Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Schooner Congress

I ___ do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Phila contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board the Schr Congress at the time of her sailing from the port of St. John or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, master of the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 10* day of ______ 1832. (signed) John ????? Collector (no captain's signature)

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the British Schr Congress whereof ????? Grant is Master, from St. Johns NB burthen 80 Tons __ and owned by Lewis Smith & Benj DeWolfe of St. Johns NB and bound to Philadelphia

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, To what Country Belonging, Country of which it is their intention to become Inhabitants, Number and Names of Passengers who have died on the Voyage

    
     
1  Daniel Dolan        42  male   Farmer  Ireland  United States
2  Isabella O'Doherty  33  female         Ireland  United States
3  Margaret Brown      21  female         Ireland  United States
4  Margaret Nelurmly   20  female         Ireland  United States
5  Mary Ann Dolan      15  female         Ireland  United States
6  Ellen Dolan         11  female         Ireland  United States
7  John O'Doherty      10  male           Ireland  United States
   
Transcriber's Notes:
  *This film is so faint that transcription had to be done with assistance from 
      the film --  print copy that I have is often unreadable.
  *The date on the sworn statement is 10 day of [blank] but date of Sept 4, 1832 
      was taken from the NARA label.
  *Captain's name could be Samuel or James.  The first letter rises like an "S" - 
      nothing below the line, but the next three letters are definitely "ame" 
      with one remaining letter that could be an "l" or an "s"  (more likely an
      "l" as it rises high).

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47.