SS Yucatan
I, J. W. Reynolds Master of the Amer. SS Yucatan do solemnly and truly swear that the following list or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board and said vessel at Vera Cruz, Fronteral, and Havana from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, naive country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this county. So Help me God. Sworn to this April 6th 1891 signed J.W. Reynolds
List or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board the Ameri. SS Yucatan whereof J.W. Reynolds is Master, from Vera Cruz Progreso, Frontera, Campeche and Havana burthen 2317/39 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are citizens, Native Country, intended Destination or location, Number of pieces of baggage, Location of compartment or space occupied. Specify whether forward, amidships or aft. From, Whether Visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 Peter M Arthur 59 M Engineer USA Scotland Cleveland Aft Vera Cruz P 2 Mrs Arthur 54 F Wife USA Scotland Cleveland 5 Aft Vera Cruz P 3 Mrs Metsi Calder 37 F Tourist Switzerland France London 2 Aft Vera Cruz P 4 Chas. Petti? 40 M Musician USA Canada New York 2 Aft Vera Cruz T 5 Arthur Melville 27 M Acrobat USA USA New York Aft Vera Cruz P 6 Enrest Melville 23 M Acrobat USA USA New York Aft Vera Cruz P 7 WM J Melville 25 M Acrobat USA USA New York *4 Aft Vera Cruz P 8 Geo Nash Melivlle 21 M Cyclist USA USA New York 3 Aft Vera Cruz P 9 Wm J Cochran 40 M Engineer USA USA Philadelphia 2 Aft Vera Cruz P 10 Heinrick Wilhelm 30 M Merchant Austria Austria Veinna 3 Aft Vera Cruz P 11 Max Pieser 34 M Merchant Germany Germany Germany 1 Aft Vera Cruz p 12 T Schindler 40 M Merchant USA USA New York 2 Aft Frontera P 13 A M Gilmanour 36 M Merchant USA Ireland New York Aft Havana P 14 Mrs Gilmanour 30 F Wife USA USA Passaic 3 Aft Havana P 15 Dr A H Ferhune 62 M Med Doctor USA USA Passaic Aft Havana P 16 Miss Bessie Ferhune 26 F Tourist USA USA Passiac Aft Havana P 17 Miss E A Tucker 25 F Tourist USA USA Passiac *7 Aft Havana P 18 Mrs Randel 45 F Tourist USA USA Passaic Aft Havana P 19 Miss C McGuire 19 F Servant USA Ireland Passaic Aft Havana P 20 Mrs A D Gould 45 F Wife USA USA Yonkers Aft Havana P 21 Master John 9 M Child USA USA Yonkers Aft Havana P 22 Master Frank 7 M Child USA USA Yonkers *8 Aft Havana P 23 Miss Susan 3 F Child USA USA Yonkers Aft Havana P 24 Miss Caroline Bittman 32 F Nu;rse USA USA Yonkers 2 Aft Havana P 25 Authur E E King 34 M Merchant England England England 2 Aft Havana T 26 John Byrne 27 M Merchant England England England 2 Aft Havana T 27 Henry Nichols 27 M Agar Mfr USA USA New York 1 Aft Havana P 28 Chas L Nichols 19 M Student USA USA New York 1 Aft Havana P 29 H A G Munkhouse 35 M Cattle Raiser England Engand England 2 Aft Havana T 30 John D Smith 60 M Tourist USA USA England 2 Aft Havana P 31 Ernest B Balch 31 M Merchant USA USA Yew York 2 Aft Havana P 32 Albert F Thompson 29 M Electrician USA USA New York 4 Aft Havana P 33 J H Bomstock 42 M Professor USA USA Ithacca 2 Aft Havana P 34 ?sidor Wahle 24 M Merchant Austria Austria Brazil 4 Aft Havana T 35 J V Wilson 33 M Merchant USA USA New York 2 Aft Havana P 36 Fred W Carpenter 34 M Merchant USA USA New York 2 Aft Havana P 37 F D Underwood 42 M Merchant USA USA Minneapolis 2 Aft Havana P 38 Geo L Scholeffee 40 M Publisher USA USA New York 1 Aft Havana P Second Class 1 William Keamp 33 M Laborer England England England 2 Amidships Vera Cruz T 2 Harry Wilmoth 29 M Miner England England England 2 Amidships Vera Cruz T 3 Fred Sayers 41 M Miner England England England 2 Amidships Vera Cruz T 4 John Crocker 50 M Blacksmith England England England 1 Amidships Vera Cruz T 5 Willis Hooker 44 M Musician USA England New York 2 Amidships Vera Cruz P 6 Robert Barr 28 M Riveter USA England New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 7 thomas Doyle 27 M Boiler Mkr * USA England New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 8 Daniel MCNeil 24 M Boiler Mkr * USA England New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 9 Robert Gibbon 28 M Boiler Mkr * USA England New York 2 Amidships Vera Cruz P 10 Thomas Olsen 22 M Sailor USA Norway New York 2 Amidships Vera Cruz P 11 Chas Rico 35 M Sailor USA Norway New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 12 Alf. Peterson 41 M Sailor USA Norway New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 13 Franco Gomez * 34 M Cook USA Spain New York 1 Amidships Vera Cruz P 14 Alex Redfald 31 M Sailor Russia Russia Russia 1 Amidships Havana T 15 John Thombusch 26 M Sailor Holland Holland Holland 2 Amidships Havana T Transcriber's notes: * United States is abrevated to USA for spacing * In the death column the Captain marked through it and put From. * The Stat behind the baggage numbers means that number was grouped with several people. * #4 Petti? this letter is not fully showing on the manifest but looks like it may be a riased letter. * #7 #8 #9 Mkr it is writtten this way. * # 13 Franco the Co is written higher with a line under it. * Although written Fronteral on manifest, I feel this port was probably Frontera, Yucatan.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film #M237 Reel 564, List 424
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