Immigrant Ships
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SS City of New York

I, Frank H. Johnston, Master of the Am Sh "City of New York" do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Panama and Mazatlan from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.
So help me God. (signature)Frank H. Johnston
Sworn to this 26 day of May 1893, before me, John M Dare, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Am Sh "City of New York" whereof Frank H Johnston is Master, from Panama, burthen ___ tons

Columns represent*: Number, No of Certificate*, Name, Age, Occupation, Last Place of Residence, Height, Complexion, Color of Eyes, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification, If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts.

 1  149  Thin     Po     50  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 2  150  Lie      Pan    27  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 3  151  Won      Lo     41  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 4  152  Yiam     Sam    32  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 5* 153  Ah       fonck  60  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893 
 6* 154  Enluque         42  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 7  155  Pascial         46  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 8* 156  Ain             30  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
 9* 157  Chanwoon        45  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
10  158  Kai      Lung   26  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
11* 159  Nanfock         46  Panama    Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
12* 160  Ahhim           35  Panama    Landed I.T. Transit No 2358
13  162  Qy       Guy    39  Mazatlan  Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893
14   43  Pung     Sag    21  Mazatlan  Departed for destination per SS "Rio" June 1, 1893


Transcriber's Notes:

The port of departure is identified as simply Panama.  Research suggests this is Panama City.

The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.  
 However, There appears to be a system of numbering the manifests.  These numbers are
 included in the identification of the film and reel numbers below.

Only No of Certificate, Name, Age and Last Place of Residence columns have information 
 written in.  The dispostion information is written across the lines replacing Height, 
 Color of Eyes, etc.

No of Certificate has been crossed out and something that looks like "Thos" ticket written in.


Passenger Notes:

5,6,8,9,11,12  The names of these passengers are written as transcribed here.

Written over the disposition information and indicating by a bracket that it applies to 
 all passengers is "Fourteen Chinese in transit to Hong Kong."

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 3, Manifest 9393-3.

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