Ship American Congress
I, ?. W. M???th ? Master of the Ship Am Congress 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 of the said ship at London from which port said (omitted) 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.Sworn to this Jun 25^c 1859
(Signed) ? ? Math??
Before me (Signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship American Congress whereof S. W. Mather is Master, from London burthen Eight hundred & sixty three tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States" and no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 John McCarthy 23y Male Labourer Ireland Passenger Deck 2 Timothy Hayes 19y Male Labourer Ireland Passenger Deck 3 Jacob Mendoza 20y Male Cigar Maker England Passenger Deck 4 Aaron Mendoza 19y Male Cigar Maker United States Passenger Deck 5 Lannez Isaacs 30y Male Harness Maker United States Passenger Deck 6 John Haggerty 25y Male Engineer Ireland Passenger Deck 7 Batholomew Connor 22y Male White Smith Ireland Passenger Deck 8 John Leary 23y Male Labourer Ireland Passenger Deck 9 Westly Francis 23y Male Grocer United States Passenger Deck 10 John Parsons 24y Male Grocer United States Passenger Deck 11 Thomas Curley 20y Male Moulder United States Passenger Deck 12 Thomas Smith 19y Male Druggist United States Passenger Deck 13* Morris Hammerschl?g 24y Male Smith Germany Passenger Deck 14 Frederick Tonsey 28y Male Labourer United States Passenger Deck 15 William Martin 23y Male Labourer United States Passenger Deck 16 Christopher King 21y Male Labourer United States Passenger Deck 17 Nathan Worris 17y Male Tailor England Passenger Deck 18 William Kean 29y Male Wheelwright Prussia Passenger Deck 19 James Davin 38y Male Mason England Passenger Deck 20 Henry Armstrong 39y Male Mariner United States Passenger Deck 21 George Simpson 39y Male Engineer United States Passenger Deck 22 Timothy Shea 46y Male Labourer England Passenger Deck 23 Mary Shea 46y Female Wife England Passenger Deck 24 Patrick Shea 16y Male Son England Passenger Deck 25 Margaret Shea 11y Female Daughter England Passenger Deck 26 Jeremiah Shea 10y Male Son England Passenger Deck 27 Jane Aves 25y Female Tailoress England Passenger Deck 28 Mary Donovan 28y Female Lady England Passenger Deck 29 John Luce 23y Male Labourer England Passenger Deck 30 Philota Luce 22y Female Wife England Passenger Deck 31* Mary Ann Lucy 41y Female Labourer United States Passenger Deck 32 James Brumagen 43y Male Labourer Ireland Passenger Deck 33 Margaret Brumagen 38y Female Wife Ireland Passenger Deck 34 Julia Brumagen 8y Female Daughter Ireland Passenger Deck 35 Elizabeth Brumagen 6y Female Daughter Ireland Passenger Deck 36 Thomas Bevis 22y Male Chemist United States Passenger Deck 37 Joseph Allen 20y Male Draper United States Passenger Deck 38* Toanna Donovan 30y Female Tailoress England Passenger Deck 39 Joanna Donovan Infant 11m Female Daughter England Passenger Deck 40 Elizabeth Hulseman 22y Female Wife England Passenger Deck 41 Mary Hulseman 3y Female Daughter England Passenger Deck 42 Fredk Hulseman Infant 11m Male Son England Passenger Deck 43 James Hughes 40y Male Marble Cutter United States Passenger Deck 44 John Rohde 28y Male General Agent England Passenger Deck 45* Christina Foldstein 34y Female Wife England Passenger Deck 46 Ellen Goldstein 6y Female Daughter England Passenger Deck 47 Charles Goldstein 3y 6m Male Son England Passenger Deck 48 Henry Goldstein Infant 8m Male Son England Passenger Deck 49 Emma Teppett 34y Female Wife England Passenger Deck 50 Emily Teppett 11y Female Daughter England Passenger Deck 51 Henry Teppett 7y Male Son England Passenger Deck 52 Thomas Teppett 6y Male Son England Passenger Deck 53 James Hewitt 55y Male Shoemaker England Passenger Deck 54 Mary Wood 22y Female Servant England Passenger Deck 55 Henry Garland 28y Male Mariner United States Passenger Deck 56 Frederick Johnson 15y Male Decorater England Passenger Deck 57 George Petrie 24y Male Mason United States Passenger Deck 58 Annie Petrie 28y Female Wife United States Passenger Deck 59 Jacob Petrie 53y Male Mason United States Passenger Deck 60 Catharine Petrie Infant 9m Female Daughter United States Passenger Deck 61 Catharine Petrie 20y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 62 Elizabeth Petrie 17y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 63* Elizabeth Kan?ess 15y Female Dressmaker Germany Passenger Deck 64 Johan Kuhl 25y Male Tailor United States Passenger Deck 65 Jacob Kuhl 20y Male Shoemaker United States Passenger Deck 66 Catharine Kuhl 20y Female Wife United States Passenger Deck 67 Elizabeth Brenning 15y Female Dressmaker Germany Passenger Deck 68 Elizabeth Kuhl 17y Female Dressmaker United States Passenger Deck 69 Catharine Roehig 18y Female Servant Germany Passenger Deck 70 Nicholas Schwarz 57y Male Farmer Germany Passenger Deck 71 Catharine Schwarz 23y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 72 Phillippina Schwarz 19y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 73 Jacob Kammer? 27y Male Farmer Germany Passenger Deck 74 Phillippina Kammer 29y Female Wife Germany Passenger Deck 75 Marie Kammer 3y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 76 Jacob Kammer Infant 9m Male Son Germany Passenger Deck 77 Phillippina Kammer 21y Female Wife Germany Passenger Deck 78 Elizabeth Kammer Infant 11m Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 79 Frederick Schwarz 58y Male Weaver Germany Passenger Deck 80 Phillip Moses 57y Male Farmer Germany Passenger Deck 81 Nicholas Schwarz 11y Male Son Germany Passenger Deck 82 Catharine Schwarz 23y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 83 John Schaeffer 48y Male Farmer Germany Passenger Deck 84 Charlotta Schaeffer 46y Female Wife Germany Passenger Deck 85 Charlotta Schaeffer 14y Female Daughter Germany Passenger Deck 86 Alfred Roessell 24y Male Brewer United States Passenger Deck 87 Catharine Baeir 30y Female Dressmaker Germany Passenger Deck 88 Michael Baeir 22y Male Tailor Germany Passenger Deck 89 Catharine Beecher 21y Female Tailoress Germany Passenger Deck 90 Mary Beecher 15y Female Tailoress Germany Passenger Deck 91 Margaretha Beecher 44y Female Farmeress Germany Passenger Deck 92 Nicholas Beecher 11y Male Farmer Germany Passenger Deck 93 Susannah Kehl 17y Female Servant Germany Passenger Deck 94 Anna Wecht 29y Female Servant Germany Passenger Deck 95 Catharine Flaht 30y Female Tailoress Germany Passenger Deck 96 Margaretta Flaht 18y Female Tailoress Germany Passenger Deck 97 Margaret Beecher 19y Female Farmeress Germany Passenger Deck 98* Helena Schwarz ?8y Female Dairy maid United States Passenger Deck 99 Adam Walter 21y Male Shoemaker United States Passenger Deck 100 Nicholas Fehler 16y Male Farmer United States Passenger Deck 101* Christian Ebersta?ter 18y Male Brewer United States Passenger Deck 102 Lewis Fischer 20y Male Merchant United States Passenger Deck 103 John Austen 21y Male Merchant United States Passenger Deck 104 Daniel Nelson 33y Male Farmer United States Passenger Deck 105 Fraqus Gerard 28y Male Engineer France Passenger Deck 106* Alphonose Hardy 25y Male Employe France Passenger Deck 107 Eugene Chollett 37y Male Rentier France Passenger Deck 108 Virginie Chollett 23y Female Wife France Passenger Deck 109* Henry Girard 21y Male Employe France Passenger Deck 110* Emile Bosquet 22y Male Employe France Passenger Deck 111* Emma Bosquet 19y Female Employe France Passenger Deck 112 Jean Nalitron 40y Male Stone cutter France Passenger Deck 113* Alfred Audibert 22y Male Employe France Passenger Deck 114 John Salter 28y Male Fringe Maker England 2^nd Cabin 115 Mary Jane Salter 24y Female Wife England 2^nd Cabin 116 Elizabeth Ann Salter 6y Female Daughter England 2^nd Cabin 117 Benjamin F Tryon 34y Male Artist America Cabin 118 Henry S Drennon 30y Male Soldier America Cabin 119 Hatty Drennon 30y Female Wife England Cabin 120 M Louise Jessett 23y Female Sister United States Cabin 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 below. ? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of the original document. ^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted. The transcription preserves the original spelling. The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the transcriber to aid with referencing. All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated. The manifest scribe used vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/duplication of the last written word(s). 13 Surname could be Hammerschlag or Hammerschleg. 31 Surname could be miswritten Luce. 38 First name could be miswritten Joanna. 45 Surname could be miswritten Goldstein. 63 4th letter of surname illegible. 98 Age could be 38y or 58y. 101 Surname could be Eberstalter or Eberstatter. 106, 109-111, 113 accent aigu over final 'e' in Occupation.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 193, List 609
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7 September 2006
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