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Brig Marcellus
I, W F Sheffield, Master of the Brig Marcellus, 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 Brig at St Kitts, from which port said Brig 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.
W F Sheffield
Sworn to this July 18th, 1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Brig Marcellus whereof W F Sheffield is Master, from St Kitts. Burthen 141 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:
Destination---All bound for the United States
Died on Voyage---No deaths
CABIN PASSENGERS
1 D Y Campbell 30 M Planter St Eustatin
2 Mrs Campbell 25 F Lady St Eustatin
3 Miss Ann Hyligar 25 F Lady St Eustatin
4* Thomas Birdsong 30 M M????? Great Britain
STEERAGE
5 John McSheen 60 M Carpenter St Kitts
6 John Baptiste 25 M Laborer Medina Portugal
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the
Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could not be read
due to the condition of the original document.
4---Cannot decipher the Occupation. ??
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 770.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 January 2005
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