Slave Manifest for Brig Virginia of Baltimore
11/18/1823–12/10/1823
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This item is a manifest for the travel of Lucy Boyer and her children, Richard Smith, Caroline Boyer, and Emily Boyer. The family was traveling as free persons of color on the slave vessel Brig Virginia of Baltimore from Baltimore, Maryland, to New Orleans, Louisiana.
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MANIFEST of Negros, Mulattos, and ^free persons of Color, taken on board the Brig Virginia of Baltimore - whereof John Staples - is Master, burthen 23.9 — tons, to be transported to the Port of New Orleans - in the District of Mississipi — for the purpose of ^Residing in the city of New Orleans [crossed out: being sold or disposed of as Slaves or to be held to Service or Labour][column headings: Number of Entry; Names; Sex; Age; Height; Whether Negro, Mulatto, or person of Color; Owner or Shipper's Name and Residence]
1. Lucy Boyer; Woman; 45; 5' 1"; light mulatto; Lucy Boyer for Herself & Children – Shipper (for all four people)
2. Robert D. Smith; Male; 17; 5' 2"; brown
3. Caroline Boyer; Girl; 13; 4' 10"; lightish mulatto
Emily Boyer; [crossed out] do.; 9; 4' 2"; light mulatto
District of Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, the 1 day or November 1823
[illegible] I John Staples - Master of the Brig Virginia — do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear each of us to the best of our ^my knowledge and belief, that the above described persons of Color have not been imported into the United States since the first day of January, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight; and that under the Laws of the State of Maryland, they are not held to Service or Labour, as Slaves and are entitled to freedom under these laws — So Help me God.
Sworn to this 18 day of November 1823 before illegible] McCulloch COLLECTOR
her mark [hand drawn X] Lucy Boyer
District of Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, the 18 day of November — 1823
I [illegible] H. McCulloch Collector of the District of Baltimore, do hereby Certify that the within is a true copy of the Original Manifest or List of free persons of color, left on file in this office; and I do further certify, that John
Staples — Master of the within mentioned Brig Virginia — hath this day made oath, in manner directed in the ninth Section of the Act of Congress, passed the Second day of March 1807, prohibiting the Importation of Slaves into the United States — I do hereby authorize the said Master to proceed with the said free persons of color named as within, and being Four in number, to the Port of New Orleans — in the State of Louisiana
Given under my Hand at the Custom-House of Baltimore, the date above written.
Ja. H. McCulloch
I John Daly Certifie that I examined the within lot and find the same to agree
John Daly Snope
[illegible]
Decbr (December) 10th 1823
[written upside down]
10 December 1823
Brig Virginia
Staples
From Baltimore
Slave manifest
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Customs Service.
National Archives Identifier: 7456575
Full Citation: Slave Manifest for Brig Virginia of Baltimore; 11/18/1823–12/10/1823; September 1823-December 1823; Slave Manifests, 1817 - 1861; Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/slave-manifest-brig-virginia, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.