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SS Walla Walla
I, Thos. Wallace, Master of the Walla Walla 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 Victoria, B.C. 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)Thos Wallace
Sworn to this 22 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 Steamship Walla Walla whereof Thos Wallace is Master, from Victoria. B.C., 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 Chas Horton 42 Agent Victoria. B.C. 5'6" Yellow Dark Scar on back of right hand 2 Jan Chung 35 Saloon Victoria. B.C. 5'3 1/2" Yellow Dark Small scar on left forearm Transcriber's Notes: 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. There are no entries in the first and last columns. Passenger Notes: Written below the passengers' names is "Landed as witnesses now in charge on Alcatraz Island. Returned to Victoria, B.C. June 9th 1893."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 3, Manifest 9393-1 .
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 November 2001
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