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SS Amerique
I, Ch. Delort, Master of the SS Amerique, do solemnly, sincerely and truly (information not entered)that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection Districtof New York, is a full and perfect list of all of the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. (information not entered) at (information not entered) from which port said S.S. (information not entered)has now arrived; and that on said (information not entered)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 (unreadable) voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to, this 2 January 1878 J J O (rest of signature unreadable) before me, Ch Delort
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS TAKEN ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP Amerique whereof Ch. Delort is Master, from Havre & Plymouth burthen 3033 tons. Unreadable handwritten initials.
Columns represent: Passenger number; Passenger names-given as first name then surname; Ages-1 column for yrs, the next column for months (Since there are no passengers with information for months this column is not included); Sex; Occupation; Country from which they came; Country to which they intend to become residents; Died on the voyage (Since there are no passengers with information in this column it is not included); Part of the ship occupied during the passage.
1 Mr. Durban 42 m. Major France France 1st Class 2 Georges Mesmin 29 m. merchant France France 1st Class 3 Manuel Martinez 38 m. merchant Spain Spain 1st Class 4 Mr. Sadler 23 m. - England England 1st Class 5 Josephine Lepondre 27 f. Dressmaker France France 2nd Class 6 Eugene Lichtenberg 22 m. Merchant U.S. U.S. 2nd Class 7 Mrs. Martadon 45 f. Governess France France 2nd Class 8 Victor Langois 20 m. cook France France 2nd Class 9 Pierrino Bernusconi 13 m. - Italy Italy 2nd Class 10 Gottlieb Fahrni 52 m. Merchant Switzerland U.S. 2nd Class 11 Mr. Chartier 35 m. - France U.S. 2nd Class 12 Joames Mannoyeur 18 m. Clerk Switzerland U.S. Steerage 13 Geneniane Eschapp 24 f. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 14 Lydia Eschapp 1 f. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 15* Thomas ?as 28 m. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 16* Victorine ?as 28 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 17* Alaide ?as 1 m. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 18* Cherese ?as 60 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 19 Robert King 27 m. - England U.S. Steerage 20 Bessie King 25 f. - England U.S. Steerage 21 Jules Virgile Paroz 28 m. professor Switzerland U.S. Steerage 22 Samuel Eschapp 27 m. coach builder U.S. U.S. Steerage 23 Melchoir Eppig 20 m. teacher Baden Germany U.S. Steerage 24 Caspear Breiter 31 m. gardener Switzerland U.S. Steerage 25 Elise Breiter 38 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 26 Elise Breiter 1 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 27 Auguste Ritgers 20 m. harness maker Switzerland U.S. Steerage 28 Jean Wyrsch 30 M. Professor Switzerland U.S. Steerage 29 Charles Fagot 19 m. tailor France U.S. Steerage 30 Louise Grath 50 f. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 31 Amalie Grath 9 f. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 32 Anna Kaspar 59 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 33 Edouard Muller 35 m. hat maker Switzerland U.S. Steerage 34 Jacques Bircher 35 m. hat maker Switzerland U.S. Steerage 35 Charles Ott 27 m. Brewer Switzerland U.S. Steerage 36 Charles Steipung 20 m. stone cutter Switzerland U.S. Steerage 37 Mr. Murden 17 m. Commission U.S. U.S. Steerage 38 Antoine Heintz 30 m. Labourer Alsace Germany U.S. Steerage 39 Paul Maurette 40 m. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 40 Charles Schmidt 23 m. worker Switzerland U.S. Steerage 41 Gottfried Reich 22 m. Tailor Switzerland U.S. Steerage 42* ? Wies 60 ? ? Switzerland U.S. Steerage 43 Jean Papina 19 m. labourer Switzerland U.S. Steerage 44 Santini Perini 17 m. labourer Switzerland U.S. Steerage 45 Cadre Margosua 17 m. labourer Switzerland U.S. Steerage 46 Bernard Herauld 44 m. coach builder Switzerland U.S. Steerage 47 Charles Haag 26 m. Brewer Alsace Germany U.S. Steerage 48 Philippe Bestzemeyer 42 m. butcher U.S. U.S. Steerage 49 Charles Kaelin 25 m. Engineer Switzerland U.S. Steerage 50 Lucian Didier 28 m. cook U.S. U.S. Steerage 51* Baptiste Sou?ue 26 m. baker France U.S. Steerage 52* Baptiste Bes?e 9 m. - France U.S. Steerage 53 Francoise Salbert 47 f. governess France U.S. Steerage 54* Jean Granquitelle 17 m. ?tulicier Italy U.S. Steerage 55* Andre R?ussi 21 m. ?tulicier Italy U.S. Steerage 56* Samuel Hertzig 35 m. caskmaker U.S. U.S. Steerage 57 Eva Hertzig 33 f. - Switzerland U.S. Steerage 58* Jacques Olvendetta 32 m. - Italy U.S. Steerage 59 Fabian Grieshaber 35 m. - U.S. U.S. Steerage 60 Genonefa Grieshaber 32 f. - Baden Germany U.S. Steerage 61* Francois Pujal 21 ? - France U.S. Steerage 62 Theodore Hugenot 31 m. printer France U.S. Steerage 63 Pierre Guyot 23 m. Carpenter Alsace Germany U.S. Steerage 64 Philomina Guyot 21 f. - France U.S. Steerage 65 Bertrand Perie 32 m. - France U.S. Steerage 66 Maria Perie 25 f. - France U.S. Steerage 67 John Mitchel 18 m. - England U.S. Steerage 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 below. 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. 15 to 18 Surnames maybe Mas or Was. 42 This line is at the bottom of the page and much of the information was cut off. 51 Baptiste was assumed to be the surname. Given name maybe Souque or Sougne or Songue. 52 Baptiste was assumed to be the surname. Given name maybe Besie or Besse. 54 Occupation is uncertain due to overwritten letters; maybe Detulician or Electrician, even thouigh this was in 1878 before electricity was available. Surname may be either Reussi or Russi. 55 Occupation is uncertain due to overwritten letters; maybe Detulician or Electrician, even though this was in 1878 before electricity was available. 61 Even though the given name is masculine the sex is questionable as the "m" is overwritten with "f" or vice versa.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 5
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 June 2002
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