Immigrant Ships
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SS George W. Clyde

I, James Holmes, Master of the Steamship George W. Clyde do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest so described by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamship at the below same Porto from which port said George W. Clyde 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 belong 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. James Holmes Sworn to this 12 January 1882, before me (signature cannot be read) DEPUTY COLLECTOR.

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the steamship George W. Clyde where of James Holmes is Master from Porto as below burthen 1804 89/100 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, the country to which they belong, the country to which they intend to become an inhabitant, died on voyage, part of vessel occupied.

 
 1 Thomas Clyde Sims   26 male   ComI*   US         US
 2 Rafael M. Arozerena 21 male   ComI    US         US
 3 Wm Sl?n             24 male   ComI    US         US
 4 J Dunker            34 male   ComI    US         US
 From Savana January 21, 1882
 5 Emilio Leller       23 male   ComI    US         US
 6 John Duffy          40 male   ComI    US         US
 From Puerto Plata January 24, 1882
 7 Wm Reid             28 male   ComI    England    England
 8 H. Hund             30 male   ComI    US         US
 9 c. Klusener         40 male   ComI    Germany*   Germany
10 Mrs. C. Klusener    32 female Lady    Germany*   Germany
11 Miss M. VonSalzen   28 female Lady    Germany*   Germany
12 Mrs L Schlemm       27 female Lady    St. Thomas US
13 Mrs M Pickwood      54 female Lady    St. Thomas US
14 Miss Luisa Schurtz  22 female Lady    St. Thomas US
15 Dorothy Bently      49 female Nurse   St. Thomas US
16 Ward Copland        38 male   ComI    US         US
 From Cape Huitien
17 L Schlemm           42 male   ComI    US         US
 From Turks Island
18 B F Blake           50 male   ComI    US         US
19 L Lushet            30 male   ComI    US         US
                                   
    
Transcriber's Notes:

* indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of
original document

Passenger #3: ? represents two letters which can not be read. Possible
 substitutes could be "v", "u", "o" or "a". Both letters are written above 
 the line.
Passenger 9, 10, 11: * next to the word Germany, the word Bavaria is written 
 at an angle to the column.
Passenger 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19: Occupation is unclear. 
 Possible readings are abbreviation for commercial or common laborer.

All the passengers stayed in a cabin so that column has been eliminated.
No passengers died on voyage so that column has been eliminated.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 446.