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Bark Elber

I, John Peterson, Master of the Am Bk Elber, 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 Bk at Matanzas from which Port the said Bk 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. (Signature) John Peterson

Sworn to this November 12 1867,
Before me. (Signature) R?????p, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Am Bk Elber whereof Peterson is Master, from Matanzas burthen 424 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, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.

              

  1  Laura Wasson       28   Female   Lady    U.S.    U.S.    Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.

  The designation "Am Bk Elber" in the Captain's sworn statement at the 
  beginning of the manifest likely implies that the Bark Elber is of
  American ownership or registry.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 288, List 1186.