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Schooner Billow

I, Samuel Barker, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the district of BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Schooner Billow whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in said report and list expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. (Signed) Samuel Barker, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this 22nd day of August 1826. (Signed) N. Tracy, Deputy COLLECTOR.

REPORT and LIST of the passengers taken on board the Schooner Billow of Boston whereof Barker is master, burthen 99 tons and 77/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

   
  1  James      Wood      21  male    mechanic        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  2* Bridget    Wood      2?  female                  Ireland         U. S. Am.
  3* Patrick    Ho???     22  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  4  Michael    Ledwith   24  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  5  Betsey     Ledwith   24  female  labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  6  Edward     Ledwith   26  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  7  Peggy      Ledwith   27  female  labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  8  Patrick    Delano    33  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
  9  Edward     Murphy    28  male    leather draper  Ireland         U. S. Am.
 10  Mary       Murphy    23  female                  Ireland         U. S. Am.
 11  Thomas     Brady     26  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
 12  Catharine  Brady     25  female                  Ireland         U. S. Am.
 13* Robert     Sw??tm??  22  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
 14* James      F?nley    22  male    labourer        Ireland         U. S. Am.
 15* E?a?n      Frazer    16  female                  Ireland         U. S. Am.
 16* ?          H?kland   24  male    mechanic        Hallowell, Me.  Hallowell
 17* M?         H?kland   45  female                  Hallowell, Me.  Hallowell
 18* ?          ??kland   45  female                  ?               ?
 19* Mr.        Bais??    33  male                    Charlestown     Charlestown
 
Transcriber's Notes:     
  #2 age could be 25 perhaps.
  #3 surname possibly Hodge or Hodges, or possibly Hayes.
 #13 surname something like Sweetman or Swestman.
 #14 surname something like Fanley or Finley.
 #15 first name looks like Eliain or Eliann.
 #16 first name could be Wm., or looks like Mr.; 
     surname looks like Hickland.
 #17 uncertain if it is Mrs. in place of first name; 
     same surname as #16.
 #18 could be Mrs. instead of first name; surname looks like Arkland; 
     cannot see if there are ditto marks for country information.
 #19 surname looks like Baisan or Baisar.    

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.