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Ship Americana

Glasgow, Scotland to New York
25 June 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William Potts 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 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 Ship Americana whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.

Sworn to this June 25 1859                                      So help me God.
Before me (Signature illegible)                                 (Signed) William Potts
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Americana whereof Potts is Master, from Glasgow burthen 1046 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and Died on the Voyage.
  
     1  D McLerd  14  M  Clerk  Scotland  UStates
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 193, List 611C
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 April 2007


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