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I was hoping that someone could tell me where I could find passenger records for the emigrants once they arrived in U.S.
My great great grandfather Thomas Smedley along with son and daughter in law, Thomas Joynes and Ann Smedley, came to the US in 1857 on board The George Washington. They sailed from Liverpool, England on March 28, 1857 and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 1857.
Amos Milton Musser was obviously the record keeper of this voyage. Here is an excerpt from his diary:
Thurs. 23rd - I commenced last evening at 8 o'clock to collect the railway
fares, &c. and have been assiduous all the night long just consummating the
collection at break of day this morning. It was a job of no small magnitude to
wake the people up, exercise patience till they found their purses, metamorphosing
English and French coin into American, making change, guessing at the
extra luggage, keeping account of who paid, how many paid, [p.77] what paid
for, where emigrants going, &c, &c. Of course I had help. All forenoon straightening
accounts with Mr. Bean & the passengers. I have collected $3,900.87
train money on passengers & extra freight. P.M., accompanied Mr. B. [Bean] in his chaise to the Boston & Worcester Railway Depot to see the Saints off who
disembark this morning. A special train was deputed for their especial purpose.
420 went to Iowa City & St. Louis, 9 to Cincinnati, 106 to New York, others
elsewhere, & a number stopped here or in this state. Brother Park accompanied
the Saints to Iowa City & I have been by Brother Taylor deputed to remain here
& see to the disposing of the extra provisions, paying of [UNCLEAR, POSSIBLY
head] money, & clearing & forwarding boxes of merchandise, getting off Saints,
making reports, &c, &c, &c. I am to follow in a few days by express. I do not
remember of ever before having so many "irons in the fire" at the same time &
to prevent them getting burned. I had been obliged to exert my mental &
physical faculties to nearly the zero of their strength. I regret to have to record
the death of Sister Charlotte Stead [Steed], age 67 from Marlboro Worcestershire,
England who departed this life this morning. She will be interred in one of
the Boston cemeteries. She died of [-]. Mr. Freeman & Captain Storer called to
see me & expressed much joy in meeting me. They were officers on board the
ìNiobeî when [p.78] Brother Leonard and self went to Bombay from Calcutta in
her several years back. About 5 o'clock Brother Taylor left Boston with the
Saints for New York & Philadelphia.
I need to know how to find this account of who paid, how many paid, what paid for, where emigrants going, &c, &c.
My great grandfather and his wife were in Delaware in 1860, but I can't seem to find any trace of his father after the ship landed.
I would greatly appreciate any information.
Thanks,
Leslie
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