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This document is a copy of a ship's manifest listing all passengers. The document is difficult to read and was edited electronically for presentation here. The heading reads partially as: "Report or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Steam Ship City of Glosgow, whereas William Wylie is Master, from Liverpool burthen .... Tons and owned by Richardson .... of Liverpool and bound to Philadelphia. I William Wylie do solemnly, sincerely and truly (swear)... that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and how delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board the ... City of ... at the time of her sailing from the Port of Philadelphia or which have been taken on board at any time since: that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, Master of the said vessel. And that I do likewise (swear)... that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. (Sworn).. before me, this 22nd day of March 1853." Document was signed by William Wylie and the Collector. Column Headings of the report include (from left to right) No., Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, To what country belonging, Country to which it is their intention to become inhabitants, Number and Names of Passengers who have Died on the voyage, Number of Packages, baggage. Oliver Becket was listed as passenger number 4 of the Storage Passengers (see boxed in entry of the document, page 2 after cover). Information states Oliver was 19 years of age, a farmer, bound to New York from Ireland with no baggage.
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ancestry.com
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Oliver Becket Phil pass list 1800-1945 p1.jpg
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157.1 KB
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5072
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1016 x 574
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Folio version
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3.04
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Oliver Becket
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