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Help with handwriting, please

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Hi everyone!

Can someone please help decipher the handwriting for the following Ellis Island document, please? I really appreciate it! I believe that these are the 2 brothers of my great-grandfather, Oreste Lodi but I don't see him on the passenger list.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... ction=view

The 3 lines that I need help with is: number 2, 3 & 4. It appears that they were traveling together. I believe that Empedocle and Adone (possibly spelled wrong on this document as Odone or Oddone). And is the spelling on his first name correct as: Guglielmo?

Also, if I can get the spelling of the female passenger as well, please?

And lastly, is someone able to determine which relative that they were going to join, please?
I made out: "to my cousin Francisco (? last name) - 260 Elizabeth St., New York.

Thank you so much!
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Yes, the name is spelled Guglielmo. The cousin they are going to see is Francesco Giustiniani. The name is found in Palermo. The female's name is Salatrice Mistretta. That surname is common in Palermo.
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Mistretta’s first name is Salvatrice.
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stevez wrote: 21 Mar 2024, 21:17 Yes, the name is spelled Guglielmo Oddone (a second given name). The cousin they are going to see is Francesco Giustiniani. The name is found in Palermo. The female's name is Salvatrice Mistretta. That surname is common in Palermo.
And the address is 240 Elisabeth St. NY

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Thanks everyone for the help, I really appreciate it!
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