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 Halifax, Nova Scotia, from which port said vessel has now arrived; and 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 or 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 11 Aug 1894 before me ??????? Collector
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Gothenburg City whereof James Harrison is Master, from London & Halifax burthen 1657 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Calling, Native Country, Intended Destination or Location, Space Occupied, Whether Visitors only or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 Daniel Higgins 26 M Fireman England Boston F'castle Stowaway 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. * Below this one passenger are these written notes: 1 male-steerage immigrant England (believed referring to the stowaway) Aliens, previously in the U.S. 1=50 (followed by a symbol Have no idea what this means).
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 200.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 November 2000
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