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Steamer Champion

I, C P Leahy*, Master of the Steamer Champion, 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 the said Steamship at Aspinwall, from which port said Steamship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
C P Leahy*

Sworn to this 28th March 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steamship Champion whereof C P Leahy* is Master, from Aspinwall. Burthen 1419 18/95 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns eliminated and the reasons why.
Died on the voyage---There were no deaths.
Country of origin---All United States.
Destination---All United States.

  1  Capt W Allen   40 M Gent     Cabin
  2  D Branson      40 M Gent     Cabin
  3  Mr Jones       28 M Gent     Cabin
  4  Mrs Pense      24 F Wife     Cabin
  5  John Pense      8 M Child    Cabin
  6* G Dom????      40 M          Cabin
  7* C S Alam????   40 M          Cabin
  8  Mr Brown       40 M          Cabin
  9  Mrs Vantine    30 F Wife     Cabin
 10  Mary Vantine    5 F Child    Cabin
 11  G M Richmond   28 M          Cabin
 12  G T Daugherty  28 M          Cabin
 13  M Price        20 M          Cabin
 14  Alex Price     50 M          Cabin
 15* P Go??an       30 M          Cabin
 16  H Adler        40 M          Cabin
 17  Wm C Pond      40 M          Cabin
 18  R Kellum       40 M          Cabin
 19* E Garlh???     30 M          Cabin
 20* J Jost???ka    45 M          Cabin
 21  C G Stunke     30 M          Cabin
 22  Mrs Stunke     30 F Wife     Cabin
 23  Mary Stunke     6 F Child    Cabin
 24  G Bush         40 M          Cabin
 25  A S Hall       35 M          Cabin
 26  Mrs Hall       30 F Wife     Cabin
 27  Mary Hall      11 F Child    Cabin
 28  A Powell       40 M          Cabin
 29  P A Donn       30 M          Cabin
 30  L Leonard      30 M          Cabin
 31  A R Hyse       30 M Laborer  Steerage
 32  E Miller       25 M          Steerage
 33  M Miller       23 M          Steerage
 34  J Synde        30 M          Steergae
 35  E Sheen        16 M          Steerage
 36  M Johnson      12 M          Steerage
 37  H Massell      45 M          Steerage
 38  Mrs Massell    40 F Wife     Steerage
 39  Mary Massell    4 F Child    Steerage
 40  Susan Massell   2 F Child    Steerage
 41* Ho?man         28 M          Steerage
 42  J J York       25 M          Steerage
 43* McC???         40 M          Steerage
 44  A Serrig       30 M          Steerage
 45  Geo Keane      28 M          Steerage
 46  S Blade        22 M          Steerage
 47  A Wood         25 M          Steerage
 48  S Pyle         30 M          Steerage
 49  W McCarty      25 M          Steerage
 50* ? Jamous???    30 M          Steerage
 51* A ???kay       25 M          Steerage
 52* Judl???        30 M          Steerage
 53  Mat Caster     25 M          Steerage
 54  R S Stoops     32 M          Steerage
 55* ?? Mul??ahly   30 M          Steerage
 56  John Codling   28 M          Steerage
 57  I F Taylor     20 M          Steerage
 58  W R Botts      30 M          Steerage
 59  E Bean         20 M          Steerage
 60  I F Wilson     22 M          Steerage
 61  Lashey         25 M          Steerage
 62  Wm Gill        23 M          Steerage
 63  W R Sutherland 25 M          Steerage
 64  A D Scajie     28 M          Steerage
 65* Wm Rei??y      32 M          Steerage
 66  H Reese        40 M          Steerage
 67  Mrs Reese      35 F          Steerage
 68  May Reese       5 F          Steerage
 69  Susan Reese     3 F          Steerage
 70  Conroy         30 M          Steerage
 71  Mrs Conroy     25 F          Steerage
 72  Geo Scott      22 M          Steerage
 73  Chs D Davis    25 M          Steerage
 74  J Watson       30 M          Steerage
 75  E Carpy        20 M          Steerage
 76  M Haley        30 M          Steerage
 77  Otten          32 M          Steerage
 78  Wm Pool        30 M          Steerage
 79  H Adler        20 M          Steerage
 80  Chs M Lean     25 M          Steerage
 81  Wm May         25 M          Steerage
 82  Chs Keene      20 M          Steerage
 83  John Artz      30 M          Steerage
 84  Baumgartner    40 M          Steerage
 85  S Brener       35 M          Steerage
 86  S Willey       30 M          Steerage
 87  Wentworth      25 M          Steerage
 88  I I Coop       22 M          Steerage
 89  I S Brown      23 M          Steerage
 90  D S Davis      25 M          Steerage
 91  I Edward       30 M          Steerage
 92  I Fischer      28 M          Steerage
 93  McKevin        32 M          Steerage
 94* J M McC????    38 M          Steerage
 95  Js Phillips    35 M          Steerage
 96  Geo Sutherland 30 M          Steerage
 97  Geo Clear      40 M          Steerage
 98  I W Brooks     30 M          Steerage
 99  S S Parks      40 M          Steerage
100  M Ford         30 M          Steerage
101  I Ough         25 M          Steerage
102  John Stasky    30 M          Steerage
103  Wm May         35 M          Steerage


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 condition of the original document.

*  The Captain's last name is scrawled three times. The clearest looks 
   like Leahy.

 6  Last name undecipherable.
 7  Last name undecipherable.
15  Last name undecipherable.
19  Last name undecipherable.
20  Last name undecipherable.
41  Last name undecipherable.
43  Last name undecipherable.
50  First Initial & Last name unclear.
51  Last name undecipherable.
52  Last name undecipherable.
55  First & Last names unreadable.
65  Last name undecipherable.
94  Last name undecipherable.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 209, List 194.

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