Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Colon

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.

Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.

S.S. Colon, sailing from Panama, Sept 9th, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Sept 30th, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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1* B.A.   Truly    30 Single  Dentist   U.S. Guatemala Mississippi no  $100 yes yes
2* John   Haley    42 Married Machinist U.S. Guatemala San Fco     yes 100  yes yes
3* Paul P Reynolds 27 Married Aeronaut  U.S. Guatemala West Point  no  25   yes No
4* James  Twomey   32 Single  Bar Keep  U.S. Mexico    San Fco     yes 800  yes No
5* Peter  Mitchel  35 Single  Miner     U.S. Mexico    San Fco     yes 5    yes No
6* G.W.   Corball  24 Single  Stenogh^r U.S. Guatemala San Fco     yes none yes yes

    
Transcriber's Notes:
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were 
not included in the table:
 Sex =Male 
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco 
 By whom was passage paid?=self 
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 Whether a Polygamist=no
 Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
 Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good (except 1)
 Whether having any deformities=no 


1 has been to New Orleans March 1894.  He is going to join "my family B F Truly
  Fayette Miss.  His mental health is good, but physical is bad.
2 has been to San Fco Aug 18 1894.  He is going to join "Sister Mrs Ritchie
  Vallejo and Montgomery."
3 has been to San Fco Jan 1893. 
4 has been to San Fco Aug 18 1894.
5 has been to San Fco Jun 25 1894.
6 has been to San Fco Jan 31 1894.   He is going to join "Mother 572 Harrison St
  Mrs G W Corbell S Fco.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 134.

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