12      f              Middelsföhr     NY 
103* Bertha Abels               8      f              Middelsföhr     NY 
104  Christine Hadewigs        29      f              Sengwarden      NY 
105  Friederike Hadewigs       26      f              Sengwarden      NY 
106  Heinrich Oetting          34      m  farmer      Borstel         NY 
107  Christian Oetting         34      m              Borstel         NY 
108  Dorothea Oetting          35      f              Borstel         NY 
109  Wilhelmine Oetting         3      f              Borstel         NY 
110  Marie Oetting              1      f              Borstel         NY 
111  Heinrich Schlimme         16      m              Borstel         NY 
112  Dorothea Bremer           18      f              Borstel         NY 
113  Marie Meyer               20      f              Borstel         NY 
114  Christian Schlimme        46      m  farmer      Borstel         NY 
115  Marie Schlimme            44      f              Borstel         NY 
116  Wilhelm Schlimme          15      m              Borstel         NY 
117  Minna Schlimme             9y 6m  f              Borstel         NY 
118  Louise Schlimme            8      f              Borstel         NY 
119  Marie Schlimme             6      f              Borstel         NY 
120  Takabina von Bonda        18      f              Lingen          NY 
121  Johan Schmidt             30      m  shoemaker   Bavaria         NY 
122  Kunigunde Schmidt         25      f              Bavaria         NY 
123  Margaret Schmidt           3      f              Bavaria         NY 
124  Georg Schmidt              2      m              Bavaria         NY 
125  Margaret Schmidt          34      f              Bavaria         NY 
126  Johannes Stiekel          17      m  miller      Würtemberg      NY 
127  Tobias Hehr               18      m  miller      Würtemberg      NY 
128  Marie Lutz                53      f              Würtemberg      NY 
129* Johan Muller              32      m  bricklayer  Würtemberg      NY 
130* Elise Mosle               28      f              Würtemberg      NY 
131  Michael Klink             17      m  blacksmith  Würtemberg      NY 
132* Anna Lorchen              22      f              Würtemberg      NY 
133  Cath. Hennefarth          23      f              Würtemberg      NY  
134  Georg Klink               19      m  bricklayer  Würtemberg      NY 
135  Gottlieb Bertsch          18      m  baker       Würtemberg      NY 
136* Ulrich Schonhart          19      m  farmer      Würtemberg      NY 
137* Anna Schonhart            26      f              Würtemberg      NY 
138  Eva Meisenbacher          30      f              Würtemberg      NY 
139  Anna Roller               24      f              Würtemberg      NY 
140* Friedrich Lorcher         26      m              Würtemberg      NY 
141  Leonh. Germuth            33      m  tanner      Philadelphia    Phil. 
142  Otto Erlenbach            17      m  merchant    Wies baden      Phil 
143  Wilhelmine Schneider      51      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
144  Eva Schneider             22      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
145  Wilhelmine Schneider      17      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
146  Anna Schneider            16      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
147  Sophie Schneider           9y 9m  f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
148  Gustav Schneider           7      m              Mittelfranken   Phil 
149  Fridelin Schneider         5      m              Mittelfranken   Phil 
150  Anna Schneider             2      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
151  Catarina Keitel           17      f              Mittelfranken   Phil 
152  Johan Alt                 27      m  saddler     Chicago         Chicago 
153  Bernhd Alt                23      m  merchant    Mittelfranken   Chicago 
154* Georg Gotz                17      m  M?          Mittelfranken   Chicago 

Steerage: 
155  Martin Huber              27      m  farmer      Würtemberg      Chicago 
156  Eduard Gratz              21      m  butcher     Hessia          Chicago 
157  Heinrich Haeger           20      m  labourer    Hessia          Chicago 
158  Julius Herzfeld           42      m  gardener    Prussia         Chicago 
159  Therese Herzfeld          32      f              Prussia         Chicago 
160  Gustav Herzfeld           40      m              Prussia         Chicago 
161  Anna Gunz                 25      f              Würtemberg      Chicago 
162  Anton Freitag             25      m  farmer      America         Chicago 
163  Friedr. Brand             20      m              Prussia         Chicago 
164  Catarine Hestemeyer       21      f              Prussia         Chicago 
165* Bernhd. Bohle             21      m              Prussia         Chicago 
166  Johan Harelt              29      m              Prussia         Chicago 
167  Bernhd. Reckamp           25      m              Prussia         Chicago 
168  Marie Nordhals            23      f              Prussia         Chicago 
169  Anna Abtrap               16      f              Prussia         Chicago 
170  Catarina Hilgenkamp       24      f              Prussia         Chicago 
171  Bernhd. Baume             28      m  farmer      Prussia         Chicago 
172  Johan Volkers             23      m  farmer      Oldenburg       Chicago 
173  Georg Schwarzmeier        27      m  tailor      Menzdorf        Chicago 
174  Geerd Geerdts             17      m  tailor      Lehe            Chicago 
175  Alb. Schuchardt           23      m  bricklayer  Greiz           Chicago 
176  Franz Schumann            30      m              Döbeln          Chicago 
177  Marie Schumann            25      f              Döbeln          Chicago 
178  Theodor Schumann           1      m              Döbeln          Chicago 
179  Heinr. Winkler            26      m  Joiner      Grafenhagen     NY 
180* Ernst Schroder            24      m  Joiner      Oschatz         NY 
181  Anton Lehmann             28      m  Shoemaker   Rochlitz        NY 
182  Eernestine Linderer       22      f              Roschwitz       NY 
183  Marie Pfeiffer            38      f              Döbeln          NY 
184  Auguste Pfeiffer           5      f              Döbeln          NY 
185  Marie Pfeiffer             4      f              Döbeln          NY 
186  Emilie Richter            25      f              Döbeln          NY 
187  Emilie Richter             4      f              Döbeln          NY 
188  Marie Richter              3      f              Döbeln          NY 
189  Johanne Rathe             53      f              Döbeln          NY 
190* Johan Muller              59      m  Cooper      Döbeln          NY 
191* Conrad H??demeyer         20      m  Joiner      Neuningen       NY 
192* Otto Goser                30      m  gardener    Neuningen       NY 
193  Harm Eisele               20      m              Neunignen       NY 
194* Sebastian Heilig           9y 6m  m  farmer      Neuningen       NY 
195  August Noll               17      m  farmer      Neuningen       NY 
196  Carl Noll                 14      m              Neunignen       NY 
197  Georg Noll                12      m              Neunignen       NY 
198  Ferdinand Ellerbruck      31      m  farmer      Burlington      NY 
199  Caroline Ellerbruck       27      f              Burlington      NY 
200  Heinrich Hagedorn         27      m  farmer      Glendorf        NY 
201  Josef Hockentied          27      m  farmer      Tüchdorf        NY 
202  Wilhelm Scheckelhof       19      m  farmer      Schwege         NY 
203  Reemt Janssen             32      m  merchant    Emden           NY 
204  Adelheid Harms            48      f              Schweringen     NY 
205  Anna Luling               18      f              Schweringen     NY 
206  Friederike Behn           20      f              Speyer          NY 
207  Barbara Busch             25      f              Lehrberg        NY 
208  Josef Rypeinski           46      m  labourer    Schneidemühl    NY 
209  Wilhelmine Rypeinski      42      f              Schneidemühl    NY 
210  Francisca Rypeinski        9      f              Schneidemühl    NY 
211  Josef Rypeinski            7      m              Schneidemühl    NY 
212  August Rypeinski           4      m              Schneidemühl    NY 
213  Pauline Sobeck            23      f              Lipin           NY 
214  Justine Engelmann         20      f              Mergoninsdorf   NY 
215  Marie Engelmann            3      f              Mergoninsdorf   NY 
216  Rosalia Suwalka           26      f              Mergoninsdorf   NY 
217  Carl Tueste               19      m  gardener    Plochingen      NY 
218  Friedrich Beringer        18      m  gardener    Plochingen      NY 
219* Jacobine Muller           24      f              Lienhausen      NY 
220  Friedrich Hess            34      m  Shoemaker   Grötzingen      NY 
221  Elisabeth Hess            32      f              Grötzingen      NY 
222  Barbara Bauknecht         20      f              Neckarhausen    NY 
223  Franz Wurster             17      m              Grafenberg      NY 
224  Wilhelmine Ruff           30      f              Mintingen       NY 
225  Ignatz Poss               27      m  merchant    Wojkowitz       NY 
226  Roslie Poss               17      f              Wojkowitz       NY 
227  Albertine Poss             1      f              Wojkowitz       NY 
228  Johan Nemoceck            26      m              Kamena          NY 
229  Franz Nemoceck             6      m              Kamena          NY 
230  Maria Agatte              23      f              Neustrengstadt  NY 
231  Paul Bossent              21      m  C?f?t       Dusslingen      NY 
232  Caterine Mayer            22      f              Mittelfishbach  NY 
233  Margaret Hausmann         30      f              Oberostheim     NY 
234  Wilhelm Binger            27      m  brewer      Diez            NY 
235  Catarina Pruchfass        22      f              Mussdorf        NY 
236  Peter Strohl              27      m  farmer      Westum          NY 
237  Johan Verth               25      m  joiner      Remagen         Ohio 
238* Peter Trombg??            34      m  shoemaker   Waldorf         Ohio 
239  Peter Hausmann            29      m  baker       Westum          Ohio 
240  Sibille Wolbruck          16      f              Westum          Ohio 
241  Gertrud Schmiekule        28      f              Westum          Ohio 
242  Johan Weber               31      m  farmer      Westum          Ohio 
243  Marie Weber               34      f              Westum          Ohio 
244  Gertrude Weber            22      f              Westum          Ohio 
245  Christian Weber           17      m              Westum          Ohio 
246  David Glock               27      m  farmer      Bünstein        Ohio 
247* Elisab. Moller            27      f              Trauen Limmau?  Ohio 
248  Wilh^ne Dietrich          63      f              Trauen Limman?  Ohio 
249  Wilhel^ne Dietrich        22      f              Trauen Limman?  Ohio 
250  Louise Dietrich            9      f              Trauen Limman?  Ohio 
251  Marie Dietrich             8      f              Trauen Limman?  Ohio 
252  Jacob Dietrich             1      m              Trauen Limman?  Ohio 
253  Johannes Bilgeri          26      m              Krumbach        Ohio 
254* Jans Arens                24      m  labourer    Wieboldsbur     Ohio 
255  Helene Rosendahl          35      f              Lübbertsfehn    Indiana 
256  Ubbe Rosendahl             5      m              Lübbertsfehn    Indiana 
257  Tjeda Rosendahl            1      f              Lübbertsfehn    Indiana 
258  Marie Buss                33      f              Schirum         Indiana 
259  Johanne Buss               5      f              Schirum         Indiana 
260  Heinrich Buss              1      m              Schirum         Indiana 
261  Franz Weber               49      m  landlord    Newyork         NY 
262  Ph. Wieselmann            16      m  farmer      Königsbach      NY 
263* Heinr. Frohlig            39      m  farmer      St. Fancisco    California 
264* Theodor Frohlig           17      m  farmer      Werde           California 
265  Friedrich Borchard        27      m  briklayer   Nesselroden     NY 
266  Elise Schnodhelm          26      f              Nesselroden     NY 
267  Adam Ludwig               21      m  brewer      Neckerau        NY 
268  Philip Mayer              29      m  Carpenter   Waldernbach     NY 
269  Angelica Mayer            23      f              Waldernbach     NY 
270  Josef Mayer                1      m              Waldernbach     NY 
271  Anna Meyer                22      f              Waldernbach     NY 
272  Marie Beyer               18      f              Ringsheim       NY 
273  Gervas Hauer              52      m  Joiner      Altbreisach     NY 
274  Catarina Hauer            50      f              Altbreisach     NY 
275  Wilhelm Hauer              8      m              Altbreisach     NY 
276* Jacob Burmele             22      m  labourer    Ilshofen        NY 
277  Johan Henrich             24      m  labourer    Herlebach       NY 
278  Johan Schoon              26      m  labourer    Obergrimpen     NY 
279  Paul Fuss                 30      m  Shoemaker   Obergrimpen     NY 
280  Barbara Pfeifer           27      f              Erfurt          NY 
281  Albert Pfeifer             2y 6m  m              Erfurt          NY 
282  Sophie Dohrmann           67      f              Jersum          Wisconsin 
283  Catharine Bock            17      f              Otterndorf      Wisconsin 
284  Elisabeth Meyer           60      f              Schweringen     Wisconsin 
285  Carl Gentsch              26      m  Joiner      Göhnitz         Wisconsin 
286  Georg Pfister             50      m  gardener    Braunschweig    Wisconsin 
287  Elisabeth Pfister         52      f              Braunschweig    Wisconsin 
288  Elisabeth Pfister         19      f              Braunschweig    Wisconsin 
289  Josef Strein              27      m  farmer      Aschhausen      Wisconsin 
290  Gabriel Strein            25      m              Aschhausen      Wisconsin 
291  Adam Blum                 52      m  merchant    Waterloo        Wisconsin 
292  Barbera Blum              22      f              Gundheim        Wisconsin 
293  Peter Blum                16      m              Gundheim        Wisconsin 
294  Maria Schorn              17      f              Abenheim        Wisconsin 
295  Josef Schorn              13      m              Abenheim        Wisconsin 
296* Catarine Buttler          22      f              Gundheim        Wisconsin 
297  Elisabeth Dauth           18      f              Werthofen       Wisconsin 
298* Elisabeth Grobe           22      f              Werthofen       Wisconsin 
299  Ernst Timm                22      m              Pommern         Wisconsin 
300* Johan Muller              25      m              Pommern         Wisconsin 
301  Heinrich Fridrich         22      m              Reuss Schleiz   Wisconsin 
302  Andreas Jansch            19      m              Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
303  Jacob Hessinger           23      m              Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
304  Ernst Weimer              27      m              Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
305  Carl Belge                22      m  ?smith      Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
306  Casper Dehlinger          31      m              Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
307  Johan Simon               30      m  shoemaker   Würtemberg      Wisconsin 
308  Louise Genkniger          21      f              Würtemberg      Wisconsin 


Transcriber's Notes: 

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
   or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger notes. 
?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
   manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.    
^  Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.  

*  The names, Johan, Herman and Margaret occur regularly in this list, but the more common
   forms in German would be Johann, Hermann and Margarathe/Margaretha.  


 34      Surname almost obliterated by damage to original list. 
 40-44   Surname seems to be Merfeld, or possibly Meifeld. 
 49      Kohler (Köhler) has an umlauted o. 
 80      Ruder (Rüder) has an umlauted u. 
 92-93   Hartlohner (Hartlöhner) has an umlauted o. 
 94      Name unclear; may be Brandt. 
 98      Surname seems to be either Kacy or Kary. 
102-103  Origin may be Middelstewehr, Ostfriesland.  
129      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 
130      Mosle (Mösle) as an umlauted o. 
132      Lorchen (Lörchen) has an umlauted o. 
136-137  Schonhart (Schönhart) has an umlauted o. 
140      Lorcher (Lörcher) has an umlauted o. 
154      Gotz (Götz) has an umlauted o. 
155      Huber (Hüber) has an umlauted u. 
165      Bohle (Böhle) has an umlauted o. 
180      Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o. 
190      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 
191      Name may be Heidenmeyer. 
192      Goser (Göser) has an umlauted o. 
194      Age or occupation probably incorrect for this entry. 
219      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 
238      Name is either Trombgen or Trombgau. 
247      Moller (Möller) has an umlauted o.  Cannot determine the origin exactly --
         seems to be Frauen Limman or Limmau or Trauen Limman/Limmau. 
254      Should origin be Wiegboldsbur? 
263-264  Frohlig (Fröhlig) has an umlauted o. 
276      Burmele (Bürmele) has an umlauted u. 
298      Grobe (Gröbe) has an umlauted o. 
300      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 307, List 229.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 April 2010



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