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Brig Emily Fisher
Arroyo, Puerto Rico to New York
10 May 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Shackford, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the
following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now
delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York,
contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of
all the Passengers received on board the Brig Emily Fisher whereof I am Master, from
Arroyo, PR. (Signature) E. W. Shackford.
Sworn to this 10th May 1868,
Before me. (Signature) ? Sz??????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Emily
Fisher whereof Shackford is Master, from Arroyo, burthen 201 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation,
the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend
to become inhabitants, the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage, and
a notation if the passenger died during the voyage.
1 James Hutchinson 29 M Engineer U.S. U.S. Cabin
2* Thomas Kelley 28 M Engineer U.S. U.S. Cabin
(Signature) E W Shackford
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
2 Surname is recorded as "Kelley", but might possibly be "Kelly".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 294, List 408.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 January 2005
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