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SS Texas

Liverpool, England; Corunna*; & Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana
7 April 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW ORLEANS - PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
I, A. Laurenson, Master of S.S. Texas, do solemnly swear to the best of my knowledge and belief that this list contains a true account of the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Texas at L'pool and bound for New Orleans together with their nationality, etc., as designated. So Help Me God. (Signed) A. Laurenson, Master. Sworn and Subscribed, before me, this 7th day of April 1876. (Signed) T. V. Coupland, D'y Collector.
(Missing part) List of Passengers taken on board the S.S. Texas of Liverpool whereof A. Laurenson is Master, burthen 1508 tons, bound from the Port of Liverpool via Corunna & Havana for N. Orleans.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation. 
    
1* Alxd.        Filbet         ?   m   labourer         France    New Orleans   steerage
2* Guissppe     Romano        40   m   labourer         Italy     New Orleans   steerage
3* Battis?a     Ferrero       40   m   labourer         Italy     New Orleans   steerage
4  John         Farrell       35   m   labourer         England   New Orleans   steerage
5* Francisco    Roch y Pe??   28   m   civil engineer   Havana    New Orleans   steerage 
                          
(Signed) A. Laurenson
    

Transcriber's Notes:  

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
   the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
   in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
   condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

*  There is a Corunna in the Canary Islands; there is also something called 
   Corunna Seamount somewhat west of Spain.  
  
1  there seems to be a 0 in the age column.
2  first name spelled as found.
3  first name seems to be spelled Battisla, perhaps it is Battista.
5  second part of surname could be spelled Reya or Peza or similar.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 59.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 November 2002

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