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Ship American Congress

I, ? W Mathes Master of the Ship American Congress 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) ?WMathes

Sworn to this 21 Marc 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ame Congress whereof Mat??? (illegible) is Master, from London burthen 863^55 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The destination for all passengers was United States and there were no deaths recorded on this voyage; these columns have been omitted.

 1  William Hedger      35y   Male    Watchmaker           England        Main Deck
 2  Anne Hedger         11y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
 3  Julia Hedger         6y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
 4  Hora Hedger          5y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
 5* W. J. Borrow        25y   Male    ???? Manufacturer    England        Main Deck
 6  Robert Hartley      31y   Male    Plumber & glasier    England        Main Deck
 7  Anne Hartley        30y   Female  Wife                 England        Main Deck
 8  Mark Wilson         34y   Male    Carpenter            England        Main Deck
 9  Elisabeth Mulvihil  24y   Female  Domestic             Ireland        Main Deck
10  Samuel Buxton       19y   Male    Contractor           England        Main Deck
11  Henry Gill          36y   Male    Tanner               England        Main Deck
12  Thomas Nicholson    32y   Male    Bricklayer           England        Main Deck
13  Hannah Nicholson    31y   Female  Wife                 England        Main Deck
14* Robert Grif??n      16y   Male    Optician             England        Main Deck
15* Charlotte G???fin   11y   Female  Sister               England        Main Deck
16  Alfred Griffin       8y   Male    Brother              England        Main Deck
17  Alfred Dawson       19y   Male    Commerial Traveler   England        Main Deck
18  John Bell           25y   Male    Nurseryman           England        Main Deck
19  John Hudson         30y   Male    Warehouseman         England        Main Deck
20  Thomas Butler       38y   Male    Upholsterer          England        Main Deck
21  Henry Cullingham    16y   Male    Ostler               England        Main Deck
22  John Norton         20y   Male    Bricklayer           England        Main Deck
23  Timothy Barry       20y   Male    Bricklayer           Ireland        Main Deck
24  John Payne          27y   Male    Laborer              England        Main Deck
25  John Brady          36y   Male    Laborer              England        Main Deck
26  Thomas Brady         7y   Male    Laborer              England        Main Deck
27  James Brady         24y   Male    Laborer              England        Main Deck
28  Patrick Costello    21y   Male    Laborer              Ireland        Main Deck
29  Thomas Rivers       38y   Male    Coachman             England        Main Deck
30  Edward Weymouth     29y   Male    Carpenter            England        Main Deck
31  William Norton      29y   Male    Joiner               England        Main Deck
32  Jacob Sipport       39y   Male    Laborer              Bavaria        Main Deck
33  Victor Oudard       40y   Male    Baker                France         Main Deck
34  John Skinner        34y   Male    Surveyor             England        Main Deck
35  Selina Skinner      26y   Female  Wife                 England        Main Deck
36  Georgiana Skinner    3y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
37  George Skinner      Inft  Male    Son                  England        Main Deck
38  Emily Hasel         30y   Female  Wife                 England        Main Deck
39  Sarah Hasel          8y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
40  William Hasel        5y   Male    Son                  England        Main Deck
41  Elisabeth Hasel      2y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
42  Bertha Payne        32y   Female  Wife                 England        Main Deck
43  Rebecca Payne        9y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
44  Bertha Payne         6y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
45  Esther Payne         4y   Female  Daughter             England        Main Deck
46  William Payne        1y   Male    Son                  England        Main Deck

Cabin Passengers
47* Temple Chapsnan     26y   Male    Merchant             United States  Cabin
48  H. T. Schroeder     26y   Male    Merchant             United States  Cabin
49  Edmund Maher        33y   Male    Merchant             United States  Cabin


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
   below.

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

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.

The manifest did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.

First initial of captain's name could be "J" or "S".


 5    First word of Occupation illegible because of overwriting.
14-15 Several letters of surname illegible because of ink blot; probably traveling together
      with psgr #16, surname Griffin.
47    Surname could be a miswritten Chapman.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 182, List 183.

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