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Bark Ariel
I, W. S. Chusman, master of Bark Ariel do solemnly, sincerely, 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 New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Port au Prince from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the county to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So help me God. (signed) W. S. Chusman.
Sworn before me this 27 August 1857 (signed) Unreadable.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Ariel whereof W. S. Chusman, is master, from Port au Prince burthen 210 tons.
Columns represent: given name, middle name, surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 I. N. Lewis 40 U. S. Consul America America
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1022.
Transcribed by Thomas Ronayne a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 October 2000
Reviewed by Royal A. Pritchard 20 April 2001
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