Bark John Benson
I, Ed Johnson, Master of the Bark John Benson 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 passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Ponce from which port said Passengers 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. signed Ed Johnson
Sworn to this 19th June 1862, before me ______________,(illegible signature).
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bark John Benson whereof Ed Johnson is Master, from Ponce, burthen 215 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
CABIN PASSENGERS
1 Mrs Wartman 30 F Lady United States United States
3 William Davis 15 M Boy United States United States
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 220, List 573.
Transcribed by Sharon Richlen Ballard a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 May 2000
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