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Ship Wooddrop Sims
I, Nathan Eells do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the Report and Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true Account of all the Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, including Packages of every kind and nature whatsoever, which were on board the Ship Wooddrop Sims at the time of her sailing from the Port of Liverpool or which have been laden or taken on board at any time since, and that the Packages of the said Goods are as particulary described as in the Bills of Lading, signed for the same by me, or with my knowledge: That I am at present, and have been Master of the said Vessel; that no Packages whatsoever, or any Goods, Wares or Merchandise, have been unladen, landed, taken out, or in any manner whatever removed from on board the said Ship Wooddrop Sims since her departure from the said Port of Liverpool except such as are now particularly specified and declared in the Abstract or Account herewith; and that the Clearance and other Papers, now delivered by me to the Collector, are all that I now have, or have had, that any way relate to the Cargo of the said Vessel: and I do further swear, that the several Articles specified in the said Manifest, as the Sea Stores for the Cabin and Vessel, are truly such, and were bona fide put on board the said Ship for the use of the Officers, Crew, and Passengers thereof, and have none of them been brought, and are not intended, by way of Merchandise, or for sale, or for any other purpose than above mentioned; and are intended to remain on board for the consumption of the said Officers and Crew: I further swear that if I shall hereafter discover, or know of any other or greater quanity of Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, of any nature or kind whatsoever, than are contained in the Report and Manifest subscribed and now delivered by me, I will immediately ane without delay, make due report thereof, to the Collector of the Port or District of Philadelphia: And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report and Manifest expressed, are to the best of my knowledge and belief just and true. I further swear that Officer of the Customs has applied for an inspection of the Manifest of the Cargo on board the said Vessel, and that Certificate or Endorsement has been delivered to me on Manifest of such Cargo. SO HELP ME GOD. (signed) Nathan Eells
Collector's Office, this 1 day of August 1818 sworn before me (signed) A. Epplee D. Collector
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board ot the Ship Wooddrop Sims whereof Nathan Eells is Master, which Cargo was taken on board at Liverpool burthen 524 25/95 tons, built at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, Fourth day of April 1815 and bound for Philadelphia.
List of Passengers Ship Wooddrop Sims Cabin Passengers 1 Charles Younge and family 2 John Seedham and family 3 Edward Reynolds 4 Denny Carthy and family 5 John McAvoy 6 Peggy Sliesly 7 Henry Sord 8 William Mitchell 9 David Hall 10 John Smith 11 John Dale 12 Richard Bell 13 David Kirbee 14 William Fowler and family 15 George Smith 16 David Rowe and family 17 William Sawson 18 William Mundey and family 19 Edward Downey 20 John Cope 21 William Sawden 22 William Koiche 23 Edward Hog 24 Charles Scin 25 Pames Crandu and family 26 Thomas Conall 27 Hugh Mullowland 28 Stephen Leonard 29 Alex Sultor 30 Hugh Kelly 31 Edward Gozle 32 William Shaw and family 33 Paul Lacey and family 34 Christopher Andlen 35 John Dougherty 36 Bridget Kelly 37 Lawes Dillard 38 Benjamin Kick 39 John Rogers 40 James McCullough and family 41 Patrick OHagan 42 George Dillow 43 Samuel Bullock Transcriber's Notes: * No births or deaths were recorded during this voyage. * Passengers were numbered by the transcriber. * Names were spelled as written regardless of spelling.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Roll 27, List 160.
Transcribed by Robert W.Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 July 2003
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