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Brig Eliza Barss

I, Orville Cooper, Master of the Brig Eliza Barss 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 Brig at Bermuda from which port said Brig 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. So help me God. O. Cooper

Sworn to this 16 June 1862 Before me ??????

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Eliza Barss whereof Cooper is Master, from Bermuda burthen 212 tons.

Columns reprsent: Names, Age (Years, Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 1  Dr Armstrong Williams 31 Male   Gemtlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 2  E J Davis             30 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 3  W S Bass              39 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 4  Jos W Wilson          55 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 5  John H Frost          59 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 6  W B Perot             70 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 7  R J Crowill           50 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britian  Cabin
 8  Wm I Cox              50 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
 9  Wm Cox                13 Male   Gentlemen  Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
10  Mrs. John H. Frost    56 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
11  Mrs. W. S. Bass       30 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
12  Mrs. Jos C Jakes      35 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
13* Mrs. B??? H Gibbert   49 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
14  Mrs. J A Roberts      30 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
15  Miss Bessie Jakes     17 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
16* Mrs. Elizabeth Musan? 32 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
17  Miss Clara Harvey     22 Female Ladies     Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
18* Miss Joha? Arsyford   30 Female Servants   Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
19* ?????? Isasith        20 Female Servants   Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin
20* ?????? Kelly          30 Female Servants   Great Britain  Great Britain  Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

*  The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
   recorder.

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
   quality of original document.

*  Name of Collector for Port of New York could not be read.


Passenger Notes:

#13 - three letters of her first name cannot be read.
#16 - last letter of her surname cannot be read.
#18 - last letter of her first name cannot be read.
#19 - first name cannot be read because of the dark photocopy.
#20 - first name cannot be read because of the dark photocopy.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 220, List 552.