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SS Tacoma

Hong Kong, China, to Tacoma, Washington
via Shanghai, Yokohama & Victoria, B.C.
September 9, 1896

AT THE COLLECTOR'S OFFICE - PORT OF TACOMA
I, R. CRAWFORD, Master of the above named steamer, from the Port of Yokohama, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List contains the names and descriptions of all of the Passengers who were on the said steamer at the time of or since her departure from the said Port of Yokohama, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and that none have died on the voyage.
(signed) R. Crawford, Master

At the Collector's Office, Port of Tacoma, Sept. 9, 1896, before
(signed) S.W. deLacy

LIST OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Tacoma, whereof , R. Crawford is Master, from burden 1662 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
 Hong Kong Steerage

 1  Wong ???? Sck        30  male    merchant     China     United States
 2  Chin Ling            30  male    merchant     China     United States
 3  L?? Fong             26  male    merchant     China     United States
 4  Wang ???? Cao        28  male    merchant     China     United States
 5  Lin ???????          35  male    merchant     China     United States
 6  Tog Hop Gee          35  male    merchant     China     United States
 7  Tom Suan             31  male    merchant     China     United States
 8  T?? Kea              35  male    merchant     China     United States
 9  ???? ???? A????      33  male    merchant     China     United States
10  Mar Tio              28  male    merchant     China     United States
11  Mog S?? Kee          31  male    merchant     China     United States
12  Luong Gelt Tank      16  male    merchant     China     United States

Saloon Shanghai

13  ? L. Boyle           26  male    missionary   US        United States
14  F.E. Kitching        30  male    exporter     US        United States

Saloon Yokohama

15  Mr.Loggan Aranadale  28  male    actor        England   England

Steerage Yokohama

16  T. Kinabayashi       22  male    merchant     Japan     United States

Saloon Victoria

17  M.C. Townsend        24  female  tourist      US        United States
18  G.N. Trichard        74  male    tourist      US        United States



 12 Chinese Steerage from Hong Kong to United States
  2 Saloon from Shanghai to United States
  1 Saloon from Yokohama to England
  1 Steerage from Yokohama to United States

 16 Total Passengers from China

  2 Saloon from Victoria to Tacoma

 18 Total Passengers


Transcriber's Notes:

 Chinese names tend to be written family name before given name.

 # 16; could be Hinabayashi.

 Sworn statement was printed at end of List.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484.
Transcribed by Bill Kerchof a member of
the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
October 29, 1999


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