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Black Warrior
I, S. B. Miller, master of the Black Warrior 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 Black Warrior at Havana from which port said Black Warrior 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 country 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) S. B. Miller Sworn before me this 3d January 1856 (signed) J. Wilson, D. Coll.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Black Warrior whereof S. B. Miller, is master, from Havana burthen 1556 9/95 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Thomas J. Oner 28 Male Merchant US US Cabin
2 B. Saunsa* 26 Male Merchant Cuba US Cabin
3 F. Paranja 33 Male Merchant New Grenada US Cabin
4 A. Heidelberger 29 Male Merchant Germany US Cabin
5 S. Farby 26 Male Seaman US US Cabin
6 Wm Perry* 24 Male Seaman US US Cabin
7 J. E. Pickordt 24 Male Seaman US US Cabin
8 Richard Welsh 25 Male Seaman US US Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
Passenger numbers were added for ease of identification.
There were no deaths on this voyage so that column is not shown.
* Passenger # 2 could be Sannsa
* Passenger # 6 has an underscore beneath the m to denote an abreviation.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 159.
Transcribed by Penny Dodd a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 January 2000
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