Hi Cheryl, Since a boarding officer is an occupation. I thought about looking at New Orleans directories. Here is a link to what I found and I copied a few lines from this link below . Keep in mind this information is a transcription and subject to errors. When you open the link you will find at the top where the information was found. Perhaps you can locate the original directory. Jannean James http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/history/directory/1850busi.txt Knight W. R. Boarding Officer, N. E. Pass Mongrue U. L. Boarding Officer, Pointe a la Hache Foster Winslow Boarding Officer, Fort Livingston Martin P. Boarding Officer, Algiers Taylor John Boarding Officer, Basins On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Elizabeth Banas <fh_research@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Cheryl! It looks like William (WM) R. Krafts to me. At first glance, > the surname looked like Knights. It will be interesting to see what other > list members have to say. Elizabeth Banas > > Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0800 > > From: cmproctor1@frontier.com > > To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TGF] Help with signature > > > > I am trying to discern the signature of the boarding agent on the last > (3rd) page of the passenger list of the ship International, which arrived > at the port of New Orleans on 1 May 1855. > > > > I cannot tell exactly whether his name is "Wm. R. Knight" or something > else. > > > > I have the same question for the master's name. Is the first initial M? > - as in M. Searey? Or does that letter stand for M. as in Mister? Am I > correct on his surname of Searey? It appears that is his signature further > into the document. > > > > The passenger list of interest to me is: > > New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1945. The name is Jean Deschamp and > he and his family arrived at New Orleans on 1 May 1855. > > > > > http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7484&iid=LAM259_41-0890&fn=Jean&ln=Deschamp&st=r&ssrc=&pid=534819 > > > > If that link is too long or doesn't work, try: > http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7484 > > > > Where do I look for more information on the master/captain? > > > > I appreciate any help you can give. Thanks! > > > > Cheryl Proctor > > Southern Indiana > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >