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Ship Rhine

I, Geo Morse, Master of the Ship Rhine, 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 of the said Ship at London, from which port said Ship 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 G Morse

Sworn to this 2nd May 1860
Before me (signature unreadable)

List or Manifest Of All the Passengers taken on board Ship Rhine whereof Geo Morse is Master, from London burthen 1037 tons.

Columns represent: Passenger number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, The country of which they intend to become inhabitants, No one died on the voyage as far as I can tell so that column has been omitted, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 1  Charles Cook        26     M    Seaman          U.S.     U.S.  Cabin
 2  William Smith       22     M    Bootmaker       G.B.     U.S.
 3  James Healy         58     M    Servant         G.B.     U.S.
 4  Francis ?arard      20     M    Grocer          G.B.     U.S.
 5  John Fairchild      14     M     ?              G.B.     U.S.
 6  MaryAnn Woodhouse   28     F                    G.B.     U.S.
 7  John Woodhouse      30     M    Grocer          G.B.     U.S.
 8  Maria Woodhouse      5     F                    G.B.     U.S.
 9  Benjamin Woodhouse   3     M                    G.B.     U.S.
10  Walter Woodhouse     1     M                    G.B.     U.S.
11  Thomas Harding      39     M    Blacksmith      G.B.     U.S.  Main Deck
12  John Cuddeford      30     M    Farmer          G.B.     U.S.
13  George Court        36     M    Farmer          G.B.     U.S.
14  John Sullivan       17     M    Cutler          G.B.     U.S.
15  Julius Silverberg   28     M    Capemaker       Germany  U.S.
16  Mary Ann Fagan      25     F    Domestic        G.B.     U.S.
17  Mary Connor         30     F    Domestic        G.B.     U.S.
18  Andrew Miller       24     M    Farmer          Germany  U.S.
19  Casper Metzer       34     M    Farmer          Germany  U.S.
20  ?                   30     M    Bootmaker       Germany  U.S.
21  Jacob Cohen         24     M    Taylor          Poland   U.S.
22   ? Cohen            27     F                    Poland   U.S.
23  Henrietta Herwig    24     F    Bootbinder      Germany  U.S.
24  Louisa Herwig       Infant born on Board
25* George Francis      28     M    Mercht  Clerk   G. B.    U.S.


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.

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

 4  Last name appears to be Larard, but might be Sarard
 5  Occupation is unreadable
20  Name is unreadable; first name may be Ferdinand, last name may be _ahing
22  First name may be Gate
25  Mercht probably means Merchant

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 200, List 332.

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