I, William Pearce, Master of the S.S. Helvetia, 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 vessel at Liverpool from which port said vessel 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 Dec 29 1876

So help me God,
(signed) William Pearce

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Helvetia whereof William Pearce, is master, from Liverpool, burthen 2507 tons.

Columns 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, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

  1   Frances Drake           30  f  wife       English    U.S.A.   steerage
  2   Infant Drake             1  m  infant     English    U.S.A.   steerage
  3   James A Drake           34  m  laborer    English    U.S.A.   steerage
  4   Thomas Kelly            35  m  laborer    English    U.S.A.   steerage
  5   Henry Collins           34  m  laborer    English    U.S.A.   steerage
  6   Joseph M^cGregor        20  m  laborer    English    U.S.A.   steerage
  7   Margaret M^cManus       25  f  spinster   America    U.S.A.   steerage
  8   A Platzkowsky           38  m  laborer    Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
  9   Jacob Platzkowsky       10  m  child      Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 10   Valentin Platzkowsky     8  m  child      Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 11   Victoria Platzkowsky     6  f  child      Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 12   Francesco Platzkowsky    3  m  child      Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 13   Anna W Schack           23  f  spinster   Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 14   F. W. Ritter            38  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 15   M Bansky                23  m  laborer    Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 16   H Ko???ski              20  m  laborer    Russia     U.S.A.   steerage   
 17   Jo^s Wagner             34  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 18   Ab^? Rothstein          24  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 19   J. L Volop              42  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 20   A Dubois                24  m  laborer    France     U.S.A.   steerage   
 21   Gustav Griffin          24  m  laborer    France     U.S.A.   steerage   
 22   Jo^s Bou?????per        25  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 23   Axel Hasland            26  m  laborer    Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 24   Mathilda Lundstrom      48  f  wife       Germany    U.S.A.   steerage     
 25   Carl Lundstrom          17  m  child      Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 26   Mathilda Lundstrom       9  f  child      Germany    U.S.A.   steerage       
 27   Henrietta Lundstrom      5  f  child      Germany    U.S.A.   steerage   
 28   Geo B^tto Cavaperaro    20  m  laborer    Italy      U.S.A.   steerage   
 29   Guiseppe Languinetti    20  m  laborer    Italy      U.S.A.   steerage   
 30   M^rs G. Webster         60  f  lady       England    U.S.A.   saloon
 31   Miss E. Smith           15  f  child      England    U.S.A.   saloon
 32   Lieut. R. W. Stewart    30  m  officer    England    U.S.A.   saloon
 33   Capt M. W. Kineran      35  m  officer    England    Nassau   saloon
 34   M^rs T. A. Nichols      30  f  lady       England    U.S.A.   saloon
 35   M^r Mose Baub           36  m  gent^n     Germany    U.S.A.   saloon
 36   M^r Heppner             40  m  gent^n     England    U.S.A.   saloon
 37   M^r Bowden              30  m  gent^n     England    U.S.A.   saloon    


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.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1201.