#1841

MANIFEST of Negroes, Mulattos, and persons of Color, taken on board the Brig Splendid whereof McKensie

is Master, burthen, 226 tons to be transported to the port of New Orleans in the district of New Orleans, Louisiana

for the purpose of being sold or disposed of as slaves, or to be held to service or labor.

[Column headings printed at top of manifest]

NUMBER OF ENTRY.

NAMES.

SEX. [subheading] MALE. FEMALE.

AGE.

HEIGHT. [subheading] FEET. INCHES.

Whether Negro, Mulatto, or person of Color.

OWNER OR SHIPPER'S [subheading] NAME, RESIDENCE.

[One Owner or Shipper's Name, Residence listed on Entry 1, presumably applies to entire manifest and will only be transcribed once here:] H. H. Slatter. Baltimore

[Several lines contain the abbreviation "do." for "ditto." The data intended for these lines will be annotated after the "do." abbreviation.]

[Manifest entries; columns separated by 3 spaces:]

1. Frank Bardins. Male 30. 6 [feet] 1 [inches] Black

2. George Brooks. do. [Male] 20. 5 [feet] 7 [inches] do. [Black]

3. Berry Chambers. do. [Male] 21. 5 [feet] 6 [inches] do. [Black]

4. Nace Harriday. do. [Male] 24 5 [feet] 6 [inches] do. [Black]

5. Morris Bowdin. do [Male] 35. 5 [feet] 4 [inches] do. [Black]

6. Richard Kennard do. [Male] 19 5 [feet] 2 [inches] do. [Black]

7. William Adison. do. [Male] 26 5 [feet] 9 [inches] Yellow

8. Moses Adison. . do [Male] 24. 5 [feet] 7 [inches] do. [Yellow]

9. Henry Patterson do [Male] 18 5 [feet] 7 [inches] do. [Yellow]

10. Mindy Car . . Female 22 5 [feet] 4 [inches] Black

11. Amey Cure . . . do. [Female] 26 5 [feet] 4 [inches] do. [Black]

12. Mindy Davis . . do. [Female] 32 5 [feet] 3 [inches] do. [Black]

13. Beckey White . . do. [Female] 22. 5 [feet] 2 [inches] do. [Black]

14. Aramintia Sanders do. [Female] 17 4 [feet] 11 [inches] do. [Black]

15. Kitty Bell . . . do. [Female] 17 5 [feet] 3 [inches] Yellow

16. Ann Wilkison . . do. [Female] 16 5 [feet] [no inches] Black

17. [illegible; possibly "Leachy"] Hill . . do. [Female] 32 5 [feet] 6 [inches] do. [Black]

18. Martha Hill . . do. [Female] 15. 4 [feet] 11 [inches] do. [Black]

19. Issabella Hill . . do. [Female] 11. 4 [feet] 5 [inches] do. [Black]

20. Matilda Jones. do. [Female] 22 5 [feet] 2 [inches] do. [Black]

21. Ruthy Jones Infant do. [Female] [no further information on this line]

22. Betsey Dunbar. do. [Female] 30 5 [feet] [no inches] Black

23. Charles Dunbar Male 9 3 [feet] 10 [inches] do. [Black]

24. Richard Dunbar do. [Male] 7 3 [feet] 9 [inches] do. [Black]

25. Stephen Dunbar. do. [Male] 3. 2 [feet] 8. [inches] do. [Black]

26. Mary Dunbar Infant Female [no further information on this line]

District of Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, 24th day of April 1841.

Hope H. Slatter, Shipper of the persons named, and particularly described in the above manifest of Slaves, and McKensie Master of the Brig Splendid do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, each of us to the best of our knowledge and belief

that the above named Slaves have not been imported into the United States since the first day of January, one thousand

eight hundred and eight; and that under Laws of the State of Maryland they are held to service or labor as Slaves and are not entitled to freedom

under these laws, at a certain time and after a known period of service.--SO HELP US GOD.

Sworn to this 24 day of April, 1841.

COLLECTOR [signed] N H Williams

21st May 1841 [illegible signature]

before [signed] Hope H. Slatter [signed] Reuben McKensie

District of Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, 24th day of April 1841

I, Nathaniel H. Williams Collector of the District of Baltimore, do hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the Original

Manifest or List of Slaves; left on file in this office; and I do further certify that Hope H. Slatter, Shipper of the said Slaves, and

McKensie Master of the within mentioned Brig Splendid have this day made oath, in manner directed by the

ninth section of the Act of Congress, passed the second day of March, 1807, prohiting the importation of Slaves into the United States.--I do hereby authorise the said

Master to proceed with the said slave named as within, and being 26, in number, to the port of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana

Given under by hand at the Custom House of Baltimore, the date above written.