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Schooner Orin Comel

I, * Smith Master of the * Orin Comel 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 Schooner at Porto Cabello, from which port said Schooner 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. Sworn to this 14 Jan. 1856, So help me God. Before me (signed) (illegible) (signed) ?aw? Smith

List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Sch Orin Comel whereof Smith* is Master, from Porto Cabello burthen * tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age (Years/Months), 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  Geo Burthins    30    M    Machin??     France     ? States

Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder, and/or more information is provided in the notes below.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of the original document.
* In the first paragraph, first name of the captain is unclear as well as
the first word before "Orin Comel."
* tonnage not given
* In the sentence which begins "List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken
on board ... " only the last name of the captain is given.
The columns "Died on the voyage" and "Part of the vessel occupied by each
passenger during the voyage" were blank and have therefore been omitted.

1 The country in which they intend to become inhabitants is probably United
States but the United part looks like a large W.  Occupation is unclear.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 159.