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    1. [GERMANS-WI] May 26 1883: Ship Werra from Bremen arrives NYC
    2. Mary Thiele Fobian
    3. Ship Werra Bremen, Germany to New York May 26, 1883 DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK I, Julius Barre, Master of German Ship Werra do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear* that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Ship Werra at Bremen, Germany, from which port said Ship Werra has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. Sworn to this May 26, 1883. So help me God. (signed) Julius Barre. Sworn before me this May 26, 1883, (signed) R?iznstcah ? ? List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Werra whereof Julius Barre, is master, from Bremen, Germany, burthen 2936 tons. Columns represent: given name, surname, age (in years and months on some children), sex, occupation, state and country to which they severally belong, port or city of destination, (this column was eliminated on this page, because all were bound for New York), part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage (this column was eliminated and group headings used at the beginning of each section), number of pieces of luggage, and the type of transit recorded for each passenger. 311 passengers are listed. The rest of this transcription is available at: http://www.immigrantships.net/v3/1800v3/werra18830526_1 .html ==================== Mary Thiele Fobian Independent Writer/Editor

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