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Brig Olive

Paramaribo, Suriname to Boston, Massachusetts
1 December 1827

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN – PORT OF BOSTON
I, Joseph Kinsman, 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 BOSTON and CHARLESTOWN, 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 Brig Olive, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Parimaribo and Surinam 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. Sworn to before me, this first day of December 1827. (Unsigned) Dy. COLLECTOR. (Signed) Joseph Kinsman, MASTER.
REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Brig Olive of Boston whereof Joseph Kinsman is Master, burthen One hundred & sixty six tons and 63/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Surinam for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants. 
      
1 Francis     Ellis    26  male  merchant   Boston      U. S. A. 
2 Peleg    *  Whistle  18  male  servant    Surrinam    U. S. A.  

Transcriber's Notes:

#2 spelled Surrinam here.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 October 1999

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