Ship Arbella
I, Lemuel Bradford, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Plymouth contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship Arbella, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. So help me God. (Signed) Lemuel Bradford. Sworn to before me, this 12th day of May 1830. (Signed) L. Sampson, Collector.
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Arbella of Plymouth whereof Lemuel Bradford is Master, burthen four hundred & four & 36/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Liverpool for Plymouth.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Thomas Martin 35 male farmer England U. S. America (Signed) Lemuel Bradford Collector's Office District and Port of Plymouth, Mass. May 12th, 1830 I hereby certify that the within and above is a true copy from the original on file in this office. (Signed) L. Sampson, Collector.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 8.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 16 August 1999
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