Port of Philadelphia Manifests for Slaves, 1800-1861

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	Port of Philadelphia Manifests for Slaves Arriving or Departing, 1800-1861 Data from the Pennsylvania State Archives, transcribed circa 1937-1941 Items FORM OF REPORT AND MANIFEST OF A SHIP OR VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM A FOREIGN PORT. Schooner Phoebe, Captured by the USS Ganges, August 22, 1800 Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board of the Schooner PHOEBE (Prize to the Ship Ganges) whereof Calvin Stevens is Prize Master, which cargo was taken on board at Africa, bound for the port of Philadelphia, burthen 70 tons, breadth 19 ft. 10 in., depth 6 ft. 10 in., built at -- in the state of -- and owned by --, merchant at -- as per register granted at the -- day of -- and hour of -- and bound for Philadelphia. Packages and contents: One hundred and eighteen Africans men, women and children. Stores: Thirty water casks, Two barrels and a half Bread, Half barrel Pork, Half do Beef. Signed: (Calvin Stevens) Signed at the district of Philadelphia by Calvin Stevens, Master, August 22, 1800 and sworn before the Deputy Collector, John Graff. In this oath the Masters swear that the report and manifest that they signed contained a just and true account of all goods, wares, and merchandise which were on board (in this case "since her capture") at the time of her sailing from Africa. Note: There is a notation on the outside of the manifest: "Africa for Havana" but the body of the manifest states "Africa for Philadelphia." Schooner Prudence, Captured by the USS Ganges, August 22, 1800 Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board of the Schooner PRUDENCE (Prize to the Ship Ganges) whereof William M. Robbins is (Prize) Master, which cargo was taken on board at Africa, burthen 113 10/45 tons, built at -- in the State of -- and owned by -- Merchant at -- as per register granted at -- the -- day of -- and bound for Philadelphia. Packages and Contents: Sixteen Water Casks, One Key Tobacco, Seventeen Africans men, women and children. No stores: Signed at the district of Philedelphia by W. M. Robbins, August 22, 1800 before John Graff, Deputy Collector. In this oath the Masters swear that the report and manifest that they signed contained a just and true account of all goods, wares and merchandise which were on board (in this case since her capture) at the time of her sailing from Africa. Transcription Note: There is a notation on the outside of the manifest: "Africa for Havana" but the body of the manifest states Africa for Philadelphia. The wording -- (Prize to the Ship Ganges) and (Prize) before Master are inserted above the line. Editor Notes: The Phoebe was registered out of Charleston and the Prudent, which was misidentified in the manifest as "Prudence," was out of Newport. All of the Africans aboard the slave ships Phoebe and Prudent were taken to the Lazaretto, a quarantine station at the mouth of the Schuylkill River, as a precaution against Yellow Fever. Some required hospital care and six died while under hospitalization and are presumed buried in the hospital's burial ground. One African died a few months later at the Philadelphia Almshouse and the fate of one is still unknown. The remaining 127 were taken under the care of the Abolition Society of Pennsylvania, which assigned the surname "Ganges" to all. As they had no means of support or survival in a foreign land, the society arranged indentures for each in Philadelphia and the neighboring counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and York, in Pennsylvania, and the counties of Burlington and Gloucester in New Jersey. Researcher Michael Kearney maintains an extremely detailed and well-researched website devoted to the history of the rescue and settlement of the Ganges families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Ganges Families History Project is at: https://thegangesfamilies.com/. Ship Ohio, November 2, 1817 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Ohio burthen 351 tons, whereof Dan L. Kurtz is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of New Orleans. NAME: Martha Parent SEX: Female AGE: 19 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: Sam'l P. Evans RESIDENCE: -- Dated: November 2, 1817 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Caroline, April 24, 1818 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Caroline of Philadelphia burthen -- tons, whereof James Serrill is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of New Orleans. NAMES: Milly SEX: Female AGE: 45 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: Crogham RESIDENCE: Louisiana NAME: Humphrey SEX: Male AGE: 14 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: Crogham RESIDENCE: Louisiana NAME: Rhodea SEX: Female AGE: 32 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: Washington Jackson RESIDENCE: Philadelphia NAME: William SEX: Boy AGE: 5 STATURE / Feet Inch: - - CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: -- (William, James, Lucy and Dilie are all listed consecutively beneath the entry for Rhodea, indicating that the owner is also Washington Jackson, though no ditto marks are indicated in the transcription. Subsequent research has shown that William, James and Lucy are all children of Rhoda. See the editor's notes, below. RESIDENCE: -- NAME: James SEX: Boy AGE: 4 STATURE / Feet Inch: - - CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: -- RESIDENCE: -- NAME: Lucy SEX: Female AGE: 1 STATURE / Feet Inch: - - CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: -- RESIDENCE: -- NAME: Dilie SEX: Female AGE: 12 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 6" CLASS or COLOR: -- SHIPPER or OWNER: -- RESIDENCE: -- Dated: April 24, 1818 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Editor's Notes: Washington Jackson was a Philadelphia merchant with a trading company based in New Orleans, and who, along with his partner Donelson Caffery, owned sugar plantations in Louisiana. The enslaved woman identified as "Rhodea" above, was Rhoda, who, while enslaved on Jackson's sugar plantation in Louisiana was raped repeatedly by the plantation co-owner Caffery, who fathered three children by her: William, James and Lucy. When Caffery became engaged to marry, Rhoda and her children had to be removed from the plantation to avoid scandal. Caffery purchases all four from Jackson in 1816 for $1,000, with the stipulation that Jackson would remove them to Philadelphia. There, they were to gain their freedom after six months, per Pennsylvania law. But one year later, Caffery had Rhoda and her children taken to a plantation owned by a family friend, Thomas Martin, in Nashville where, ostensibly, Rhoda would work as a free Black and her children would be taught trades. All had, before their removal to Nashville, spent more than six months in Pennsylvania and were legally free Blacks. Rhoda, in the meantime, had additional children fathered by white men on the Nashville plantation, including one, Emeline, born in 1822. Thomas Martin died intestate in 1835, a court awarded ownership of Emeline to Martin's daughter Eliza, and ownership of Rhoda and all her other children to Martin's son William. Caffery had died previously and Jackson was by now managing his trading business in New Orleans. No white persons remained to testify that Rhoda and her children were actually free. Eliza Martin married in 1839, taking Emeline to a Louisiana plantation where she would eventually have two children of her own, James and William. In 1846, Emeline and her two sons were sold to planter Jesse P. Bolls in Houston, Texas. In an incredible twist of history, Emeline secured the services of powerful Houston lawyer Peter Gray, who successfully sued Bolls for Emeline and her sons' freedom. Gray interviewed witnesses in Pennsylvania, Nashville and Louisiana, including Emeline's sister Lucy, and Washington Jackson himself. The case went to trial on November 24, 1848 and on the 25th the jury returned a verdict in Emeline's favor, deciding she and her sons were free and awarding her one dollar in damages. Sources for the notes above: Michael Hall, "The Opera of Emeline," Texas Monthly, May 2016, https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-opera-of-emeline/. Andrew Forest Muir, "The Free Negro in Harris County, Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jan., 1943), pp. 214-238 (25 pages), https://www.jstor.org/stable/30237405. (This source includes a transcript of the deposition of Washington Jackson that was used in Emeline's lawsuit.) The incident related above was turned into an opera, "What Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline," by the Houston Grand Opera, in 2016. Ship Margaret, April 18, 1820 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Margaret of Philadelphia burthen -- tons, whereof David Ridgely is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: George SEX: Male AGE: 21 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 9 1/2" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: David Ridgely RESIDENCE: Baltimore Dated: April 18, 1820 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Orleans, April 24, 1820 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Orleans of Philadelphia burthen 219 17/95 tons, whereof John Graves is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Charlotte SEX: Female AGE: 15 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: Wm. Stark RESIDENCE: Louisiana Dated: April 24, 1820 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Ohio, April 30, 1821 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Ohio of Philadelphia burthen 351 tons, whereof S. Toby is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Diana SEX: Female AGE: 32 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Louis Evans RESIDENCE: Natchez NAME: Annus SEX: Female AGE: 13 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 10" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Louis Evans RESIDENCE: Natchez Dated: April 30, 1821 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Editor's Notes: The Evans family of Natchez, Mississippi owned several plantations that enslaved numerous people. More research needed. Ship Ohio, May 3, 1821 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Ohio of Philadelphia burthen 351 tons, whereof S. Toby is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Betsey SEX: Female AGE: 27 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: A. B. Thompson RESIDENCE: Natchez NAME: Harriett SEX: Female AGE: 30 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 7" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: A. B. Thompson RESIDENCE: Natchez Dated: May 3, 1821 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Ohio, May 3, 1821 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Ohio of Philadelphia burthen 351 tons, whereof S. Toby is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Jack Hunt SEX: Male AGE: 20 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 8" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Wm. Miller RESIDENCE: Alexandria Dated: May 3, 1821 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Georgia Packet, December 20, 1822 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Georgia Packet of Philadelphia burthen 232 91/95 tons, whereof Jared Bunce is at present master, bound from the port of Charleston, S.C. for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Nelly SEX: Female AGE: 13 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 9" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. Rt. Chisolm RESIDENCE: Charleston Dated: December 20, 1822 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Franklin, May 27, 1823 Manifests of slaves on board Franklin of Rochester burthen 89 30/95 tons, whereof Allen Dexter is at present master, bound from the port of Pensacola for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Franklin SEX: Male AGE: 14 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: J. M. Glassell RESIDENCE: Pensacola Dated: May 27, 1823 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Editor's Notes: The slaveholder listed is likely Captain (later Major) James McMillan Glassell, 1790-1838. Glassell was on assigned duty in Florida where he supervised consruction of Fort King and the fortifications at Key West. He was later stationed at Philadelphia, and later assigned to Baton Rouge. Ship Georgia Packet, June 7, 1823 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Georgia Packet of Philadelphia burthen 232 91/95 tons, whereof Jared Bunce is at present master, bound from the port of Charleston, S.C. for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Susey SEX: Female AGE: 19 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. Chisolm RESIDENCE: Charleston NAME: Dolly SEX: Female AGE: 25 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Wm. Lance RESIDENCE: Charleston NAME: Elsey SEX: Female AGE: 21 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: James Thomas RESIDENCE: Charleston Dated: June 7, 1823 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Brig New Hanover, November 7, 1824 Manifests of slaves on board Brig New Hanover of Philadelphia burthen 219 92/95 tons, whereof John P. Levy is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Sue SEX: Female AGE: 50 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: P. Houston RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: November 7, 1824 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Georgian, November 19, 1834 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Georgian of Philadelphia burthen 279 40/95 tons, whereof A. H. Eldridge is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Mary Ann SEX: Female AGE: 19 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 2" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Harriett Campbell RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: November 19, 1834 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Brig New Hanover, November 14, 1835 Manifests of slaves on board Brig New Hanover of Philadelphia burthen 219 92/95 tons, whereof Charles Carty is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Bella Nightingale SEX: Female AGE: 21 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 5" CLASS or COLOR: Dark SHIPPER or OWNER: Wm. Hunter RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Becky SEX: Female AGE: 48 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. Sarah Jones RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: November 14, 1835 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship State of Georgia, October 16, 1838 Manifests of slaves on board Ship State of Georgia burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah, Georgia. NAME: Mathilda SEX: Female AGE: 21 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 10" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: H. Lemillo RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: October 16, 1838 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Archer, May 29, 1840 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Archer burthen -- tons, whereof O. Marston is at present master, bound from the port of New Orleans for the port of Philadelphia. NAME: Mary SEX: Female AGE: 25 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 1" CLASS or COLOR: SHIPPER or OWNER: Chas. Hartret RESIDENCE: New Orleans Dated: May 29, 1840 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Caledonia Brunder, October 10, 1843 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Caledonia Brunder of Phildelphia, burthen 548 82/95 tons, whereof P. A. Deacon is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of New Orleans. NAME: Elizabeth Daley SEX: Female AGE: 30 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Robert Kerr RESIDENCE: New Orleans NAME: boy - Henry SEX: Male AGE: 24 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: P. A. Deacon RESIDENCE: New Orleans Dated: October 10, 1843 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Brig Bapstiste B. Mezick, September 19, 1849 Manifests of slaves on board Brig Bapstiste B. Mezick of Phildelphia, burthen -- tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of New Orleans. NAME: Caroline SEX: Female AGE: 22 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Light Copper SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. Hanna RESIDENCE: New Orleans Dated: September 19, 1849 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Ship Champlaine, October 1, 1849 Manifests of slaves on board Ship Champlaine of Phildelphia, burthen 624 46/95 tons, whereof Henry S. Brown is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of New Orleans. NAME: Leah SEX: Female AGE: 37 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Samuel Oakford RESIDENCE: Louisiana Dated: October 1, 1849 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamer Keystone State, November 9, 1853 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer Keystone State burthen 1500 tons, whereof Robert Hardie is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Mary SEX: Female AGE: 16 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Bright Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: Francis Sorrel RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Israel Shelly SEX: Male AGE: 35 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 8" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: E. Podelford RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Leonora Reddish SEX: Female AGE: 22 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: A. Morris RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Sarah Hicks SEX: Female AGE: 20 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: A. Morris RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Anna Baxter SEX: Female AGE: 18 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: A. Baxter RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Alice Baxter SEX: Female AGE: 13 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 3" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: A. Baxter RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: November 9, 1853 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Editor's Notes: The slaveholder of "Mary," Francis Sorrel, is one of Savannah's most infamous slaveholders. Sorrell was born in Haiti in 1793 to a French citizen and free Black woman. At the age of 5, Black revolutionaries attacked the sugar plantation in Saint-Domingue where he lived, but he was protected by the enslaved caretakers who spirited him to relatives in Port-Au-Prince. At age 14 he worked as a merchant clerk in Port-Au-Prince and his company sent him to work at their Baltimore office. There, he and his supervisor, Henry Douglass, made plans for thier own company, Douglass and Sorrell, in Savannah, trading in cotton, molasses, butter, salt and slaves. Sorrel's first wife, Lucinda, died in 1827 of Yellow Fever. He married her sister, Matilda, who committed suicide in 1859 by jumping from an upper story window, after discoving Francis was regularly raping the young slave Molly. The enslaved Molly herself committed suicide shortly thereafter. As a result, the Sorrel-Weed house in Savannah is famous, not only for it's history, but for supposed hauntings by the ghosts of Sorrel's former wives and the enslaved Molly. Records from other ports show what Sorrel frequently travled with either the young slave Molly, or as noted above, Mary. It is possible that the enslaved Mary, above, is the same slave Molly from the stories, since Molly is a common diminutive name for Mary. Source: "The History of the Sorrel Weed House," Gallivanter Tours, https://gallivantertours.com/savannah/historic-homes/sorrel-weed-house/. The slaveholder of the enslaved Israel Shelly, "E Podelford," is Edward Nathaniel Padelford, 1799-1870, a prominent Savannah merchant, being a partner in several highly successful trading companies. Padelford was also prominent in banking and insurance circles. (Source: https://wiseguystours.com/edward-padleford/) Steamship State of Georgia, June 21, 1854 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Harriett SEX: Female AGE: 45 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: H. M. Stevens RESIDENCE: Liberty Co., Georgia Dated: June 21, 1854 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, April 11, 1857 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Charleston, S.C. NAME: Jane Dedford SEX: Female AGE: 25 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: S. S. Holderman RESIDENCE: Charleston Dated: April 11, 1857 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, April 25, 1857 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Charleston, S.C. NAME: Jefferson Winters SEX: Male AGE: 26 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 7" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: Thomas H. Brown RESIDENCE: Atlanta Dated: April 25, 1857 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, September 12, 1857 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Charleston, S. C. NAME: John Clewson SEX: Male AGE: 26 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 9" CLASS or COLOR: Mulatto SHIPPER or OWNER: G. Bresford RESIDENCE: Macon, Georgia Dated: September 12, 1857 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, October 10, 1857 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah, Georgia. NAME: Chole (Chloe?) SEX: Female AGE: 49 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Dark Brown SHIPPER or OWNER: Jesse Osmond RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: October 10, 1857 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, August 28, 1858 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah, Georgia. NAME: Sam SEX: Male AGE: 39 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 8" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: W. A. Kelly RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: August 28, 1858 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, October 2, 1858 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah, Ga. NAME: Grant Simpson SEX: Male AGE: 60 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 5" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. D. Minis RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Matilda SEX: Female AGE: 40 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 11" CLASS or COLOR: Yellow SHIPPER or OWNER: Rodgers RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: October 2, 1858 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, July 2, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Maria SEX: Female AGE: 50 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 10" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Wm. Lincoln RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: July 2, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, September 10, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Laura SEX: Female AGE: 35 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Brown SHIPPER or OWNER: R. J. Rutherford RESIDENCE: -- NAME: Henrietta SEX: Female AGE: 30 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: Brown SHIPPER or OWNER: Chas. McCallester RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: September 10, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, September 20, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah, Ga. NAME: Rosa SEX: Female AGE: 28 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 7" CLASS or COLOR: Brown SHIPPER or OWNER: E. Baynard RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: September 20, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, September 30, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Jane Grant SEX: Female AGE: 39 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 1" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: Mrs. Aneker RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: September 30, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, October 31, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Amy SEX: Female AGE: 32 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 8" CLASS or COLOR: Light Copper SHIPPER or OWNER: Aaron Reppard RESIDENCE: Savannah NAME: Charlotte SEX: Female AGE: 45 STATURE / Feet Inch: 4' 8" CLASS or COLOR: Dark SHIPPER or OWNER: E. J. Etting RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: October 31, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, November 11, 1859 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Leonora SEX: Female AGE: 22 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 0" CLASS or COLOR: Light SHIPPER or OWNER: E. J. Etting RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: November 11, 1859 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship Keystone State, April 7, 1860 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer Keystone State, burthen 1500 tons, whereof C. P. Mayhman is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Charleston, S.C. NAME: Deborah Pritone SEX: Female AGE: 80 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: J. E. Thwing RESIDENCE: Charleston Dated: April 7, 1860 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship Keystone State, September 15, 1860 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer Keystone State, burthen 1500 tons, whereof C. D. Marshman is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Charleston, S.C. NAME: Jas. Hadston SEX: Male AGE: 69 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 4" CLASS or COLOR: Dark SHIPPER or OWNER: W. Ronkendorff RESIDENCE: Charleston Dated: September 15, 1860 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, October 20, 1860 Manifests of slaves on board Steamer State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Sarah SEX: Female AGE: 40 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 6" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: H. Linville RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: October 20, 1860 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Steamship State of Georgia, February 16, 1861 Manifests of slaves on board Steamship State of Georgia, burthen 1200 tons, whereof John J. Garvin is at present master, bound from the port of Philadelphia for the port of Savannah. NAME: Lippora Moore SEX: Female AGE: 20 STATURE / Feet Inch: 5' 2" CLASS or COLOR: Black SHIPPER or OWNER: W. S. Moore RESIDENCE: Savannah Dated: February 16, 1861 Manifest signed and sworn to by the captain and signature attested by Collector of port or by a naval office at port of clearance. Sources "Transcripts Of Slave Manifests (Roll 376)", Transcripts of Slave Manifests, 1800-1841, transcribed circa 1937-1941, 01800. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A1027522. "The Ganges Families History Project," https://thegangesfamilies.com/ Gallivanter Tours, "The History of the Sorrel Weed House," https://gallivantertours.com/savannah/historic-homes/sorrel-weed-house/. Hall, Michael, "The Opera of Emeline," Texas Monthly, May 2016, https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-opera-of-emeline/. 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