Bermuda Island to New York
2 May 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Covell, Master of the Brig Louise, 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 Bermuda, from which Port the said Brig 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. (Signature) John N. B. Covell.
Sworn to this 2 May 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W ? C?????y, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Louisa whereof John Covell is Master, from Bermuda, burthen 259 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage, and a notation if the passenger died on the voyage.
1 Capt Richards 30y6m M Capt New York New York Cabin
2 Lettie Richards 25y5m F Wife New York New York Cabin
3 Infant Richards 0y2m F Child New York New York Cabin
4* Capt Robins 45y6m M Capt New Bedford New Bedford Cabin
5* George Robins 11y7m M No Occ New Bedford New York Cabin
6 Darah Shaw 25y4m F Wife Nova Scotia New York Cabin
7 Mrs Tuzo 70y2m F No Occ New York New York Cabin
8 J. Tuzo 36y1m F No Occ New York New York Cabin
9 Mary Ketchem 50y7m F No Occ New York New York Cabin
10* W^m Jennins 30y8m M Merchant Bermuda New York Cabin
11* B. Sewall 50y6m M Merchant Philadelphia Philadelphia Cabin
12 W^m Pitt 30y1m M Merchant Philadelphia Philadelphia Cabin
13* A. Johnson ?8y3m F Servant Bermuda Bermuda Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of
the manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader
should refer.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is
superscripted.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
The recorder of the manifest often abbreviates given names by writing the first few
letters of the name, then skipping letters and then writing the final letter as
superscripted. In these cases, the transcriber uses the symbol (^) to indicate that
the following letter is superscripted, i.e., W^m for William.
4-5 Surname is recorded as "Robins", but might possibly be "Robbins".
10 Surname is recorded as "Jennins", but might possibly be "Jennings".
11 Surname appears to be either "Sewall" or "Servall".
13 Passenger's Age is obscurred by an ink spot.
(reference: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 369. Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 4 December 2004)