Bark Scud
I, John F. Sawyer Master of the Bark Scud, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at port of Spain, from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said List or Manifest sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So Help Me God.
(Signed) John F. Sawyer
Sworn to this 9 July 1883 before me (Signed) R??????y, Deputy Collector
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Bk Scud whereof (Not filled in) is Master, from Port of Spain, burthen 328 tons
Columns represent: No., Names, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country to which they are citizens, Intended Destination or Location, Date and cause of death, Location of compartment or space occupied, Number of pieces of baggage, Whether Visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 Chas. S. Flanagan 28 Male Clerk Trinidad Trinidad Cabin 1 Transient
Transcriber's Notes:
? = Approximate number of letters that are unreadable due to fading, smears,
torn paper etc.
* = Attention to this Transcribers List.
^ = The following letter is superscripted
The Deputy Collector's signature is almost just a scribble. Very hard to read.
The Column 'Date and Cause of Death' was left blank
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 468, List 861
Transcribed by Royal A. Pritchard a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 January 2001
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