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Ship Emerald
I, Geo. W. Howe, master of Ship Emerald do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Ship Emerald at Havre from which Port said Ship has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country to which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant. So help me God. (signed) Geo. W. Howe. Sworn before me this March 14, 1842 (signed) *
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Emerald whereof Geo. W. Howe, is master, from Havre burthen 518.5/95 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
1 Lodori Bowen 21 Male Merchant Germany United States
2 John Harsly 29 Male Merchant Germany United States
3 John Maines 22 Male Merchant Germany United States
4 Latsom Stors 22 Male Merchant Germany United States
5 Antomi C?oke * 24 Male Farmer Germany United States
6 Henry Beder 30 Male Mechanic Switzerland United States
7 Ch Fana?er * 28 Male Lawyer Switzerland United States
8 Josephine Fana?er * 29 Female Switzerland United States
9 Theo Fana?er * 3 Female Switzerland United States
10 Stephen Powers * Male None Germany United States
11 Edward Shepard * Male None United States United States
12 Sophia Shepard * Female None United States United States
13 Edward Shepard * Male None United States United states
14 Victoria Shepard * Female None United States United states
(Signed) Geo. W. Howe
Transcriber's Notes:
Passenger #5. There is a curl on the end of the capital C that looks like
an e but I am not sure if it is or just part of the C.
Passenger #7,8,9. The ? could be either a g or a y.
Passenger #9. The Theo is followed with an a up in the air with a line
under it.
Passengers #10 -14 there is no age indicated for these people.
*There was no Customs Collector named.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48
Transcribed by Barbara Grim for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 7 July 1999
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