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SS Colon
I, George MacKinnon, Master of the Colon 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 Way Ports 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) George MacKinnon
Sworn to this 19 day of Oct 1895, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the SS Colon whereof George MacKinnon is Master, from Panama and Way Ports, burthen 1843.5 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 Ah Ching 27 Sailor Panama 5'6" Scald on neck 2 Yo Hu 67 Merchant Panama 5'2" Blind in left eye 3 Chang Ho 25 Merchant Panama 5'2" Burn on cheek 4 Chan Gang 51 Merchant Panama 5'1" Spot under right ear 5 Jose Mayan 53 Merchant Panama 5'6" Right eye injured 6 Wo Hang 30 Merchant Panama 5'4" Mole on chin 7 Ah Ting 41 Merchant Panama 5'5" Mole on neck 8 Lang Sam Luis 47 Merchant Panama 5'8" Gray hair no marks 9 James Mason 20 Merchant Panama 5'2" Scar on forehead 10 Lan Lan 38 Merchant Panama 5'3" Scar on left cheek 11 Juan Chukan 40 Merchant Costa Rica 5'3" Scar on forehead 12 Tito Chukan 8 his son Costa Rica 4'0" no marks 13 Tavea Chukan 6 his son Costa Rica 3'6" no marks 14* Hyming Chukan 4 his son Costa Rica 3'1" no marks 15 Ramon Li 30 Merchant Costa Rica 5'3" Scar & mole on neck 16 Jose Acan 35 Merchant Costa Rica 5'4" Scar on bottom left ear 17 Jose Agu 2 his son Costa Rica 2'6" no marks 18 Apolian Sancham 30 Merchant Costa Rica 5'3" pox marks 19 Chepe Lagon 30 Merchant Costa Rica 5'6" Scar on wrist 20 J. Ayer 29 Merchant Costa Rica 5'5" Mole on back neck Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes. The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult. However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National Archives file system on Chinese persons. These numbers are included in the identification of the film and reel numbers below. The departure port is listed as simply "Panama." Research indicates this refers to Panama City. The following columns had no entries and are not included in the table: No of Certificate Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification Complexion and Color of Eyes are Dark for all passengers. All passengers are listed as "Departed per SS China October 22, 1895." According to another manifest she was headed to Hong Kong. 14 It is possible that this first name is the Spanish Jaime, written as heard.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 1, Vol 34 & 35, Manifest 9490-1.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 May 2004
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