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Brig Adela

I, M Laurentzen, Master of the Brig Adela, 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 the Passengers taken on board the said Brig at Puerto Cabello, from which Port the said Brig 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. (Signature) M Laurentzen.

Sworn to this March 17th 1868,
Before me. W ? C????y

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Adela whereof M Laurentzen is Master, from Puerto Cabello, burthen 166 tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants and part of the vessel occupied during the voyage. Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in this transcription.

  
1  J Rowe       29     M     Gentleman     Curacao     Curacao    Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

 A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
 definitely.

1  Passenger's citizenship is listed as "Curacao" which is in the Netherlands 
   Antilles off the Northern coast of Venezuela.    

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 187.

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