Manifest of the Schooner Spectator that sailed from Plymouth, England to Philadelphia. Passenger list includes the name of Richard Hocking. Signed and dated in the District of Philadelphia Collectors Office on July 24, 1818, by E.T. Sinclair.
Richard Hocking is numbered 48 and John Hocking is numbered 42.
Transcript of the above document:
Manifest
Schooner Speculator - E. T. Sinclair
Plymouth England [to] Philadelphia [to] Halifax
"remaining Stores - three hundred W. Bread - Four Barrels Beef, Two Barrels Pork, two lbs Tea, Fifty __ Sugar, 1/4 lb Flour, Twelve ______ pieces belonging to ______
Cabin Passengers - Edward Marsh - 1, Geo (George) Goodling - 2 - Thomas Cochrum - 3, Alex (Alexander) Allen - 4, San____ Cook -5, ________
Sterage (sic) Passengers - John Salter - 6, William Hamblyn - 7, Richard _____Colm - 8, William Wethale - 9, ____ Bear - 10, R____ Bear - 11, Ths ______(Thomas) E. Beur - 12, Thomas ______ Harting - 13, Kathy Flour - 14, Olliver Kelly - 15, Olliver Kelly Junior - 17, ____________, John Broad - 18, John Bellmare - 19, John _____Aumbles(?) - 20, Philip Inch - 22, Jno (John) Smith - 26 (sic), Geo (George) Dawe - 23, ______ Churchill - 24, James (or Jane)___ Inch - 25, Susan Best - 26, Edward Caude - 27, Jane Caude - 28, Wm (William) Caude - 29, Wm (William) Thomas - 30, Mary Thomas - 31, Jas (James) Piper(?)_____ - 32, Thomas Triscoll_____ - 33, Geo (George) Truscott ______ - 34, Tho (Thomas) Truscott _____ - 35, _____Thos (Thomas) Thomas - 36, Beoj? Bey? _____ Garland - 37m Mr _____ Truerthy _____ - 38, John Gragy _____ - 39, Mary Gregy _____ - 40, Robt (Robert) Yarez _____ - 41, Jno (John) Hicking(sic) - 42, Simon Hugo - 43, Richd (Richard) Truscott _____ - 44, Mrs Truscott - 45, Mrs Croyyord - 46 ________ William Hudy? ______ - 47, Richd (Richard) Hocking - 48, Thos(Thomas) ___ Northway ______ - 49, Te Tr ______ Hoar - 50, Mr. Williams - 51, Seventy seven persons including child(ren) and their Baggage."
[elsewhere dated and signed]
District of Philadelphia
Collector's Office, this 24 day of July 1818, E. T. Sinclair