Ship Manifest of 1 enslaved person

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Title

Ship Manifest of 1 enslaved person

Description

Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807-1860; Microfilm Serial: M1895; Microfilm Roll: 25

Creator

U.S. Customs Service

Source

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.

Publisher

National Archives and Records Administration

Date

January 10, 1850

Scripto

Transcription

This manifest lists 1 enslaved person aboard the Steamship Galveston, captained by Henry Place. The vessel departed New Orleans for Galveston on January 10, 1850. The enslaved person on board was being shipped by a S.W. Raveley of New Orleans.

Listed:
Henry Brooks, a 22 year old man who stood 5' 7" tall and was described as yellow.