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SS Gothenburg City
I, James Harrison Master of the Gothenburg City 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 Port of Boston, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Gothenbury City from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the "Passenger Act of 1882"; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. James Harrison, Master
Sworn to this 13th June 1890 before me J ????? Collector.
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Gothenburg City whereof James Harrison is Master, from London burthen (unlisted) tons.
Columns represent*: Passenger number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country of citizenship, Native country, Intended destination or location, Location of compartment or space occupied, Intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country.
1 Stephen W. TURNESS 18 M Mcht England England Boston Cabin Visitor 2 Edward S BOOTH 35 M Engener England England Boston Cabin Permanent 3 John CAB 25 M Cattlemen England England Boston Forward Permanent 4 H ANDE???? 21 M Cattlemen England America Boston Forward Permanent 5 H GOODWIN 27 M Cattlemen England America Boston Forward Permanent 6 J POWERS 23 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 7 C. COOK 33 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 8 J Mc DONOUGH 20 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 9 A CALON 26 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 10 E S SMITH 27 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 11 J DOHENTY 23 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 12 R P MOODY 23 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent 13 J HALLETT 23 M Cattlemen America America Boston Forward Permanent Immigrants, not in the U.S. before 1 = 50 & Aliens, previously in the U. S. 1 = 50 & $ 1.00 13 Males- Cabin 2, Steerage 11 = 13 US Citizens 11, Immigrants 2 = 13 England = 2 Cattlemen US = 11 Transcriber's notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes. ? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder. * The following columns were eliminated because they contained no information: number of pieces of baggage; date and cause of death of passengers. Passenger #4 - Last four letters unreadable
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 157.
Transcribed by Arleen Witt a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 November 2000
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