Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Billow

I, Samuel Barker 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 Edgartown, 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 Schr Billow of Boston whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board the 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) Samuel Barker, MASTER. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 7th day of December 1827, (signed) J. C. P?, Dy. Coll.

List of all the Passengers taken on board the Schr Billow of Boston in any foreign port or place.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   
  1 J. Dy?e            * 27  male    merchant   Canada      Canada
  2 J. D. Campbell, Jr   23  male    merchant   Canada      Canada
  3 Michael Cob?er??   * 34  male    merchant   Halifax     Halifax
  4 John S. Bartlett     15  male    student    Marblehead  U. States
  5 John Bogges          21  male    gentleman  Halifax     Halifax
  6 Geo Orth           * 45  male    gentleman  Germany     U. States
  7 Mary Ca??ey        * 32  female             Ireland     U. States
  8 John Ca??ey        *  ?  male               Ireland     U. States
  9 Patrick Ca??ey     1y6m  male               Ireland     U. States
 10 Mary Ryan            27  female             Scotland    U. States
 11 Mary Ann Peabody     12  female             Halifax     U. States
 12 Francis Rister       29  male    weaver     Ireland     U. States
 13 Ann Rister           27  female             Ireland     U. States
 14 Betsey Rister         6  female             Ireland     U. States  
                                        
(Signed) Samuel Barker
    
Transcriber's Notes:  
* Ship probably sailed from Halifax in Nova Scotia, though not stated 
  on original.
* #1 letter(s) could be d or el or cl, Dyde or Dyele or Dycle.
* #3 letter 4 in surname could be t or l, Cobter?? or Cobler??; 
  then at end of name could be t or th or lr perhaps.  
* #6 possibly the same George Orth as on another sailing of the Billow 
  2 months earlier, which landed at Edgartown, Mass.
* #7-9 surname probably Carrey but could be Cassey or Carney.
* #8 age could be 5 or 3.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 2.

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