Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Schooner Stephen Bennett

I, Geo H. Bennett*, Master of the Schooner Stephen Bennett*, 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 Schooner at Port Spain, Trinidad from which port said Schooner 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.
Sworn to this June 17, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) G. H. Bennett*

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Schooner Stephen Bennett* whereof G.H. Bennett* is Master, from Port Spain, Trinidad burthen 243 39/100 tons.

Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

Cabin Passengers:
1   J Alves De Vaid   33   male   merchant   Perchagal    not known
2   Arthur Eckel      25   male   clerk      Port Spain   not known
3   John Vincent      16   male   clerk      Port Spain   not known


Transcriber's Notes:   

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the
   original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used 
   to call your attention to additional information in 
   the transcriber's notes.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

*  The ship's name and the captain's last name could be Bernett. It is hard to see if
   there are 2 n or rn.

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