Regular
Three-Mast Ships
to
New Orleans.
Regular Mail Ships
and Steamships
to
New York.
Regular Voyage Opportunities
to
South America
and
Australia.
Emigration and Business Office
of
Andreas Zwilchenbart in Basel.
Voyage Contract,
set down
according to the legal provisions of the various Canton Government with a Guarantee
Payment
of Fr. 80,000
Between Mr. A. Zwilchenbart in Basel (or through his
authorized representative) and the following persons the following Voyage
Contract was concluded today:
Herrn Joh. Heinr. Luchsinger 38 from Luchingen
Frau Margr. " 35 "
Heinrich " 14 years "
Joachim " 8 " "
Balthasar " 6 " "
David / infant
Maria Ruch 18 Mitteloedi
Katharina Presseisen [illegible mark]
G. Balthasar Luchinger [illegible mark]
Section 1.
Mr. A. Zwilchenbart shall undertake the transport of the persons made
known in this contract from Basel via Havre to New-York
under the following conditions:
Section 2.
The voyagers shall receive at his expense:
Free journey from Basel via railway____to the seaport and are
freed from related transportation costs and tips at the intermediate stations.
Section 3.
Each passenger over 10 years may carry 200 pounds free of charge,
and children under 10 years____pounds of baggage.
Section 4.
Room and board on the journey from Basel to the seaport shall be
paid by the voyagers.
Section 5.
The room and board in the seaport shall be paid by the voyagers with
the following conditions.
a) For meals on the account of the contractor, the voyagers shall
receive during the stay in the seaport until the actual departure
of the ship:Good accommodations in spacious rooms and good beds:
daily for breakfast coffee with milk, sugar and bread; at midday
a hearty soup, meat and vegetables; at night the same with variety.
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