Hamilton, Bermuda to New York
5 May 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W. O. Dunscombe, Master of the Br Sch Meteor, 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 Sch at Hamilton from which Port the said Sch 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) W. O. Dunscombe.
Sworn to this May 5th 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W C??????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Sch Meteor whereof
Dunscombe is Master, from Hamilton, burthen 54 Am or 53 Br 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 during the voyage.
1* Edwin Smith 34y3m Male M't U.S. U.S. 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.
1 Passenger's Occupation is recorded as "M't", likely implying "Merchant".
(Reference: National Archives and Records Administration,
Film M237, Reel 294, List 388.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild,
1 January 2005)
