Immigrant Ships
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Ship Talisman

I, G. Thomas Master of the Ship Talisman 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 Ship Talisman at London from which port said Ship 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 21 Jan. 1856 So help me God.
Before me (signed) J. Wils?? J. D. Coll. (signed) G. Thomas

List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Talisman whereof Thomas* is Master, from London burthen 1237 72/95 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   Mrs. Mary Hall   45    female  Lady   England  United States  Cabin
2   La Porter        23 3  female  Lady   England  United States  Cabin
3   Emma Hall        19 2  female  Lady   England  United States  Cabin
4*  Mr. Ed?d Hall    16 1  male    ?amt?  England  United States  Cabin
5*  Henry Hall      111 1  male    ?amt?  England  United States  Cabin
6*  William Hall    111 1  male    ?amt?  England  United States  Cabin

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 sentence which begins "List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken
   on board ... " only the last name of the captain is given.
The column "Died on the voyage" was blank and has therefore been omitted.
4 Ed?d Hall could be Edwd Hall
5-6 For some reason, they deviated from the manner in which they recorded
   the ages for the other passengers.  The ages for passengers 5 and 6 are
   listed as three vertical lines, a space, then another vertical line.

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