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Brig Hesper
Havana, Cuba to New York, New York, USA
7 December 1827
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I Marcus Lane do solemnly, sincerely and truly Sware 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 Brig Hesper whereof I am Master, from
Havana So help me God. [signed:] Marcus Lane
to, the 7 Dec^r 1827
Before me ?????????? DC
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Brig Hesper whereof
Marcus Lane is Master, from Havana Burthen One Hundr ?7 30/95 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. The last column is empty; it has been
omitted.
1* Peter Lange 3? 4 Male GoldSmith Spane Spane
2* John Cou?t 27 ? Male Taylor France USA
3* Lewis Mich?elleth 43 2 Male Spectalation Sicaly USA
[signed] Marcus Lane
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, indicating an abbreviation.
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.
Burthen: the weight of the Hesper may have been 157, or 187, and 30/95 ton.
1 Age probably 32 but may be 35; Spane probably means Spain
2 Family name may be Count or Court; months probably 3
3 Family name may be Michrelleth or Michnelleth; Sicaly may mean Sicily
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 Hesper, Havana, December 7, 1827, #803
Transcribed by Carolyn "Cari McQuaid Thomas
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
6 September 2003
Proofreading assistance by Diane Nelson
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