Schooner Charles Elliot

Bermuda to New York
1 August 1848

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

I, Henry E Higgs, Master of the Schooner Charles Elliot, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to theCollector 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 Bermuda, 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 passenger, 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.
Henry E Higgs

Sworn to this 8-1-1848
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Schooner Charles Elliot whereof Henry E Higgs is Master, from Bermuda.
Burthen 76 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.

  1  Mrs H Higgs  28 F Lady    Bermuda             Bermuda
  2  Master Higgs  5 M Son     Bermuda             Bermuda

STEERAGE
  3  Mrs Kelly    30 F         British West Indies Great Britain  
  4  J Browell    22 M Clerk   British West Indies Bermuda
  5  C T McCallan 22 M Clerk   British West Indies Bermuda
  6  R Bowrie     24 M Soldier Scotland            Bermuda

Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additionalinformation in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that couldnot be read due to the condition of the original document.