Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig Burdett

I J Morgan do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bg Burdett whereof I am Master, from Havana So help me God. [signed:] J Morgan

Sworn to, the 7th Dec^r 1827.
Before me ?????????? DC

List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Bg Burdett whereof J Morgan is Master, from Havana Burthen 245 14/95 Tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age [Years, Months], Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage. Columns "(Age) Months" and "Died on the Voyage" are empty; they have been omitted here.

Cabin passengers
1* Colonel Richard Raynal Keene  47  Male    Lawyer       United States   N???????
2* Maria Theresa Keene           29  Female                               N???????
3* Mr Joseph Artol?              22  Male    Merchant     Spain           Spain
4  Ralph Thompson                40  Male    Merchant     Island Jamaica  U States
5* Capt Ralph T. Li??kin         43  Male    Ship Master  U. States       U. S.
6* Capt ???? Moore               64  Male    Ship Master  U. States       U. S.
7* John ? Da??on                 35  Male    Merchant     U. States       U. S.
8  Captn Wm Rice                 40  Male    Ship Master  U. States       U. S.

Steerage Passenger 
9* A??el ? Roo?                  19  Male    Barber       Island Cuba     U. St.
                                           [signed] J Morgan

Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made in the original document
or a clarification by this transcriber.

The use of a "?" indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
the quality of the original document.

The use of a caret ^ indicates the following letter has been superscripted.

The signature attesting to the sworn statement is indecipherable; it is
followed by "DC" which may indicate the Deputy Collector of Customs

Passengers were numbered by the transcriber for ease of reference.

1-8  These passengers are bracketed to the left of their names with the
     notation: Cabin Passengers
1, 2  Question marks indicate an unreadable country; it MAY be New ????.
3  Family name probably Artoli; may be Artole or Artola
5  Family name may be Linkin, Liekin, or Lieckin
6  Given name may be Ian, Jeri or Jan
7  Middle initial may be A or W; family name may be Damon or Davison
9  This passenger written separately, with Steerage Passenger before his
   name; given name may be Angel or Aryel; there may be a middle letter, a
   small a or d; the family name may be Rook, Roop, or Root

National Archives and Records Administration, LDS FHL Film #0002256,
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York from Nov 21, 1827 to Jun 30, 1828.
Brig Burdett, Havana, December 7, 1827, #805

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