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Slave Manifest of the S.S. Texas from La Salle to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860 (Front)
A manifest of slaves being shipped on the SS Texas in 1860. It lists the slaves' names, genders, ages, heights, and other details.

A manifest or ship's manifest is a document that lists the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle. It is made for the use of customs and other officials. If the list is just a list of passengers, it is a passenger manifest or passenger list. A list of cargo is a cargo manifest or cargo list. The manifest may be used by people having in interest in the transport to insure that passengers and cargo listed as having been placed on board the transport at the beginning of its passage continue to be on board when it arrives at its destination.

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