Steamer Winchester
I, Peter C. Knutsen Master of the Br. Str. Winchester, 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 Swansea, from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, 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 the intention of each passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So Help Me God.
(Signed) Peter C. Knutsen
Sworn to this 9 July 1883 before me (Signed) R??????y, Deputy Collector
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Str. Winchester whereof (Not filled in) is Master, from Swansea, burthen 1435 tons
Columns represent: No., Names, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country to which they are citizens, Native Country, Intended Destination or Location, Number of pieces of baggage, Location of compartment or space occupied. specify whether forward, mid-ships or aft, Date and cause of death, Whether Visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers.
1 R.S Bousfield 36 Male Merchant England England England Cabin
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
Numbering was added by Transcriber for ease in finding.
The Deputy Collector's signature is almost just a scribble. Very hard to read.
The Columns 'Number of pieces of baggage' and 'Date and Cause of Death' were left
blank
The Column 'Whether visitors only, or intending to be permanent settlers' had
some unreadable letters in it.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 468, List 856
Transcribed by Royal A. Pritchard a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 January 2001
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