I, Jas B McConnell Master or Commander of the Brig Mary Elizabeth do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the within list, signed by me, and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board the said Vessel at the Port of Havana or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear, that none of the said passengers have died on the voyage. (signed) Jas. B. McConnell Sworn before me this 5 day of May 1854 (signed) JWHunt COLLECTOR

List of all Passengers taken on bard the Brig Mary Elizabeth whereof Jas. B. McConnell is Master, at the Port of Havana and bound for New-Orleans.

Columns: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country of which they intend becoming Inhabitants, and Number that have died on the Passage. There were no deaths on the voyage, so that column had been omitted.

       
 1 Carlesti Arenas    50 Male Segar Maker  Spain       U. Stattes
 2 Jese Arenas        25 Male Segar Maker  Spain       U. Stattes
*3 Mat?  Arenas       20 Male Segar Maker  Spain       U. Stattes
 4 Daniel Burke       35 Male Seegar Maker U. Stattes  U. Stattes
   
General notes:

Se(e)gar Maker is probably Cigar Maker.
Stattes is typed as written on the manifest.

Passenger notes:

3 Arenas - given name ends in 1 or 2 small letters which are not legible.


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