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I, F. Henderson Master of the AM SS "Colon" 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Aspinwall U.S.C. from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, location of compartment or space occupied, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, 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 country. So help me God. Sworn this May 2 1887.
List or Manifest of All The Passengers taken on board the Am S.S. Colon whereof before me Thos Thos J Dunn Dep. Coll. F Henderson is Master , from Aspenwall burthen 1844 50/100 To be used for Cabin Passengers only.....To be used only for Immigrant or Passenger ???? ???? ????
Columns represent: Name, age, sex, calling, The country of which they are citizens, Native Country, Location of compartment or space occupied, Intended destination, number of pieces of baggage.
1 C B Willcox 35 Male Hotel Keeper United States Citizen 2 2 Mrs A M Willcox 28 Female None United States Citizen 6 3 C W Spear 28 Male Train Dispatcher United States Citizen 2 4 P Kane 35 Male Traveler United States Citizen 3 5 Miss C F Greble 23 Female None United States Citizen 6 6 Mrs E C Bates 35 female NOne United States Citizen 3 7 Gent, N H Davis 58 Male Army Officer United States Citizen 3 8 Miss E Muegge 24 Female None Germany Visitor 2 9 F Woodruff 67 Male Traveler United States Citizen 2 10 Mrs E H Woodruff 55 Female Traveler United States Citizen ?* 11 C Daniels 46 Male Boiler Inspector United States Citizen 2 12 26 Male Machanic United States Citizen 2 13 United States Citizen ?* 14 30 Female None United States Citizen 2 2 15 Miss G Humphreys 24 Female None United States Citizen 1 16 Miss S ? Champion 23 Female None England Visitor 5 17 J J Page 38 Male Traveler United States Citizen 2 18 F LaGardnier 22 Male Traveler United States Citizen 2 19 A Caramer 23 Male Merchant United States Citizen none 20 J A Fu?lin * 32 Male Clerk United States Citizen 3 21 J C Lum 33 Male Salesman United States Citizen 4 22 Mrs L Lum 28 Female None United States Citizen ? 23 C S King 28 Male Clerk United States Citizen 2 24 W E Stahl 26 Male Merchant United States Citizen 2 25 F C Sarg 47 Male None Germany Visitor ? 26 Mrs M C Sarg 30 Female None Germany Visitor 4 27 Miss J D Sarg 8 Female None Germany Visitor None 28 Miss C N Sarg 5 Female None Germany Visitor None 29 Master A T Sarg 7 Male None Germany Visitor None 30 M Leipprand 32 Male Merchant Germany Visitor 1 31 E Herran 49 Male Merchant France Visitor None 32 Mrs E Herran 43 Female None France Visitor 7 33 Miss H Herran 11 Female None France Visitor None 34 Miss M Wellaner 32 Female None Switzerland (blank) 4 35 Miss T Millen 22 Female None United States Citizen 3 36 T Garcia 32 Male Merchant Guatemula Visitor 4 37 J Buiz 44 Male Merchant United States Citizen 2 38 T Bullot 58 Male Merchant France Visitor 2 39 W Bulle * ?? Male Merchant ? ? ? 40 C C Hanson 27 Male Merchant Norway Visitor 3 41 F Korn 35 Male Waiter England Visitor 2 42 C M Cole 67 Male Traveler United States Citizen 4 43 Mrs H Cole 45 Female Traveler United States Citizen 44 F Cole 16 Male Traveler United States Citizen 45 Mrs J M Duke 34 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 5 46 Miss M Duke 18 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 47 Miss S Duke 16 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 48 Miss A Duke 10 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 49 Miss E Duke 12 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 50 Miss E Duke 2 Female Traveler Salvador Visitor 51 Master W Duke 7 Male Traveler Salvador Visitor 52 V O King 55 Male US Co??? United States Citizen 9 53 Mrs V O King 41 Female None United States Citizen 54 Miss M E Reed 23 Female None United States Citizen 2 55 Miss ? Soboker 30 Female None England Visitor 2 56 W D Tarrand 45 Male Miner United States Citizen 4 57 F Badell 51 Male Clerk Cuba Visitor 4 58 R Prunied 31 Male Clerk France Visitor 2 59 La Pearet 27 Male Cashier France Visitor 3 60 ? ? 33 Male Artist United States Citizen 4 61 ? ? 24 Male Carpenter United States Citizen 2 62 ? ? 45 Male Boiler Maker United States Citizen 2 63 J Eger 35 Male Carpenter Germany Visitor 4 64 W ? Penny 28 Male Clerk United States Citizen 1 65 J E Major 42 Male Engineer United States Citizen 2 66 J L Crapo 48 Male Seaman United States Citizen 6 67 H Berger 24 Male Waiter Germany Visitor 2 68 J Gibbon 32 Male Clerk United States Citizen 2 69 G Blunte 16 Male Clerk England Visitor 2 70 F H Bligh 22 Male Clerk United States Citiaen 1 71 J H Go?ire 28 Male Laborer Portugal Visitor 3 72 Mrs M Go?are 28 Female None Portugal Visitor 0 73 N Raitmann 23 Male Clerk Germany Visitor 1 74 A Gonzales 44 Male Laborer Portugal Visitor O 75 Mrs J Gonzales 27 Female None Portugal Visitor 5 76 Mrs M Gonzales 64 Female None Portugal Visitor 0 77 Miss A Gonzales 3 Female None Portugal Visitor 0 78 Miss P Gonzales 2 Female None Portugal Visitor 0 79 Master A Gonzales 7m Male None Portugal Visitor 0 80 Mrs E Dougherty 49 Female None Ireland Visitor 2 81 Mrs R Dougherty 47 Female None Ireland Visitor 2 82 H F Weaton 34 Male Stage Driver United States Citizen 2 83 Miss O Schmidteke 33 Female None Germany Visitor 3 84 J A Fink 48 Male Gardner Germany Visitor 2 85 G ??therloued 28 Male Seamen Finland Visitor ? 86 C Marahturn 24 Male Seaman United States Citizen 2 87 J Draper 58 Male Spectuator United States Citizen 2 88 A Forister 52 Male Saddler United States Citizen 1 89 J Schnieder * 32 Male Book Deeper United States Citizen 2 90 E Mayer 25 Male Merchant United States Citizen 2 91 G Grove 38 Male Black Smith United States Citizen 1 92 J H Gaxley 22 Male Traveler England Visitor 2 93 F May 25 Male Butcher Germany Visitor 2 94 J Beck 26 Male Gas Fuller Denmark Visitor 2 95 W Schlager 65 Male Comp???tor United States Citizen 1 96 C Meitz 25 Male Book Binder United States Citizen ? 97 48 Male Laborer United States Citizen 98 26 Male United States Citizen 99 United States Citizen 100 ? Cath?rn 26 Male Wire Dra??? United States Citizen 1 101 G Thimaner 29 Male Merchant United States Citizen 2 102 F Webber 36 Male Piano Turner Germany Visitor 1 103 L Gallagher 28 Male Water Man United States Citizen 1 104 T Hartnett 45 Male Pedler United States Citizen 2 105 W Dalton 24 Male Travler England Visitor 1 106 J N Fletcher 28 Male Seaman United States Citizen 2 107 M Smith 40 Female None ? Visitor 4 108 Mrs J Smith 26 Female None ? Visitor 109 O Thompson 24 Male Seaman Norway Visitor 4 110 A E Dumortt 22 Male Clerk United States Citizen 2 111 St. Geroge Miruett 53 Male Painter United States Citizen 1 112 E Catlan 36 Male Clerk Ireland Visitor 1 113 G F Whitelock 21 Male Planter United States Citizen 1 114 E L Thompson 45 Male Waiter United States Citizen 1 115 Miss A McManus 24 Female None Ireland Visitor 2 116 Miss C Hernandez 16 Female Servant Mexico Visitor None 117 A Kader 40 Male Laborer Algera Visitor None 118 Mr Payel 45 Male Laborer Algera Visitor 1 119 Gin ?um Boo 28 Male Laundry ??? China Visitor 2 120 Young Tong Cehon 14 Male Laundry ??? China Visitor 2 121 Mr H Adie 40 Male Engineer Scotland Visitor 3 122 Mr Ahmid 38 Male Laborer Algeria Visitor None 123 C Faulhaler 38 Male Engineer Columbia Visitor 1 124 C Perry 25 Male Merchant England Visitor 1 125 H Smith 29 Male Stweard United States Citizen 2 126 G Stenberg 40 Male Merchant Austria Visitor 3 127 Mr Embar??h * 36 Male Laborer Algeria Visitor 1 128 Mr Marr??x * 25 Male None Algeria Visitor 1 129 J M Page 46 Male Laborer United States Citizen 1 130 A Nicholls 24 Male Clerk England Citizen 3 131 C B Mortin 22 Male Clerk United States Citizen 2 132 F Huntley 41 Male Seaman United States Cotizen 3 Transcriber's Notes: #10 #13 #14 Unable to read number of pieces of baggage. #12#13#14 This is in the fold of the page and also looks like the Captain blacked it out. #29 Fu?lin this could be a Funlin but not really sure #39 dots over the u #39 this name is at the bottom of the page and is unreadable. #67 From her on down the Captain has written above these names Forward Cabin and at this point added a column in the middle of the page which he listed as Forward Cabin and used cherck marks the rest of the way. #67 to 115 The Captain has made prensithes and written on it "From San Francisco". #71 #72 This is a man and wife couple and can not make out that one letter on either name. #89 The i & e may be in reverse as the Captain didn't try to make a difference. #97 #98 #99 It looks like the Captain put ink over theres names the parts that I have added is what I am able to read. #127 Embar??x. this could be Embarizh or Embarich. #128 Mar??d This could be Marsonx or Maramx or Mareanxi
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 506 491.
Transcribed by Bette Dew, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 February 2000
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