Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS DeSoto

I, J Johnston, Master of the Sr Ship DeSoto, 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 Ship at Havana, 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 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. J Johnston

Sworn to this Feb 13 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steam Ship DeSoto whereof Johnston is Master, from Havana. Burthen 1600 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. Three columns eliminated and the reasons below:
There were no deaths during the voyage.
All passengers are going to the US.
All are shown as Cabin passengers.

    
 1  Ane Reyna            36  M  Planter   Spain
 2  Andres Reyna         28  M  Planter   Spain
 3  John Stoffer         27  M  Planter   Spain
 4  Manuel Ender         30  M  Planter   Spain
 5  Herman Graglia       24  M  Merchant  Spain
 6  Juan Menocal         25  M  Merchant  USA
 7  Juan Curran          24  M  Merchant  USA
 8  Julia Farquaya       21  F            USA
 9  Am Hernandez         29  M  Artist    USA
10  Mrs A M Hernandez    24  F            USA
11  Manuel Pena          22  M  Planter   USA
12  Francisco Formey     31  M            USA
13  R Carrera            31  M  Merchant  USA
14  Daniel S Guston      24  M            USA
15  Ens Eulen            28  M            USA
16  Pauline Letchanacket 22  F            USA 
17  Emanuel Vasquez      27  M            USA
18  Thos J Midden        28  M            USA
19  H N Powers           27  M            USA
20  Lewis June           34  M            USA
21  Thos King            29  M  Artist    USA
22  Wm Smith             25  M            USA
23  Robt Ellingham       22  M            USA
24  Mrs Ann Gedney       26  F            USA
25  John LaFour          23  M  Merchant  USA
26  Henry Hinchburn      26  M            USA
27  David Jachens        39  M            USA
28  Nat A Grier          31  M            USA
29  Mat Endol            42  M            USA
30  And J Whaley         28  M            USA
31  Ben C Beterick       41  M            USA
32  Ana H Bishop         38  F            USA
33  M Leroy              32  M  Sailor    USA
34  Wm McCullum          28  M            USA
35  John Badwick         23  M            USA
36  Wm Holgate           21  M            USA
37  Chas Gifford         36  M            USA
38  Geo A Gracy          34  M            USA
39  Robt Douglass        31  M            USA
40  John Potts           32  M  Merchant  USA
41  Mrs John Potts       26  F            USA
42  Mat Collins          29  M            USA
43  John M Danforth      30  M            USA
44  Edward Berry         24  M            USA    


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.

There is some question about the name of the ship. On another 
transcription it is identified by the name "DeLito" and it also looks
like "DeGoto" but "DeSoto" seems to be the correct name. Before the
name on the citation is the abbreviation "Sr" which I believe means
Steamer and later the ship is described as the Steam Ship DeSoto.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.

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