I, Myers Master or Commander of the Bque Copernicus do
solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the within List, signed by me
and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names
of all the Passengers, taken on board the said ????? at the Port
of Hamburg or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth
are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief just and true, I
do further swear, that none of the said Passengers have died on the
voyage. (signed) H. Meyer
Sworn before me, this 4 day of May 1854 (signed) JMHunt collector.
List of all Passengers taken on board the Hamb Bque Copernicus whereof Myers is Master, at the Port of Hamburg and bound for New Orleans.
Columns: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country of which they intend becoming inhabitants, Number that have died on the Voyage.
1 Joachim Schlappkohl 21 M Landmann Holstein Davenport
2 Peter Schneekloth 22 M Landmann Holstein Davenport
3 Joachim Mies 22 M Landmann Holstein Davenport
4 Hans Klenberg 19 M Landmann Holstein Davenport
5 Christian Kroger 24 M Stellmacher Holstein Louis-Ville
6 Marx Harz 30 M Arbeiter Holstein Davenport
* 7 Charsten Harz ?? M Arbeiter Holstein Davenport
8 Joachim Gressman 30 M Landmann Mecklenburg St. Louis
9 Maria Gressman 25 W Hannover St. Louis
10 Maria Gressman 2 W Hannover St. Louis
11 Hans Stoltenberg 23 M Arbeiter Holstein Davenport
12 Peter Klint 23 M Arbeiter Holstein Davenport
13 Hinrich Arp 22 M Arbeiter Holstein Davenport
14 Detlopf Schmidt 22 M Schmidt Schlesweg Davenport
15 Johann Tewes 36 M Maurer Mecklenburg Iova
16 Maria Tewes 36 W Mecklenburg Iova
17 Lina Tewes 3/4 W Mecklenburg Iova
18 Wilhelm Peters 21 M Maurer Mecklenburg Iova
19 Hinrich Stoltenberg 27 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
20 Peter Stoltenberg 27 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
21 Hinrich Spät 21 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
22 Heinrich Arp 18 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
23 Joachim Muhs 25 M Schneider Holstein Iova
24 Hinrich Lage 32 M Landmann Holstein Iova
25 Johann Spät 20 M Schuster Holstein Iova
26 Anton Schultz 29 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
27 Catharina Schultz 23 W Mecklenburg Iova
28 Wilhelm Schultz 27 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
29 Maria Schultz 29 W Mecklenburg Iova
30 Karl Schultz 24 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
31 Wilhelm Lille 38 M Landmann Mecklenburg St. Louis
32 Dorathea Lille 42 W Hannover St. Louis
33 Stephan Lille 18 M Landmann Mecklenburg St. Louis
34 Johann Lille 7 M Mecklenburg St. Louis
35 Wilhelm Lille 2 M Mecklenburg St. Louis
* 36 Johann ?rinkgern 36 M Landmann Mecklenburg St. Louis
* 37 Maria ?rinkgern 37 W Mecklenburg St. Louis
* 38 Hinrich ?rinkgern 40 M Landmann Mecklenburg St. Louis
* 39 Minna ?rinkgern 9 W Mecklenburg St. Louis
* 40 Heinrich ?rinkgern 5 M Mecklenburg St. Louis
41 Franz Benk 33 M Arbeiter Mecklenburg Iova
42 Maria Benk 29 W Mecklenburg Iova
43 Wilhelm Benk 5 M Mecklenburg Iova
44 Franz Benk 3 M Mecklenburg Iova
45 Friedrich Ott 30 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
46 Wilhelm Groth 17 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
47 Friedrich Stoterrock 21 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
48 Joachim Schlapkohl 22 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
49 Hinrich Röhlk 33 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
50 Estaro Röhlk 50 W Holstein Iova
51 Eggert Röhlk 28 M Schneider Holstein Iova
52 Gretje Röhlk 25 W Holstein Iova
53 Joachim Röhlk 20 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
54 Joachim Götsch 20 M Seamann Holstein Iova
55 Claus Lamm 28 M Arbeiter Holstein Iova
56 Becke Schlapkohl 20 W Holstein Iova
57 Heinrich Tewes 26 M Maurer Mecklenburg Iova
58 Maria Tewes 27 W Mecklenburg Iova
59 Friedrich Tewes 2 M Mecklenburg Iova
60 Heinrich Hamann 33 M Schmidt Mecklenburg St. Louis
61 Wilhelm Hamann 32 M Zimmermann Mecklenburg St. Louis
62 Elise Hamann 29 W Mecklenburg St. Louis
63 Franz Tewes 46 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
64 Anna D. Tewes 44 W Mecklenburg Iova
65 Franz Tewes 21 M Mauer Mecklinburg Iova
66 Catharina Tewes 20 W Mecklinburg Iova
67 Maria Tewes 18 W Mecklinburg Iova
68 Henrietta Tewes 16 W Mecklinburg Iova
69 Sophia Tewes 10 W Mecklinburg Iova
70 Dorothea Tewes 4 W Mecklinburg Iova
71 Johann Tewes 13 M Mecklinburg Iova
72 Wilhelm Tewes 3/4 M Mecklinburg Iova
73 Dorathea Behncke 23 W Mecklinburg Iova
74 Wilhelm Janssen 32 M Landmann Mecklinburg Iova
75 Dorathea Janssen 27 W Mecklinburg Iova
76 Maria Janssen 7 W Mecklinburg Iova
77 Wilhelm Blohm 19 M Landmann Mecklinburg Iova
78 Claus Hieland 52 M Landmann Mecklinburg Iova
79 Maria Hieland 52 W Landmann Mecklinburg Iova
80 Wilhelm Hieland 20 M Landmann Mecklinburg Iova
81 Heinrich Luttgens 30 M Landmann Hannover Iova
82 Wilhelm Barg 25 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
83 Fritz Rieleib 18 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
84 Wilhelm Vielmann 18 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
85 Wilehlm Mundt 19 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
86 Fritz Langtimm 22 M Landmann Holstein New-Orleans
87 Friedrich Siebel 25 M Schumacher Westphalen New-Orleans
88 Karl Helwick 19 M Schneider Mecklenburg St. Louis
89 Dorathea Vielmann 23 W Mecklenburg Iova
90 Georg Schützel 28 M Schneider Preussen Indionola
91 Johanna Siebel 19 W Preussen Indionola
92 Heinrich Edelmann 46 M Arbeiter Mecklenburg Iova
93 Anna Edelmann 52 W Mecklenburg Iova
94 Catharina Edelmann 22 W Mecklenburg Iova
95 Elisabeth Edelmann 19 W Mecklenburg Iova
96 Maria Edelmann 15 W Mecklenburg Iova
97 Franz Luhr 24 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
98 Elisabeth Berthum 27 W Mecklenburg Iova
99 Gottlieb Feldtmann 48 M Landmann Westphalen St. Louis
100 Friedrich Oerting 29 M Schneider Mecklenburg St. Louis
101 Wilhelmine Oerting 23 W Lübeck St. Louis
102 Heinrich Hintz 22 M Landmann Holstein Iova
103 Johann Osbor 42 M Gärtner Holstein Iova
104 Sophia Osbor 26 W Holstein Iova
105 Catharina Osbor 23 W Holstein Iova
106 Peter Tewes 32 M Mauer Holstein Iova
107 Anna Schneckloth 25 W Holstein Iova
108 Louise Ballhorn 26 W Holstein Iova
109 Thrina Stuhr 18 W Holstein Iova
110 Aba Klint 24 W Holstein Iova
111 Heinrich Köhler 21 M Landmann Holstein Iova
112 Friedrich Schober 27 M Zimmermann Holstein Iova
113 Wilhelm Ort 19 M Zimmermann Holstein Iova
114 Wilhelm Dose 22 M Landmann Holstein Iova
115 Johann Henslin 52 M Landmann Holstein New-Orleans
116 Hedwig Henslin 49 W Holstein New-Orleans
117 Ernst Kahl 27 M Landmann Holstein New-Orleans
118 Gretchen Kahl 26 W Holstein New-Orleans
119 Maria Martens 5 W Holstein New-Orleans
120 Doris Martens 1/4 W Holstein New-Orleans
121 Heinrich Frapp 41 M Kutscher Mecklenburg New-Orleans
122 Heinrich Krohn 30 M Tischler Holstein St. Louis
123 Diedrich Kinter 31 M Tischler Hannover St. Louis
124 Johann Otto 23 M Maler Holstein Iova
125 Hans Wiesel 22 M Landmann Holstein Iova
126 Joachim Klint 24 M Landmann Holstein Iova
127 Heinrich Lamp 21 M Landmann Holstein Iova
128 Hermann Oerter 34 M Kutscher Westphalen Eleonois
129 Catharina Oerter 23 W Westphalen Eleonois
130 Karl Reinecke 34 M Schneider Brandenburg St. Louis
131 Sophia Reinecke 30 W Brandenburg St. Louis
132 Karl Reinecke 4 M Brandenburg St. Louis
133 Louise Reinecke 3 W Brandenburg St. Louis
134 August Nitschky 58 M Schneider Brandenburg St. Louis
135 Joseph Quast 42 M Landmann Westphalen Eleonois
136 August Pohl 61 M Fleischer Prienitz St. Louis
137 Charlotte Pohl 36 W Prienitz St. Louis
138 August Pohl 8 M Prienitz St. Louis
139 Louise Studenmacher 20 W Prienitz St. Louis
*140 Wilhelm Sauber 26 M Be??er Prienitz St. Louis
141 Christoph Uebert 26 M Schumacher Prienitz St. Louis
142 Friederike Uebert 24 W Prienitz St. Louis
143 Anna Uebert 50 W Prienitz St. Louis
144 Dorathea Uebert 21 W Prienitz St. Louis
145 August Uebert 1/2 M Prienitz St. Louis
146 Heinrich Kraft 42 M Gerber Westphalen Eleonois
147 Christina Kraft 52 W Westphalen Eleonois
148 Johann Giese 25 M Landmann Ost. Preussen St. Louis
149 Johann Hamann 33 M Arbeiter Ost. Preussen St. Louis
150 Ludwig Bröcker 27 M Arbeiter Ost. Preussen St. Louis
151 Johann Schultz 29 M Arbeiter Mecklenburg St. Louis
152 Joachim Langenberg 25 M Landmann Prienitz St. Louis
153 Friedrich Hanke 22 M Landmann Prienitz St. Louis
154 Johann Michaels 50 M Landmann Mecklenburg New-Orleans
155 Joachim Michaels 12 M Mecklenburg New-Orleans
156 Fritz Michaels 23 M Landmann Mecklenburg New-Orleans
157 Johann Warnke 26 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
158 Wilhelm Lemker 25 M Landmann Mecklenburg Iova
159 Sophie Lemker 22 W Mecklenburg Iova
*160 Christoph Köhl 23 M Musi??s Prienitz St. Louis
161 Johann Niesky 46 M Arbeiter Prienitz St. Louis
162 Catharina Niesky 50 W Prienitz St. Louis
163 Dorathea Niesky 23 W Prienitz St. Louis
164 Wilhelmine Niesky 21 W Prienitz St. Louis
165 Sophia Niesky 16 W Prienitz St. Louis
166 Johann Niesky 25 M Arbeiter Prienitz St. Louis
167 Friedrich Niesky 12 M Prienitz St. Louis
168 Hinrich Nieland 26 M Arbeiter Mecklenburg Iova
169 Johann Meincke 32 M Arbeiter Mecklenburg Iova
170 Hermann Bremen 40 M Arbeiter Hannover New-Orleans
171 Ludwig Putgenreith 31 M Stellmacher Berlin Indiana
172 Sophie Putgenreith 24 W Berlin Indiana
173 Heinrich Putgenreith 1/2 M Berlin Indiana
Zweite Kajute
174 Wilhelm Bahr 13 M Holstein Indiana
175 Louise Bahr 48 W Holstein Indiana
176 Anna Schmuck 30 W Holstein St. Louis
177 Sophie Kuster 24 W Hannover St. Louis
178 Gerhard Seelig 60 M Landmann Hamburg Texas
179 Eleonore Seelig 60 W Hamburg Texas
*180 Johann Hinrichs 18 M ??mt?rist Hamburg Texas
181 David Nawra 20 M Klempner Polen Vicksburg
182 Meier Nawra 17 M Schneider Polen Vicksburg
183 Wilhelm Pankow 34 M Schneider Prienitz St. Louis
184 Auguste Pankow 29 W Prienitz St. Louis
185 Karl Pankow 8 M Prienitz St. Louis
186 Charlotte Pankow 5 W Prienitz St. Louis
187 Ida Pankow 3 W Prienitz St. Louis
188 Hermann Jaeker 27 M Tischler Altona St. Louis
189 Friederike Jaeker 29 W Mecklenburg St. Louis
*190 Bernhard Deubler 24 M K???er Hamburg Indiana
Erste Kajute
191 Emmy Rein 23 W Leipzig St. Louis
192 Louise Rein 19 W Leipzig St. Louis
193 Flora Nawra 20 W Polen Vicksburg
194 Wilhelm Dietzel 44 M Arzt Holstein Indiana
195 Lucia Dietzel 44 W Holstein Indiana
196 Sophia Dietzel 11 W Holstein Indiana
197 Emmy Dietzel 6 W Holstein Indiana
198 Auguste Bahr 23 W Holstein Indiana
199 Louise Dietzler 36 W Preussen St. Louis
200 Maria Dietzler 5 W Preussen St. Louis
201 Elise Dietzler 3 W Preussen St. Louis
202 Karl Schiele 41 M Müller Magdeburg Texas
General notes:
The captain's name is written as Myers, but he signed it distinctly as
Meyer.
The terms Weiblich (female) and Mannlich (male) were abbreviated
to W and M in the sex column.
Erste(First) and Zweite(Second) Kajuten(cabins) were numbered separately by
the Captain, the transcriber numbered all passengers consecutively for ease
of identification.
Translation of Occupations:
Arbeiter - laborer Maurer - mason
Arzt - physician Muller - miller
Fleischer - butcher Stellmacher - wheelwright
Gartner - gardner Schmidt - probably smith
Gerber - tanner Schneider - tailor
Klempner - tinsmith Schuster - cobbler
Kutscher - coachman Schumacher - shoemaker
Landmann - farmer Tischler - cabinetmaker
Maler - painter Zimmermann - carpenter
Place names are written as they appear on the manifest:
-Polen - Poland
-Prienitz - the region in question is most probably the Prignitz (Priegnitz),
part of the Kurmark division of the Prussian province of Brandenburg;
in 1816 it was divided into the Kreise of Westprignitz (Sitz des Landratsamts:
Perleberg) and Ostprignitz (Sitz des Landratsamts: Kyritz). The Prignitz
is the northwesternmost portion of the present state of Brandenburg, the wedge
of land between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the north and Sachsen-Anhalt to the
south. (This information regarding Prienitz comes from Michael Palmer via the
the Hesse mailing list.)
-Louis-Ville - probably Louisville
-Eleonois - probably Illinois
-Iova - probably Iowa
-Indionola - There are numerous towns named Indianola, so this could be a mis-
spelling of the town name.
Passenger notes:
7 - Harz - age looks like 24 written over 30
36-40 ?rinkgern - The first letter of the surname is overwritten.
It is either Drinkgern or Trinkgern.
140 - Sauber - occupation could be Becker (baker)
160 - Kohl - occupation looks like Musines
180 - Hinrichs - occupation looks like Cumturist
190 - Deubler - occupation could be Kruger (innkeeper)
Transcription copyright © Mary Ross