Hi Laura,
That would make sense. And thanks for the birth place info. I found something similar to that on a manifest for my great-grandmother who traveled a bit later to the US with my grandmother, but couldn't read all of the letters on that one either.

Thanks so much for your help!

Michele

My great-grandfather, Pasquale Capone, left Naples on the SS Re D'Italia on March 24, 1909, arriving in NY on April 9, 1909. (page 87/88, line 5). I just noticed that the manifest lists his parents names, which is new info for me. Even when I magnify the manifest online, I can't figure out what it ...