Schooner Speculator
30 July 1818
Manifest
Schooner Speculator
Halifax
51
District of Philadelphia
I, O.T. Sinclair do
solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the Report and Manifest subscribed with
my name, and now 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 Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, including Packages of every
kind and nature whatsoever, which were on board the Schooner Speculator at the
time of her sailing from the Port of Halifax or which have been laden or taken
on board at any time since and that the Packages of the said Goods are as
particularly described as in the Bills of Lading, signed for the same by me, or
with my knowledge: That I am at present, and have been during the voyage Master
of the said Vessel, that no Package whatever, or any Goods, Wares or
Merchandise, have been unladen (sic), landed, taken out, or in any manner
whatever removed from on board the said Schooner since her departure from the
said Port of Plymouth except such as are now particularly specified and declared
in the Abstract or Account herewith; and that the Clearance and other Papers,
now delivered by me to the Collector, are all that I now have, or have had that
any way relate to the Cargo of the said Vessel: And I do further swear that the
several Articles specified in the said Manifest, as the Sea Stores for the Cabin
and Vessel, are truly such, and were bona fide put on board the said Schooner
for the use of the Officers, Crew and Passengers thereof, and have none of them
been brought and are not intended, by way of Merchandise, or for sale, or for
any other purpose than above mentioned, and are intended, to remain on board for
the Consumption of the said Officers and Crew: I further Swear that if I shall,
hereafter discover, or know of any other or greater quantity of Goods, Wares and
Merchandise of any nature or kind whatsoever, than are contained in the Report
and Manifest subscribed and are now delivered by me, I will immediately and
without delay, make due report thereof, to the Collector of the Port or District
of Philadelphia: And I do likewise Swear that all matters whatsoever in the
said Report and Manifest expressed, are to the best of my knowledge and belief
just and true. I further Swear that an Officer of the Customs has applied for
an inspection of the Manifest of the Cargo on board the said Vessel, and that
_______ Certificate or Endorsement has been delivered to me on _______ Manifest
of such Cargo.
SO HELP ME GOD.
Collector's Office, this 24 day of July 1818, E. T. Sinclair
before me _____________ Collector."
Note: "Plymouth was marked out and Halifax written in" for the port from which they sailed. ERL.
Source: Sinclair, O. T., District of Philadelphia Report and Manifest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Silas Engles, 1818, 24 Jul 1818, Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb's files, 2434 E. Contessa St., Mesa, AZ 85213-7706, ERL A48.
"remaining Stores - three hundred W. Bread - Four Barrels Beef, Two Barrels Pork, two lbs Tea, Fifty __ Sugar, 1/4 lb Flour, Twelve ______ pieces belonging to ______
Cabin Passengers - Edward Marsh - 1, Geo (George) Goodling - 2 - Thomas Cochrum - 3, Alex (Alexander) Allen - 4, San____ Cook -5, ________
Sterage (sic) Passengers - John Salter - 6, William Hamblyn - 7, Richard _____Colm - 8, William Wethale - 9, ____ Bear - 10, R____ Bear - 11, Ths ______(Thomas) E. Beur - 12, Thomas ______ Harting - 13, Kathy Flour - 14, Olliver Kelly - 15, Olliver Kelly Junior - 17, ____________, John Broad - 18, John Bellmare - 19, John _____Aumbles(?) - 20, Philip Inch - 22, Jno (John) Smith - 26 (sic), Geo (George) Dawe - 23, ______ Churchill - 24, James (or Jane)___ Inch - 25, Susan Best - 26, Edward Caude - 27, Jane Caude - 28, Wm (William) Caude - 29, Wm (William) Thomas - 30, Mary Thomas - 31, Jas (James) Piper(?)_____ - 32, Thomas Triscoll_____ - 33, Geo (George) Truscott ______ - 34, Tho (Thomas) Truscott _____ - 35, _____Thos (Thomas) Thomas - 36, Beoj? Bey? _____ Garland - 37m Mr _____ Truerthy _____ - 38, John Gragy _____ - 39, Mary Gregy _____ - 40, Robt (Robert) Yarez _____ - 41, Jno (John) Hicking(sic) - 42, Simon Hugo - 43, Richd (Richard) Truscott _____ - 44, Mrs Truscott - 45, Mrs Croyyord - 46 ________ William Hudy? ______ - 47, Richd (Richard) Hocking - 48, Thos(Thomas) ___ Northway ______ - 49, Te Tr ______ Hoar - 50, Mr. Williams - 51, Seventy seven persons including child(ren) and their Baggage."
Copy traced carefully by Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb. Read by Judith Rittenhouse Carpenter and Amber Solis. Jno (John) Hicking(sic) - 42 is probably our John Hocking.
Source: Sinclair, E. T., Schooner Speculator Ballast and Stores (Plymouth, England; Philadelphia and Halifax: 1818), #44, 1818, Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb's files, 2434 E. Contessa St., Mesa, AZ 85213-7706, ERL A44.
Name: Richard Hocking, Arrival Date: Jul 30, 1818, Gender: Unknown, Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Port of Departure: Halifax, Ship Name: Schooner Speculator, National Archives' Series Number: 425, Microfilm Number: 26, List Number: 158."
Micropublication M425, rolls #1-71. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Source: Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Record (database online) (Provo, Utah : MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003), Microfilm 26, 30 Jul 1818, Judith Lamb Rittenhouse Carpenter, 2434 E. Contessa St., Mesa, AZ 85213-7706, ERL A48.