Ship manifest of 44 enslaved people

Ship manifest of 44 enslaved people

Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807–1860. NARA microfilm publication M1895, 30 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Customs Service

Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manifests, 1807-1860 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

National Archives and Records Administration

February 21, 1846

This manifests lists 44 enslaved people who were aboard the Steamship Galveston, captained by John J. Wright. It sailed from New Orleans to Galveston on February 21, 1846. A "G. Smith" claimed these people as property.

Dick, a 50 year old man who was described as Black
Becky, a 35 year old woman who was described as Black
Becky's infant, who was described as Black
Jacob, a 9 year old boy who was described as Black
Peter, a 5 year old boy who was described as Black
Thomas, a 4 year old boy who was described as Black
Charlotte, a 3 year old girl who was described as Black
Maria, a 2 year old girl who was described as Black
Jefferson, a 40 year old man who was described as Black
Mary, an 18 year old girl who was described as Black
Mary's child who was described as Black
Judy, an 18 year old girl who was described as Black
Judy, a 14 year old girl who was described as Black
Susannah, a 14 year old girl who was described as Black
William, a 40 year old man who was described as Black
Vina, a 30 year old woman who was described as Black
Donier, an 8 year old boy who was described as Black
Luky, a 6 year old girl who was described as Black
Judy, a 4 year old girl who was described as Black
Chloe, a 2 year old girl who was described as Black
Anthony, a 20 year old man who was described as Black
Jim, a 14 year old boy who was described as Black
Fanny, a 20 year old girl who was described as Black
William, a 30 year old man who was described as Light
Verity, a 28 year old woman who was described as Light
Lizzy, a 12 year old girl who was described as Light
Henry, a 26 year old man who was described as Black
Jo, a 17 year old boy who was described as Black
Nanny, a 15 year old girl who was described as Light
Lilly, an 8 year old girl who was described as Dark
Ann, a 23 year old woman who was described as Light
Enoch, a 25 year old man who was described as Light
Caroline, a 25 year old woman who was described as Light
Fanny, 5 year old girl who was described as Light
Dave, a 3 year old boy who was described as Light
Charlotte, a 2 year old girl who was described as Light
Angeline, a 2 year old girl who was described as Light
Penny, a 6 year old girl who was described as Light
Simon, a 25 year old man who was described as Dark
Caroline, a 25 year old woman who was described as Dark
Caroline's (unnamed) infant, who was described as Dark
Chloe, a 17 year old girl who was described as Dark
Renee, a 25 year old woman who was described as Dark
Melinda, a 15 year old girl who was described as Light