Brig Excelsior
Hamilton, Bermuda to New York
18 November 1867
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Orville Cooper, Master of the Brig Excelsior, 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 Hamilton Ba 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) Orville Cooper
Sworn to this November 18 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ?????????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Brig "Excelsior"
whereof Cooper is Master, from Hamilton Ba burthen 140 Am tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to
which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become
inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
1 Mrs F Brownlow 40y3m Female Lady Bermuda U.S. Cabin
2 Mrs W^m Burgeons 30y3m Female Lady Bermuda U.S. Cabin
3 Mrs Melbourne 20y7m Female Lady Bermuda U.S. Cabin
4 Mr Potter 40y3m Male Agt Bermuda U.S. Cabin
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that
can not be transcribed definitely.
(reference: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel
289, list 1203)
This material made available through the generous permission of the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild - transcriber Phil Buckley