Immigrant Ships
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Brig Balear

I, L.C. Hopkins, Master of the Br. Brig Balear, 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 Remidios 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. (signed) L.C. Hopkins. Sworn to this 12 Feb'y 1868, before me. (signed) ????????, D.C..

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Balear whereof L.C. Hopkins is Master, from Remidios, burthen 175 tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country in 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 the transcription.

  
 
   1  John F. McCullogh    28y4m    Male    Merchant    England    U.S.    Cabin
                    

Transcriber's Note:

  The term "Br. Brig" in the manifest likely implies that the brig was of British 
  ownership or registry. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 97.

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