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Ship August Edward
I, Matthias Probst do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship August Edward at the time of her sailing from the port of Bremen or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage, master of said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. So help me God.
Sworn before me, this 8th day of August 1831
(blank) Collector
Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship August Edward whereof Matthias Probst is Master, from Bremen burthen (blank) tons and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants. Occupations were not individually indicated but listed as labourers, mechanics, or farmers in general. All passengers belong to Germany and intend to become residents of the United States. These columns were therefor eliminated.
1 O. J. G. Geuss 31 male 2 E. M. Mauso 26 male 3 H. C. Stenwig 45 male 4 F. Kling 28 male 5 J. A. Robbling 25 male 6 F. C. Robbling 27 male 7 A. Grabe 46 male 8 C. L. Pause 24 male 9 J. A. Etzler 40 male 10 C. C. Reinhold 28 male 11 J. H. Itzenhoffer 48 male 12 J. Jeneg 27 male 13 F. Schreiber 32 male 14 J. Wetzler 30 male 15 B. G. Rhade 28 male 16 C. G. Rhade 27 male 17* C. Sanderkau?? ?? male 18 H. Aderhold 28 male 19 F. C. Meldrin 38 male 20 John Meyer 38 male 21 W. Eiche 27 male 22 J. Haberstock 34 male 23 F. Graf 24 male 24 C. Gruni 21 male 25 J. Herschmann 21 male 26 A. Scheineder 21 male 27 J. A. Mutz 25 male 28 J. Lentz 25 male 29 C. A. Seeger 31 male 30 G. H. Seeger 34 male 31 A. Franke 48 male 32 G. Wedking 53 male 33 N. Hehler 26 male 34 J. Hehler 28 male 35 N. Reuter 31 male 36 S. H. Maeser 25 male 37 C. L. Meyer 28 male 38 H. Lehr 25 male 39 M. Heil 27 male 40 H. Pfeeffenling 23 male 41 F. Graf 27 male 42 J. G. Nollner 28 male 43 N. Hehler 26 male 44 L. G. Freise 32 male 45 G. C. Freise 62 male 46 G. Chr. Freise 38 male 47 C. Becker 21 male 48 C. Wolfrem 21 male 49 C. Edler 43 male 50 W. Hackstein 36 male 51 S. D. Stenwig 47 female 52 A. C. Grabe 45 female 53 A. M. Etzler 65 female 54 A. B. Rhade 33 female 55 G. M. Gauderhausen 42 female 56 J. Aderhold 26 female 57 C. H. Haberstock 38 female 58 L. Graf 24 female 59 C. Wederkund 28 female 60 E. Graf 46 female 61 A. M. Nollner 30 female 62 C. M. Freise 32 female 63 M. R. Kaltzen 41 female 64 J. F. Stenwig 11 male 65 E. L. Graue 17 female 66 G. G. Graue 14 female 67 A. M. Graue 11 female 68 E. M. Graue 8 female 69 J. A. Graue 4 male 70 A. C. Rhade 8y9m male 71 G. G. Rhade 1y3m female 72 E. Shuderhaupper 12 male 73 J. Shuderhaupper 11 female 74 M. Shuderhaupper 7 female 75* D. Shuderhaupper ? female 76* O. Meyer ? male 77 E. Graf 1y3m female 78 H. Wedekind 4 male 79 A. Wedekind 1 male 80 C. Graf 20 male 81 E. Graf 18 male 82 M. Graf 14 female 83 L. Graf 8 female 84 M. A. Graf 6 female 85 F. A. Graf 2 female 86 L. Nollner 3 male 87 P. Nollner 1 female 88 E. M. Freise 7 female 89 E. Freise 4 female 90 J. A. Freise 1 male 91* L. G. Roban 1 female Died on the voyage. 92 C. Edder 14 male Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes. ? A question mark indicates illegible letters and words. * The Passengers were numbered by the transcriber. * No births were recorded on this voyage. * Names were transcribed as written by the recorder regardless of spelling. 17 Surname and age illegible due to damaged manifest. 75,76 Age illegible due to damaged manifest. 91 Passenger died on the voyage. Historical Note: Passenger #5, J. A. Robbling (Roebling) was an engineer who emigrated from Thuringia, Germany in 1831 and became a famous bridge designer in the United States. In 1851-1855 he designed and supervised the construction of the Niagara Railway Bridge, a suspension bridge built across the Niagara River Gorge to Ontario, Canada. Other bridges were designed and built by Roebling to cross the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers. In 1869 he commenced design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City but died before its completion. The construction was completed by his son, Washington A. Roebling, in 1883.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 46, List 133.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 December 2003
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