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SS Charles M. Lord

Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana
30 October 1875

DISTRICT OF NEW ORLEANS - PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
I, Lodge Colton, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of New Orleans contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Steamship C. M. Lord at the time of her sailing from the port of Havana, or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, master of the 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. (Signed) Lodge Colton. Before me, this 30th day of Oct 1875 (signed) T. V. Coupland.
Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship C. M. Lord whereof Colton is Master, from Havana, Cuba, burthen ten hundred ninety four American Tons, and owned by The Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company, at Philadelphia, and bound for New Orleans La.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation. 
    
   
1  Enrique        de Castro              17  male  student   Cuba     U. S.  cabin
2* Federico       de Castro              1?  male  student   Cuba     U. S.  cabin
3  Francisco      Diaz Rodriquez         17  male  student   Cuba     U. S.  cabin
4  Leopold        Diaz Elina Rodriquez   15  male  student   Cuba     U. S.  cabin
5  Joaquin        Canobal Hernandez      33  male  merchant  U. S.    U. S.  cabin
6  William        Durzzuske              23  male  laborer   Germany  U. S.  cabin
7  Albert         Drosdo                 41  male  laborer   Germany  U. S.  cabin

(Signed) Lodge Colton,
Master, S. S. C. M. Lord  


Transcriber's Notes:

There is a possibility that the middle initial of the ship name is W.  Of the 
voyages seen so far, twice the initial was M and 3 times it was W.

2 - age could be 13 or 15.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 59.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 November 2002

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