Dublin Core
Title
Ship manifest of 2 enslaved people
Description
Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807-1860; Microfilm Serial: M1895; Microfilm Roll: 25
Creator
U.S. Customs
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
October 20, 1849
Scripto
Transcription
This manifests lists 1 enslaved woman and her infant aboard the Steamship Palmetto, captained by J. Smith. They departed New Orleans for Galveston on October 20, 1849. J. Smith was also the shipper for this voyage, and his residence is listed as Galveston.
Harriet, a 23 year old woman who was described as 5' 2" tall and having a black complexion
Harriet's infant
Harriet, a 23 year old woman who was described as 5' 2" tall and having a black complexion
Harriet's infant