Bark Margaret Paynter
I, James Reece, master of Bark Margaret Paynter 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 Margaret Paynter at Glasgow 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) James Reece. Sworn before me this April 9,1842 (signed)M.L. Davis
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Margaret Paynter whereof James Reece, is master, from Glasgow burthen 137 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
1 ?onald McDonald * 19 M Merchant Great Britain Canada
2 Alex Porter 40 M Merchant Great Britain UStates
3 John Porter 18 M Mason Great Britain UStates
4 Davis Bogant 25 M Spinner Great Britain UStates
5 Thos Earle 30 M Writer Great Britain Canada
(Signed) James Reece
Transcriber's Notes:
* The first letter is a smudge. My assumption is that it is a D.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48
Transcribed by Barbara Grim for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 28 June 1999
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